Climate targets
Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions fall 1% as progress slows
New figures show a smaller reduction than in 2023, with transport, aviation and buildings emissions rising despite an overall decline
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- Marine protection New Whale-Safety Technology Enters Ship-Strike Policy Debate Systems intended to help vessels avoid North Atlantic right whales are coming into use as the Trump administration considers whether technology can replace a core protection
- Industrial carbon pricing Ottawa and Alberta near carbon-pricing deal at $130 a tonne by 2040 CBC News reports the tentative plan would raise Alberta’s effective industrial carbon price more slowly than Canada’s earlier headline path, with some issues still unresolved
- Climate talks Canada joins 50-country talks on moving away from fossil fuels The Santa Marta meeting is not expected to produce binding commitments, but organizers hope it can build momentum outside the UN climate process
EPA science
NYT: Trump Administration Is Dismantling EPA Research Office
The report says a prestigious EPA science office that operated for decades with insulation from political pressure is now being taken apart
Energy and Indigenous financing
Federal loan guarantee could back Alberta pipeline!
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson told MPs public money could support Indigenous equity ownership in a potential bitumen pipeline to the Pacific Coast