Canada

Tar sands to drive rapid increase in emissions over the coming decades, official projections show

Approval would encourage investment into risky high-cost, high-carbon projects that could end up stranded

IKEA continues renewable energy investment drive with acquisition of planned 46MW Oldman 2 wind farm

Canada discourages other industrialised nations from following through on their own climate change commitments

Four jurisdictions agree to align low carbon policies, potentially paving way for carbon-trading scheme

Lone Pine Resources says the Government of Quebec breached trade rules by passing a bill revoking all fracking permits in its territory

Danish ship traverses formerly ice-choked route from Canada to Finland, cutting 1,000 miles off the usual journey through the Panama Canal

Major new report aims to give President Obama the evidence he needs to reject controversial pipeline

President rejects Republican claims that controversial project would create tens of thousands of jobs

Canadian province rejects plan for Enbridge Northern Gateway, saying company failed to demonstrate adequate clean-up plan