Navigating the future: Canada’s economic imperative in the net-zero transition
Transforming our energy systems to net zero is as much about economic survival and competitiveness as it is about environmental responsibility.
The critical moment for carbon removal in Canada is now
We cannot expect to have an at-scale carbon-removal industry ready to help reach our climate goals unless we start building it today.
Liberals ‘must stop moving so ponderously’ on tax credits to catch global rivals, say renewable-energy advocates
The Liberal government has proposed several investment tax credits intended to support the energy transition, but none have yet passed into law.
Canadians want elected officials to take responsibility for legacy radioactive waste, writes Lynn Jones
Recently, in the House of Commons, Liberal MP Marc Serré, parliamentary secretary to the minister of Energy and Natural Resources, said that Canadians want the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to decide on the licence for the Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF), a giant mound beside the Ottawa River for one million tonnes of radioactive waste. The dump was given […]
Feds must delay NSDF proposal: two members of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Canada
Like the “forever chemicals,” per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances polluting our environment and found in humans, radioactive isotopes from both nuclear power and nuclear weapons pollute us all. Fortunately, the level of radioactive materials existing in our bodies is currently low since nuclear waste has mostly been kept out of the biosphere. However, this could all change […]
It’s time the government kicks Big Oil out of the climate conversation
Not all lobbying is the same. The oil and gas industry still has an outsized influence on climate policy in Canada.
New Democrat bid to snuff out oil and gas advertising sparks backlash from provincial counterparts, Indigenous partners
Indigenous Resource Network executive director John Desjarlais says the kind of ‘paternalism’ present in Bill C-327 is exactly the kind of sentiment he works against in the fossil fuel industry.
Contentious nuclear waste site approved despite First Nations’ opposition
The decision to choose the banks of the Kichi Sibi to site a massive stockpile of radioactive materials is yet another low point in the history of how Canada has treated Indigenous communities. If the government is serious about reconciliation, it must stop the project and make room for a just process.
Demonizing Canada’s oil and gas industry the height of foolishness
The millions of Canadians who are directly or indirectly supported by Canada’s oil and gas industries should be proud of our energy industry, and all Canadians should be forever grateful for our abundant natural resources.
The forest carbon loophole
When forests are logged, even after accounting for post-cutting forest growth and carbon stored in harvested wood products, there is a net emission of large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.
