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Heat pumps continue to push fossil fuels out of Canadian homes

May 26, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by 440 Megatonnes on May 22, 2025. By Arthur Zhang Heat pumps play a critical role reducing emissions in the residential building sector because they run on electricity and can be up to three times [Read more]

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Real estate market shifts as energy inefficient homes lose value in Germany

November 28, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Nov. 27, 2024. By Tova Gaster Energy-inefficient homes, including those heated by oil and gas, are decreasing in value in Germany as electric home heating becomes [Read more]

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Growing number of Canadian households contain dangerous levels of radon gas

October 23, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the University of Calgary on Oct. 23, 2024. Calgary, AB – The 2024 Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Exposure in the Residential Buildings of Urban and Rural Communities indicates that radioactive [Read more]

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Opinion: Canada’s Housing Plan builds a foundation for safe, climate resilient homes

April 15, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on April 12, 2024. Betsy Agar, director of the Buildings program at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to Canada’s Housing Plan, announced on Friday. [Read more]

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Housing plan will overshoot Canada’s climate targets without circular approach: Experts

April 11, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 10, 2024. By Gaye Taylor With conventional construction norms and codes set to produce a 376 per cent overshoot of Canada’s climate commitments if the [Read more]

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Emission Impossible: Here’s what happened when two climate reporters tried to ditch natural gas.

April 1, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on March 21, 2024. By Tik Root This story was produced by Grist and co-published with The Guardian. My wife and I live in a green, two-story colonial at the end of [Read more]

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Program in chaos, layoffs have started as advocates urge Wilkinson to restore Greener Homes Grants

March 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 5, 2024. By Mitchell Beer With Canada’s home retrofit industry in chaos, consumers abandoning ship, and emissions in housing still falling far too slowly, two [Read more]

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Federal budget to include revamped Greener Homes Grant

February 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 15, 2024. By Mitchell Beer The federal government is developing a more targeted approach to its successful Canada Greener Homes energy retrofit grants, aimed at [Read more]

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Canada’s deep retrofit supply chain needs help, analysis finds

February 8, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Energy Mix on Feb. 8, 2024. Weak regulations, low demand, and a lack of skilled labour are blocking service providers along Canada’s deep retrofit supply chain from scaling up [Read more]

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The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Find Energi Media journalism in video, audio, and essays YouTube Channel: Video energy news Substack Essays: Thoughtful Energy Journalism Energi Talks Audio Podcast Real story of this energy crisis is not supply disruption, but demand [Read more]

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