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Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Climate

Canada caught between climate obligations and dissent at home

by Shawn McCarthy

As Ottawa weighs how to increase its climate targets, Alberta and Ontario fight to lower ambitions

Climate

We’re still spewing near-record levels of methane – and Canada’s among worst offenders

by Mitchell Beer

While countries have vowed to slash the potent greenhouse gas, most lack plans to do it. The US was the highest emitter

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Finance

Proposed climate disclosure rules have a gaping loophole for methane emissions

by Amanda Bryant

The draft rules are supposed to deal with the ‘Wild West’ of reporting standards that currently allow companies to cherry-pick favourable ESG

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Transportation

Canada can’t hit its net-zero goals without phasing out gas-guzzling vehicles

by Adam Thorn

Emissions from Canada's transport sector have surged over the last two decades. So why did our delegates show up at COP28 without

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Climate

Ottawa vows to bring in methane emissions regs. Alberta promises to never implement them.

by Mitchell Beer

Canada's draft regulations promise a 75% cut in oil and gas industry methane emissions, but will the province with most oil and

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Food/Summer 2023

How farmers can break free of their synthetic fertilizer addiction

by Alex Robinson

Fossil fuel-based fertilizers are notorious for high methane emissions. Dozens of companies are digging up more planet-friendly substitutes.

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2023 Earth Index

G20 countries fail to match climate pledges with action

by CK Staff

2023 Earth Index report finds that the G20 as a whole saw emissions increase from 2020 to 2021

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Climate Crisis

New rules are coming for methane emissions in Canada. And not a moment too soon.

by Jan Gorski

On our path to net-zero by 2050, our methane strategy can be a win-win-win for government, industry and Canadians

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Cleantech/Summer 2022

Investors shine a satellite on methane leaks from oil and gas industry

by Marianne Messina

Energy companies have a reputation for poor methane emissions disclosure - now large investment firms are using satellite data to track them

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