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Uncertainty Hobbles Industry in Race to Net-Zero
8 hours ago · The session on the challenges for Canada’s competitiveness under net-zero scenarios was hosted by the Canadian Climate Institute and the Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB), ex-Globe and Mail energy reporter Shawn McCarthy reports for Corporate Knights. The two federally supported bodies provide analysis and advice to …
New Energy Transition Course Pitches Alternative to ‘Oil and Gas ...
8 hours ago · A new online course on the energy transition, designed to give oil-producing jurisdictions like Alberta a more realistic picture of where oil and gas demand is headed, began with one expert’s deep dissatisfaction with an “oil and gas forever world view” that misses the factors driving the shift out of fossil fuels.
IEA Proclaims ‘Age of Electricity’ as Batteries, Solar Surge—But ...
5 days ago · The world is set to make abundant clean energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges—but there’ll still be an excess of planet-warming fossil fuels, a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency said. “We’re now moving at speed into the Age of Electricity,” IEA ...
Hydrogen Projects Delayed, Cancelled as ‘Hype’ Meets Reality
3 days ago · Hydrogen “hype” is coming down to earth, with a major export deal stalling out in Atlantic Canada while a highly-touted investment goes on hold in the West. Earlier this month, the Globe and Mail reported that plans to ship renewably-produced “green” hydrogen from the East Coast to Germany had been delayed by at least a year, possibly ...
First Nations Call for Genuine Consultation in Canada's Energy Shift
5 days ago · Indigenous leaders are calling for a stronger voice in Canada’s energy transition, demanding genuine consultation and climate action that respect Indigenous rights. Addressing more than 1,100 participants via video link at the Assembly of First Nations Third National Climate Gathering in Calgary, AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak ...
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IEA Boosts Renewables Forecast by Two-Thirds, Projects 2.7x Surge by 2030. by Mitchell Beer. October 11, 2024. 0. The International Energy Agency is new predicting two-thirds more renewable energy deployment by 2030 than it expected just two years ...
Cities Must Prepare for ‘Absolute Certainty’ of Power Outage
Sep 25, 2024 · Cities across the United States and Canada must do more to prepare for the lethal convergence of extended power outages and lengthy heat waves, say experts on both sides of the border. Christine B. Davis, of Humble, Texas (birthplace of Humble Oil, later Exxon) was 110 when she died this past summer. Cause of death was “environmental heat ...
$2B Alberta Gas Pipeline Pitches Decarbonization Amid …
Sep 23, 2024 · The CCS industry itself has admitted the technology falls short of the decarbonization goals it committed to a decade ago. In May, Edmonton-based Capital Power canceled its C$2.4-billion CCS project, despite previously claiming that “CCS is a technically viable technology,” after determining the project was “not economically feasible.”.
Net-Zero by 2050 Still Within Reach—But It’ll Cost More
Jun 11, 2024 · The energy system still shifts off fossil fuels in the economic transition scenario at a cost of $181 trillion, or 19% less than the net-zero transition. Relying purely on market forces would reduce global emissions 27% from current levels by 2050, and still produce half the emissions of a ‘no-transition’ scenario where there is no further ...