The Conservative Party moved leftward on the issue, effectively depriving the Liberals of a point to attack them on.
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Climate change was supposed to be a big issue this election. It wasn’t.
The Conservative Party moved leftward on the issue, effectively depriving the Liberals of a point to attack them on.
China Tells Kerry Strained Ties Could Sink Climate Cooperation
President Biden’s climate envoy ended talks in China with a pledge to continue negotiations. But Beijing warned that broader U.S.-China tensions hurt cooperation.
China’s New Carbon Market, the World’s Largest: What to Know
The program may help China eventually curb greenhouse gas pollution. But making emissions markets work is tricky.
Europe Is Proposing a Border Carbon Tax. What Is It and How Will It Work?
Supporters say it could pressure other countries to take stronger climate action. But this novel tool could be tricky to implement.
Europe Rolls Out Ambitious Climate Change Plan, but Obstacles Loom
The proposal would impose tariffs on some imports from countries with looser environmental rules. It would also mean the end of sales in the European Union of new gas- and diesel-powered cars in just 14 years.
Reducing Fire, and Cutting Carbon Emissions, the Aboriginal Way
As blazes rage in southern Australia, Indigenous fire-prevention techniques that have sharply cut destructive bushfires in the north are drawing new attention.
Germany Unveils $60 Billion Climate Package
Angela Merkel’s government is seeking to meet the country’s climate-protection goals with new measures.
Canada Letter: Jason Kenney and the New Alliance on Canada’s Right
Alberta’s incoming premier has already allied himself with four other Conservative provincial leaders against carbon taxes and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Trudeau Faces a New Foe as Conservatives Retake Power in Alberta
The United Conservatives’ victory in the oil-rich province means more opposition to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national climate policies.