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EU’s Massive Green Recovery Plan Includes 15-GW Renewables Tender, Support for Green Hydrogen
The European Union is set to propose a massive economic stimulus plan, complete with a 15-gigawatt renewable energy tender and auctions for green hydrogen, ... -
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The Interview: Canada Can Create Jobs, Set a ‘Signpost’ for the World in Shift to 100% Renewable Electricity, Hornung Says
Robert Hornung has been president of the Canadian Wind Energy Association since 2003. Last week, CanWEA and the Canadian Solar Industries Association announced they ... -
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Pandemic Delays Climate Plan Update as Ottawa Mulls Green Recovery Options
A recent wave of policy advocacy aimed at shaping the Canadian government’s green economic stimulus package is beginning to generate media coverage of its ... -
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Major Cities Urge Green, Resilient Recovery with ‘No Return to Business as Usual’
There’s no going back to “business as usual” after the COVID-19 pandemic when that previous path had the world on track for at least ... -
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Spain’s Green Recovery Bill Pledges 350,000 Jobs Per Year, Sets 2050 Net-Zero Target, Halts All New Fossil Projects
The Spanish government is expected to table a draft law today that will aim for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, call an immediate halt ... -
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‘Landmark Decision’ Blocks Fracked Gas Pipeline in New York State
In what Politico is calling a “landmark decision” grounded in New York State’s “sweeping climate law”, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration has rejected a permit ... -
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Ramp Up Training, Break Down Market Barriers to Boost Zero-Carbon Buildings, CaGBC Urges
Canada’s building industry “still has work to do” to acquire the skills and knowledge it’ll need to deliver zero-carbon buildings at scale, even based ... -
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The Interview: Energy Retrofits Can Drive Economic Recovery, But Financing and Logistics Are Key, Torrie Says
Ralph Torrie is a senior associate with the Sustainability Solutions Group, partner in Torrie Smith Associates, and one of Canada’s leading energy and carbon ... -
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Doubling of Impacts by 2030 Points to Need for Flood Protection Investment
With the number of people around the world affected by flooding rivers, storm surges, and sea level rise set to double by 2030, aggressive ... -
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The Interview: Post-COVID Recovery Becomes Added Lens for Climate, Energy Efficiency Programs, Dunsky Says
Philippe Dunsky is President of Dunsky Energy Consulting, a 35-person Canadian firm specialized in accelerating the clean energy transition. In early April, he circulated ... -
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Haley: Governments Need Long-Term Investment to Get Green Stimulus Right
Governments that hope to recapture the gains and avoid the pitfalls of the last big round of economic stimulus more than a decade ago ... -
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Guilbeault, McKenna, Wilkinson Assigned to Chart Post-COVID Green Recovery
Federal cabinet ministers Steven Guilbeault, Catherine McKenna, and Jonathan Wilkinson have been handed responsibility for crafting “an economic recovery plan that aims to accelerate ... -
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Mid-Density Cities Can Meet Community Needs While Containing Sprawl, Ryerson Report Concludes
An institute at Toronto’s Ryerson University is diving right into the looming debate over urban density in an age of pandemic. -
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The Interview: Pandemic Shows Community Risk of Climate, Air Pollution, Buchanan Says
Sarah Buchanan is Program Manager, Clean Economy at Environmental Defence in Toronto. Her work on clean vehicles and air pollution over the last six ... -
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Saskatchewan Analysts See Energy Retrofits, Renewables as ‘Very Practical’ Path to Economic Recovery
As oil prices plummet and coronavirus-hit economies reel, analysts and experts are urging aggressive investment in labour-intensive renewable energy projects and efficiency retrofits as ...
