'Alternative' energy and less energy

18/11/24
Author: 
Barry Saxifrage
Canada is out of excuses. Europe slashes climate pollution while we flounder

Nov. 18, 2024

Canada is out of excuses. Europe slashes climate pollution while we flounder

To avoid a dystopian future for our climate, the world’s most advanced economies must lead the way. These are the nations with the necessary money, talent and capacity to transition to safer energy sources first. And their high per-capita emissions mean these nations are disproportionally responsible for creating the crisis. 

14/11/24
Author: 
Deep Jigneshkumar Parekh
The Chemetall Foote Lithium Operation in Clayton Valley, a dry lake bed in Esmeralda County, Nevada, just east of Silver Peak, a tiny town that has been host to various kinds of mining for about 150 years. Photo by: Doc Searls / Flickr CC

Nov. 14, 2024

Where once we dug deep for fossil fuels, today, we dig even deeper for critical minerals. They may be different resources, but their extraction will leave a similar scar on the land, particularly for Indigenous communities who are once again at the forefront of resource extraction’s environmental and cultural toll.

Recent news highlights growing resistance from Indigenous communities worldwide as the global push for energy transition minerals clashes with local rights and ecosystems.

27/10/24
Author: 
Brett Wilkins
Ahead of the Climate Ambition Summit, thousands of youth, frontline advocates and climate and community activists join in the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City, on September 17, 2023. Erik McGregor / LightRocket via Getty Images

Oct. 15, 2024

Climate Scientists and Environmental Groups Alarmed Over New UN Climate Report

Experts say the report confirms that nations’ efforts to cut emissions have been grossly insufficient to date.

The world’s nations must commit to dramatically slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the near future or risk a “catastrophic” rise in global average temperatures, a key United Nations climate report published Thursday warned.

03/10/24
Author: 
Adriana Zuniga-Teran

Oct. 3, 2024

Modern buildings tend to take electricity and air conditioning for granted. They often have glass façades and windows that can’t be opened. And when the power goes out for days in the middle of a heatwave, as the Houston area experienced in July 2024 after Hurricane Beryl, these buildings can become unbearable.

Yet, for millennia, civilizations knew how to shelter humans in hot and dry climates.

23/09/24
Author: 
John Woodside
Justin Trudeau - Art by Ata Ojani/Canada's National Observer

Sept. 23, 2024

Any hope the Liberal Party had that their signature climate policy would cease to be an albatross has been dashed, as allies of the carbon price drop like flies and opponents ramp up attacks. For Liberal strategists, there’s little room left to manoeuvre. 

17/09/24
Author: 
Marc Lee
‘Free transit would be not so much a new cost to society but a reallocation of existing private spending on transportation,’ CCPA-BC senior economist Marc Lee writes. Photo via Shutterstock.

Sept. 17, 2024

A closer look at the costs and benefits of the Green Party’s recent campaign promise.

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