Jul 17 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — For the first time in years, climate change is shaping up to be a major issue in the federal election campaign this fall. And when it comes specifically to the question of whether the carbon tax is the best way to address the challenge, the four main parties will all be offering competing visions to […]
Jul 16 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — If June felt like a scorcher, you’re probably not the only one thinking so. New climate-tracking data released on Monday from NASA show last month was the hottest June ever recorded globally — and some climate analysts are predicting July could be on the way to breaking some records of its own.
Jul 10 2019 — The City of Adelaide has further incentivised shared solar and electric vehicles by creating an opportunity for entrepreneurship, a ‘virtual battery’.
Jul 10 2019 — A short time ago, solar power was considered a marginal power source. But it is now one of the major drivers behind the transition to greener, more sustainable sustainable energy.
Jul 10 2019 — New York State has set ambitious decarbonization goals. What needs to happen to reach them?
Jul 10 2019 — CBC — In a cartoon that went viral before the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009, a conference presentation lists some of the side benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, from cleaner air to green jobs, as a man in the audience asks: “What if it’s a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing?” Ten […]
Jul 10 2019 — Hill Times — A recent Global Energy Monitor report says the projected growth of the global Liquefied Natural Gas sector could be “worse than the coal boom,” but, with 18 LNG facilities proposed across Canada, the government says part of the rationale for its clean fuel standard is to help manage the life cycle of fuels to ensure […]
Jul 9 2019 — Government officials in Montgomery County, Maryland don’t have to speculate about the importance of energy resilience. In 2012 a derecho hit the mid-Atlantic, leading to the deaths of 13 people. The derecho also caused extended power outages for more than 250,000 residents, and this combined with the extremely hot temperatures led to an additional 29 […]
Jul 9 2019 — Turning e-waste into precious metal is proving big business for one New Zealand start-up. Mint Innovation pulls precious metals from disused technology. Now, it is expanding with a new biometallurgy plant in East Tamaki, Auckland. The plant is a step towards commercial expansion for Mint’s new technology and will test viability of the company’s plans […]
Jul 9 2019 — The “father of China’s electric vehicle movement” and bigwig in political circles is gushing of late about the promise of another renewable – hydrogen-powered vehicles. As players get on board, analysts say it is a good time for investors to start thinking about this emerging sector.
Jul 8 2019 — Kathryn Harrison — Policy Options — Canadian federal and provincial governments are deeply divided over carbon pricing. The current state of affairs is a far cry from that in 2016, when the prime minister and the premiers of 11 of 13 provinces and territories unveiled the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Energy and Climate Change, in which the parties committed to […]
Jul 7 2019 — Los Angeles Times — THE CALIFORNIA COAST GREW AND PROSPERED during a remarkable moment in history when the sea was at its tamest. But the mighty Pacific, unbeknownst to all, was nearing its final years of a calm but unusual cycle that had lulled dreaming settlers into a false sense of endless summer. Elsewhere, Miami has been drowning, Louisiana […]
Jul 5 2019 — The Canadian Press — CHARLOTTETOWN — The federal government unveiled plans Friday to build a $14.5-million climate change research centre in a rural corner of Prince Edward Island. Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay said the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation will be built in St. Peter's Bay, which is in his riding. The new centre will "set the standard" for climate change education across Canada […]
Jul 4 2019 — CBC — Consulting firm Moody’s Analytics says climate change will take a heavy toll on the world’s economy, but not all countries are likely to pay an equally heavy price. In a new report, Moody’s tried to assess the economic impacts that would entail if some of the more dire predictions of climate change come to pass […]
Jul 4 2019 — The Hill — Moody’s Analytics estimates climate change impacts will cost the global economy up to $69 trillion by the end of the century, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.