General Renewables
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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 ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHydrogenInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable Energy
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 ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyDemographicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable Energy
University of Calgary Sees Plummeting Enrolment for Oil and Gas Sciences
University of Calgary undergrads are fleeing en masse from oil and gas-friendly majors as job security in the industry plummets. And renewable energy studies ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionRenewable EnergySub-National Governments
Ontario’s Ford Government Guts Environmental Protections, Undermines Health Record
While Ontario’s Ford government has proven to be an able defender of health in the face of COVID-19, it continues to be a profound ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergyUnited States
Barry: U.S. Must Choose ‘Dignified Life’, Regenerative Economy for Citizens in Sacrifice Zones
Millions of Americans live in so-called “sacrifice zones,” where racism and rapacious economic imperatives are robbing entire communities of the fundamentals for a healthy ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHydrogenJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySolarWind
PetroChina’s ‘Green, Low-Carbon Model’ Shows Renewables Reshaping the Future
China’s most colossal fossil is investing some of its winnings in renewable energy after selling off US$38 billion worth of pipelines, after concluding it ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySub-National Governments
Alberta’s Fossil Tax Relief Plan Downloads Financial Pain to Small Communities
Alberta’s United Conservative Party is considering relieving the province’s oil and gas operators of their obligation to pay municipal property taxes, an act of ...
