renewables

IPCC contributor Mark Jaccard’s new book gives an authoritative solution to make carbon pollution Lilliputian

The world burns 65 percent more coal today than it did in 2000, according to the IEA’s new report.

A major Western utility said on Thursday, October 3, 2019, it plans to speed up its move away from coal-fired power and get more juice from the sun and wind.

As 17-year-old Julia Sampson stood amid a climate protest crowd swelling into the thousands, the Nova Scotia organizer said she and her peers are weary of an unresponsive older generation of political leaders in the region.

With Trump expected to skip the UN climate summit, the question will be: what’s possible if the most powerful nation is pulling away from action?

Battery technology is ahead of schedule, opening the door for storing renewable energies. Soon, renewables might rival gas and oil in affordabilty.

Alberta's NDP government says that sharp reductions in pollution from electricity production over the past two years prove that carbon pricing is effective.

Canada has become a member of a key intergovernmental agency that promotes the adoption of solar, wind, geothermal and other forms of renewable energy.

Natural Resources Canada says newer clean power projects like geothermal and tidal power “face higher risks, costs and more regulatory issues" than established ones like hydro dams.

Alberta has locked down wind power at a 20-year average price of 3.7 cents per kilowatt-hour — less than half of Ontario’s 2016 procurement.

First Nations have managed land protection and conservation since time immemorial and those ancient values have powered up the modern energy sector in B.C. By the end of 2016, 30 First Nations had operational solar, run-of-river, geothermal, wind, and biomass projects powering their communities and the province.

Governments who are thinking about approving major fossil fuel projects should think carefully about the consequences about what happens when the infrastructure becomes obsolete.

The message to Canadian firms is clear: any major growth strategy will likely have to involve going abroad.

Canada and the U.S. have rather "conservative" policies on transitioning to clean energy, says a new report that calls for a massive global ramp up in efforts to decarbonize the planet's economy.

Quebec and Ontario have signed a $1-billion annual hydroelectricity deal.