Canada publishes first climate disclosure standards
Canada’s first sustainability and climate disclosure standards were published Wednesday, enabling companies to voluntarily adopt the measures until mandated by provincial and territorial securities regulators.
Read MoreMontana Supreme Court rules in favour of youth climate activists
The Montana Supreme Court ruled in favour of 16 youth climate activists on Wednesday, closing the group’s lawsuit filed against the state for its failure to account for GHG emissions from fossil fuel projects.
Read MoreEPA grants California authority to implement 100% zero-emission vehicle sales rule by 2035
The US EPA granted California authority on Wednesday to adopt the state’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulations for light-duty vehicles, effectively banning the sale of new gasoline vehicles by 2035, amid threats of repeal under the forthcoming Trump administration.
Read MoreUS agencies fail to meet federal ZEV fleet targets, watchdog says
Under a federal mandate to acquire 100% zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035, 11 US government agencies have not met their interim targets, a watchdog study published Tuesday said, with future prospects largely outside of the agencies’ control.
Read MoreUPDATE – Canada weakens final clean electricity regulations
Canada’s environment ministry has weakened its clean electricity regulations (CER) in a final version published Tuesday, opting for a less stringent emissions standard for power generators compared to prior drafts.
Read MoreQuebec to ban sale of new internal combustion engine cars in 2035
Quebec will ban the sale and lease of combustion engine-powered light-duty vehicles in 2035, according to regulations approved by the provincial cabinet in December.
Read MoreUPDATE – Canadian finance, deputy PM resigns in sudden move before annual fiscal update
Chrystia Freeland, Canadian finance and deputy prime minister, resigned from her cabinet post on Monday just hours before tabling of the national fall fiscal update, citing differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the best path forward for the country as reasons for her departure.
Read MoreUS SAF scale-up depends on tax credit extension, updated renewable fuel standard -report
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the US requires deliberate policy efforts to unlock broad-based adoption, including both reform of current programmes and introduction of new carbon pricing measures, a think tank wrote in a December report.
Read MoreFEATURE: Canadian oilsands still silent on environmental targets, six months into new greenwashing laws
The once-public emissions reductions targets of Canadian oilsands companies remain absent six months following the introduction of new greenwashing laws, as uncertainty persists regarding specifics of what can be held to account under the new mandate.
Read MoreUPDATE – Canada sets 2035 emissions reduction target, prioritises international mitigation
Canada’s 2035 emissions target motions for reductions of 45-50% below its 2005 baseline, naming international mitigation efforts, such as the trade of credits under Article 6, as a priority area of climate policy for the next decade.
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