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Energy, climate think tank urges PM Carney to reach industrial carbon price agreement with Alberta

Energy, climate think tank urges PM Carney to reach industrial carbon price agreement with Alberta

An energy and climate policy-focused think tank is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to deliver results on a slate of “critical” issues related to the federal government’s memorandum of understanding with Alberta, namely the industrial carbon pricing system. “This is the most important element of the (memorandum of understanding, or MOU),” wrote Chris Severson-Baker, the executive director of the Alberta-based...

  • 2026-04-22
  • — CTV News
Canada needs the Clean Electricity Regulations to cut emissions and invest in low-cost, clean power

Canada needs the Clean Electricity Regulations to cut emissions and invest in low-cost, clean power

  • 2026-04-15
  • — National Newswatch
Carney says he's still committed to green incentives promised during leadership race

Carney says he's still committed to green incentives promised during leadership race

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he's still committed to delivering incentives to help Canadians go green, something he promised during his bid for the Liberal leadership a year ago. Carney promised during the leadership campaign to re-fund the government's Greener Homes Grant program and to explore offering discounts to low- and medium-income homeowners who make energy-efficient retrofits.

  • 2026-04-01
  • — Canadian Press
Industrial carbon pricing is not the reason our groceries are more expensive

Industrial carbon pricing is not the reason our groceries are more expensive

  • 2026-03-16
  • — National Newswatch
Poilievre can't quit his climate denying bots.

Poilievre can't quit his climate denying bots.

After a few days of plaudits for sounding more mainstream, Poilievre reminds everyone he is a climate denier, and lacks an understanding of the global marketplace. The Trump administration has dented, but not ended, the drive towards emissions reduction. Capital investments in energy were expected to hit $3.3 trillion in 2025. Of every 3 dollars invested, 2 were going to...

  • 2026-03-07
  • — Substack
New analysis: industrial carbon pricing will cost just a Timbit per barrel for Canada’s oil sands sector

New analysis: industrial carbon pricing will cost just a Timbit per barrel for Canada’s oil sands sector

  • 2026-03-05
  • — National Newswatch
The high cost of climate alarmism

The high cost of climate alarmism

The premier defector from, and debunker of, the “Green Terror,” which holds that climate change is an existential challenge to the continuation of life on earth, is probably Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus Centre and former director of the Danish government’s Environmental Assessment Institute. He has been a prominent climate change skeptic for years, and has roiled the...

  • 2026-02-28
  • — National Post
Federal government departments meet their 2025 climate target

Federal government departments meet their 2025 climate target

As a nation Canada might not be meeting its national climate targets, but the federal government is exceeding its own internal greenhouse-gas-reduction goals. In an update Monday, the government of Canada said carbon pollution from its operations is down by 42.5 per cent below 2005 levels. This exceeds Ottawa's 40 per cent reduction target and represents a slashing of 1.02...

  • 2026-02-23
  • — CBC News
Canada not on track to hit net-zero by 2050, or meet any climate targets: study

Canada not on track to hit net-zero by 2050, or meet any climate targets: study

A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets -- not the 2026 interim emissions reduction target, the 2030 Paris Agreement commitment, or even the long-term goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. The report suggests Canada has moved away from its climate goals thanks to...

  • 2026-02-13
  • — Canadian Press
New Greenland consulate sparks hopes for joint action on climate change, defence

New Greenland consulate sparks hopes for joint action on climate change, defence

The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation threats. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to officially open the new consulate Friday in Greenland's capital Nuuk, where the Canadian consulate has been operating quietly for...

  • 2026-02-05
  • — Canadian Press
Climate advisers ask feds to put Net-Zero Advisory Body on ‘pause,’ say they can’t fulfill mandate in ‘skeleton state’

Climate advisers ask feds to put Net-Zero Advisory Body on ‘pause,’ say they can’t fulfill mandate in ‘skeleton state’

The Net-Zero Advisory Body is asking Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin to publicly pause the advisory group until she appoints six new members and agrees to regular meetings, part of an effort to get the body “functional” again, says Karen Ross, one of only four remaining members. “We cannot continue in a state in which we are, functionally and operationally, unable...

  • 2026-01-09
  • — Hill Times
In 2025, melting sea ice allowed a Canadian icebreaker to enter the world's last ice area

In 2025, melting sea ice allowed a Canadian icebreaker to enter the world's last ice area

The waters around the Queen Elizabeth Islands and western Tuvaijuittuq in Canada's High Arctic have long remained a mystery to scientists. Often referred to as one of the last places in the world with year-round sea ice, these waters have historically been difficult to access because of the thickness of the ice. But melting sea ice has opened a path...

  • 2025-12-28
  • — CBC News
No faith in fossil fuels? Why some religious leaders are speaking out on climate change

No faith in fossil fuels? Why some religious leaders are speaking out on climate change

Anglican Deacon Michael Van Dusen typically has plans for the Christmas season that do not involve a Toronto courthouse. Perhaps he would be preparing his Christmas Day sermon or visiting with family. But on Tuesday, he stood beside a painted banner that read "no faith in fossil fuels" and spoke to a small crowd, including some of his parishioners, about...

  • 2025-12-24
  • — Canadian Press
NDP's Avi Lewis wants to put climate back on the table

NDP's Avi Lewis wants to put climate back on the table

NDP leadership hopeful Avi Lewis earlier this month released his shoot-for-the stars climate policy, titled A Green New Deal for Canada. It’s a retooled shopping list of laudable ideas, starting with a complete ban on new fossil fuel extraction projects, which we know are the single biggest contributor to global warming. Lewis proposes investing billions in “clean energy, building retrofits...

  • 2025-12-18
  • — National Observer
Can Carney still put together a credible climate plan? Does it matter?

Can Carney still put together a credible climate plan? Does it matter?

Ten months before he resigned from Mark Carney's cabinet, Steven Guilbeault vouched for the then Liberal leadership contender. "I've known Mark for many years. We've worked together on issues of green energy, transition, fighting climate change and the role of the financial sector in fighting climate change," Guilbeault told reporters when he endorsed Carney's candidacy to lead the party in...

  • 2025-12-09
  • — CBC News
Climate advisers quit roles citing MOU with Alberta

Climate advisers quit roles citing MOU with Alberta

Two former members of the federal Net-Zero Advisory Body say they’re “worried about the future of Canada” and say the country will not meet its commitment to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent by 2030. Catherine Abreu and Simon Donner were founding members of the expert-appointed body which advises the government on the path to net-zero...

  • 2025-12-05
  • — CTV News
How to fix Alberta’s broken carbon market

How to fix Alberta’s broken carbon market

  • 2025-12-05
  • — National Newswatch
‘The math doesn’t add up’: Former environment minister says 2030 emissions targets now not possible

‘The math doesn’t add up’: Former environment minister says 2030 emissions targets now not possible

Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault, who resigned last week from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet over a “profound” disagreement in climate policy, says it will now be “impossible” for the federal government to reach its 2030 emissions targets in the wake of the energy deal with Alberta. “I think that my government needs to be honest with Canadians,” Guilbeault said...

  • 2025-12-03
  • — CTV News
What does suspending Alberta’s clean electricity regulations mean for Canada’s climate goals?

What does suspending Alberta’s clean electricity regulations mean for Canada’s climate goals?

Environment minister suggests equivalency agreement with Alberta is in the works. Ottawa’s clean electricity regulations' days are numbered in Alberta, after Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed their memorandum of understanding last week. The federal government suspended the regulations meant to rein in Canada’s worst polluter, but it hasn’t explained how it is going to ensure...

  • 2025-12-02
  • — CBC News
Why Taiwan Matters to the Global Climate Efforts

Why Taiwan Matters to the Global Climate Efforts

  • 2025-11-27
  • — National Newswatch
COP30: Canada continues to be a global laggard on climate action

COP30: Canada continues to be a global laggard on climate action

The COP30 Global Climate Summit in Belém, Brazil marked the 10th anniversary of the landmark Paris Accord, where countries agreed to limit global warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. The world is now anticipated to heat up by 2.6 C above preindustrial levels by the end of the century.

  • 2025-11-26
  • — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
New data shows the world is embracing renewable energy. Canada can’t follow Trump’s fossil fuel obsession

New data shows the world is embracing renewable energy. Canada can’t follow Trump’s fossil fuel obsession

Gerald Butts is vice-chairman of Eurasia Group. Peter Nicholson and Rick Smith are chair of the board and president of the Canadian Climate Institute. The rest of the world is ramping up its transition to cleaner, more efficient, electric technologies, while the Trump administration is leading the United States down a dead-end street. That’s one rather glaring conclusion from the...

  • 2025-11-20
  • — Toronto Star
Current government 'stands by' Canada's climate targets, environment minister says

Current government 'stands by' Canada's climate targets, environment minister says

Canada’s new environment minister and Environment and Climate Change officials confirmed that the federal government is standing by the national climate targets previously set under Justin Trudeau. On several occasions, Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin was asked about whether the current Liberal government was still committed to working toward the near-term targets set under the previous prime minister...

  • 2025-11-10
  • — CBC News
COP30 primer: Here's what to know about the annual UN climate talks and Canada's role

COP30 primer: Here's what to know about the annual UN climate talks and Canada's role

Canadian climate negotiators are headed to Brazil for the next two weeks as leaders gather for annual United Nations climate talks. The talks come as Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose credentials as an international climate advocate helped win him support in this year's election, comes under increasing scrutiny for his reversal of some key Trudeau-era climate policies -- and his...

  • 2025-11-09
  • — Canadian Press
Here’s how Carney could help lower emissions and spur economic growth

Here’s how Carney could help lower emissions and spur economic growth

  • 2025-11-08
  • — Fraser Institute
Unlocking the true potential of Canada's clean economy

Unlocking the true potential of Canada's clean economy

Canada finds itself at a critical inflection point. Rising geopolitical instability and a strained relationship with the US are forcing us to reconsider our place in the world and chart a new path to economic, energy and national security.

  • 2025-11-03
  • — National Observer
What to look for in Canada’s climate competitiveness strategy

What to look for in Canada’s climate competitiveness strategy

  • 2025-10-31
  • — National Newswatch
Mark Carney needs to come clean on climate

Mark Carney needs to come clean on climate

Mark Carney clearly cares about climate policy. He spent much of his career, and especially the more recent portion, articulating the key role he saw for financial markets in pricing and ultimately reducing greenhouse gas emissions. And yet, during his almost eight months as prime minister, he has been conspicuously quiet about an issue that seemed to define his politics...

  • 2025-10-30
  • — National Observer
Canada’s clean-tech race is on — and private investment can’t wait

Canada’s clean-tech race is on — and private investment can’t wait

Canada is on the cusp of a clean-energy revolution. Policy alone won’t get it there — private capital, innovation and Indigenous partnerships must move now or watch others claim the future. Global investment in clean energy surpassed US$2.1 trillion in 2024, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Yet Canada’s private investment per capita still lags behind OECD peers like...

  • 2025-10-28
  • — National Observer
As a leader in finance, Mark Carney said climate action was critical. Where is that urgency now?

As a leader in finance, Mark Carney said climate action was critical. Where is that urgency now?

Most Canadians know that Prime Minister Mark Carney entered politics with heavy-hitting experience as an economist and central banker. But perhaps less known is Carney’s pre-political role in the fight for climate action. “The challenges currently posed by climate change pale in significance compared with what might come,” Carney said in a landmark speech at insurance company Lloyd's of London...

  • 2025-10-25
  • — CBC News
How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress

How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress

A decade ago, Mark Carney gave a rousing speech about the power of governments to change course before climate-driven chaos shifted into truly unpredictable territory. At the time, Carney was speaking to insurance market Lloyd’s of London, in his former role as governor of the Bank of England. He began by acknowledging how insurers had been “dealing with the reality”...

  • 2025-10-07
  • — The Narwhal
Modernizing Canada’s ports: an economic and an environmental opportunity

Modernizing Canada’s ports: an economic and an environmental opportunity

  • 2025-10-07
  • — National Newswatch
A strange start for “climate competitiveness”

A strange start for “climate competitiveness”

On the same day the prime minister talked about the importance of “climate competitiveness” in keeping Canada’s economy strong and secure, his Liberal government gave the go-ahead to a major new piece of fossil fuel infrastructure. Well, not quite.

  • 2025-10-07
  • — National Observer
Canada wants to diversify trade but needs infrastructure built for climate change

Canada wants to diversify trade but needs infrastructure built for climate change

  • 2025-10-03
  • — National Newswatch
'It's not us anymore': Renewables go from boom to bust in the wind capital of Canada

'It's not us anymore': Renewables go from boom to bust in the wind capital of Canada

In Pincher Creek, wind is king, roaring down the eastern Rockies, delivering power for generations, so much so the municipal district made a windmill part of its corporate logo. Not anymore. District Reeve Rick Lemire said the windmill image, which sits alongside other Alberta icons on the logo -- a wild rose, wheat, a pumpjack and cattle -- will soon...

  • 2025-09-28
  • — Canadian Press
Canada's mayors, councillors want fast-tracking of projects that fight climate change

Canada's mayors, councillors want fast-tracking of projects that fight climate change

More than 250 elected officials across Canada have signed onto a campaign calling on the federal government to prioritize major infrastructure projects that help in the fight against climate change. Calling themselves the Elbows Up for Climate coalition, the officials say Canadians need projects that can protect the economy from the U.S. trade war but also that can help Canada...

  • 2025-09-24
  • — Canadian Press
Canada won’t meet its 2030 climate target. Now what?

Canada won’t meet its 2030 climate target. Now what?

  • 2025-09-22
  • — National Newswatch
Canada, major fossil-fuel producers widen gap between output and climate targets: report

Canada, major fossil-fuel producers widen gap between output and climate targets: report

Canada and other major fossil fuel-producing countries are derailing the world's chance to hit key targets to rein in climate change, a new international report suggests, with 2030 production levels expected to be more than double what would be compatible with the Paris Agreement. While some countries have committed to a clean energy transition, others appear to be turning back...

  • 2025-09-22
  • — Canadian Press
In an unprecedented warning, leading climate think-tank says Canada won't meet 2030 climate target

In an unprecedented warning, leading climate think-tank says Canada won't meet 2030 climate target

Years of progress on bringing Canada's carbon emissions down have stalled, and future progress looks increasingly fragile, according to an early 2024 emissions estimate from the Canadian Climate Institute (CCI). The leading climate policy think-tank, which publishes its estimates a few months before the government does, is saying for the first time that Canada will not meet its 2030 emissions target.

  • 2025-09-18
  • — CBC News
Former environment minister fears Mark Carney’s climate plan won’t lower emissions

Former environment minister fears Mark Carney’s climate plan won’t lower emissions

Former Liberal environment minister Catherine McKenna is casting doubt on attempts to strike a “grand bargain” between the federal government and the fossil fuel industry, as she stresses the importance of Canada’s greenhouse emissions targets under the international Paris Agreement that Prime Minister Mark Carney has recently downplayed. In an interview with the Star to mark the release of her...

  • 2025-09-17
  • — Toronto Star
Canada's climate consensus isn't broken, but it's bending.

Canada's climate consensus isn't broken, but it's bending.

This is a challenging post to write, because I personally believe climate change is real and an urgent problem. I first started measuring public opinion about climate change more than 20 years ago. I watched as the issue moved from a small topic to a broad consensus, and as voters pushed politicians for more action, more quickly.

  • 2025-09-16
  • — Substack
Canada's climate consensus isn't broken, but it's bending.

Canada's climate consensus isn't broken, but it's bending.

This is a challenging post to write, because I personally believe climate change is real and an urgent problem. I first started measuring public opinion about climate change more than 20 years ago. I watched as the issue moved from a small topic to a broad consensus, and as voters pushed politicians for more action, more quickly.

  • 2025-09-16
  • — spark*insights
Carney government noncommittal about Canada meeting 2030 climate goals

Carney government noncommittal about Canada meeting 2030 climate goals

Prime Minister Mark Carney won't say whether Canada will meet its climate goals under the Paris agreement by 2030. Speaking in Newfoundland and Labrador today, Carney was asked by reporters how Canada is planning on adjusting its climate change targets, after recent policy announcements dialed back some of the Trudeau government's climate initiatives. Those include eliminating the consumer carbon price...

  • 2025-09-08
  • — Canadian Press