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Month: April 2021

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Delivering on the promise of nature-based carbon offsets

April 28, 2021 Energi Staff

By Jan Gorski This article was published by Pembina Institute on April 27, 2021. Offsets have been around for decades, in government-regulated markets and in voluntary markets that companies, organizations and individuals use to reduce [Read more]

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Emissions improvements at some oil sands facilities encouraging but not reflective of oil sands overall

April 12, 2021 Energi Staff

By Nina Lothian This article was published by Pembina Institute on April 6, 2021 Canada’s climate targets demand deep decarbonization across the Canadian economy, necessitating improved, transparent and consistent assessment of the carbon performance of [Read more]

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More gasoline expected to be consumed this summer than last, but not more than in 2019

April 12, 2021 Energi Staff

By Matt French This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 9, 2021. In EIA’s April Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we expect vaccinations and fiscal stimulus to support continuing economic recovery and drive [Read more]

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RTE, IEA pen study on building a high-share-of-renewables power system in France towards 2050

April 6, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Jan. 27, 2021. While France and a growing number of countries around the world have been setting ambitious goals for reaching net-zero emissions, variable renewables [Read more]

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How global electric car sales defied Covid-19 in 2020

April 6, 2021 Energi Staff

By Marine Gorner and Leonardo Paoli This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Jan. 28, 2021. Electric car sales in 2020 broke all records amidst the crisis caused by the pandemic As [Read more]

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Global commission focuses on people at heart of energy transitions

April 6, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Jan. 26, 2021. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark will head a new high-level global commission that will examine ways to ensure people are at [Read more]

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Project to create jet fuel from biowaste gets federal funding boost

April 6, 2021 Energi Staff

By Bev Betkowski This article was published by Folio on March 31, 2021. A potentially huge industrial project powered by University of Alberta research to create jet fuel from biowaste has received a $2.89-million funding [Read more]

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US Dept of Energy targets new 30GW offshore wind deployment by 2030

April 6, 2021 Energi Staff

Late last month, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm along with the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce announced they have set a national goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030. According [Read more]

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Growing use of battery storage systems on the US electricity grid: EIA

April 6, 2021 Energi Staff

By Vikram Linga This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 24, 2021. In the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021), EIA projects a significant number of [Read more]

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US utilities increase spending on the electric transmission system

April 6, 2021 Energi Staff

By Lori Aniti This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 26, 2021. Annual spending by major US electric utilities on the US electric transmission system has increased from $9.1 billion [Read more]

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The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century

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Find Energi Media journalism in video, audio, and essays YouTube Channel: Video energy news Substack Essays: Thoughtful Energy Journalism Energi Talks Audio Podcast Real story of this energy crisis is not supply disruption, but demand [Read more]

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