Homeowners who use natural gas for heating will have to get used to higher prices say experts, due to increased exports and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But, homeowners can take steps to reduce their heating bills including getting off gas altogether.
As companies go green, they are increasingly being called out by dissatisfied environmental groups and are becoming more tight-lipped about their climate pledges.
Industry leaders in Alberta have criticized the government's rollout of a plan to capture carbon dioxide emissions underground as ineffective and lacking transparency, saying it has delayed billions of dollars of investment and increased costs.
Canada’s banks just started on the path toward zeroing-out the carbon emissions of the companies they lend to, and already they’re running into conflicts between what climate activists and ESG investors want and what Canada’s oil-dependent economy demands.
After briefly topping $130 a barrel last week, the price of crude oil has dropped below $100 a barrel, its descent slowed Tuesday only after Russian President Vladimir Putin cast doubt on the success of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.