Energy/Carbon Pricing & Economics
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Canada’s $180-Billion in Infrastructure Investment Must Emphasize Low-Carbon Opportunities
The C$180 billion Canada is set to invest in infrastructure over the next decade represents a massive opportunity to cut greenhouse gas emissions, two ... -
Batteries/StorageCoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
U.S. Utilities’ Push for Solar+Storage Holds ‘Major Implications’ for Fossil Electricity
Despite their “checkered history” on renewable energy development, U.S. utilities have begun to drive the transition to solar-plus-storage projects, in particular—with “major implications for ... -
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Exotic Carbon Capture Techniques Prop Up Fossil Interests, Aren’t Needed to Hit 1.5°C, New Study Asserts
The urgency and scope of the climate crisis are being needlessly exploited to drive fringe ideas like carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation ... -
CanadaElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJobsPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National Governments
Métis Receive 50% Stake as Alberta Announces Three New Subsidy-Free Solar Farms
Alberta will double its solar capacity and save C$3.9 million per year after commissioning 94 megawatts of new generation under a 20-year contract with ... -
CanadaElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydroNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National Governments
IESO Transmission Request Would Boost Ontario Hydro Imports from Quebec
A request last week from the independent agency that runs Ontario’s electricity grid could open the door for the province to import inexpensive, renewable ... -
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Analysts See Oil Industry’s Twilight, But Not Soon Enough to Hit Climate Targets
Two different analyst reports this week show the oil industry moving into its twilight, but the projected rate of decline is still far too ... -
BuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Baltimore Utility Cuts Peak Demand by 300 MW, Puts Money in Ratepayers’ Pockets
Six years after it launched its Smart Energy Rewards program, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) is reporting that local energy efficiency measures have reduced ... -
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Renewables Could Head Off EU Natural Gas Boom as Germany Phases Out Coal
Renewable energy may be poised to head off a boom in natural gas demand that European producers expected to see in the wake of ... -
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Stewart: CAPP is Asking Albertans to ‘Vote for Climate Destruction’
Albertans this spring and Canadians this fall should not be fooled into voting for climate destruction just because Big Oil wants them to, Greenpeace ... -
Gap in Low-Carbon Construction Skills Costs Ontario $24.3 Billion Per Year: CaGBC
A gap in low-carbon construction skills—from construction trades to designers, architects, and engineers—is costing Ontario C$24.3 billion in annual economic activity and another $3.7 ... -
Solar Aggregation Deal Opens Wider Door for Corporate Renewables Procurement
A recent deal which will see 42.5 megawatts of solar power from a 100-megawatt solar project in North Carolina divided among five smaller companies ... -
Farmland Restoration Would Save 14.08 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Farmland Restoration places #23 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. Restoring 424 million acres of abandoned farmland to rich agricultural life by 2050 would, after a ... -
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Trans Mountain’s Fee Plan for Fossil Customers Represents $2-Billion Taxpayer Subsidy
Canadian taxpayers will be on the hook for another $2-billion fossil fuel subsidy if the National Energy Board accepts the latest request from the ... -
CoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasUnited States
U.S. Injunction Demands Halt to New Fossil Infrastructure Until Youth Climate Case is Heard
The 21 youth plaintiffs in the landmark Juliana v. United States are asking a judge for a temporary injunction against new fossil fuel leases ...
