Climate

In resigning from the Carney cabinet Thursday, MP Steven Guilbeault wrote a three-page letter in which he says, among other things, that the Clean Electricity Regulations — which Alberta will no longer need to follow — have the potential to save lives. A medical association agrees.

The cost of Quebec’s carbon pricing system would represent only a small portion of the price at the pump, according to a report by the Quebec Institute (IDQ) released on Thursday.

The Quebec Federation of Municipalities (FQM) is criticizing the Legault government’s plan to use the $1.8 billion surplus accumulated in the Electrification and Climate Change Fund to repay debt.

Consultations on the revision of Quebec’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target begin Tuesday morning at the National Assembly.

The Advisory Committee on Climate Change is urging the Quebec government that, given the scale of the climate crisis, the province 'cannot afford to back down in response to economic circumstances.'

Quebec Environment Minister Bernard Drainville says that reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the 2030 target would cost the province $38 billion.

Quebec Premier François Legault has given assurances that the multinational Glencore is not planning to close the Horne Smelter in Rouyn-Noranda and the CCR refinery in Montreal East, as reported by the Reuters news agency.

Quebec Environment Minister Bernard Drainville justified his absence from the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP30, to be held in Belem, Brazil, in November.

Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada’s northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, resides a belt of volcanic rock that displays a blend of dark and light green colors, with flecks of pink and black. New testing shows that these are Earth’s oldest-known rocks.

The CEO of a Montreal-based company that uses satellites to monitor methane emissions says interest in his technology continues to reach new heights, even as governments appear to be wavering on their climate commitments.

A Quebec company has been ordered to pay a $125,000 fine after it was caught trying to export household waste without a permit.

A new interactive map is giving leaf-peepers a real-time look at where to find the province’s brightest colours. But this year, those hoping to admire the autumn foliage have had to wait a little longer than usual.

The Quebec government is lifting a ban on the sale of gas-powered cars that would have taken effect in 2035.

Sudden heavy rain east of Los Angeles unleashed mudslides that plowed into homes and trapped drivers for hours on roadways while floodwaters swept away a vehicle carrying a father who was later rescued and his-2-year-old son who drowned, authorities said Friday.

Water levels are low and the effects are being felt and seen across the Island of Montreal.