Canada
Canada Sets its First National Carbon Price at C$10 a Tonne
The Canadian government has agreed a deal with eight of the country’s 10 provinces to introduce its first national carbon price, Justin Trudeau has told reporters. The prime minister said the move would help Canada meet its international climate change…
IAEA Concludes Safety Review at Armenian Nuclear Power Plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of nuclear safety experts yesterday completed an assessment of long-term operational safety at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP). The Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation (SALTO) review was requested by the ANPP,…
Holding the line
The issue that currently dominates the outlook for the oil market is the outcome of OPEC’s ministerial meeting in Vienna on 30 November. It has only been two months since OPEC last met in Algiers and announced it would examine…
Canada Will Tax Carbon Emissions to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Targets
Prime minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in parliament as debate started over whether Canada should ratify the Paris accord on climate change. The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said on Monday that Canada will impose a tax on carbon…
Canada to host World Environment Day in 2017
Canada last week demonstrated its commitment to environmental action as Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and UN Environment chief Erik Solheim announced that Canada will host World Environment Day in 2017. The UN Environment-led global event, the…
ABB Wins $85 Million Orders to Strengthen Power Grid in Canada
Ultra-high voltage circuit breakers and power transformers to support upgrade of Quebec grid Zurich, Switzerland, September, 2016 – ABB has won orders worth over $85 million from leading Canadian utility Hydro-Québec (HQ) to upgrade its 800-kilovolt (kV) air-insulated switchgear (AIS)…
Paris Climate Agreement Moves Closer to Entry into Force in 2016 as 60 Countries Accounting for 48% of Emissions Have Joined
The Paris Agreement on climate change moved closer towards entering into force in 2016 as 31 more countries joined the agreement today at a special event hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Several large emitting countries, which had not…