The quest to power sub-Saharan Africa
Two-thirds of the people living in the region don’t have access to electricity. This reporting series explores what’s being done to try to change that.
Energy
Two billion people lack reliable access to electricity. That means one fifth of the world’s schools, hospitals and homes are often in the dark. How can everyone get access to clean energy without hastening climate change? These are issues that our energy reporting explored.
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Manitoba’s surprising stake in Nigeria’s energy sector
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has abundant natural resources, but only 13.5 per cent of the population has access to energy.
Lip service or endgame: Trans Mountain Expansion Project gets Indigenous oversight committee
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip worries the new committee gives the perception that proper consultation with First Nations has happened when it hasn’t.
Pacific Northwest LNG is dead — what happens to court challenges now?
For some who opposed the PNW LNG project in British Columbia, the fight’s still not over.
Breaking tradition
Why consent from the entire community is crucial when it comes to getting First Nations’ approval for resource projects
Pacific Northwest LNG court battle: ‘At jeopardy is our whole tribal system’
Interpreting Indigenous law in a western court system is like ‘trying to put a circle in a square,’ says the Gitwilgyoots Tribe, one of two governing systems for the Coast Tsimshian people.
Suppressed science report revealed in court battle over Pacific Northwest LNG
The Lax Kw’alaams band council shielded a report warning of the dangers of northern B.C.’s liquified natural gas project from its members, court documents reveal.
Will Canada become a big player in Africa’s energy sector?
Reporter Richard Poplak checked out African Utility Week to explore Canada’s connection on the continent.
The promised land
A new pipeline pits Canada’s thirst for oil against its commitment to First Nations.
