The Trudeau government has focused on the oil and gas production industries because the large amounts of energy they use make them the country’s largest source of greenhouse gases.
Tag: Carbon Caps and Emissions Trading Programs
Meet the Team Climbing Trees in the Amazon to Better Understand Carbon Stores
A small team in a remote corner of Colombia is surveying every tree in an effort to better understand how much planet-warming carbon the Amazon actually stores.
Carbon Offsets, a Much-Criticized Climate Tool, Get Federal Guidelines
The new principles aim to define ‘high-integrity’ offsets amid concerns that current practices often don’t cut greenhouse gas emissions as claimed.
Are Flight Offsets Worth It?
A lot of them don’t work and some might even be harmful. But there are things you can do if you really have to fly.
Alberta Election Sees Conservatives Keep Power After Hard-Right Turn
But the United Conservative Party will hold substantially fewer seats in the legislature, in an apparent rebuff of the politics of its outspoken leader.
Europe Reaches Deal for Carbon Tax Law on Imports
If approved, as expected, the plan would impose tariffs on countries that fail to take strict steps to curb their greenhouse gas emissions.
Five Decades in the Making: Why It Took Congress So Long to Act on Climate
The Senate bill avoided the political pitfalls of past legislative attempts by offering only incentives to cut climate pollution, not taxes.
Do Airline Offset Programs Really Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?
Carbon credits could eventually play an important role in fighting climate change, but right now a few dollars’ worth won’t change much.
Europe Met a Climate Target. But Is It Burning Less Carbon?
The European Union promised to reduce its emissions 20 percent by 2020. Did it happen?
Once a Climate Leader, Brazil Falls Short in Glasgow
The country’s proposals show a desire to burnish its image, but President Jair Bolsonaro’s record and his absence from the summit cast doubt on its commitment to reversing course.