Sustainability
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Carbon pricing may be overrated, if history is any indication
Radical technological change has been achieved not by price signals, but by the state intervening and coordinating it directly.
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Teck withdraws Frontier mine application, cites climate change discourse
Wants jurisdictions to have a framework in place that reconciles resource development and climate change.
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Electric vehicle options grow, but profitability challenges are limiting
Analysts say government policies are crucial to push automakers to sell EV models.
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Xebec to develop first Canadian RNG infrastructure project
Facility will process over 45,000 tonnes of organic waste per year through an anaerobic digestion process.
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Trudeau caught in the middle of energy, environment, Indigenous demands
Politically explosive issues combine to make a perfect storm for the Liberal’s fragile minority.
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Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change
Will start giving grants this summer to scientists, activists and nonprofits working to protect the planet.
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Saputo makes sustainability pledge for progress by 2025
Committed to reducing air, water and waste impacts, use recyclable, renewable packaging.
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Gildan receives distinction in the 2020 SAM Sustainability Yearbook
The clothing manufacturer achieved a mark between 5% and 10% of the top scores in the Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods category
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Is climate action a $26T opportunity? Number needs some scrutiny
Difficult to assess what Canada’s share is because a model is needed to figure it out.
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Climate is changing. Investing needs to, too, says BlackRock
World’s largest investment manager will cut out some coal producers from some of its portfolios.
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Digital economy’s environmental footprint is threatening the planet
Cloud computing, data centres, artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies consume large amounts of electricity.
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UN climate talks aim to pave way for global carbon market
Economists see it as a powerful tool that gives emitters a financial incentive to reduce greenhouse gases.
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Wilkinson says carbon price hikes won’t be decided until 2022
His first priority will be figuring out how Canada is going to meet its target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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CO2 converted to methanol using ‘artificial leaf’ process: Study
University of Waterloo researcher mimics photosynthesis to convert solar energy into fuel.
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Ontario argues carbon tax stickers help ‘further’ free expression
Canadian Civil Liberties Association is challenging the law, saying it violates free speech provisions.
