Tag: Renewables
The Renewable Revolution Will Play Out This Decade
"This decade will see enormous opportunity for those that embrace change, and catastrophic risk for those that fail to do so" according to RMI...
Our Banks Are Not Our Friends. They Are Climate Villains
In 2015 countries committed to holding global warming well below 2°C with an aspirational goal of 1.5°C. Yet, in the seven years since the...
Get A Heat Pump: Save Money, Energy and the Climate
As I post this article by Stephen Leahy, there's a heat pump being installed in our home. This will complete another step on our...
Zero Emission Vehicles: ZEVs
The government of Canada has released Draft Zero Emission Vehicle Regulations (“Draft ZEV Regs”). If these draft regulations are made into law, they will...
Five Ways for Canada To Transition the Oil and Gas Sector
"The transition to a secure and sustainable energy future for all requires unprecedented shifts in the global energy sector," says Faith Birol, executive director...
Framing Climate Action as “Economic Readiness” Is Best
Most Canadians want to be ready for the post-carbon economy. And most Canadians are concerned about climate change. However more than half of the...
A Heat Pump Success Story – Five Years Later
Some five years ago, Bill and Lenore took an important step toward the decarbonisation of their home in Ottawa by installing a heat pump....
Has the Green Energy Transition Stalled?
For many of us in the climate movement, 2022 was going to be the year the green energy transition would take off, building on...
Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Carbon Capture Fairy Tales
A new report released recently by Environmental Defence – Buyer Beware: Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Carbon Capture Fairy Tales in Canada – reveals that...
Small Nuclear Reactors: A Dirty Dangerous Distraction From Climate Action
Rather than taking the draconian steps needed to cut fossil fuel emissions, Canada will spend billions on false and unproven solutions that fail to...