renewable energy

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Utilities are delaying the grid renewal required to electrify everything

Inaction on grid renewal is a dangerous combination of denial and delay, which ultimately results in infrastructure not being in place when wide-scale electrification begins to grow exponentially.

Opinion

Negotiating survival

By Rob Miller | Opinion | November 16th 2022

An fisherman cooking a rice on his Boat as a power plant emits smoke in the background on Thursday, March 27, 2008 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah, File)

Indonesia set to accelerate clean energy transition with deals worth $10 billion

Indonesia signed deals with international lenders and major nations on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, that will bring billions of dollars in funding to help the country increase its use of renewable energy and reduce its reliance on coal.

By Niniek Karmini & Sibi Arasu | News | November 15th 2022

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Will Freeland’s fall fiscal update spell relief for sticker-shocked Canadians?

Canada’s finance minister will present a fiscal look-ahead Thursday as Canadians grapple with high inflation and an impending recession.

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | November 2nd 2022

Cut your meat intake down to two burgers a week to save the planet

Climate crisis report says "we are not winning in any sector" as experts call for urgent action on fossil fuels.

Race to a Safer World

By Fiona Harvey | News | October 31st 2022

Smoke rises from a coal-powered steel plant at Hehal village near Ranchi, in eastern state of Jharkhand, on Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

At UN climate summit, India to flex its negotiating muscles

As countries gathered in Scotland were crystallizing their pledges at last year's United Nations climate conference, India used its might to intervene. Along with China, India took issue with the draft deal's suggestion to “phase out” coal, preferring the wording, “phasedown."

By Sibi Arasu | News, Politics | October 28th 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the German parliament Bundestag ahead of an EU summit at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Russia's war on Ukraine should not spark a 'worldwide renaissance' for coal, German leader says

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, October 20, 2022, that Russia's war in Ukraine mustn't lead to a “worldwide renaissance” for coal — comments that come as Germany itself brings coal-fired power plants back online in an effort to prevent an energy crunch this winter.

By Associated Press | News | October 20th 2022

Prime Minster of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, left, and Australia's Prime Minster Anthony Albanese shake hands during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Hilary Wardaugh)

Australia and Singapore agree to achieve net-zero

Australian and Singaporean leaders announced on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, what they described as a world-first agreement to cooperate in transitioning their economies to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

By Rod McGuirk | News, Politics | October 18th 2022

Good jobs, not gambles, are what Canada’s workers deserve

Even in a hypothetical world where carbon capture and hydrogen can make production cleaner, writes Aliénor Rougeot with Environmental Defence, Canadian oil is so carbon-intensive, it would require huge amounts of money to make production net-zero.

Opinion

By Aliénor Rougeot | Opinion | September 29th 2022

Is climate change slowing down the wind?

As carbon dioxide levels rise and the Earth’s poles warm, researchers are predicting a decline in the planet’s wind speeds. This "stilling" could impact wind energy production and plant growth and might even affect the Gulf Stream, which drives much of the world’s climate.

Race to a Safer World

By Jim Robbins | News | September 29th 2022

German Climate envoy Jennifer Morgan speaks during an interview at the German Mission to the United Nations on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)

Ukraine war heightens Germany's resolve on climate action

Germany remains committed to phasing out coal as a source of power by 2030 even as it reactivates coal-fired power plants, the country's climate envoy said on Monday, September 19, 2022. Germany says it took the step to get through the coming winter amid energy shortages as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

By Aya Batrawy | News | September 20th 2022

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