Federal budget a failure when it comes to addressing the water crisis
The climate crisis is a water crisis—affecting everything from prosperity and public health to food availability, energy, security, salmon, fisheries, and ecosystems. The recent flooding, drought, and fires show all Canadians the reality of a very chaotic future where these kinds of events will not only be more common, but also increasingly severe, impacting community […]
Tax credit for carbon capture the wrong horse to back in a race against time
Scarcely a year into my first job with now defunct Britoil in 1986, I lost my job like many others as oil prices crashed. Young and optimistic, I went to Africa and applied my skills to building a dam. Eventually, I returned to the oil and gas sector, building a 30-year career, half of those […]
Nuclear power has had its day, say doctors
Achieving global net-zero emissions by 2050 while negotiating a path away from nuclear annihilation is a major challenge of our times. Although recently funded by our federal government, pursuing the path of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) is fraught with an array of known, currently unsolvable issues. In our opinion, SMRs will not resolve the […]
Feds’ zero emissions plan a good first step, but getting there will be an enormous challenge
TORONTO—The federal government has taken an important and necessary step in publishing its first Zero Emissions Reduction Plan, which sets out how it might achieve its 2030 pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to a level 40 per cent below that recorded in 2005. Achieving that target is an important ambition for our country. However, […]
Why aren’t our EV sales getting a spark?
Let’s face it: most of us drive our own vehicles. Many have switched to transit, car shares or bikes to lower their carbon footprints, but most people in Canada drive cars. Worse yet, the vehicles we’re choosing, SUVs and pickup trucks, are big and polluting. Canadians now hold the dubious distinction of having personal vehicles […]
If Russia remains a pariah, Europeans will need Canadian natural gas
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised important questions in the Canadian energy sector, including considering the pros and cons of exporting more natural gas directly to Europe. Canada already effectively supplies the continent, though not directly, as existing American LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminals send gas to Europe. With North American pipeline systems so well […]
Reviving Iran nuclear deal a complicated equation
LONDON, U.K.—As with most remarriages between the same partners, the participants are not exactly starry-eyed. They have just figured out that the old deal was better than no deal at all. The news that the obscurely named Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is back in force may reach you even before this article does, […]
Indigenous ownership could draw Trans Mountain backers, says coalition director, but opponents warn of big financial risk
The financial architect behind an Indigenous coalition to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline says Indigenous ownership is one way to convince major investors to put aside their environmental concerns and back the project. The Trans Mountain pipeline presents an opportunity for “transformational change for Indigenous peoples,” said Stephen Mason, the senior managing director and founder […]
Russian invasion not a reason to extract more oil or build new pipelines to the U.S.
Now that the United States has banned Russian oil, several Canadian politicians and oil and gas CEOs are pushing for increasing exports of Canadian oil and gas to the U.S., and calling for the revival of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. It’s absurd. And trying to capitalize on this tragedy is disgusting. A new pipeline […]
What’s up with gas? Explaining the global and local politics behind the price at the pump
In the wake of rising oil and gas prices, Conservative politicians have been urging the government to decrease its dependence on oil imports and ramp up Canadian production, but Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the opposition is “playing politics.” Gas prices have been climbing steadily for months now, but in the last two weeks, Canadians […]
