'Alternative' energy and less energy

We are honoured to welcome author and academic Adam Hanieh back to Toronto to deliver this year’s talk. This event marks the fourth edition of the school’s annual lecture, held in the memory of the late Leo Panitch.

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Military miseries and bloody oil wars

09/03/26

Author:

Chris Hatch

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National Observer

US President Donald Trump walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House on March 1, 2026, in Washington. Photo by: Jose Luis Magana / The Associated Press

Mar. 9. 2026

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn

24/02/26

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Damian Carrington

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The Guardian

Economic models assume the future will behave like the past, despite the burning of fossil fuels pushing the Earth into uncharted territory. Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA

Feb. 5, 2026

States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

Flawed economic models mean the accelerating impact of the climate crisis could lead to a global financial crash, experts warn.

Recovery would be far harder than after the 2008 financial crash, they said, as “we can’t bail out the Earth like we did the banks”.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

China’s carbon curve may be bending at last

17/02/26

Author:

Chris Hatch

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National Observer

Chefs prepare to cook buns in a solar cooker that using a metal and glass vacuum tube heated by mirrors curved to capture the sun's heat in Dezhou in the eastern Shandong province in China. This is just one clean energy innovation helping China to reduce its carbon emissions. Photo by: Fu Ting/AP

Feb. 17, 2026

It’s being hailed as “the biggest and most consequential climate story in the world right now,” by people in the know: after decades of soaring climate pollution, China may have cut carbon emissions last year.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Japan Successfully Beams Solar Power from Space to Earth in Historic Energy Test

16/02/26

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Jonas Muthoni

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Microgrid Media

Japan Successfully Beams Solar Power from Space to Earth in Historic Energy Test

Feb. 16, 2026

Japan has achieved a breakthrough in renewable energy by wirelessly transmitting electricity from orbit to Earth for the first time.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully sent power collected by solar panels in space to a ground station using microwave transmission. The test proves that clean energy can be harvested beyond the planet and delivered without physical cables.

The demonstration marks a critical step toward space-based solar farms that could one day power cities with continuous, weather-proof renewable energy.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Carney replaces EV sales mandate with rebates and regulations

06/02/26

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

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National Observer

Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association President Flavio Volpe shows Prime Minister Mark Carney, front right, the Project Arrow 2.0 prototype vehicle during a tour of an auto-parts plant, Woodbridge, Ont., February 5, 2026. Photo by: Eduardo Lima / The Canadian Press

Feb. 5, 2026

Another Justin Trudeau-era climate policy is now history: Prime Minister Mark Carney is scrapping the electric vehicle sales mandate and replacing it with “more stringent” fuel-efficiency standards and EV purchase rebates.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Reality check: 49,000 Chinese EVs won’t come close to getting Canada back on track

05/02/26

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Barry Saxifrage

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National Observer

Feb. 5, 2026

Last year, Canadian politicians lowered the cost of new fossil-fuel burning passenger vehicles by thousands of dollars by scrapping the carbon price. Unsurprisingly, sales of these high-emissions cars and trucks surged by 135,000 to reach 1.8 million in 2025. If we want to avoid a full-blown climate crisis this number needs to be zero.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

'Alternative' energy and less energy

States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

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