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Climate Change

CLEAN ENERGY

Roadmap to a Green Economy - 10 Guiding Principles

Dianne Saxe | Saxe Facts @envirolaw1

The call of youth for more ambitious climate action by world leaders cannot be ignored. And politicians who ignore their protests do so at their own peril. One in 37 Canadians showed up for the recent #climatestrike on September 27—around 1 million, or 3% of us. Change is coming! This piece by Dianne Saxe describes... Read more

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To Decarbonize, We Need To Electrify Everything

Below2C | Primary Source: National Observer @NatObserver

In order to avoid dangerous climate change, the world needs to get very close to zero carbon emissions in a hurry. To do this, we need to replace all technologies that run on combustion energy with clean energy alternatives. Widespread electrification is necessary. And it’s coming. David Roberts, writes in Vox that we need to... Read more

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Helping Kids Prepare For A Climate Constrained Future

Montpellier | Primary Source, Climate Reality @Below2C_

I have four grandkids ranging in age between 9 and 14 years old. I often think about what their future will be like. Many adults prefer to withhold the truth about climate, to coddle and protect youth from the reality of a climate-constrained future. But ignorance is not a skill set, it’s a hindrance. It’s... Read more

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Going From Bad To A Whole Lot Worse For Big Oil

Jeremy Leggett @JeremyLeggett

A new groundbreaking report , Wells, Wires and Wheels, shows a huge capital-efficiency advantage of solar and wind over oil. The report introduces “the concept of the Energy Return on Capital Invested (EROCI)…a metric that allows for the comparison of the energy yielded from a given level of investment in different energy sources,” as it... Read more