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Opinion: An Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable Electricity Future for Atlantic Canada is Renewable
Wind and solar are the cheapest forms of electricity on Earth, far cheaper than coal, nuclear, or natural gas. When paired with energy storage ... -
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China’s Carbon Neutral Plan Could Push Belt and Road Initiative Toward ‘Cleaner Growth’
China’s landmark commitment to domestic carbon neutrality could help jump-start a “cleaner growth pathway” for countries participating in the country’s massive Belt and Road ... -
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G20 Survey Finds Canada’s Renewables Growth Stagnating, Fossils at 76% of Total Energy
While Canada has the second-largest share of renewable energy in its electricity mix, it was one of only four that didn’t have plans to ... -
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Safety Issues, Cost Overruns Mean It’s Time to Cancel Site C Megadam, Dogwood Says
With its price nearly doubling, construction deadlines slipping, and serious geological challenges on the ground, BC Hydro’s plan to complete the Site C megadam ... -
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IEA Sees Global Solar and Wind Capacity Doubling, Outstripping Gas and Coal by 2025
Global solar and wind capacity is on track to double over the next five years and outstrip both coal and gas, after continuing to ... -
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Biden-Harris Campaign Launches BuildBackBetter. com Transition Team Site
With the final ballots still being counted in five key states, but analysts and a desperate-sounding Donald Trump signalling the imminent end of the ... -
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Colorado Utility to Retire Coal-Fired Power Plant 16 Years Early, Cut Emissions 90% by 2030
The Platte River Power Authority in Colorado faces accusations that it is watering down its carbon reduction plan after moving to close a coal-fired ... -
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Solar the ‘New King of Electricity’, Trans Mountain at Risk as IEA Analysis Sinks In
An acknowledgement that solar now delivers the “cheapest electricity in history” and a new source of uncertainty for Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are ... -
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Innu Nation Files $4-Billion Compensation Claim for Churchill Falls Hydropower Project
The Innu Nation of Labrador has filed a C$4-billion court claim against Hydro-Québec and Churchill Falls Corporation, saying their culture and way of life ... -
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New Floating Solar + Hydro Combo Could Meet Nearly Half of Global Power Demand
Combining solar power with hydroelectricity in floating reservoirs could meet nearly 50% of global electricity demand, says a new study being described as “potentially ... -
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Renewables Employed 11.5 Million in 2019, Could Approach 30 Million by 2030, IRENA Reports
Renewable energy created 11.5 million jobs around the world in 2019, up from 11 million in 2018, according to the latest in a series ... -
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Sweden, Norway Take a Lead in EU’s Swing to Renewable Energy
Nordic countries are helping to lead on the European Union’s commitment to source 30% of its energy from renewables by 2030, thanks to renewable-driven ... -
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BREAKING: ‘First Blueprint’ Lays Out China’s Path to Carbon Neutrality
China would rely on a massive increase in solar, nuclear, and wind capacity while cutting its coal consumption 96% between 2025 and 2060 under ... -
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World Nuclear Industry Loses Ground to Cheap Renewables as Canada Considers Small Modular Reactors
The world nuclear industry “continues to be in stasis,” with power plants shutting down at a faster rate in western Europe and the United ... -
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BP Says Oil Demand Will Never Recover as OPEC, IEA Predict Continuing Losses Due to COVID
The global fossil industry is facing a parade of bad news this week, with colossal fossil BP concluding that global oil demand has already ...
