Environment

Canada’s pledges exceed some COP26 commitments

Ports, utilities, oil and gas to bear the brunt of federal promises to fight climate change

Nov 16, 2021 11:00 PM Read more >

Urban British Columbians 'overconfident' they can deal with storm fallout: BC Hydro

Despite rising threats due to climate change, more than half of British Columbians don't have an emergency kit. Among the least prepared are Metro Vancouver residents, the province's biggest urban area

Nov 9, 2021 10:07 AM Read more >

CleanBC industry plan gets award at COP26

CleanBC plan includes incentives for industry to lower emissions intensity

Nov 8, 2021 8:33 AM Read more >

Rubber meets the road for recycled tire demand

The number of finished products made with B.C. recycled rubber has tripled since 2010

Nov 5, 2021 12:00 PM Read more >

Encouraging signs of progress at COP26: Wilkinson

IEA says commitments at COP26 could keep global warming below 2 degrees C

Nov 5, 2021 10:54 AM Read more >

The price tag for net zero has 12 zeros in it

RBC Economics forecasts $2 trillion cost over 30 years to achieve carbon neutrality

Nov 4, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

'We need to accelerate': Vancouver emissions drop 15% in over a decade

As of 2020, 57% of carbon pollution in Vancouver came from burning natural gas in buildings, and 37% was emitted from gas- and diesel-powered vehicles

Nov 3, 2021 4:05 PM Read more >

Big Oil reaches for net zero

Achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 will require private sector buy-in

Nov 3, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

Construction sector tackles industrial-strength carbon action plans

Advanced technologies deployed to reduce carbon footprints on B.C. building sites

Nov 2, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

Canada’s carbon counting conundrum

Canada is "hiding" 80 MT of GHGs through its carbon accounting for forestry: report

Oct 28, 2021 10:45 AM Read more >