Stockholm is moving ahead of Brussels with sweeping restrictions on toxic compounds linked to persistent environmental and health risks
Category: Energy & Environment
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Metal mining’s carbon footprint far larger than thought: study
Scientists say acid mine drainage could dramatically increase the climate impact of metal mining
Posted inDevelopment Aid
Is climate finance really development aid?
Wealthy countries hit their $100-billion climate pledge three years running, but experts say much of it may be displacing traditional development aid
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Canada faces one of its most intense fire seasons
More than 200 fires remained out of control across the country on Monday and more than 3 million hectares have burned
Posted inEnergy & Environment
A blueprint for Canada’s food future
As Ottawa invests billions in food security, Montreal’s urban farms are emerging as a model for local food production
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Hazardous wildfire smoke chokes millions in Canada, U.S.
Detroit, Toronto, Minneapolis and Chicago were listed as the most polluted cities in the world as of Thursday morning
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Meta to build $13B data centre in Alberta
Local officials say data centre project will be one of the largest private-sector investments ever in Canada
Posted inEnergy & Environment
World Cup heat ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change: study
Researchers say dangerous conditions gripping much of North America would have been extremely unlikely without human-driven warming
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Carney secures deal for Western Canada oil pipeline
Agreement clears the way for a major export route to Asia as Ottawa seeks to reduce Canada’s reliance on the U.S. market
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Carney government overhauls pesticide laws with little scrutinyÂ
A new law enables cabinet to override regulators’ decisions about pesticides. Many scientists are concerned