By Brian Motherway This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 19, 2019. Energy efficiency means more comfortable lives and lower energy bills The global economy is set to double in size [Read more]
Petro-Canada celebrated the completion of its coast-to-coast network of EV fast chargers on Tuesday when the company officially opened an electric vehicle charging station near Victoria, B.C. Known as the “Electric Highway”, the network is [Read more]
This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 13, 2019 The energy sector is technology-intensive, and it has passed through several innovation-led transformations in the last two centuries The last 200 years [Read more]
By Karen Tam Wu and Isabelle Turcotte This article was published by Pembina Institute on Dec. 11, 2019. Four years ago, world leaders, including Canada in a key negotiating role, gathered in Paris for the [Read more]
By Simon Dyer This article was published by Pembina Institute on Dec. 11, 2019. Throughout the Pembina Institute’s 35-year history, we have been dogged in our efforts to stand up for Albertans. We have developed [Read more]
Michael Bloomberg delivered the latest America’s Pledge report to the international climate community on Tuesday, at the 25th annual Conference of the Parties (COP) in Madrid, Spain. After US President Donald Trump announced he would [Read more]
By Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu & Richenda Van Leeuwen | United Nations This article was published by Thomson Reuters Foundation News on Nov. 20, 2019 Development needs energy. Whether to transition to sustainable energy is no longer [Read more]
On Monday, America’s Pledge released its third report analyzing U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The report, titled Accelerating America’s Pledge: Going All-In to Build a Prosperous, Low-Carbon Economy for the United States, shows the potential [Read more]
By Kenneth Dubin This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 3, 2019. Since peaking at nearly 318 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, US coal fired electric generating capacity declined to 257 [Read more]
By Perry Lindstrom This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Nov. 26, 2019. Total U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2018 rose to 5.27 billion metric tons, 2.7 per cent [Read more]
Carleton University-based advocacy organization Efficiency Canada, launched the country’s first-ever Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard on Wednesday. The group’s report is accompanied by a regularly-updated policy database. The Canadian scorecard — similar to the state scorecard [Read more]
By Karen Tam Wu This article was published by the Globe and Mail on Nov. 14, 2019. Governments across Canada have a habit of making climate promises, setting goals, then failing to achieve them. But [Read more]
By Geoff McMaster This article was published by Folio on Nov. 12, 2019. Human-induced climate change has origins far earlier than commonly assumed, according to a study published in the journal Science. Archeological evidence collected around the world [Read more]
By Laura Cozzi, Chief Energy Modeler, and Tim Gould, Head of Division for Energy Supply Outlooks and Investment. This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Nov.16, 2019. Every year, the World Energy Outlook scenarios are updated [Read more]
According to a report by the Pembina Institute, only British Columbia has set up a carbon pricing system that meets the minimum requirements set by the Canadian government. Other provinces that have designed their own [Read more]
By Chrystal Mantyka-Pringle, Lauren Bortolotti and Lionel Leston This article was published by Folio on Nov. 7, 2019. The grasslands of the Canadian Prairies are a hidden gem for bird watchers, with millions of migratory [Read more]
By Justin Dupuis This article was published by Folio on Oct. 29, 2019. New technology developed by engineers at the University of Alberta shows potential in cleaning and decontaminating process water from oilsands production. The [Read more]
By Nikki Way This article was published by Pembina Institute on Oct. 12, 2019. This month, the Alberta government announced it is undertaking a full review of its energy regulator, a move being touted as [Read more]
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]
By Isabelle Turcotte This article was published by Pembina Institute on Oct. 9, 2019. While climate and environmental issues have been important for decades, this year feels different. With climate action a top issue for [Read more]
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