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Month: March 2024

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It’s time we include cities and regions as equal partners in global climate negotiations

March 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on March 5, 2024. By Marjolaine Lamontagne and Charles Berthelet Last year’s UN climate conference (COP28) made history in Dubai by introducing — for the very first time [Read more]

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New EU ecocide law ‘marks the end of impunity for environmental criminals’

March 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on March 6, 2024. By Lylla Younes An illegal toxic dump site in Croatia, the theft of water from a major aquifer in southern Spain, illegal trading of ozone-depleting [Read more]

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Solar hits a renewable energy milestone not seen since WWII

March 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on March 6, 2024. By Tik Root Solar accounted for most of the capacity the nation added to its electric grids last year. That feat marks the first time [Read more]

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‘Too good to be true’: Mobile app brings on-demand transit to Quebec communities

March 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 28, 2023. April 30, 2023: A mobile app is bringing transit on demand to a regional county municipality in west Quebec that has spent years looking [Read more]

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Paris triples parking fees for ‘bulky, polluting’ SUVs

March 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 8, 2024. By Gaye Taylor with files from Mitchell Beer Paris residents have voted to triple parking fees for SUVs—nine months after the Montreal borough [Read more]

News

Alberta can invest in the clean economy and grow jobs

March 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on March 5, 2024. By Megan Gordon, Janetta McKenzie Ever since the framework for a federal emissions cap on oil and gas was announced on December 6, 2023, the [Read more]

News

Reduced refinery activity puts upward pressure on diesel and gasoline prices

March 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 6, 2024. By Kevin Hack Since early January 2024, U.S. refinery utilization has decreased 11 per cent, falling as low as 81 per cent [Read more]

News

Under pressure from activist investors, big brands agree to report and reduce plastics use

March 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on March 5, 2024. By Joseph Winters Wealthy investors and asset managers wield a lot of power over the major companies whose stock they own or control. Every year, shareholder advocacy [Read more]

News

Energy-related CO2 rises 1.1 per cent in 2023 as drought pushes countries back to coal

March 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 5, 2024. Carbon dioxide emissions from global energy production increased 1.1 per cent last year, to 37.4 billion tonnes, but would have been considerably worse [Read more]

News

Building 5.8M net-zero homes by 2030 requires politicians to get along: Task force for Housing and Climate

March 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 5, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Federal, provincial, and municipal politicians across Canada must put aside their differences and work together on a national blueprint to [Read more]

News

Biden’s LNG pause won’t create demand for Canadian exports: IEEFA

March 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 5, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Would-be Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers are in for a surprise if they think the pause in new export approvals [Read more]

News

Canadians ‘profoundly worried’ about wildfires as Texas panhandle burns

March 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 5, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia This story includes details on the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers. If you are [Read more]

News

Program in chaos, layoffs have started as advocates urge Wilkinson to restore Greener Homes Grants

March 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 5, 2024. By Mitchell Beer With Canada’s home retrofit industry in chaos, consumers abandoning ship, and emissions in housing still falling far too slowly, two [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Emissions cap on oil and gas sector is not a jobs killer

March 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on March 5, 2024. By Megan Gordon, Janetta McKenzie Ever since the framework for a federal emissions cap on oil and gas was announced on December 6, 2023, the [Read more]

News

More productive wells spur U.S. crude oil production higher

March 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 5, 2024. By Merek Roman U.S. crude oil production averaged 13.3 million barrels per day (b/d) in December 2023, following sustained productivity increases [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Danielle Smith misleading Albertans with wind and solar lies, soft moratorium

March 4, 2024 Markham Hislop

Albertans deserve truth about electricity system options Danielle Smith is wrong about renewable energy. Even worse, she’s not honest with Albertans about wind and solar. The best evidence for that argument comes from the non-profit that [Read more]

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There’s a reason Exxon’s CEO says its emissions are your fault

March 4, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on March 4, 2024. By Kate Yoder When you fill up your tank and drive away from a gas station, is the resulting carbon pollution your fault? Or the [Read more]

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How to ‘decouple’ emissions from economic growth? These economists say you can’t.

March 4, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on March 4, 2024. By Akielly Hu & Joseph Winters For nearly 200 years, two transformative global forces have grown in tandem: economic activity and carbon emissions. The two have long [Read more]

News

Ford embraces affordable EVs as Apple drops development

March 4, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 1, 2024. As Ford pivots from making trucks and SUVs to “the next big thing”, a small, affordable electric vehicle that competes with Chinese-made models, [Read more]

News

Rate hikes emerge as rare downside of district energy systems

March 4, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 1, 2024. Developer-owned district energy facilities—which are cropping up as a low-cost way to add low-carbon energy sources into new developments—may put their small pool [Read more]

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Alberta needs a Plan B

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Oil finally has a competitor (electricity) Alberta already has a Plan A. It’s called the Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan. To understand how risky it is, you need to understand OPEC’s “Oil and Gas [Read more]

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