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New Report Counts 600+ Cities in 72 Countries with 100% Renewable Energy Plans
The latest global status report on renewable power in cities shows that 2020 was a good year for the development of targets and policies ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy Access & EquityEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsGeneral RenewablesJurisdictionsRenewable Energy
Use Energy Efficiency to Counter Energy Poverty, Analyst Urges
Energy efficiency is an essential part of the solution for the 20% of Canadian households now living in energy poverty—but the country’s major news ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesGeneral RenewablesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySub-National Governments
Fort Nelson First Nation Nabs Federal Funding for 15-MW Geothermal Project
Ottawa has committed more than C$40 million to fund the development of geothermal power from a diminishing natural gas field in northern British Columbia. -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsRenewable Energy
Decentralized Energy Is Critical for African Vaccine Distribution
Getting vaccines (and good health care in general) to all the people who need it depends on connecting remote and rural health centres to ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalGeneral RenewablesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Appalachia’s Coal Fate Could Hold Lessons for New Mexico
Analysts are warning that New Mexico’s dependence on oil and gas could lead to the same legacy of poverty and pollution as Appalachia inherited ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"General RenewablesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionRenewable EnergySub-National Governments
Communities in B.C.’s West Kootenays Sign on to New 100% Renewables Playbook
Building non-partisan community support for climate action that will endure through municipal election cycles is an absolute imperative to solving the climate crisis. That ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Line 5 Pipeline Battle Produces Overheated Claims on Job vs. Environment
As officials in Michigan look to shut down the Line 5 pipeline, business interests in Ontario and Quebec are warning of dire economic effects. ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable Energy
‘Net Negative’ Claims from Alberta Fossils Underscore Flaws with Carbon Capture
Two Alberta-based fossil companies are reporting that they’ve reached “net-negative” carbon emissions, thanks to carbon capture technology. But while the news sounds promising for ... -
BioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesGeneral RenewablesInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergyResearch & DevelopmentSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionWind
Be Wary of Plans for Direct CO2 Removal, Greenpeace Warns Investors
While direct carbon removal (DCR) technologies like afforestation and direct air carbon capture are showing up in climate plans across the corporate world, it ... -
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Positive Feedback Loops Could Speed the Shift Off Carbon, Study Finds
Large-scale progressive change can be accomplished as much by “positive-sum” cooperation as by “zero-sum” thinking, argues a new study co-authored by the deputy director ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Midwestern U.S. Mayors Launch $60-Billion Energy Transition Blueprint
Mayors in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia recently unveiled a US$60-billion Marshall Plan for Middle America, intended to accelerate a compassionate, equitable, just, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsGeneral RenewablesInternationalJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyUnited States
Explainer: Bloomberg Analysis Highlights Inefficiency of Fossil Fuels
The argument that overhauling the energy system is too daunting is easily undercut by the fact electrification can offer efficiencies in excess of 100%—a ... -
Climate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergyUnited States
Michigan Governor Yanks Line 5 Pipeline Easement, Citing Enbridge Violations
Citing repeated and routine refusals by Calgary-based Enbridge to address safety concerns surrounding the 6.4-kilometre Straits of Mackinac section of its Line 5 pipeline, ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeGeneral RenewablesJurisdictionsRenewable Energy
Germany’s City Utilities Help Boost Clean Energy Revolution
Germany’s network of city utilities (stadtwerke) has moved to the forefront of the clean energy revolution, according to an urban planner based in Berlin, ... -
AsiaBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable Energy
Study Urges Fast Transition Off Fossil Fuels for Asia’s Electricity Grids
It’s time for Asia—the region that British Columbia and Alberta are counting on as a future market for oil and gas exports—to reduce its ...
