Etiket: carbon
Poilievre calls for meeting on carbon tax
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call an emergency meeting with provincial premiers to discuss federal carbon pricing. Mr. Poilievre published his letter to…
Forestry sector in Canada | Groups call for better measurement of carbon emissions
Nearly a dozen environmental groups are calling on the federal government to expand its review of carbon emissions from Canada’s forestry sector, saying the current scope does not address their…
What you need to know about the increase in the “carbon tax” in the country
(Ottawa) Federal pricing on carbon pollution increases by $15 per tonne this Monday across the country. Here’s how this increase could affect you, or not. Posted at 6:18 a.m. Mia…
justice cancels TotalEnergies’ procedure against Greenpeace, which accuses it of underestimating its carbon footprint
The judge on Thursday canceled the group’s summons targeting the NGO for “dissemination of false and misleading information”. Published on 03/28/2024 22:50 Reading time: 1 min The headquarters of the…
TotalEnergies, criticized for its greenwashing and its carbon footprint, loses in court against Greenpeace
TotalEnergies has so far failed to convict Greenpeace, which accuses it of underestimating its carbon footprint: the courts ruled in favor on Thursday of the environmental NGO which had requested…
Carbon tax | Trudeau responds to premiers who oppose the increase
(Ottawa) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back against premiers who are calling on him to cancel an upcoming increase in the federal price on carbon, saying they haven’t come…
Carbon pricing | 165 Canadian economics professors plead in its favor
(Montreal) Late Tuesday afternoon, 165 economists, professors and department directors from the country’s main universities signed an open letter to correct the facts on “carbon pricing”, because currently, according to…
Carbon markets at a crossroads
It is not easy to summarize the content of the annual North American Carbon World conference, where dozens of conferences took place over three days in San Francisco. However, in…
Park-Extension | The “carbon tax” did not provoke police intervention at a food bank
(Montreal) The Conservative Party of Canada (PCC) establishes a link between a police intervention in a Montreal food bank and the “carbon tax”. If opinions differ on the effect that…
Little reminders about this unloved carbon price
There must be a misunderstanding. Some will say that climate change is one of the most serious existential crises humanity has faced. However, experts consider pricing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…
Washington State plans to join the carbon market
Washington state should join Quebec and California in a new carbon market. Quebec’s Ministry of the Environment announced Wednesday that the three jurisdictions “officially express their interest in the possible…
Let opponents of carbon pricing propose better, says Steven Guilbeault
Steven Guilbeault challenges opponents of carbon pricing in Canada to find another equally effective way to fight climate change. Political opposition to carbon pricing has never seemed so strong in…
Justin Trudeau refuses to freeze the carbon tax
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday rebuffed pressing requests from some provincial premiers to abandon the annual increase in carbon pricing, on 1er April, saying governments needed to tackle both…
Giant sequoia, threatened carbon absorber in California, proliferates in the United Kingdom
Giant sequoias, emblematic trees of Californian natural parks and major carbon absorbers, are now much more numerous in the United Kingdom – where they have adapted well – than in…
Carbon neutrality by 2050?
How can we even think about approaching carbon neutrality if the thirst for consumption in industrialized countries continues to increase? How many metals are used in the manufacture of the…
The carbon market brings in a record jackpot in Quebec
The Quebec government earned more than $1.5 billion from the carbon market last year. A record amount which will allow it to finance its budget for Tuesday. Never has the…
end of the investigation into the three murders attributed to the “carbon tax” scammer
Arnaud Mimran was convicted in 2016 for “the fraud of the century” and in 2022 for the kidnapping of a Swiss banker. He is currently incarcerated. Published on 03/08/2024 1:57…
Ottawa reduces money given to businesses thanks to carbon pricing
(Ottawa) The federal government is reducing the amount of money small and medium-sized businesses will receive from carbon pricing revenues, so it can increase the amount of rebates to rural…
Alberta | First Nations demand answers on carbon capture
Seven Alberta First Nations band together for answers as industry and government implement billion-dollar plans to inject and store millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases under or near their traditional…
Carbon tax: a new name on a federal check
OTTAWA | The Trudeau government is launching a counter-offensive on the carbon tax by changing the name of the check that Canadians receive under this program. Thus, the Climate Action…