This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Jan. 26, 2022. In Canada’s Energy Future 2021 report (EF2021), one of the key findings is that the Evolving Policies ScenarioFootnote1 projects unabated fossil fuel use to [Read more]
The Pembina Institute issued a new report examining government plans to address the impact of the coal industry’s decline on its workforce as jurisdictions in Canada accelerate the phasing out of coal power. Workers and [Read more]
Last week, the Government of Canada announced it will invest over $3 million in Alberta’s clean technology sector. The Trudeau government says the funds will help fuel the energy transition, strengthen the Canadian economy, create [Read more]
By Carlos Fernández Alvarez, Senior Energy Analyst This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 19, 2021. The countries that have so far set targets for coal power phase-outs account for about [Read more]
Global electricity demand surged in 2021, creating strains in major markets, pushing prices to unprecedented levels and driving the power sector’s emissions to a record high. The International Energy Agency argues that in the absence [Read more]
The Pembina Institute has released a report examining the cost of providing reliable electricity in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia using Clean Energy Portfolios (CEPs). The report, Towards a Clean Atlantic Grid: Clean energy technologies for reliable, [Read more]
By Ornella Kaze This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 21, 2022. After declining in 2020, the combined production of US fossil fuels (including natural gas, crude oil, and coal) [Read more]
By Tyler Hodge This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 18, 2022. In our January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that rising electricity generation from renewable energy resources such as [Read more]
This article was published by IRENA on Jan. 14, 2022. Abu Dhabi, UAE, 14 January 2022 – An integrated policy framework built around the energy transition could bring a wave of new sustainable energy investment to [Read more]
This article was published by IRENA on Jan. 15, 2022. Abu Dhabi, UAE, 15 January 2022 – Rapid growth of the global hydrogen economy can bring significant geoeconomic and geopolitical shifts giving rise to a wave [Read more]
“Canada’s bold policies and support for innovation can underpin a successful energy transition.” – IEA A few years ago, I asked an economist about the effect on Canadian oil producers if global demand declined from [Read more]
By Elesia Fasching, Suparna Ray This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on January 11, 2022. Operators have scheduled 14.9 gigawatts (GW) of electric generating capacity to retire in the United States [Read more]
By Elesia Fasching, Suparna Ray This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 10, 2022. In 2022, we expect 46.1 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to be added [Read more]
Rapid economic recovery is driving global coal power generation to a record this year and overall coal demand to a potential all-time high as soon as 2022, underlining urgent need for policy action The amount [Read more]
Lead author: Emi Bertoli, Contributors: Monica Troilo, Ahmad Al Mugharbil, Vida Rozite, Jean-Baptiste Le Marois This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Jan. 2, 2022. The pace of digitalization in the energy [Read more]
By Laura Cozzi and Apostolos Petropoulos This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 21, 2021. The number of SUVs on the world’s roads increased by more than 35 million over the past [Read more]
By Jimmy Troderman This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 4, 2022. Crude oil prices increased in 2021 as increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates, loosening pandemic-related restrictions, and a growing economy [Read more]
Last month, Toronto City Council approved a motion allowing participation in a provincial micromobility pilot that will permit the use of cargo e-bikes. Cargo e-bikes are bicycles with additional storage and carrying capacity, as well [Read more]
By David Fritsch This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 15, 2021. Although coal fired power plants have no mandatory retirement age, power plant owners and operators have reported to [Read more]
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