Environment

'Progress is slow' in Impact Assessment Act process, says Canadian West Foundation

Based out of Vancouver, B.C., Canopy received $60 million this week to wean global supply chains off ancient forest products and replace them with alternatives, like recycled clothing and straw.

The B.C. government announced over $8 million in funding to 14 companies looking to recycle plastic waste or prevent it from entering depots and landfills

Full implementation of strategy still years away

While emissions from electricity generation have fallen in recent years, those coming from vehicles and the oil and gas industry have both increased

It's the carbon equivalent of removing about 470,000 gas-burning cars off the road for one year

Wind and solar generation have hit a global turning point in weening the grid off fossil fuels. Some experts say Canada needs to build five times faster to catch up

Work being done in the West Vancouver lab could be of ‘planetary significance,’ says Ocean Wise

New framework announced for keeping oil and gas projects within provincial emissions cap

Environmental groups are celebrating after ExxonMobil relinquished offshore oil and gas exploration permits in British Columbia dating back more than 50 years.