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Month: December 2023

Markham on Energy

China’s peak oil demand bombshell eviscerates Danielle Smith’s energy strategy

December 30, 2023 Markham Hislop

Time to reconsider Smith’s dangerously inept Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan? China has dealt a serious political blow to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. On Thursday, the country’s largest refiner, state-owned Sinopec, released its latest [Read more]

News

How do you tackle microplastics? Start with your washing machine.

December 29, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on April 19, 2023. By Saqib Rahim As environmental challenges go, microfibre pollution has come from practically out of nowhere. It was only a decade or so ago that [Read more]

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The environmental disaster lurking beneath your neighbourhood gas station

December 29, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on June 14, 2023 and was co-published with Crosscut. By Kate Yoder A black, electric-powered Nissan Leaf pulled up to a gas station — not to fuel up, of course. [Read more]

News

Climate change solutions require collaboration between politicians, scientists and entrepreneurs

December 27, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Dec. 20, 2023. By Pierre Chaigneau Most Canadians agree something should be done about climate change. Yet, even though there is tremendous pressure on politicians to do something, widespread discontent usually [Read more]

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Nuclear had a moment at COP28 — but it may be short-lived

December 27, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Dec. 21, 2023. By Tik Root This year’s COP28 climate conference featured a historic agreement to “transition away” from fossil fuels. One less-ballyhooed undercurrent was renewed enthusiasm for nuclear [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Premier Smith Finds a New Enemy: Cap-and-Trade

December 21, 2023 Energi Staff

By Geoff Stiles Last week, the federal government announced that it plans to introduce a cap-and-trade system to regulate emissions in the oil and gas sector. This should come as no surprise to Alberta. A [Read more]

News

INSEAD awards Eavor CEO John Redfern with 2923 sustainability award

December 21, 2023 Energi Staff

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada and SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 21, 2023 – John Redfern, the Co-Founder, President and CEO of Eavor Technologies Inc. has been awarded the inaugural INSEAD Business Sustainability Award at the INSEAD Americas [Read more]

News

The Sustainable Jobs Blueprint positions workers to lead in clean energy economy

December 20, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Dec. 14, 2023. By Megan Gordon The Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act (Bill C-50) is a critical piece of climate legislation that will give workers, communities and [Read more]

News

Canada hit the climate action accelerator in 2023, but some provinces are riding the brakes

December 20, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Dec. 20, 2023. By Chris Severson-Baker We may look back at 2023 as the year that the world turned the corner on climate action. At the [Read more]

News

Market Snapshot: Heat pumps could significantly reduce GHG emissions from Canada’s buildings

December 20, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Dec. 20, 2023. Heat pumps are two to four times as energy efficient  as other space heating  systems currently used in Canada.(1) Space heating accounts [Read more]

News

Why more than 60 Indigenous nations oppose the Line 5 oil pipeline

December 20, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Dec. 20, 2023. By Anita Hofschneider The Line 5 oil pipeline that snakes through Wisconsin and Michigan won a key permit this month: pending federal studies and approvals, Canada-based [Read more]

News

Carbon pricing alone is not enough — other measures are needed to meet Paris Agreement targets

December 20, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Dec. 19, 2023. By Sean Cleary, Neal Willcott As the world grapples with the dramatic effects of record temperatures in recent months, the United Nations has issued [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Time for ‘Talk Show’ Smith to do more than complain

December 19, 2023 Markham Hislop

Expanding power grid to electrify Alberta economy could be Smith’s greatest achievement Ottawa released its zero-emissions vehicle sales mandate Tuesday morning. An hour later, right on cue, Danielle Smith lit her hair on fire. Too [Read more]

News

Here’s how experts graded US climate progress in 2023

December 19, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Dec. 19, 2023. By Tik Root ‘Tis the season to be merry … and get graded. As students across the country anxiously await their report cards, we thought [Read more]

News

Methane state of play, Part 1: Policies and pathways

December 18, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Pembina Institute on Dec. 12, 2023. By Amanda Bryant As global leaders convened in Dubai for COP28, we got big announcements on methane, including the publication of Canada’s draft oil and gas methane regulations. With policy developing quickly, it is important to take [Read more]

News

If a tree burns in Canada’s unmanaged forest, does anyone count the carbon?

December 18, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Dec. 17, 2023. By Ryan M. Katz-Rosene Earlier this fall, a commentary in the journal Nature Communications, Earth & Environment argued for a change to the implementation of the Paris Agreement’s [Read more]

News

Why people still fall for fake news about climate change

December 18, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Dec. 18, 2023. By Kate Yoder In 1995, a leading group of scientists convened by the United Nations declared that they had detected a “human influence” on global temperatures with [Read more]

News

California leads the United States in electric vehicles and charging locations

December 15, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 14, 2023. By Melissa Alejandro, Mickey Francis, Melissa Lynes  California has led the United States in the number of electric vehicles (EVs) and EV [Read more]

News

Global coal demand expected to decline in coming years

December 15, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 15, 2023. Latest IEA market report sees lower demand to 2026, based on current policies, but stronger actions are needed to drive a steeper [Read more]

News

Natural gas is now stronger than ever in the United States power sector

December 15, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 4, 2023. By Aloys Nghiem, Keith Everhart, Eren Çam, Gergely Molnar This summer, natural gas covered almost half of United States electricity demand For [Read more]

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Where’s the Beef, Danielle?

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Recall “was not intended to have unions weaponize it to bus people in and put GoFundMes online in order to be able to topple the sitting government” Today in the Legislature, Danielle Smith launched yet [Read more]

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