Solar Youth Power on Parliament Hill
At dusk on Sunday, November 22, Ottawa youth will gather with solar lights to form an image of the sun and call for 100%...
Earth Overshoot Day – My Pledges for the Planet
Humans have now reached Earth Overshoot Day 2016. In less than eight months, we have used more natural resources than the planet is capable...
Climate Change Cartoons – Must I Draw You A Picture?
The following climate change cartoons are quite convincing. They can be a valuable aid in discussing the serious matter of the climate crisis we...
Fossil Fuel MegaProjects Falling Like Dominos in Canada
Fossil fuel megaprojects -- pipelines, terminals, plants -- are quickly disappearing from Canada's energy landscape. Less than a year ago (November of 2016), the federal...
CleanTech Leading The Energy Transition
CleanTech has arrived. The phenomenal rise of clean technology is revolutionizing the energy industry all around the globe. Both the private sector and governments...
The Managed Decline Of Fossil Fuels
Countries like Canada which claim to be climate leaders cannot avoid planning for a managed decline of fossil fuels. But Canada is doing just...
Carbon Pricing is Not Enough. Need a National Carbon Council
I'm pleased to welcome Member of Parliament Charlie Angus as a contributor to Below2C. In his article, MP Angus emphasizes Canada's need for a national...
Clean Energy Transition – Decisive, Irrefutable And Unstoppable
"The march toward a renewable energy future continues, unabated," reports Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The positive trend line on renewables is decisive, irrefutable and unstoppable...
The Great Global Transition – Top Ten Stories
We are witnessing unprecedented climate change. And we are attempting to respond to the threats and the challenges brought about by a warming planet....
Major CleanTech Triumphs Of 2017
We are on the cusp of a new industrial revolution led by a radical acceleration of technology, the exponential growth in computing power, the...