The challenges to energy security in Europe – POLITICO

The challenges to energy security in Europe – POLITICO

Europe’s energy system is entering a period of radical change. The net-zero transition will require a significant overhaul of our infrastructure and our supply chains, right when geopolitical tensions are forcing the continent to find new sources of oil and gas and develop new networks of energy collaboration with allies. In this special podcast episode … Read more

Keir Starmer channels JFK for his climate ‘moonshot’ – POLITICO

Keir Starmer channels JFK for his climate ‘moonshot’ – POLITICO

It is a vast undertaking. The total cost, in private and public investment, is expected to run to hundreds of billions of pounds. And, whatever the eventual success of the Apollo space program, experts doubt Starmer can easily replicate Kennedy’s success. Starmer and his Energy Secretary Ed Miliband are promising to transform the energy supply … Read more

Net-zero by 2050 commitment not currently possible because of Bill C-59, says Pathways Alliance

Net-zero by 2050 commitment not currently possible because of Bill C-59, says Pathways Alliance

A scaled-back version of the website for the Pathways Alliance, a consortium of Canada’s largest oilsands companies, is back online, weeks after content was pulled down in response to Bill C-59. Bill C-59, which includes amendments to the Competition Act, became law in June. The new rules require companies be able to prove their environmental claims. … Read more

The crucial role of carbon capture in UK’s net-zero journey

The crucial role of carbon capture in UK’s net-zero journey

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Carbon Capture: Government to devise policy framework for carbon capture, utilisation and storage | India News

Carbon Capture: Government to devise policy framework for carbon capture, utilisation and storage | India News

NEW DELHI: Govt will soon come out with a policy framework to implement carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) initiatives in the country and make the power ministry the nodal agency to take it forward.CCUS refers to a range of applications through which carbon dioxide (CO2) is captured generally from large point sources like power … Read more

Unhappy with new greenwashing rules, Alberta and fossil fuel companies push back

Unhappy with new greenwashing rules, Alberta and fossil fuel companies push back

The Alberta government is aiming to soften new rules against greenwashing that led Canadian oil and gas groups to scrub their websites of climate pledges or add disclaimers. Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schultz, whose government has been critical of changes put into law last month, said Wednesday her government plans to take part in the … Read more

After the carbon capture industry gold rush, how many facilities will actually be built?

After the carbon capture industry gold rush, how many facilities will actually be built?

The Alberta government kicked off a flurry of activity three years ago when it began awarding the rights to underground caverns for storing carbon emissions. The gold rush was underway as companies announced dozens of projects and competed to stake their claim for those rights. The wave of new projects raised expectations that the oilpatch … Read more

Shell gives go-ahead to 2 carbon capture and storage projects in Alberta

Shell gives go-ahead to 2 carbon capture and storage projects in Alberta

Shell Canada has announced it will forge ahead with a pair of carbon capture projects in Alberta, after recent setbacks for other proposed projects in the sector have cast doubt on the technology. The Calgary-based operator said Wednesday it has made a final investment decision for its Polaris carbon capture project at its Scotford refinery … Read more

Ottawa and industry at odds over financial risk of carbon capture technology

Ottawa and industry at odds over financial risk of carbon capture technology

The question of who should bear the financial risk for pricey carbon capture and storage projects has become a stumbling block slowing the technology’s adoption in Canada. It has been half a year since privately held Entropy Inc. inked a deal with the federal government that saw Ottawa agree to underwrite much of the risk … Read more

Trans Mountain pipeline ushers in new economic era for Fort McMurray

Trans Mountain pipeline ushers in new economic era for Fort McMurray

As the urban centre at the heart of Canada’s oilsands industry, Fort McMurray has seen more than its share of ups and downs. A decade and a half ago, the northern Alberta community was this country’s most famous boom town. High oil prices helped to drive unprecedented demand for the thick, viscous bitumen that lies … Read more