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What we do today affects tomorrow: SIDS youth embrace renewables

May 10, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by IRENA on April 28, 2022. Until recently, the closest junior high student Misheka Mitchel had ever come to solar power was reading about it in her schoolbooks. Then her school [Read more]

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What would net zero by 2050 mean for the emissions footprints of younger people versus their parents?

February 24, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Feb. 15, 2022. By Laura Cozzi,  Olivia Chen and Hyeji Kim Children born today will emit 10 times less carbon during their lifetimes than their [Read more]

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Global energy efficiency progress recovering, but not quickly enough to meet international climate goals: IEA

November 30, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Nov. 17, 2021. A rapid expansion of technologies and solutions that drive more efficient use of energy across the economy is necessary to keep global [Read more]

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Clean energy technologies need a major boost to keep net zero by 2050 within reach

November 23, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Nov. 4, 2021. The International Energy Agency’s latest and most comprehensive assessment of clean energy technology progress worldwide shows that a step change in action [Read more]

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Meeting climate targets requires a rapid acceleration in the fuel economy of vehicles

November 23, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Nov. 4, 2021. The fuel economy of the world’s cars and vans needs to improve massively in the coming years for the automotive industry to [Read more]

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BC plants over one billion new trees since 2018

November 10, 2021 Energi Staff

British Columbia has planted more than one billion new trees since 2018 to help reduce the effects of climate change and provide forests for future generations. The Province planted 301 million trees in 2021, a [Read more]

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2021 US hydropower generation to fall amid drought: EIA

September 27, 2021 Energi Staff

By Lindsay Aramayo and Tyler Hodge This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 23, 2021. In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that electricity generation from US hydropower plants [Read more]

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The case for regulating downstream methane emissions from oil and gas

September 14, 2021 Energi Staff

By Tomás de Oliveira Bredariol and K.C. Michaels This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 8, 2021. The downstream segment accounted for 20 per cent of total fossil methane emissions in [Read more]

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Northwest US June heat wave boosted electricity demand

July 29, 2021 Energi Staff

By Jonathan DeVilbiss, Mark Morey This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 21, 2021. A heat wave in the Northwest United States in late June led to more regional demand for electricity. [Read more]

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Energy producers and consumers face more climate disclosure requirements

May 6, 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 about [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: The Texas grid loses — to Arizona, New York, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia

March 17, 2021 Energi Staff

This op-ed is part of a series published by The Dallas Morning News Opinion section to explore ideas and policies for strengthening electric reliability. Find the full series here: Keeping the Lights On. By Ed [Read more]

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Climate change, COVID prompt BC gov’t investment in roadway projects

February 12, 2021 Energi Staff

The government of British Columbia is investing $20.7 million in upgrading the province’s roadways under a plan dubbed the Climate Adaption Program. The program features a number of projects throughout BC that the government says [Read more]

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CER: Policy, technology change key drivers of Canada’s energy transition

February 2, 2021 Energi Staff

A report issued by the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) last fall found that the country’s fossil fuel consumption is expected to fall in the coming 30 years, but without an accelerated energy transition fossil fuels [Read more]

Student Resources

Carbon pricing is over-hyped…more regulation, industrial policy needed to reduce emissions

January 20, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Danny Cullenward, Stanford energy economist and lawyer, and co-author with Dr. David G. Victor, of the new book, “Making climate policy work.” Related links: Klein vs [Read more]

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Norway unveils comprehensive climate action plan

January 13, 2021 Energi Staff

Last week, the government of Norway presented a climate action plan to help achieve its emission reduction target agreed to under the Paris Agreement. Minister of Climate and Environment Sveinung Rotevatn said “This climate action [Read more]

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Germany’s Energiewende shows energy transitions are damned difficult

January 2, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Gunther Bachmann, a former director of the German Council for Sustainable Development, about the challenges posed by his country’s energy transition plan, the Energiewende. Related stories: [Read more]

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Pacific Northwest electricity going carbon-free without natural gas?

December 31, 2020 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Ben Kujala, director of power planning for the Northwest Power and Conservation Council based in Portland, Oregon. They discussed the extent to which natural gas should be [Read more]

Opinion

On 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, IEA expands energy, climate work

December 21, 2020 Energi Staff

By Mechthild Wörsdörfer and Tom Howes This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 12, 2020. 2015 was a critical year for climate action Saturday 12 December is a milestone: it is [Read more]

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Opinion: More SUVs challenge emissions cuts in passenger car market

October 15, 2019 Energi Staff

By Laura Cozzi, Chief Energy Modeler, and Apostolos Petropoulos, Energy Modeler This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 15, 2019. This commentary is derived from analysis that will be published on 13 November [Read more]

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Economic realities of getting Canadian climate policy right

December 13, 2018 Energi Staff

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce asks the question: what are the principles that will allow Canadian climate policy to cut emissions at lowest cost to economy and way of life? Canadian climate policy must include [Read more] [Read more]

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