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Use Pandemic Stimulus to Create Clean Energy Jobs, Canadian Associations Urge Ottawa
The federal government’s economic stimulus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic must signal continuity in climate policy, provide “sufficient, sustained, and sustainable stimulus”, and ... -
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Post-Pandemic Employment Will Hinge on Green Energy as Fossil Jobs Slide
With projected oilfield job losses of 30% by the end of 2020, the fossil sector is likely to remain highly embattled after the threat ... -
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Renewables Delivered Nearly 75% of New Electricity Last Year, But Investment Must Double by 2030
Solar, wind, and other forms of renewable power supplied nearly three-quarters of the new electricity generating capacity installed in 2019, but annual investments will ... -
Major Swiss Bank Touts Green, Sustainable Bonds Over Conventional Investments
A major European investment bank is describing green and sustainable bonds as a “defensive opportunity” that will bring higher returns in financial markets that ... -
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Electricity, Clean Water Hold Keys to Human and Climate Health
While the world’s most industrialized countries grapples with health care systems that are strained and fraying in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, large ... -
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Scarce Details, ‘Quid Pro Coal’ Undercut Australian State’s 17.7-GW Renewables Plan
The Australian state of New South Wales has released a new net-zero plan that promises up to 17,700 MW in new wind, solar, and ... -
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U.S. Economic Stimulus Package Dumps $3-Billion Oil Buy But Rebuffs Renewables
A push to include solar and wind energy tax credits in the United States’ US$2-trillion emergency stimulus package to address the coronavirus pandemic stalled ... -
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11th Democratic Primary Debate has Biden, Sanders Talking Climate Strategy
Former U.S. vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders did something unusual when they met last Sunday evening for the eleventh televised debate ... -
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Electricity Generation Cuts Emissions 2% in 2019, But Faster Coal Phaseout Needed
Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation fell 2% last year, the biggest annual drop since at least 1990, driven by reduced coal use in ... -
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Buckley: Delayed Shift Out of Fossil Fuels Could Leave $20 Trillion in Stranded Assets
Investors and financiers will find themselves confronted with up to US$20 trillion in stranded fossil energy assets by 2050 unless they embrace the shift ... -
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Torrie: Mass, Deep Energy Retrofits Put Net-Zero Emissions Within Reach
A program of mass, deep energy retrofits to dramatically increase the efficiency of Ottawa’s existing building stock must be at the centre of the ... -
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Virginia Legislation Enshrines 100% RE Target, Limits Utility Charges for Early Fossil Closures
The latest session of the Virginia state legislature ended with a flurry of activity on renewable energy, climate change, and grid renewal, including a ... -
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Michigan Utility Becomes First in U.S. to Declare 2040 Net-Zero Goal
Michigan’s Consumers Energy has become the first United States power utility to set a 2040 deadline for bringing its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero. -
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New U.S. Energy Legislation Backs Solar, Wind and Storage, Misses Out on Efficiency, Pushes Fracked Gas Exports
A massive, bipartisan energy bill could come up for a vote in the U.S. Senate as soon as this week, with billions of dollars ... -
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Ontario Climate Hawks Join City Council to Oppose Fracked Gas Pipeline Through Hamilton [Sign-On]
The City of Hamilton and Ontario climate organizations are mobilizing against a 10-kilometre pipeline that would carry fracked gas from the United States and ...
