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For Canada, the 15-minute-city is made trickier by sprawl

October 22, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Oct. 22, 2024. By Thiago Carvalho, Ahmed El‑Geneidy The 15-minute-city concept aims to promote local living by encouraging the development of neighbourhoods where people can meet all their daily [Read more]

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Ending mandatory parking requirements: ‘Everyone’s doing it’

August 1, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 31, 2024. By Gaye Taylor American cities of all sizes and political stripes are eliminating mandatory parking requirements, with concerns about housing supply the most [Read more]

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Edmonton revamps 15-minute cities plan amid public distrust, industry pushback

July 4, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 4, 2024. By Gaye Taylor As Edmonton refines its vision for livability in the face of a housing crunch and the climate crisis, city officials [Read more]

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112 European cities seek €650B to hit net-zero by 2030

June 27, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 27, 2024. By Mitchell Beer The European Union is helping a group of 112 cities track down €650 billion in public and private financing to [Read more]

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Canadian cities build climate plans but lag on implementation

June 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 6, 2024. By Gaye Taylor Canadian municipalities will need to shift their climate response plans into action and results if they mean to align with [Read more]

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Governments can help cities deliver innovative and people-centred solutions to drive clean energy transitions

May 9, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 2, 2024. Reducing emissions in cities is essential for the world to meet its energy and climate goals – and digital solutions that manage consumption [Read more]

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How ‘15-minute cities’ could save time, reduce emissions, and build community

May 8, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on May 8, 2024. By Claire Elise Thompson There are few experiences more soul-sucking than sitting in traffic. According to NPR, the average American lost nearly an hour a week [Read more]

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Mayors press for infrastructure funds, green investment in countdown to federal budget

March 14, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 14, 2024. By Mitchell Beer As big city mayors enter the final countdown toward this year’s federal budget, they’re expressing deep concerns about long-term infrastructure [Read more]

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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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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]

Opinion

Opinion: Federal government must step up transit funding to cut emissions

February 27, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Feb. 27, 2024. By Nate Wallace The federal government must fund transit service if Canada is to meet its climate goals. The status quo isn’t working to [Read more]

Student Resources

Canadian cities, towns play key role in renewable energy revolution

February 21, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Kirby Calvert, project technical lead and co-director of CEKAP (Community Energy Knowledge Action Partnership), about the launch of Quest Canada‘s Free Renewable Energy Planning Resource for municipalities [Read more]

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Which cities have the highest solar potential in Canada? – NEB

June 22, 2018 Markham Hislop

Over 98% of Canada’s solar power generation capacity is currently located in Ontario Cities in Saskatchewan have the highest solar potential in Canada, according to new analysis from the National Energy Board. Although all provinces and [Read more]

In the Spotlight

“Cost and Carbon Competitiveness” was an Alberta rallying cry for years. What happened?

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Reducing methane emissions to zero is important for Canada’s competitiveness as global markets increasingly price carbon For all the noise surrounding climate policy, this is the rare file where ideology doesn’t change the physics, and [Read more]

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