Canada
Alberta renewable auction sets Canadian record at 3.7 cent per kw/h average
By 2030, program expected to attract at least $10 billion of investment Three companies have been chosen in the opening round of the Renewable Electricity Program, which will result in about $1 billion of private-sector investment in green power generation in Alberta. The successful bids have set a record for the lowest renewable electricity pricing […]
Saskatchewan releases climate plan without carbon tax, critics say won’t meet federal standards
Oil and gas, electricity sectors exempted from carbon pricing The Saskatchewan Government released a Climate Plan called Prairie Resilience: A Made-in-Saskatchewan Climate Change Strategy, which it says focuses on the principles of readiness and resilience, while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapting to the effects of climate change – without a carbon tax. “This plan […]
Column: City of Vancouver, FortisBC collaborate on climate action
FortisBC will present its long-term resource plan to the B.C. Utilities Commission Thursday By Tom-Pierre Frappé-Sénéclauze That the City of Vancouver and FortisBC have agreed to collaborate on climate action is positive news. It is heartening to see FortisBC collaboratively engage to explore its role in the low-carbon economy. How far this new way of thinking has […]
Pan-Canadian framework on clean growth and climate change: 1st year update
$1.4 billion in new federal financing for clean tech firms, $400 million for Sustainable Development Technology Canada The Pan-Canadian framework on clean growth and climate change is a year old and the Canadian government says progress has been made toward meeting the country’s emissions reduction target while growing the economy. The plan includes pricing carbon […]
BC to complete controversial Site C hydroelectric dam, price tag balloons to $10.7 billion
Cancellation of Site C would have cost B.C. $4 billion dollars: $2.1 billion already spent, $1.8 billion for site remediation The Site C dam will be completed because cancelling it would have cost the British Columbia government $4 billion with nothing to show for the money spent, Premier John Horgan announced Monday. The British Columbia government […]
Canadian lithium, cobalt miners may benefit from EV batteries boon
EV batteries use a game changer for small mining companies Canadian mining companies developing cobalt and lithium mines all over the world are hoping to benefit as automakers shift to building electric vehicles, driving up the need for EV batteries. According to a Reuters report, Toronto-listed cobalt companies, Ecobalt Solutions and Fortune Minerals are in […]
Court orders stop to random drug, alcohol testing at Suncor oil sands operations
Unifor says supervisor “first contact” and “testing for cause” more effective, less degrading to workers The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta issued an injunction Thursday preventing Suncor, Canada’s largest integrated energy company, from reinstating random drug and alcohol testing at its oil sands operations. “Unifor maintains that random testing is invasive and degrading, the […]
Trans Mountain Expansion given permission by NEB to ignore City of Burnaby bylaws
Burnaby says City staff processed permit requests in timely fashion, “shocked” by NEB’s Trans Mountain Expansion decision The Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project does not have to comply with City of Burnaby bylaws, according to the National Energy Board, which issued its decision Thursday afternoon. The federal regulator says it will provide reasons for the decision at […]
Resource extraction responsible for high energy-intensity of Alberta, Saskatchewan economies
Burning natural gas in petroleum, mining industries causes higher greenhouse gas emissions New provincial and territorial energy profiles from the National Energy Board show that half of Canada’s energy is consumed by industry. Alberta and Saskatchewan have the highest energy intensity and highest consumption per capita, primarily due to energy intensive resource extraction. The effect […]
Alberta oil and gas owners who abandon wells face more scrutiny as regulation loophole closed
Alberta loaned $235-million to Orphan Well Association to clean up old wells Oil and gas producers that walk away from wells or other infrastructure without doing the required cleaning up will face tougher scrutiny the next time they try to start a new company. The announcement from the Alberta government and the provincial regulator as […]
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