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The heat is on: How to protect your home and family from a lethally hot future

May 23, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the University of Waterloo on May 23, 2023. In 1985, when few were thinking about climate change, Glenn Frey said it best – The Heat Is On. Forty years later, his [Read more]

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Puerto Rico town celebrates ‘first-of-its-kind’ solar microgrid

March 20, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on March 16, 2023. By Joseph Winters Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, is celebrating a milestone this week as it completes the final phase in a project to boost its energy [Read more]

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UN report: Immediate climate action needed to ensure ‘a livable future for all

March 20, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on March 20, 2023. By Joseph Winters Current and future risks from climate change are far worse than previously estimated, but urgent action is still possible to “secure a [Read more]

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Natural carbon sinks could play a small but significant role in Canada’s climate strategy

February 7, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Folio on Feb. 7, 2023. By Bev Betkowski Canada’s carbon-capturing natural areas can play a small — but effective — part in the country’s overall strategy to lower greenhouse gas [Read more]

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Exxon models predicting climate change were spot on — 40 years ago

January 12, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Jan. 12, 2023. By Kate Yoder In the early 1980s, America’s biggest company knew more about climate change than basically anyone else. Rising emissions posed a threat to [Read more]

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Swift reduction in global coal emissions key to reaching climate targets

November 29, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Nov. 15, 2022. The world must move quickly to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal significantly in order to avoid severe impacts from climate change, [Read more]

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Tuvalu joins call for an international treaty to stop fossil fuel expansion

November 14, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Nov. 9, 2022. By Joseph Lee The island nation of Tuvalu has become the second country in the world to call for an international Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Modelled [Read more]

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Why the federal oil and gas emissions cap is a win for Albertans

September 9, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Aug. 31, 2022. By Jan Gorski Tradition tells us that when our oil and gas industry is experiencing a boom, we feel the benefits right through [Read more]

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Global energy crisis shows urgency of accelerating investment in cheaper, cleaner energy in Africa

June 21, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on June 20, 2022. Today’s crippling spikes in energy prices underscore the urgency and the benefits for African countries of accelerating the scale up of cheaper [Read more]

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OPINION: G7 must seize opportunity to shift public finance from conflict-fuelling gas into clean energy

May 26, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Thomson Reuters Foundation on May 25, 2022. by Christoph Bals, Kanna Mitsuta and Elizabeth Bast This week, G7 environment, climate and energy ministers are meeting in Berlin. Their objectives to [Read more]

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China energy goals a problem as U.N. report calls for deeper coal cuts

April 11, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by Thomson Reuters Foundation on April 7, 2022. By David Stanway SHANGHAI, April 7 (Reuters) – A new U.N. report detailing what the world needs to do to combat climate change has highlighted [Read more]

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Clean energy transition must be fast and fair: IPCC scientists

April 4, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by Thomson Reuters Foundation on April 4, 2022. By Laurie Goering LONDON, April 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As climate-heating fossil fuel emissions continue to rise, renewed efforts to slash them [Read more]

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Germany to spend 200 billion euros on energy transition in independence push

March 8, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by Clean Energy Wire on March 7, 2022. By Benjamin Wehrmann ARD/Reuters The German government has earmarked about 200 billion euros for investments in decarbonization and greater independence from imported fossil fuels over the [Read more]

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How the 2021 summer heat dome affected electricity demand in western Canada

November 30, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Nov. 17, 2021. From late June to early July 2021, a warm weather event, known as a heat dome, settled over western Canada and the [Read more]

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Canada Climate Resilience Policy Indicator: IEA

September 14, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Aug. 16, 2021. Country summary Canada’s average annual temperature rose 1.7°C between 1948 and 2016, and it is likely to continue rising. While affecting energy [Read more]

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Heat waves fuel urgency for home and building retrofits: Pembina

July 19, 2021 Energi Staff

A new report by the Pembina Institute concludes that a national renovation wave of deep building retrofits could generate more than $48 billion in economic development, while creating up to 200,000 jobs and significantly lowering [Read more]

Opinion

The world’s electricity systems must prepare to counter growing climate threat

July 19, 2021 Energi Staff

By Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency Summer has just officially begun in the northern hemisphere, and yet we are already seeing electricity systems around the world that are struggling to [Read more]

Opinion

Energy producers, consumers face more climate disclosure requirements

June 10, 2021 Energi Staff

By Ed Hirs This article was published by Forbes on April 26, 2021. More climate disclosure requirements are on the horizon for energy producers and energy consumers. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is thinking [Read more]

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U of A scientist briefs US policy-makers on technology to remove carbon dioxide from atmosphere

March 15, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by Folio on March 4, 2021. By Katie Willis A scientist at the University of Alberta is lending her expertise on mineral carbonation to policy-makers in the United States in hopes [Read more]

Student Resources

Net-zero US economy not difficult or expensive – study

February 21, 2021 Energi Staff 2

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews economist Jim Williams of the University of San Francisco about his co-authored paper, Carbon-Neutral Pathways for the United States. Related links: Carbon‐Neutral Pathways for the United States [Read more]

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If you’re voting energy and climate, should you vote Smith or Notley?

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Notley’s view of energy transition isn’t much more advanced than Smith’s. But she can be persuaded by evidence. Bottom line, that’s the leader Alberta needs over the next 4 years If you follow my energy [Read more]

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