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Canada’s Wildfire Risk to Surge with Rapid Climate Change, Study …
WEB13 hours ago · Denise Black/Facebook. Limiting global heating to 2°C could significantly reduce the risk of devastating wildfires in Canada, finds a new study in the journal Nature. But the study finds that exceeding that threshold may lead to more wildfires similar in scale to Canada’s record-breaking 2023 fire season, when nearly 150,000 square ...
U.S. LNG Exports Carry 33% Higher Climate Impact Than Coal, …
WEB13 hours ago · Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States carry a 33% larger climate impact than coal over a 20-year period, despite persistent industry efforts to brand it a cleaner fossil fuel, Cornell University environmental scientist Robert Howarth concludes in a peer-reviewed paper in the journal Energy Science & Engineering.
AI Could Drive Clean Energy Boom as Investors Question Climate …
WEB4 days ago · The coming boom in artificial intelligence represents both a threat and an opportunity for the clean energy transition, market experts suggest. No longer purely in the realm of the tech sector, AI has in recent years become an energy industry issue, The Canadian Press reports. The expected rapid rollout of …
Scientists Generate Electricity from Lotus Leaves
WEB4 days ago · Scientists in China say they’ve found a way to use lotus leaves to generate electricity from transpiration—the movement of water evaporating out of a leaf—opening a door to generating clean electricity from nature. Published in the journal Nature Water, the study “not only uncovers the unprecedented hydrovoltaic effect of leaf ...
$2B Alberta Gas Pipeline Pitches Decarbonization Amid …
WEBSep 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.”.
‘New Paradigm’ Has Australia Aiming for 100% Renewable Grid
WEB4 days ago · Australia’s power system is entering a “new paradigm” to take advantage of the most affordable energy for consumers today: variable renewable energy. The shift moves the sunny, windy country away from the belief that only baseload power and peaking plants can ensure reliable electricity, Daniel Westerman, CEO of the Australian Energy ...
California Hits 100% Renewables for (Parts of) 100 Days Straight
WEBAug 20, 2024 · SHARES. California recently hit a new renewable energy milestone: 100 days of 100% renewable energy powering the state’s electricity grid, run by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), for at least part of the day. Mark Jacobson, director of the Atmosphere/Energy program at Stanford University, posted …
Net-Zero by 2050 Still Within Reach—But It’ll Cost More
WEBJun 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 ...
UPDATE: Federal Budget to Include Revamped Greener Homes Grant
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled last year’s budget on March 28. Last week, at least one energy advisor was warning of “massive fallout” in Canada’s home retrofit work force as Ottawa announced it would soon be closing applications for the existing Canada Greener Homes Grants. At the time, …