ESG is not new. It’s easy to find drivers of ESG values and principles that date back hundreds of years By now, pretty much everyone who ought to be familiar with ESG fundamentals has at least basic literacy around the notion of how corporate environmental, social and governance behaviours should be recognized, rated, and rewarded.…
India is shipping 89,000 barrels of gasoline and diesel to the U.S. daily The European Union finally agreed last week on a price cap of US$100 per barrel on Russian products that trade at a premium to crude, principally diesel, and US$45 per barrel for products that trade at a discount, such as fuel oil…
Trudeau government just shrugs when asked what “significant labour market disruptions” actually means By Franco Terrazzano and Kris Sims Ottawa seems to have only one message about its Just Transition policy: “trust me.” How many people’s jobs are on the line? How much will it cost? Are the numbers bubbling up accurate? Those are big…
The world knows this, and they are simply pleading with Canada to unlock its full potential Canada’s natural gas producers and supporters have long touted that a strong liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector could provide two critical benefits: Canada would benefit economically by diversifying our buyers, and second, lower emissions Canadian LNG could potentially displace…
Our dangerous love affair with a ‘top down’ collectivist approach to problem-solving is leading us in the wrong direction That Germany has given up on Canada to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) and instead signed a massive multi-year LNG purchase agreement with Qatar has left many angry and disappointed. Investment manager and perennial oil bull…
Working to advance First Nations’ ownership of resource projects Savana Walkingbear has overcome adversity to become one of Canada’s top young Indigenous leaders. A citizen of Thunderchild First Nation in Saskatchewan, he was one of the youngest elected Indigenous band councillors in Canada and is now a director of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition…
Could easily employ sanctions-avoiding mechanisms perfected by Iran The European Union continues its work to fine-tune the proposal to set price caps on Russian oil products. Last Friday, EU ambassadors strove to reach a broad agreement on the issue but could not. They are now scheduled to continue their deliberations this week. There are indications…
Until politicians get out of the driver’s seat, we will never get energy transition right You’ve heard about getting things “bass-ackward”? That self-explanatory term pretty much describes the state of energy transition in Canada. That also means there’s no way Canada’s oil and gas sector, to channel prominent business thinker Jim Collins, is going from…
The salary value of the jobs under threat is worth about $219 billion annually When the federal government writes down its plans for Alberta, we should take a close look. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Just Transition plan could have a deep impact on Alberta’s energy, farming, construction and trucking. Details are murky, but based on…
“Cedar is not only important from a Haisla perspective, [but from] a global perspective” The Haisla Nation is growing anxious for a regulatory decision on its proposed $3-billion Cedar LNG project on the west coast of Canada at the Port of Kitimat. If constructed, the floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility, in partnership with…
ESG is not new. It’s easy to find drivers of ESG values and principles that date back hundreds of years By now, pretty much everyone who ought to be familiar with ESG fundamentals has at least basic literacy around the notion of how corporate environmental, social and governance behaviours should be recognized, rated, and rewarded.…
India is shipping 89,000 barrels of gasoline and diesel to the U.S. daily The European Union finally agreed last week on a price cap of US$100 per barrel on Russian products that trade at a premium to crude, principally diesel, and US$45 per barrel for products that trade at a discount, such as fuel oil…
Trudeau government just shrugs when asked what “significant labour market disruptions” actually means By Franco Terrazzano and Kris Sims Ottawa seems to have only one message about its Just Transition policy: “trust me.” How many people’s jobs are on the line? How much will it cost? Are the numbers bubbling up accurate? Those are big…
The world knows this, and they are simply pleading with Canada to unlock its full potential Canada’s natural gas producers and supporters have long touted that a strong liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector could provide two critical benefits: Canada would benefit economically by diversifying our buyers, and second, lower emissions Canadian LNG could potentially displace…
Our dangerous love affair with a ‘top down’ collectivist approach to problem-solving is leading us in the wrong direction That Germany has given up on Canada to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) and instead signed a massive multi-year LNG purchase agreement with Qatar has left many angry and disappointed. Investment manager and perennial oil bull…
Working to advance First Nations’ ownership of resource projects Savana Walkingbear has overcome adversity to become one of Canada’s top young Indigenous leaders. A citizen of Thunderchild First Nation in Saskatchewan, he was one of the youngest elected Indigenous band councillors in Canada and is now a director of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition…
Could easily employ sanctions-avoiding mechanisms perfected by Iran The European Union continues its work to fine-tune the proposal to set price caps on Russian oil products. Last Friday, EU ambassadors strove to reach a broad agreement on the issue but could not. They are now scheduled to continue their deliberations this week. There are indications…
Until politicians get out of the driver’s seat, we will never get energy transition right You’ve heard about getting things “bass-ackward”? That self-explanatory term pretty much describes the state of energy transition in Canada. That also means there’s no way Canada’s oil and gas sector, to channel prominent business thinker Jim Collins, is going from…
The salary value of the jobs under threat is worth about $219 billion annually When the federal government writes down its plans for Alberta, we should take a close look. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Just Transition plan could have a deep impact on Alberta’s energy, farming, construction and trucking. Details are murky, but based on…
“Cedar is not only important from a Haisla perspective, [but from] a global perspective” The Haisla Nation is growing anxious for a regulatory decision on its proposed $3-billion Cedar LNG project on the west coast of Canada at the Port of Kitimat. If constructed, the floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility, in partnership with…