PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Calgary moves to climate change services

February 05, 2010 Category: Environment Tags: Advances, Carbon counters, emissions, greenhouse gas
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New roles of carbon verifiers and quantifiers governed by Canadian Standards Association

Cap-and-trade takes shape, sort of

February 01, 2010 Category: Blog Tags: budget, cap-and-trade, emissions, nuclear
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By Jeff Lewis

U.S. lawmakers appear to be playing hide-and-seek with cap-and-trade legislation.

OECD countries top emitters on a per capita basis

December 09, 2009 Category: Charts Tags: CO2, emissions, Environment, Policy
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North America leads, followed by Pacific rim and European nations

Energy pricing affects emissions output: World Energy Council

October 28, 2009 Category: Charts Tags: auto industry, emissions, environmentalism
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High fuel costs and regulation curtail European emissions

International accords do little to staunch greenhouse gas emissions

September 16, 2009 Category: Charts Tags: emissions, GHG, Kyoto
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Deal-making alone doesn’t reduce emissions

OECD countries will bear brunt of carbon capture implementation: International Energy Agency

June 24, 2009 Category: Charts Tags: Add new tag, emission reduction, emissions, IEA
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A technology-based approach to emissions reductions currently promoted by Alberta is also a large part of the International Energy Agency’s proposed climate change measures. However, CCS is not cheap and the burden of its implementation is set to be borne mainly by OECD countries. In two scenarios, one where the IEA looks at ways to [...]

Canadian crude has higher emissions toll but is good for U.S. energy security

June 17, 2009 Category: Charts Tags: canada, emissions, oil, US
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In a report titled The Canadian Oilsands: Energy Security vs. Climate Change, the Council on Foreign Relations: Center for Geoeconomic Studies presented a chart showing the average per-barrel emissions relative to the average barrel consumed in the U.S., showing that indeed, Canadian oil has a higher emissions toll. However, where it is detrimental to climate [...]

Canada’s GHG emissions soar above Kyoto benchmark

May 27, 2009 Category: Charts Tags: emissions, GHG, greenhouse gas emissions, Kyoto
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Overall GHG emissions have increased by 26%

Cold Western Canada a hotbed of climate change

December 19, 2008 Category: Editor's Blog Tags: Alaska, Alberta, climate change, emissions, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas emissions, Saskatchewan, usgs
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It will come as slim consolation to western Canadians currently enduring a cold snap frosty enough to prompt warnings to stay indoors by civic health and safety agencies.

How Air Standards for Power Generation Could be an Omen for the Oil Sands

September 16, 2008 Category: Alternative Energy Tags: Alberta Environment, BATEA, Bow City Power Project, CASA, Clean Air Strategic Alliance, coal, electricity, emissions, Epcor, hydrocarbon, oil sands, oilsands, SAGD, sulfur dioxide
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By Dean Watt

Strict new green standards for power stations are on the horizon