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Are we prepared to change to prevent climate change?
Are we prepared to change to prevent climate change? What is needed to get us out of our comfort zone and fight for our children’s future? If you ask, let’s say, a seven year old, it’s all pretty clear. If it’s the way we live, consume and produce that causes climate change, why don’t we […]
The G7 and its 85–year carbon pledge
The G7 and its 85–year carbon pledge The G7 gives itself a lifetime to fulfil its climate change promise If you thought it was hard to keep up your New Year’s resolution, try keeping an 85-year pledge. That’s exactly what Canada and the other G7 countries are committing themselves to as they try to get control […]
The Carbon Ranch
The Carbon Ranch Novelist and historian Wallace Stegner once said that every book should try to answer an anguished question. I believe the same is true for ideas, movements, and emergency efforts. In the case of climate change, an anguished question is this: what can we do right now to help reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide […]
“Green” Policies Don’t Make Economic Sense Even on Their Own Terms
“Green” Policies Don’t Make Economic Sense Even on Their Own Terms When confronting the typical proponents of “green” government policies, the free-market economist must make a strategic decision: Since most of these recommended (and often, actually implemented) State measures make no sense even on their own terms, one course of action is to stipulate the alleged […]
Revolution? More like a crawl
Revolution? More like a crawl The energy visionary Vaclav Smil — Bill Gates’s favorite author — says that when our leaders promise quick energy transformations, they’re getting it very wrong. America in 2015 finds itself almost in a new energy reality. It recently became the world’s second–largest extractor of crude oil, and since 2010 has been the leading producer of natural gas, whose abundant and inexpensive […]
Canada needs to confront its oilsands ‘challenge,’ German ambassador says
Canada needs to confront its oilsands ‘challenge,’ German ambassador says Observers say Canada and Japan are attempting to block ‘decarbonization’ pledge from G7 declaration Germany’s ambassador to Canada says Ottawa’s new targets to cut carbon pollution mean it will have to tackle the problem of the oilsands. In an interview with CBC News, Ambassador Werner […]
Designed for the Future: Practical Ideas for Sustainability
Designed for the Future: Practical Ideas for Sustainability The Beddington Zero Energy Development in London, U.K. | View the gallery. From packing materials made of mushrooms to buildings engineered to cool and power themselves, sustainable design can play a key role in helping people adapt to a changing planet. That’s a central message of the new […]
Power for All Shows Peabody a Real Plan to End Energy Poverty
Power for All Shows Peabody a Real Plan to End Energy Poverty Peabody Energy would like you to believe that coal is the only way to light up the homes of the roughly 1.1 billion who still live in energy poverty. A new campaign launched Thursday at the United Nations’ Sustainable Energy For All Forum in New York City offers […]
Oil industry pushing for carbon tax in Alberta
Oil industry pushing for carbon tax in Alberta But if heavy emitters are going to pay, they want consumers to share the burden The biggest players in Canada’s oil and gas industry are urging Alberta’s government to step up its environmental policies and introduce a carbon tax. Alberta already has carbon pricing, but the program […]
Rising carbon emissions from oilsands a ‘unique’ challenge, federal cabinet told
Rising carbon emissions from oilsands a ‘unique’ challenge, federal cabinet told Canada may need international emissions credits to offset increasing emissions from oilsands Greenhouse gas emissions from increasing oilsands production will rise faster than Canada’s ability to curb them, the federal government was warned before new emissions reduction targets were announced last week. Cabinet documents […]
Are We Witnessing The Beginning Of The End For Fossil Fuels?
Are We Witnessing The Beginning Of The End For Fossil Fuels? Bloomberg recently declared the era of fossil fuels irrevocably in decline: “The world is now adding more capacity for renewable power each year than coal, natural gas, and oil combined. And there’s no going back.” The sea change in how we power our economies officially […]
Energy round-up: the next five years
Energy round-up: the next five years Three things you shouldn’t miss this week Article: What will a Conservative majority mean for climate and energy? – Carbon Brief’s essential post-election summary. Report: Decarbonizing Development Three Steps to a Zero-Carbon Future – What needs to happen now for the world to have zero emissions by 2100. Chart: Low oil prices are making their mark […]
How Sustainable is PV Solar Power?
How Sustainable is PV Solar Power? Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems generate “free” electricity from sunlight, but manufacturing them is an energy-intensive process. It’s generally assumed that it only takes a few years before solar panels have generated as much energy as it took to make them, resulting in very low greenhouse gas emissions compared to […]
BC Climate Change Progress Stalled, Critics Say
BC Climate Change Progress Stalled, Critics Say ‘We know we need to do more,’ says environment minister. Lately, Premier Christy Clark has been bragging about British Columbia’s record fighting climate change, but observers say that pride is misplaced. “They’re talking a lot about being a world leader in climate action,” said Jens Wieting, a campaigner […]
Charles Koch Admits Climate Change is Happening, Then Denies the Problem
Charles Koch Admits Climate Change is Happening, Then Denies the Problem As the nation warily watches every Republican presidential candidate kiss the ring of billionaire donor Charles Koch for a shot at his network’s $300,000,000 pool of presidential cash, Charles Koch did something unusual. Last week’s USAToday interview with Charles Koch noted his shifting opinion on what he calls […]
