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Canada

Campaigners take Canada to court over oil extraction project

Campaigners take Canada to court over oil extraction project

An NGO co-founded by environment minister Steven Guilbeault is challenging the approval of Equinor’s plan to drill millions of barrels of oil offshore Newfoundland

Amid record profits, tar sands companies want more subsidies for carbon capture

Amid record profits, tar sands companies want more subsidies for carbon capture

Canadian oil producers MEG Energy and Cenovus say the government’s $2.6 billion plan to support carbon capture and storage is not enough

Canadian government ducks fight with oil and gas industry

Canadian government ducks fight with oil and gas industry

The Trudeau Administration is delaying delivery of a promised cap on emissions from the fossil fuel sector, insisting there is no need to curb production

Oil and SUVs: Why Canada's emissions have risen since Trudeau took office

Oil and SUVs: Why Canada’s emissions have risen since Trudeau took office

Justin Trudeau’s climate compromise allowed the oil sector to grow, driving emissions up before his carbon price could bite

Canadian minister Catherine McKenna to quit politics and focus on climate change

Canadian minister Catherine McKenna to quit politics and focus on climate change

Catherine McKenna introduced climate legislation as Canada’s environment minister and will step down at the next election before October 2023

Tar sands companies aim for 'net zero' by 2050 - with no plan to extract less oil

Tar sands companies aim for ‘net zero’ by 2050 – with no plan to extract less oil

The alliance of Canadian oil producers makes no mention of winding down oil production, which modelling shows is necessary to achieve global climate goals

Tar sands executive named as Canadian 'climate champion' ahead of Cop26

Tar sands executive named as Canadian ‘climate champion’ ahead of Cop26

Suncor’s chief sustainability officer is one of 26 people praised for moving Canada towards net zero emissions, despite the oil company expanding production

Keystone XL cancellation: 'Wake-up call' for Canada to address oil and gas blind spot

Keystone XL cancellation: ‘Wake-up call’ for Canada to address oil and gas blind spot

Joe Biden is set to revoke permits for the controversial Canada-US oil pipeline expansion, putting Justin Trudeau in an awkward position

Canada sets out to enshrine 2050 net zero emissions goal in law

Canada sets out to enshrine 2050 net zero emissions goal in law

Justin Trudeau presented a bill to the Canadian parliament to set five-yearly carbon targets from 2030 to 2050, but was criticised for a lack of immediate action

Trudeau promises green jobs for Canada as his leadership hangs in the balance

Trudeau promises green jobs for Canada as his leadership hangs in the balance

Justin Trudeau promised to make climate action a “cornerstone” of Canada’s coronavirus recovery plan, but has yet to win the backing he needs in parliament

Prospect of snap election reanimates Canada's carbon tax battle

Prospect of snap election reanimates Canada’s carbon tax battle

As prime minister Justin Trudeau calls for a green recovery from coronavirus, the Conservative opposition promises to fight a levy on polluters

Greta Thunberg looks to UN security council election for leverage on climate

Greta Thunberg looks to UN security council election for leverage on climate

Youth activists have written to small island negotiators, urging them to use their vote to pressure Canada and Norway into ending oil extraction

Trudeau announces protected marine area in Canada's Arctic

Trudeau announces protected marine area in Canada’s Arctic

The designation is part of a government push for better environmental protection and reconciliation with indigenous populations

Alberta's oil production cut shows the Keystone XL protest worked

Alberta’s oil production cut shows the Keystone XL protest worked

Widely dismissed as a symbolic victory in 2015, the blocking of a major pipeline project has forced Canada’s oil patch to limit its output, vindicating activists

Sydney and Melbourne vow to ditch coal power

Sydney and Melbourne vow to ditch coal power

Australian cities joined global alliance to end coal-fired power, while the federal government proposes using taxpayer cash to underwrite new plants

Quebec youth launch climate lawsuit against the Canadian government

Quebec youth launch climate lawsuit against the Canadian government

Environnement Jeunesse is leading a legal action on behalf of under-35s to demand faster emissions cuts, in line with a 1.5C global warming limit

19 countries team up to go carbon neutral

19 countries team up to go carbon neutral

The UK, Canada, Denmark and Spain joined a coalition to slash emissions to net zero on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York

Canada and EU add climate clause to trade pact

Canada and EU add climate clause to trade pact

In a move that underscored Donald Trump’s isolation on trade and climate change, the two major economies inserted a reference to the Paris Agreement into Ceta

Canada and Argentina to peer review each other's fossil fuel subsidies

Canada and Argentina to peer review each other’s fossil fuel subsidies

G7 and G20 hosts commit to a process they hope will help them phase out taxpayer support for coal, oil and gas

Canada oil pipeline buyout 'subsidising a market failure'

Canada oil pipeline buyout ‘subsidising a market failure’

Nationalisation of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline breaches a G7 commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, say analysts, ahead of leaders summit

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