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National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

Today, per Ministerial Order 10/2026 (included at the end of this bulletin), we released a new edition of Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting. This directive ...

The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.

Statement from the Canadian Climate Institute on a new Canada-Alberta agreement-in-principle on reducing methane emissions

as a way of refocusing the climate change discussion, we are going to start tracking these indicators of progress such as ...

Nous devons constamment repenser notre manière de parler du progrès climatique pour nous assurer qu’il reçoive toute l’attention nécessaire.

OPINION | Of course we need to hit net-zero by 2050. In the meantime, the Canadian Climate Institute will track other indicators of progress, like EV sales.

If Canada is to become an “energy superpower” it needs to make participation in the global clean electricity revolution a national priority. Seizing the rapid growth of solar energy will be key to sec...

Rick Smith, President of the Canadian Climate Institute, made the following statement about the federal government’s new automotive strategy.

Rick Smith, président de l’Institut climatique du Canada, a fait la déclaration suivante au sujet de la nouvelle stratégie automobile ...

Industrial carbon pricing is a critically important policy lever, but on its own is not a silver bullet and needs to be complemented with ...

Decarbonization is an act of patriotism. We need to deal with the clear threats posed by Trump in the short term, but at the same time we ...

La décarbonation et le drapeau du Canada vont main dans la main. La transition vers une économie plus propre est la ...

OPINION | Canada must leapfrog the United States to ensure our economy prospers with the next wave of climate action

President renews his demand for Denmark to allow the U.S. to annex Greenland, but says he won’t use military force

Environment and Climate Change Canada released a new global forecast indicating that 2026 will likely be among the four hottest years on record.

The ‘border adjustment mechanism’ aims to create a level playing field while also encouraging decarbonisation

Companions The Honourable Rosalie Silberman Abella, C.C. Toronto, Ontario

Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who ...

OPINION | There were some wins but when it comes to concrete actions to protect people and communities across Canada, much is left wanting

Canadian Climate Institute to lead development of climate-focused investing taxonomy along with investor-led organization Business Future Pathways

BACKGROUNDER Overview In December 2025, the federal government announced two years of seed funding to develop Canada’s sustainable investment guidelines, commonly referred to as a sustainable finance ...

Reducing methane in the oil and gas sector is one of the cheapest ways to cut emissions and supports Canadian companies leading the charge.

Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed.

Let’s dig into some of the factors driving the battery boom, and how Canada can use them to its advantage.

The European Union agreed on Wednesday to set a legally binding climate target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 1990 levels by 2040, and buy foreign carbon credits to cover 5% of the emi...

In partnership with the Canadian Chamber Future of Business Centre Executive Summary Would expanding Canadian exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), heavy and light oil raise or lower global greenhou...

Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.

Bien que les améliorations promises à la tarification du carbone industriel soient positives et importantes, d’autres aspects du protocole d’accord Alberta–Canada nuiront à l’efficacité des politiques...