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  • Biodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    ‘Scathing’ Auditor General’s Report Shows Ontario At Risk of Missing 2030 Carbon Targets

    November 20, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by The Energy Mix staff
    November 20, 2020
    The Doug Ford government’s failure to make greenhouse gas reductions a “cross-government priority” has placed it at risk of missing its 2030 carbon targets, ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Demand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National GovernmentsTransit

    Quebec Green Plan Falls Far Short of 2030 Carbon Target, Analysts Say

    November 18, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by The Energy Mix staff
    November 18, 2020
    The Quebec government may have nabbed some early headlines by tipping the centrepiece of its Green Economy Plan, a 2035 phaseout of internal combustion ...
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  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionTransit

    Cities, Transit Agencies Urge Federal Investment in Expanded Networks, Zero-Emission Fleets

    November 18, 2020
     
    November 18, 2020
    Transit is having a moment toward the top of the agenda for economic recovery investment requests, with both the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and ...
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  • BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryTransit

    Trudeau Government’s Climate Accountability Legislation Could Appear This Week

    November 16, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by The Energy Mix staff
    November 16, 2020
    The Trudeau government is expected to release its long-awaited climate accountability legislation as soon as this week, complete with a formal commitment to net-zero ...
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  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    San Francisco Passes Landmark Natural Gas Ban for New Buildings

    November 16, 2020
     
    November 16, 2020
    The city of San Francisco will begin banning natural gas as a heating or cooking energy source for all new residential and commercial buildings—except ...
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  • AsiaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyResearch & DevelopmentSmall Island StatesWind

    Vertical-Axis Wind Design Could Replace Diesel on Island Grids, Offer Quieter Turbine for Cities

    November 16, 2020
     
    November 16, 2020
    A designer in South Korea has come up with a prototype for a new, 12-storey vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) that could be located in ...
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    Analysts Expect Fast Action on Infrastructure, Possible White House ‘Climate Czar’ as Biden-Harris Priorities Take Shape

    November 11, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    November 11, 2020
    Rolling back environmental deregulation, investing in green economic stimulus, restoring trust in science, and possible appointment of a White House “climate czar” are expected ...
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    President-Elect Biden Brings ‘Clear Climate Mandate’ to White House

    November 9, 2020
     
    Primary Author Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    November 9, 2020
    Even with Democrats unlikely to hold majority control of the U.S. Senate during the first two years of his administration, President-Elect Joe Biden enters ...
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  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridSolarUnited States

    Savings from Retrofits, Rooftop Solar Help Boost Teacher Pay at Arkansas School

    November 9, 2020
     
    November 9, 2020
    If every public school in the United States went 100% solar, the resulting emissions reductions would be equal to shuttering 18 coal-fired power plants. ...
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  • Air & MarineBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasUnited States

    Duelling Futures: Seba Sees All-Renewable Grid in a Decade, While Bloomberg NEF Projects Slower Shift

    November 4, 2020
     
    November 4, 2020
    Stanford University futurist Tony Seba is laying out a path for most of the world’s electricity systems to switch to solar, wind, and energy ...
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    Failing to Embrace Green Recovery Will Drive ‘Catastrophic’ Climate Change, C40 Cities Warns Governments

    October 30, 2020
     
    October 30, 2020
    The world’s governments can cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than half by 2030, create 50 million “good, sustainable jobs” by 2025, prevent 270,000 ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOpinion & AnalysisRenewable EnergyUnited States

    Democrats Explore How Biden Climate Plan Would Navigate a Hostile U.S. Senate

    October 28, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    October 28, 2020
    With a bitter presidential campaign in the United States winding down to its last 100 or so hours, and Democratic candidates Joe Biden and ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind

    Quick Shift to 100% Renewables Could Slash U.S. Emissions, Save Households $2,500 Per Year

    October 28, 2020
     
    October 28, 2020
    An aggressive shift to 100% renewable energy could produce up to US$321 billion for American ratepayers, or an average $2,500 per household per year, ...
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    Japan’s Plan for Carbon Neutrality by 2050 Leans Into ‘High-Efficiency’ Coal, CCS, Nuclear

    October 26, 2020
     
    Primary Author The Energy Mix staff
    October 26, 2020
    “High-efficiency” coal plants, carbon capture and storage, and nuclear generation are cornerstones of the highly-touted plan for carbon neutrality by 2050 that Japanese Prime ...
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    Ottawa City Plan Sets Sights on Zero Emissions, 4.4 GW of New Renewables by 2050

    October 23, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    October 23, 2020
    The City of Ottawa has released a long-awaited energy transition plan that has it eliminating all greenhouse gas emissions, phasing out all fossil fuel ...
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  • Batteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolarUnited States

    New U.S. Study Shows Utilities How to Make Batteries Work

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Florida Governor Proposes $1 Billion for Climate Resilience

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsGeothermalICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySouth & Central America

    Southern Peru Sees Key Role in Geothermal

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMINon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Oilfield Services Giant Schlumberger Looks to CCS for Cement Plants

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • AfricaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesGeneral RenewablesICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaRenewable EnergySouth & Central America

    Study Looks at Energy Taxes, Fossil Subsidy Reform for Green Recovery

    February 21, 2021
     
    February 21, 2021
  • Batteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsGeneral RenewablesICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyUnited States

    U.S. Grid Operators Look for Gigawatt-Scale Storage

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemographicsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Salesforce ‘Work from Anywhere’ Order Could Shake Up Downtown San Francisco

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Passive House Canada Presents Concept for Zero Emissions Buildings Exchange

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionGeothermalICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Heat Pumps Arrive as Hot New Trend for Canadian Condos

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemographicsElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Detroit Project Extends Solar Ownership to Low-Income Tenants

    February 18, 2021
     
    February 18, 2021
  • Air & MarineBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyWind

    Denmark Approves North Sea Renewable Energy Island

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyICYMIJurisdictionsSub-National Governments

    Work-from-Home Has Power Corp. Dumping Penthouse Suite in Downtown Toronto Office Tower

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
  • Batteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Battery Storage Scores First Big Win with New England Utilities

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
  • AfricaBuildingsClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Colossal Fossil Equinor Writes Off $982M Loss on Tanzania LNG Plant

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
  • AsiaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    Malaysia Turns to Net Metering for 50 MW of Rooftop Solar

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
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