Tag: Sustainability
Why My Next Vehicle Will Be Electric
Change can come quickly, especially technological change. I’m still astounded that horses as the predominant form of transportation were replaced by automobiles in less...
A Just Transition To Clean Energy
The overarching theme of a post-COVID recovery is shaping up to be a transition to clean energy. A return to the pre-pandemic normal is...
100% Solar, Wind, and Batteries is Just the Beginning
According to a RethinkX report from October 2020, "We are on the cusp of the fastest, deepest, most profound disruption of the energy sector...
Electric Vehicles Reaching Escape Velocity
What is happening in Germany's electric vehicle market is a strong indicator of the growth of EVs worldwide. CleanTechnica writes that the German EV...
The Top Ten Climate Papers of 2020
Last year was supposed to be a pivotal year for climate. It was the year for COP26 which would mark the fifth anniversary of...
Canada’s Big 5 Banks: The Climate Movement Is Coming For You In 2021
Since the Paris Agreement, Canada’s Big Five banks—RBC, TD, BMO, CIBC, Scotia—have financed fossil fuels over half a trillion dollars (C$641 billion) globally and...
Lessons From 2020 On How To Tackle the Climate Emergency In 2021
Millions of people around the world will remember 2020 as the year that two major crises intersected bringing us to the stark realization that...
Pushing the Reset Button on the Paris Agreement
The United States has dumped more planet-warming gases in our atmosphere than any other country in the world. Americans also has the dubious distinction...
Stop the Dash to Gas and Green the Grid
Natural gas is not the bridge to a clean energy future that fossil fuel companies and governments would have us believe. Natural gas is...
Repairing Nature Is Also Good For The Climate
“A green recovery is one that tackles the climate, biodiversity and pollution crises at the same time,” says Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the...