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WEBFossil Phaseout Pledge at Risk as UN Climate Finance Negotiations Bog Down. Petrostates preparing for this year’s United Nations climate summit, COP29, are pushing to roll back the signature commitment to phase out fossil fuels that countries adopted at the end of last year’s COP negotiations. Energy Politics.
B.C. Receives 21 Bids for Clean Power Supply, Unveils Whole …
WEB1 day ago · Kenuoene/pixabay. British Columbia said it had received an avalanche of bids in response to its first clean power procurement in 15 years and unveiled plans for whole-building energy retrofits in multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) in two separate announcements this week. On Wednesday, provincial …
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WEBLocal Energy Co-ops Struggle Against System Built for Big Power Companies. by Mitchell Beer. September 12, 2024. 0. Across Canada, communities eager to power themselves with local, co-operatively-owned renewable energy are hitting walls set by regulators and lenders ...
Quebec Gas Utility Énergir Plots Tortuous Path to Net-Zero
WEBMar 7, 2024 · Their reach is significant: In Quebec, Énergir manages an 11,000-kilometre network to distribute roughly 97% of the province’s natural gas consumption for about 212,000 households and businesses in more than 340 municipalities. GMP distributes more than 76% of the electricity used in Vermont by more …
Oil and Gas, Aviation Hold Canada Back as Emissions Fall 0.8% in …
WEB1 day ago · Of the eight major sectors of Canada’s economy, the report said transport saw the biggest annual increase, rising by about 1.6%, driven by a major rebound in domestic aviation. Oil and gas continued to hold back Canada’s progress, continuing its long-standing trend of annual emissions increases. Sector emissions were up about 1% over 2022 ...
Alberta Energy Operator Takes Heat Over ‘No Turning Back’ Gas …
WEB1 day ago · The Alberta Energy System Operator (AESO) cast the contracts as “no turning back” option that may be required for a reliable supply of energy. Industry stakeholders called them the “beginning of the end” for Alberta’s free energy market. Or, they could be seen as Alberta “quietly planning to subsidize gas plants,” wrote The ...
U.S. Senate Passes Historic $369B Climate Package
WEBAug 7, 2022 · After a marathon series of votes that began just before midnight Saturday, the United States Senate adopted a US$369-billion climate and clean energy plan Sunday afternoon, the country’s biggest-ever investment in climate action.
California Hits 100% Renewables for (Parts of) 100 Days Straight
WEBAug 20, 2024 · SHARES. California recently hit a new renewable energy milestone: 100 days of 100% renewable energy powering the state’s electricity grid, run by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), for at least part of the day. Mark Jacobson, director of the Atmosphere/Energy program at Stanford University, posted …
UPDATE: Federal Budget to Include Revamped Greener Homes Grant
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled last year’s budget on March 28. Last week, at least one energy advisor was warning of “massive fallout” in Canada’s home retrofit work force as Ottawa announced it would soon be closing applications for the existing Canada Greener Homes Grants. At the time, …
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