Clean energy

The world's renewable energy grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years in 2023, the International Energy Agency reported on Thursday in its first assessment since nations agreed in December on ambitious new targets to slow dangerous climate change.

Canada's first-ever climate adaptation strategy was little more than six weeks old when fast-moving wildfires swept through communities in British Columbia's southern Interior, forcing thousands to flee and destroying hundreds of homes.

Given the enthusiasm of all interested parties, why aren’t small solar farms rolling out on orphaned well sites across Alberta?

The country leads on climate policy, but grapples with disagreements over strategy and the pace of change.

But there’s a disconnect between what politicians say and what the public wants.

Canada’s image at the world’s signature climate negotiations could be complicated by infighting, some observers fear, as two of the federal government's ardent critics at the provincial level look to capture attention at the United Nations climate summit known as COP28.

If ambitious regulations are put in place, a net-zero electricity grid will be within reach by 2035, with massive benefits for human health.

The Youth Climate Corps campaign is calling on federal and provincial governments to launch and fund an ambitious new youth training and employment program, inviting young people to spend two years confronting the climate emergency.

Fearful they will lose their small town vibes, some communities say no to solar.

We no longer need authors or scientists to imagine it; real-world experience does the trick for anyone who’s paying close attention.

Developed countries pledged $9.3 billion to help poor nations tackle climate change at a conference held in the German city of Bonn on Thursday, October 5, 2023, authorities said. However, nongovernmental groups criticized the outcome, saying the funds fall short of what is needed to tackle climate change.

Will Alberta’s electricity grid become unreliable as more renewable generating capacity is added? Denmark has already answered this question with an electricity system that uses wind and solar energy to supply 60 per cent of the country’s electricity consumption.

Aggressive Russian bombing in Ukraine increases the world’s greenhouse gas quotient by as much as another whole European country might produce — without any accountability or even discussion at climate talks. 

Protesters highlighted the desert festival’s carbon footprint, but the biggest issue may be Burning Man’s opposition to renewable energy in its own backyard.

The active involvement of many G20 countries in the development of Russian oil and gas projects and related infrastructure poses dire consequences for democracy and peace in the world, writes Svitlana Romanko, founder and director of Razom We Stand.