In late 2024, Germany’s cartel office initiated an investigation into significant power price volatility. Concerns arose over potential supply withholding by energy firms during “dunkelflaute” periods—times of low wind and solar energy production. With renewables comprising 80% of Germany’s energy mix, the shift from fossil fuels has led […]
Listen to this interview with the Danish climate minister closing down the oil industry for good.
Dan Jørgensen has agreed the world’s most ambitious climate goal with a promise to cut 70% of emissions by 2030 Denmark’s climate minister is fairly certain that the deal to close down the nation’s oil industry by 2050, announced on Friday morning, marks the biggest moment in his career. “I […]
The federal government in Ottawa says it will provide $100 million from its strategic innovation fund over four years to accelerate the development and use of technologies to lower the oil and gas industry’s environmental impact. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says the money will be provided […]
Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Hon. Navdeep Bains, announced a $20 million investment in Terrestrial Energy to accelerate development of the company’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) power plant. This is the first such investment from the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) announcing support for a Small Modular Reactor […]
$20M investment will help preserve 186 jobs and create 52 co-op placements, says Ottawa. The federal government says it’s investing $20 million in the nuclear industry to help Canada meet its target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The investment in Oakville Ontario’s Terrestrial Energy is meant to […]
Public use of previously protected lands and water quality of Oldman River threatened after Alberta rescinds 44-year-old coal policy, paving way for Grassy Mountain Coal Project SERIOUSLY! WHO IS TILL INVESTING IN COAL??? Laura Laing can’t imagine how her family would run their cow-calf operation without their Mount […]
Data centers have made significant investments in energy efficiency, but our insatiable appetite for data continues to grow. Renewable energy can reduce our data’s carbon footprint. Buildings consume 40 percent of global energy and create 30 percent of global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions; they are a big part […]
DP Energy proposes solar panels on top of contaminated sites in southeast Calgary DP Energy has already won approval for one solar park in southeast Calgary and is now pushing for a second in the Shepard Industrial park. Combined, the two would be one of the largest photovoltaic solar farms […]
Many Canadians were pleased with the House of Commons’ declaration of a climate emergency on Monday, a motion put forward by Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna that follows in the footsteps of several Canadian cities. As the CBC reported, this declaration requires that “Canada commit to meeting […]
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