Canada

Terrestrial Energy’s molten salt reactor passes key review

Canadian nuclear energy company Terrestrial Energy has made a breakthrough in the commercial development of its Integral Molten Salt Reactor…

Canada’s Inflation Reduction Act response: An $80bn clean energy plan

Canada has announced $60bn in clean energy tax credits and $20bn in sustainable infrastructure investments as part of its 2023…

How indigenous communities became major players in Canada’s energy transition

Inukjuak is one of more than 200 remote communities – mostly indigenous – in Canada that relies on diesel generators…

Can the G7’s “climate club” fill in the gaps to deliver on Paris?

When it comes to climate, the G7 leaders had big talk but little action at their summit in Germany at…

Will government investments and lithium reserves make Canada a global electric vehicle leader?

When global electric vehicle (EV) sales rose by 43% in 2020, Canada spotted an opportunity to leverage its lithium reserves…

“Electric federalism” can accelerate Canada’s energy transition

Modernising Canada’s electricity systems is key to ensuring affordable, secure energy in the face of global energy market volatility, while…

Shell’s Quest blue hydrogen plant emits more carbon than it captures

Shell’s Quest blue hydrogen plant in Alberta, Canada, emits more carbon than it captures, according to research from human rights…

Trade-dependent Canada faces major energy transition risk

Around 70% of Canada’s goods exports are vulnerable to market disruption expected to arise from the energy transition, reveals a…

US leads shortfall in international climate finance

Of 23 developed countries, only Germany, Norway and Sweden have paid their fair share of international climate finance, states a…

Carmakers pushing SUVs are slowing Canadian EV transition

Canada-based carmakers continue to prioritise the production and sale of highly polluting SUVs over electric vehicles (EVs), says advocacy organisation…