Jan 16 2019 — National Observer — An Ottawa-area energy cooperative has revived two of the 758 energy contracts that Ontario Premier Doug Ford cancelled days after taking office — contracts that will help two district schools become self-sustainable in energy production and consumption.
Jan 16 2019 — CBC — It’s taken a decade of technological improvement and a new competitive bidding process for electrical generation contracts, but wind may have finally come into its own as one of the cheapest ways to create power.
Jan 11 2019 — Global News — Oceans are warming far more quickly than previously thought, making 2018 the warmest year yet, according to a new study published in the journal Science. A group of international researchers says the findings are dire because the ocean’s temperature is a clear indication of climate change.
Jan 10 2019 — National Observer — Almost five years ago, Patrick Brown petitioned the federal government to help fund the clean-up of Ontario’s Lake Simcoe — which he calls the province’s “environmental jewel.” At the time, phosphorus levels in the lake were too high and water levels were the lowest they had been in 50 years.
Jan 8 2019 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — Humanity’s contribution to climate change made the catastrophic wildfires across the western Canadian province of British Columbia in 2017 far worse, says a new study by Canadian scientists. The devastating season saw an area go up in flames in B.C. that was seven to 11 times larger than what would be expected without human influence […]
Dec 27 2018 — The Canadian Press — Climate change is prompting glaciers in British Columbia, Yukon and Alberta to retreat faster than at any time in history, threatening to raise water levels and create deserts, scientists say. David Hik, an ecology professor at Simon Fraser University, said the region is one of the hotspots for warming and the magnitude of change in […]
Dec 21 2018 — Policy Options — Two years ago this month, Canada appeared to finally have a pan-Canadian climate plan. Although Canada came late to the game, almost 25 years after it signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and although the plan is imperfect, the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change represented a beginning capable […]
Dec 20 2018 — The Canadian Press — Even with a national carbon tax, phasing out coal power, forcing the use of cleaner fuels and making buildings more efficient, Canada is still 79 million tonnes of greenhouse gases shy of hitting its existing promise to cut emissions. Environment and Climate Change Canada officials believe faster adoption of things like electric cars and better […]
Dec 19 2018 — Carl Meyer — National Observer — The Trudeau government is set to announce details Thursday of its plan to regulate one of the largest sources of carbon pollution — the transportation sector. The new draft framework would be introduced as part of a long-awaited clean fuel standard, promised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in 2016, about one year after it […]
Dec 17 2018 — He’s become a kind of rock star in a field where most people spend their careers working far from the limelight. Canadian Don Sadoway, a professor of materials chemistry at MIT, has captured the attention of the world with his quest to build a better battery. In the hallway outside his office, high-profile accolades abound. […]
Dec 17 2018 — CBC — The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says the business community in Canada is solidly backing carbon pricing as the way for it to “play its part in the fight against climate change” — and it wants governments to stop playing politics and waffling about it. The group, which bills itself as “the voice of Canadian business” […]
Dec 15 2018 — After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on universal, transparent rules that will govern efforts to cut emissions and curb global warming. Fierce disagreements on two other climate issues were kicked down the road for a year to help bridge a chasm of opinions on the best solutions. The […]
Dec 13 2018 — The Economist — Canada is woefully unprepared for a shift away from fossil fuels. Pedro pereira almao is performing industrial magic in his lab at the University of Calgary. Lines from a row of tanks feed two greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and methane, into a chamber the size and shape of a wasp’s nest. Less than a minute […]
Dec 12 2018 — Policy Options — On the eve of this year’s COP climate meetings in Poland, UN Secretary General António Guterres declared that climate change is “a race we must win.” But not everyone is racing in the same direction. Most fossil fuel producers have been racing for growth, while some consumers continue to look for cheap gas and powerful […]
Dec 12 2018 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Consumers as well as producers will suffer, Senate report says. Ottawa—Agriculture and forestry have worked hard to reduce their carbon footprint and shouldn’t be forced to pay a second time with the introduction of the federal carbon pricing plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says a report by the Senate agriculture committee. While the […]