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Here’s what’s at stake for Indigenous peoples at COP28

November 30, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Nov. 29, 2023. By Anita Hofschneider Ozawa Bineshi Albert wants the world to stop relying on fossil fuels. So last year, the co-executive director of Climate Justice Alliance flew from [Read more]

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‘Phaseout’ or ‘phasedown’? Why UN climate negotiators obsess over language

November 30, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Nov. 30, 2023. By Akielly Hu In recent years, environmental activists have lambasted annual United Nations climate conferences for producing “empty words” and “hollow promises” instead of concrete actions to [Read more]

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Why some experts say COP events are ‘distracting’ and need fixing

November 28, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Nov. 28, 2023. By Tik Root Diplomats, academics, and activists from around the globe will gather yet again this week to try to find common ground on a [Read more]

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UNCTAD urges global financial system to address pressing development, climate finance needs of least developed countries

November 20, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by UNCTAD on Nov. 7, 2023. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) emphasized today the imperative for international financial reforms to specifically target the financing requirements of the [Read more]

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Canada’s first-ever methane census to help define path to meet 2030 reduction targets

November 20, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Carlton Newsroom on Nov. 7, 2023. By Alyssa Tremblay After weathering a summer of wildfires, tornados and record-breaking rainfall and heat, many Canadians are left worrying how we can [Read more]

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How many Americans want an electric home?

November 16, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication By Jennifer Marlon, Matto Mildenberger, Carla Burns, Sarah Lazarovic, Matthew Ballew, Seth Rosenthal, Edward Maibach, John Kotcher and Anthony Leiserowitz The shift away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy sources like solar [Read more]

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MENA Green Transition: Unlocking economic opportunities to drive climate action

November 15, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the World Economic Forum on Oct. 18, 2023. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 18 October 2023: The livelihoods of over half a billion people in the Middle East and North Africa [Read more]

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Methane emissions remains elusive challenge for oil and gas industry

November 15, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Wood Mackenzie on Nov. 15, 2023. LONDON/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, 15 November 2023 – Methane remains a significant challenge for the oil and gas industry. COP28 could prove a landmark moment for methane [Read more]

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Clean technologies driving job growth in the energy sector, skills shortages an increasing concern

November 15, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Nov. 15, 2023.  The number of jobs in the global energy sector rose in 2022 as growing investment in clean energy technologies drove demand for [Read more]

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Governments plan to produce double the fossil fuels in 2030 than the 1.5°C warming limit allows

November 15, 2023 Energi Staff

Stockholm, 8 November 2023 — The Production Gap Report finds that governments plan to produce around 110 per cent more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C, and 69 per cent more than would be [Read more]

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How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide

November 14, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Nov. 14, 2023. By Grist staff Every four years, the federal government is required to gather up the leading research on how climate change is affecting Americans, boil [Read more]

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Why can’t we just quit cows?

November 2, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Nov. 1, 2023. By Naoki Nitta Cattle play a colossal role in climate change: As the single largest agricultural source of methane, a potent planet-warming gas, the world’s [Read more]

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Lack of ambition and attention risks making electricity grids the weak link in clean energy transitions

October 23, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 17, 2023. Efforts to tackle climate change and ensure reliable supplies of electricity could be put at risk unless policy makers and companies quickly [Read more]

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The pope leads 1.4 billion Catholics. Getting them to care about the climate is harder than he thought.

October 23, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Oct. 23, 2023. By Whitney Bauck If there’s one person in the Catholic Church who ought to have the ability to influence climate action on a global scale, [Read more]

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Renewables jobs nearly doubled in past decade, soared to 13.7 million in 2022

October 5, 2023 Energi Staff

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / Geneva, Switzerland, 28 September 2023 – Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 13.7 million in 2022, an increase of one million since 2021 and up from a total of 7.3 [Read more]

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Lagging policy support and rising cost pressures put investment plans for low-emissions hydrogen at risk

October 5, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 22, 2023. Momentum behind low-emissions hydrogen continues to grow despite the slow roll-out of financial incentives and stubborn cost pressures that threaten to delay [Read more]

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EVs, building decarbonization, clean energy can can cut US GHG emissions by nearly 90 per cent

October 4, 2023 Energi Staff

On Wednesday, ICF, a global consulting and technology services provider, released a new report that projects how the United States could achieve its goal of a net-zero economy by 2050. The report finds that achieving [Read more]

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World Investment Forum to mobilize investments for climate, energy, health and food

September 12, 2023 Energi Staff

Geneva, 12 September 2023 – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will hold the World Investment Forum 2023 to rally investments for climate action, clean energy, healthcare, food security and other development needs. [Read more]

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Nature holds the answer to limiting the impact of extreme weather

September 6, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the University of Waterloo on Sept. 6, 2023. Wildfires, flooding, and extreme heat – these perils are threatening Canada’s residential housing market, and homeowners, in ways not imagined just a few years ago. The Intact Centre on Climate [Read more]

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U of C, NRC researchers awarded grant to develop low carbon field peas

September 6, 2023 Energi Staff

Calgary, AB – Field peas are a drought-resistant vegetable which can help meet the demand of our growing, global population, and the while decrease Canada’s carbon footprint. Dr. Marcus Samuel, PhD, biological sciences professor at [Read more]

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Dear Premier Smith: Stop lying about the IEA

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

What is Alberta Premier Danielle Smith smoking? The International Energy Agency (IEA) “has become increasingly, unfortunately, a political activist organization.” This was part of Danielle Smith’s response to a question from me during her September [Read more]

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