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Alberta’s revised carbon price offers little incentive to cut pollution
New analysis from the C.D. Howe Institute shows oil sands facilities on average will pay less than $2 per barrel under an updated carbon pricing schedule
Puerto Rico’s fragile electric grid gets a battery boost
The Trump administration is backing two major battery storage systems, even as funding for renewables in the territory is axed
Canada’s forests are shifting from carbon sink to carbon source
New modelling shows that Canadian wildfires are releasing more carbon than forests are storing
For oil companies, high prices mean huge profits – not more drilling
Oil majors are using their war profits to reward shareholders rather than invest in more production
Employee ownership trusts get a key boost in Canada
Ottawa is making permanent a tax break to encourage employee ownership and profit sharing
The dream of a good career in offshore wind has died in the U.S.
The U.S. built a workforce for offshore wind. Then Trump swept in and the jobs disappeared.
Nature loss could send government debt costs soaring, research warns
The financial system’s biodiversity blind spot could leave US$83 trillion in sovereign-debt assets mispriced
Debate over fossil-fuel abatement erupts in climate finance community
Canada’s sustainable finance sector is at loggerheads over the inclusion of oil and gas in the new net-zero investment framework
Climate change is redrawing the map of global seaweed blooms
Some coastal tourist areas are fending off continent-scale surges of macroalgae, while one important seaweed belt has nearly disappeared
‘Weather whiplash’ helped fuel the wildfires in Spain and France
Hundreds of thousand of people have fled their homes in France and Spain amid raging wildfires and record-breaking heat
How a beef industry mentorship program can shape scientific research
Researchers argue that certain partnerships enable the beef industry to avoid scrutinizing its role in climate change
Canada’s critical minerals have a big, underutilized export market in the EU
OPINION | Canada could help meet Europe’s need for a diversified supply of critical minerals, but it has to be more strategic and proactive