Canada
Justin Trudeau unveils new net zero plan for Canada
Environmentalists welcome legislation but warn that a lack of penalties for failing to meet targets must be addressed as landmark bill makes its way through legislative process
Reports: Canada set to table landmark net zero legislation
Journey to net zero will not be easy for federal government, due to enormity of Canada's oil and gas sector and the decentralised nature of Canadian politics
Vegan gum Chewsy gets Canada distribution deal
Department for International Trade hails latest green export deal
'Stranded': Total writes down $8bn of fossil fuel assets
French oil giant concedes oil sands projects are becoming too expensive and warns that 'beyond 2030' peak oil demand beckons
Global Briefing: EU Commission targets €20bn annual support for nature restoration
European Commission unveils sweeping biodiversity strategy, plus all the top green business news from around the world this week
From North America to Europe, green recovery battle lines are drawn
Just days after Canada unveiled a loan programme for big businesses that mandates climate disclosures, more than 300 US corporates call on both chambers of US Congress for measures to help the country "build back better"
Global briefing: Canada declares climate emergency...and approves oil pipeline
BusinessGreen brings you all the sustainable business news from around the world this week
From seaplanes to e-planes: Canada's Harbour Air unveils plan for all-electric flight
Canadian airline aims to swap kerosene fuel tanks for battery packs on its fleet from 2021
Trudeau's environmental record on the line in Canada election year
October's parliamentary elections may hinge on the recent pipeline nationalisation and the government's carbon tax plan
COP24 Overnight Briefing: Business bands together in support of 'sound' carbon accounting
Rumours of a tougher climate target for Canada, and why researchers have got beef with COP24's menu
Global briefing: Bolsonaro reverses on Paris exit threat as final vote draws near
BusinessGreen brings you this week's green economy headlines from around the world
G7: Boost for smart grids, as concerns grow over coal phase out
Ministers meeting on climate change, oceans and clean energy kicks off with joint UK-Canada commitment to smart grids and energy storage
Global briefing: Ontario ditches carbon pricing in climate challenge to Trudeau
BusinessGreen brings you this week's green economy headlines from around the world
G7 Summit: G6 backs 'ambitious' climate action and ocean protection plan, as Trump storms out
'Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the European Union reaffirm their strong commitment to implement the Paris Agreement, through ambitious climate action'
US launches nuclear initiative to cut carbon with Canada, Japan, UK
While the Trump administration generally avoids discussion of climate change, it is participating in a coalition to promote 'clean, reliable' nuclear power
Powering Past Coal: Bloomberg Philanthropies and Drax join forces with UK's anti-coal push
Bloomberg Philanthropies and energy giant Drax become latest organisations to signal support for Powering Past Coal Alliance
Ireland fires up support for Powering Past Coal Alliance
Irish government confirms it will join international group as it seeks to end use of coal-fired power by 2025
Ontario joins race to become innovation leader with new clean tech strategy
New cleantech agenda will focus on growing Canadian province's energy generation and storage, green infrastructure, bio-products, and wastewater sectors
Canada charges EV infrastructure with $120m investment
Canadian government launches phase 2 of its ambitious project to get more EVs on the road
Canada microbead ban enters into force
Legislation bars manufacture and import of all products containing microbeads
COP23: 'Coal is not coming back' as leading economies sign up to Powering Past Coal Alliance
Alliance seeks 50 signatories to commit to ending reliance on high carbon power source by next year's UN climate summit
UK and Canada to champion global coal phase-out alliance
Two nations announce plans to launch global alliance on transitioning away from coal power at next month's UN COP23 climate summit in Germany
May and Trudeau team up to drive 'global transition away from coal'
Theresa May uses Canada trip to reassert UK's commitment to phase out unabated coal power by 2025
Trans-Canada highway set for 3,000km EV fast-charging network
Energy storage providers Leclanché, eCAMION and SGEM team up on $13.6m project to install 34 charging stations along 7,800km East-West coast route