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Alberta landowners fear repeat of orphan well crisis as renewable energy booms
TransAlta wind turbines are shown at a wind farm near Pincher Creek, Alta., Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The rural municipality, located between the cities of Calgary and Lethbridge, is the poster child for Alberta's renewable energy boom. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
opinion
With demand surging, Canada must upgrade its electricity grid. Can we overcome our unique challenges to do so?
Christopher Ragan, Rick Smith and Edward Greenspon
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Political squabbling puts Canada net-zero goals at risk
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gives a government update in Calgary, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Danielle Smith invites Trudeau to work ‘in partnership’ with Alberta but has a list of demands
Alberta’s Opposition NDP Leader says Premier Danielle Smith’s assurance of a thorough investigation into allegations of interference with Crown prosecutors is “an empty talking point” given new details on the search itself. Smith gives an update in Calgary, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Imperial Oil launches Canada’s largest renewable diesel production facility near Edmonton
A man walks in frigid weather at Rundle Park as emissions rise from the Imperial Oil Strathcona Refinery, in Edmonton, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. Imperial Oil Ltd. says it posted its highest first-quarter profit in over 30 years as it earned $1.17 billion, boosted by higher oil prices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
energy and resources
Yellen says Africa will shape future of world economy as U.S. re-engages with continent
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, speaks as South Africa's Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana listens, during their meeting at the National Treasury in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Yellen is on a 10-day tour of Africa, part of a push by the Biden administration to engage more with the world's second-largest continent. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
international business
Kinder Morgan sees tax credits speeding up clean energy investments
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of U.S. energy exporter and pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. is seen in Houston, Texas, U.S. September 27, 2020. REUTERS/Gary McWilliams//File Photo
international business
Analyst EU carbon price forecasts edge higher but risks remain
FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from the chimneys of the Belchatow power station in Belchatow, Poland, October 31, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
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Quebec Innu community seeks $2.2-billion from Hydro-Quebec for Churchill Falls destruction
A Hydro-Québec logo is seen on their head office building in Montreal, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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New York City pension funds call for absolute greenhouse gas emission targets at RBC
The RBC Royal Bank of Canada logo is seen in Halifax on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
international business
GE’s 2023 profit forecast weighed down by renewable energy business
FILE PHOTO: A woman stands in front of a General Electric (GE) sign during World Artificial Intelligence Conference, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Do fossil fuels have a place in responsible investments?
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Tensions between Ottawa, Alberta making it hard to hold funding talks on carbon capture, Cenovus CEO says
Cenovus Energy logos are on display at the Global Energy Show in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, June 7, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
energy and resources
Britain’s National Grid to pay customers to use less power as cold snap bites
FILE PHOTO: Workers paint an electricity pylon near Lymm, northern England February 18, 2015.REUTERS/Phil Noble
energy and resources
EU’s planned reforms aim to better protect power bills from market swings
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo/File Photo
opinion
The ‘Just Transition’ fracas is just noise – for now
Jen Gerson
energy and resources
Davos 2023: Big oil comes in from the cold on energy transition
A photograph shows a sign of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the alpine resort of Davos, on the opening day of the annual meeting in Davos on January 16, 2023. - The world's political and business elites gather for the annual Davos summit to promote "cooperation in a fragmented world", with war in Ukraine, the climate crisis and global trade tensions high on the agenda. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Globe renews Climate Innovators and Adaptors digital hub
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises above a factory at sunset in Rugby, Britain February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Matthew Childs
world
King Charles redirects surging wind farm profits from Royal family to the ‘wider public good’
Britain's King Charles visits the Aboyne and Mid Deeside Community Shed in Aboyne, Scotland, Britain, January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
energy and resources
Climate activist Greta Thunberg demands end to fossil fuel investments during talks with IEA chief
Sweden's activist Greta Thunberg (R) speaks during a session with International Energy Agency chief on the sideline of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 19, 2023. - Thunberg accused attendees of the World Economic Forum in Davos of "fuelling the destruction of the planet" as she arrived at the event in the Swiss Alps. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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World oil demand hits record as supply constraints take hold
In this file photo taken on September 28, 2022 oil pumpjacks are seen along a section of Highway 33 known as the Petroleum Highway north of McKittrick in Kern County, California on September 28, 2022. - US crude oil prices briefly sank more than five percent on Wednesday, weighed down by demand fears linked to disappointing US data and surging Chinese Covid infections. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Quebec needs to build new hydroelectric dams to strengthen position in Churchill Falls talks, Legault says
Quebec Premier Francois Legault speaks during a news conference prior to a cabinet meeting, Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
energy and resources
Climate activist Greta Thunberg to meet IEA chief in Davos on Thursday
FILE PHOTO: Climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a protest against the expansion of Germany's utility RWE's Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine to Luetzerath, in Keyenberg, Germany, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Christian Mang
alberta
Ottawa delivers $9.7-million to support Alberta jobs, hydrogen industry
The federal government has delivered nearly $10 million to support Alberta's growing hydrogen industry. The federal money, expected to support 1,600 jobs, will be augmented by another $3 million from Alberta. Chrystia Freeland tours Air Products hydrogen production plant in Edmonton, on August 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
energy and resources
Davos 2023: Game changing U.S. climate bill stokes EU subsidy fears
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (unseen) give a press conference on REPowerEU: outlook on EU gas supply in 2023, at the European Council Building in Brussels, on December 21, 2022. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)
energy and resources
Electricity constraints force Canada’s first LNG terminal to delay renewable shift
LNG Canada site construction activities are held, in Kitimat, Canada, September 2022. LNG Canada/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.
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Globe Climate: How the Canadian military plans to go green
Captain Peter Ryan, left, walks through rows of solar panels with Jon Parker at CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick on November 29, 2022. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail
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How the Canadian military aims to hit net-zero emissions by 2050
Captain Peter Ryan, left, and Jon Parker pose for a portrait in a solar panel field at CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick on November 29, 2022. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail
energy and resources
Big oil firms come under pressure from climate activists as Davos 2023 opens
Climate activists block airport near St Gallen, Altenrhein, Switzerland January 16, 2023.Debt for Climate Switzerland/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT
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Industrial carbon pricing gets a boost in Alberta, but is it enough?
A general view shows a Syncrude oil sands mining facility near Fort McKay, Alberta, on September 6, 2022. - At Fort McKay near Fort McMurray in western Canada, in the heart of the country's boreal forest, the pines and the people were long ago cleared out to make way for huge open-pit mines dedicated to excavation of oil sands. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
There’s no just transition without provincial collaboration
Janice MacKinnon
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Hydrostor signs offtake agreement for energy storage project in California
Off-peak or surplus energy is used to run a compressor and create hot air. The heat is siphoned off and the air stored in a cavern. Then the air is forced to the surface with water, recombined with the stored heat, and used to run a turbine, generating electricity
world
Pause sought in wind farm ocean prep after 7th dead whale
The body of a humpack whale lies on a beach in Brigantine N.J., after it washed ashore on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. It was the seventh dead whale to wash ashore in New Jersey and New York in little over a month, prompting calls for a temporary halt in offshore wind farm preparation on the ocean floor from lawmakers and environmental groups who suspect the work might have something to do with the deaths. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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How fuel giant Parkland is adapting to a low-carbon world
Bob Espey, President and Chief Executive Office of Parkland, is photographed in the company’s On the Run store in Mississauga, Ont. on Nov 29, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
energy and resources
UAE taps oil boss to lead COP28 climate summit, worrying activists
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 11, 2019, the United Arab Emirates' minister of state and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, addresses the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in the Emirati capital. - The head of the United Arab Emirates' national oil company was named as president of this year's COP28 climate talks on January 12, 2023, promising a "pragmatic" approach to climate action. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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South Korean solar panel maker to invest more than US$2.5-billion to build factories in Georgia
Solar panels are pictured at Lenham Solar Farm near Maidstone, south east England, on January 6, 2023. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)