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Editor’s Note: If we plan to meet our net-zero goals, natural gas isn’t a cure-all
Dawn Calleja, editor of ROB magazine, Dec 2021
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Top two stock ideas in renewable power from Morgan Stanley
(FILES) This file aerial photo taken on May 17, 2021 shows windmills at the Alexigros wind farm near Cyprus' southern coastal city of Larnaca. - Rising energy costs and environmental concerns have caused residents of Cyprus to see solar power as an obvious option. In the past year, the number of solar panels increased by 16 percent, according to the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), but the east Mediterranean island is still struggling to increase its use of renewable power. (Photo by Roy ISSA / AFP) (Photo by ROY ISSA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Why emerging markets are betting on green infrastructure
FILE PHOTO: A sign of Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) is seen on its building in Ningde, Fujian province, China August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
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Gordon Pape: With green energy hitting a bear market, these two companies are worth a look
energy and resources
CPPIB accelerates renewables push with new sustainable energy group
(FILES) In this file photo electric energy generating wind turbines are seen on a wind farm in the San Gorgonio Pass area on Earth Day, April 22, 2016, near Palm Springs, California. - It's no coincidence US President Joe Biden chose manufacturing hub Pittsburgh to unveil his $2 trillion green infrastructure plan, a bold pitch to Americans used to hearing that climate action will wreck industry. Biden has called for the US energy sector to be fully decarbonized by 2035. To this end, he has asked Congress for $100 billion to invest in the national grid and shift to cleaner energy, as well as a ten-year extension of tax credits for renewable generation and storage. (Photo by David McNew / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)
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Green transition could displace majority of Canada’s energy workers: report
Large machinery can be seen at the Athabaska oil sands north of Fort McMurray, Alberta in an aerial photograph Aug. 31/2010.(Photo by Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail)
energy and resources
Global wind industry could add nearly 1 terawatt of new capacity by 2030, report says
FILE PHOTO: Power-generating Siemens 2.37 megawatt (MW) wind turbines are seen at the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility California, U.S., May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo/File Photo
canada
Canada and Germany sign green-energy deal in bid to power fledgling hydrogen sectors
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan responds during question period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on Feb. 17, 2020.
inside the market
Canadian oil stocks fly as green plays slump in energy reversal
Suncor pipes that carry various liquids from their MacKay River pad in the oil sands in Fort McMurray Alta, on Monday June 12, 2017. Budget cutting in response to the twin challenges of COVID-19 demand destruction and low oil prices as Saudi Arabia and Russia fight a price war mean the world's oil and gas industry will likely spend less on renewable energy going forward. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
energy and resources
TransAlta vows to be carbon-neutral by 2050 as it notes $167-million loss
A TransAlta wind farm is shown near Pincher Creek, Alta., Wednesday, March 9, 2016. TransAlta Corp. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $66 million compared with a loss of $122 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
energy and resources
Race for rare earth metals in Greenland underscores the polluting side of clean energy
An aerial view of the Kringlerne rare earth deposit, where the project is lead by Australian mining company Tanbreez, near the town of Narsaq, in southern Greenland, in this undated 2010 handout photo.
opinion
Can Canada-U.S. climate momentum survive a harder test ahead?
Adam Radwanski
politics
Climate change, China to top agenda of virtual meeting between Trudeau and Biden, sources say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US vice-president Joe Biden walk down the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, December 9, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
world
Tons of air pollutants released during Texas freeze, as one environmental crisis triggers another
FILE — Carbon capture technology at the W.A. Parish Generating Station near Houston, Texas, Dec. 12, 2016. President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, would control an agency with some powerful levers that could help advance clean-energy technologies. (Michael Stravato/The New York Times)
opinion
What Canada should learn from the Texas power-grid disaster
Adam Radwanski
inside the market
Cameco shares have doubled in the last year. But can nuclear really succeed as a green energy source?
A media tour of the Cameco uranium mine in Cigar Lake is shown on Wednesday, September 23, 2015.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
inside the market
Investment bubble in hydrogen power stocks building rapidly
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 5, 2020 a hydrogen-powered double-decker bus is pictured in Ellon in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. - The Scottish city of Aberdeen enjoyed a boom after the discovery of oil in the North Sea in the 1960s, propelling it to a central role in the industry. Now it's preparing to launch a fleet of the world's first hydrogen-powered double-decker buses, as it tries to reduce air pollution and transform itself into a green economy. (Photo by Michal Wachucik / AFP) (Photo by MICHAL WACHUCIK/AFP via Getty Images)
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Clunky at first, oil and gas well-reclamation programs create jobs buffer for Canada’s energy workers
Oilfield pumpjacks, belonging to Vesta Energy, produce crude on wells in the Duvernay oil formation north of Red Deer, Alberta on Wed., Aug.14, 2019. The shale oil is producted by fracking. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Larry MacDougal
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General Motors reveals two new Chevrolet Bolt models, including electric utility vehicle
2022 Chevy Bolt
world
Italy’s new PM creates green superministry with eye on EU recovery funds
New Italian Premier Mario Draghi presides over his first cabinet of ministers reunion after the swearing-in ceremony, at Chigi Palace Premier's office, in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
opinion
With Indigenous green-energy projects already proving their worth, it’s time for Ottawa to invest
Terri Lynn Morrison
opinion
GM’s switch to electric vehicles is part hype, part hope
Konrad Yakabuski
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General Motors sets goal to be carbon neutral in products and operations
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell test vehicle is seen in Los Angeles June 10, 2008. General Motors Corp (GM) said on Wednesday it was partnering with Clean Energy Fuels Corp on a new hydrogen refueling station in Los Angeles that the companies hope will be the first of many. The new fueling station will be used by drivers taking part in GM's Los Angeles-area test of its Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell vehicle, the company said. Picture taken June 10, 2008. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES)/File Photo/File Photo
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan aims to go net-zero by 2050
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alberta
Three ways Alberta can refocus its economy after Keystone’s cancellation
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Power Corp. unit partners with insurers, financial firms to launch green energy fund
FILE- Wind turbines generate power on Dalhousie Mountain, N.S. on Friday, April 23, 2010. A subsidiary of Capital Power Corp. has cleared a major hurdle and received an environmental approval from the B.C. government for its proposed $455-million Quality wind project near Tumbler Ridge, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
inside the market
Can the environmentally conscious buy pipeline shares?
FILE PHOTO: The Enbridge Tower is pictured on Jasper Avenue in Edmonton August 4, 2012. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber/File Photo
inside the market
Green cred or greenwash? Investors weigh companies’ carbon claims
The Suncor Refinery in Edmonton is seen on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Suncor Energy Inc. is reported a second quarter net loss of $614 million as it cut back oil production to deal with lower demand and sharply reduced prices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
alberta
Alberta green-power co-op sees the light at a church in Canmore
President Jeff Roberts (L) and Corporate Secretary Jodi Conuel of the Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative which will be facilitating community-owned green power projects, possibly installing solar panels on churches in Canmore, Alberta, December 23, 2020. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Mining billionaire Robert Friedland eyes green energy transition with new shell company
The new structure where the first stage of battery production will take place is pictured at the Terrafame extraction nickel and cobalt mine operation in Sotkamo, Finland, on September 23, 2020. - The incessant ballet of trucks loaded with minerals contrasts with the quietness of the lunar landscape: some 300 kilometers from the Arctic Circle, the mine in Sotkamo, Finland, is the largest source of nickel in Europe for the batteries of electric cars. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP) (Photo by ALESSANDRO RAMPAZZO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Caisse invests in wind power project in Taiwan as part of green push
FILE PHOTO: A fishing boat sails in front of wind turbines through the Thyboron Canal in Jutland, Denmark, March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
opinion
Canadian companies’ poor climate-risk disclosure threatens to drive investors away
Roger Beauchemin
opinion
For Albertans, Ottawa’s updated climate plan will be hard to accept
Kelly Cryderman
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CPPIB launches European company to invest in renewable energy
ONE TIME USE ONLY WITH THIS STORY - RB-CD-CPPIB-EUROPE-1209 ** from writer** add “One of the principals at CPPIB’s new Renewable Power Capital business helped finance the project at his previous employer, General Electric.” Wind turbines operate above fir trees at the Markbygden ETT wind park project near Pitea, Sweden, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Workers are installing turbines perched atop 130-meter tall towers at a rate of about two a week at the site in northern Sweden, where the temperature regularly dips below minus 10 Celsius (14 Fahrenheit) and the sun is hardly seen for months on end during winter. Photographer: Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images
opinion
A year ago, Canada’s oil exports had a bright future. The future just got a lot more challenging
The Editorial Board