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Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsSub-National Governments
Six Nations, NRStor Win Financing for Canada’s Biggest Battery Project
The Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation and their corporate partner NRStor Inc. have tapped into support from the Canada Investment Bank ... -
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More Investment, More Renewable Options Needed to Hit Rapid Decarbonization Goals
Renewable energy investment is falling short of what’s needed to meet rapid decarbonization goals, and national implementation strategies often work to the disadvantage of ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Wind, Solar Industries Must Address Environmental Costs as Renewables Expand
Determined that there can be no “green halo” for renewables, solar and wind stakeholders in the United States are tackling the reality that their ... -
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New Congressional Funding, Tax Credit Extensions Create ‘Enabling Conditions for Decarbonization’
From solar and wind tax credits, to reductions in climate-busting hydrofluorocarbons, to financial support for battery storage, microgrids, combined heat and power, and carbon ... -
Twin Cities Program Offers Solar Subsidies in Return for Affordable Housing
A Minnesota regional planning agency is turning to the power of the sun to help improve a desperately tight housing market for low-income renters ... -
CanadaCCS & Negative EmissionsDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationHydrogenJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryNuclearOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Ottawa Releases Flurry of New Announcements on Tree Planting, Hydrogen, Clean Fuels, SMRs
The Trudeau government is continuing its flurry of year-end policy moves on climate change and energy, with announcements earlier this week on hydrogen strategy ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyWind
Climate Crisis will Force Gulf Petro-States to Embrace Renewables, Expert Review Concludes
Member petro-states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the Middle East can—and must—accelerate their adoption of renewable energy if they are to avoid ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable Energy
Ottawa’s Greening of Government Plan Foresees Building Retrofits, 80% Hybrid/Electric Fleet by 2030
Building retrofits, more telecommuting, and a fleet consisting of 80% hybrid and electric vehicles by 2030 are among the highlights of a greening of ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingOpinion & AnalysisRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chains & ConsumptionWind
With Fossils Crashing, Renewables Surging, Alberta and Saskatchewan Need a New Narrative
Across nearly a dozen pieces of news and analysis over the last week, a consistent theme is emerging: Canada’s fossil sector crash is accelerating, ... -
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In Conversation: Local Climate Action Depends on Reaching Out to a Wider Community, Moffatt Says
Scott Moffatt has been an Ottawa city councillor since 2010 and became chair of the city’s Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Denial & GreenwashingDemographicsEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Alberta Youth Want Better Education on Climate Change, Survey Concludes
A recent survey by the Alberta Council for Environmental Education concludes that 61% of the province’s youth are worried about climate change, and 69% ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydrogenJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyWind
Ørsted, BP to Launch Hydrogen Partnership with 50-MW Electrolyzer in Germany
Offshore wind giant Ørsted and colossal fossil BP have sealed a deal to build a 50-megawatt electrolyzer in northern Germany, in what the two ... -
Air & MarineClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceans
Renewable Seawater Air Conditioning Technology Gets (Possible) Research Boost
New technology that uses seawater to create a renewable alternative to air conditioning has received a boost from a new study led by the ... -
ChinaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chains & Consumption
China’s Solar Surge Leads to Glass Shortage
With glass supplies running short and prices correspondingly spiking, Chinese solar manufacturers are appealing to Beijing to approve new glass factories—an industry that hit ... -
Savings from Retrofits, Rooftop Solar Help Boost Teacher Pay at Arkansas School
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. ...
