Carbon price articles
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Trudeau says ‘good luck’ to Saskatchewan premier in carbon price spat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canada Revenue Agency is "very, very good" at collecting money it's owed, in a growing row with Saskatchewan's premier over the carbon price.
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Singh noncommittal on keeping scheduled increases to Liberals' carbon price in place
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is raising eyebrows anew over his carbon pricing stance, refusing to say today whether or not he would keep scheduled increases in place if he becomes prime minister. The federal carbon price is set to rise to $170 per tonne of carbon dioxide or equivalent by 2030. Singh says his party will be putting forward its own plan. But he isn't saying whether that includes maintaining the current system. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has made repealing carbon...
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A second new nuclear reactor is completed Georgia. The carbon-free power comes at a high price
The second of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia has entered commercial operation, capping a project that cost billions more and took years longer than originally projected. Georgia Power Co. and fellow owners announced the milestone Monday for Plant Vogtle's Unit 4, which joins an earlier new reactor southeast of Augusta in splitting atoms to make carbon-free electricity. Unit 3 began commercial operation last summer, joining two older reactors that have stood on the site for decades.