'Alternative' energy and less energy

Providing decent living with minimum energy: A global scenario

23/10/20
Author: 
Joel Millward-Hopkin, Julia K.Steinberger, Narasimha D. Rao,, Yanick Oswald
Link: 
Global Environmental Change

....Although technological progress and individual-level change are essential parts of a solution to ecological breakdown, incrementalist propositions along the lines of green growth and green consumerism are inadequate....

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
Energy
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Climate Reality Check 2020

15/10/20
Author: 
Ian Dunlop, David Spratt, also published by Climate Code Red
Link: 
Resilience

October 14, 2020

What must climate and energy policy really achieve? It’s time for a …Climate Reality Check 2020

First posted at Pearls and Irritations

The Australian Government is dangerously out-of-touch as climate change accelerates and a cascade of tipping points risks unstoppable global warming.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
Climate Change
LNG - Fracking
Oil - Pipelines
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Leaked 2018 Strategy Proposed ‘Broader Than Oil’ Coalition To Undercut Ottawa's Clean Fuel Standard

09/10/20
Author: 
Primary author Mitchell Beer
Link: 
The Energy Mix
oil refinery - skeeze / Pixabay

OCTOBER 9, 2020

A top communications and government relations firm led by long-time Conservative Party strategist Jaime Watt developed a confidential plan to undercut support for the federal Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) by convincing Canadians that “fighting climate change is a losing battle,” according to leaked documents released this week by Greenpeace Canada.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
Alberta
Canada
Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
Environmental Groups
Oil - Pipelines
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Canada Pension Plan fuels the climate crisis with our own retirement savings

05/10/20
Author: 
Patrick DeRochie & Adam Scott
Link: 
National Observer
Recent analyses of CPP’s investments in oil, gas and coal raise red flags about the fund’s alignment with Canada’s climate commitments and mandate to invest in the best interests of Canadians. Photo by Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health

Last month, Mark Machin, CEO of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), wrote that climate change is the crisis beyond COVID-19 that we can’t afford to ignore, stating that “the full effects will depend on the actions we take now and in the future.”

We strongly agree.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
Canada
Climate Change
Coal
LNG - Fracking
Oil - Pipelines
Social
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Research Shows Batteries Made From Hemp Are Superior to Lithium, Graphene

20/09/20
Author: 
Shish Kabob Seger
Link: 
Testset
hemp batteries

JULY 10, 2020

Could industrial hemp be part of the future of battery powered vehicles? Fresh research into the efficacy of hemp batteries says yes. 

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Energy
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Hemp vs. Lithium Batteries: Which Is Best?

20/09/20
Author: 
WayOfLeaf Staff
Link: 
Way of Leaf

 3 Jan, 2020

Hemp is a wonder crop. It’s an amazingly versatile plant that can be used for a wide range of purposes. Scientists are starting to discover more and more uses for hemp, with recent studies suggesting that hemp batteries may be more powerful than lithium.

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Energy
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Trans Mountain Is No Longer Viable, Say Over a Hundred Economists and Experts

19/09/20
Author: 
Joël-Denis Bellavance, La Presse
Link: 
La Presse

September 17, 2020

Fall of World Demand and the Price of Oil

OTTAWA – In the face of the historic worldwide fall in demand for oil and the price drop of black gold, the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMX) is more financially perilous than ever for Canadian taxpayers

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Climate Change
Green New Deal/LEAP
Oil - Pipelines
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Catching the Bus How Smart Policy Can Accelerate Electric Buses Across Canada

14/09/20
Author: 
Clean Energy Canada

"BC both TransLink and BC Transit have failed us.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
British Columbia
Canada
Transportation
Urban
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British Columbia Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative (BCICEI)

19/08/20
Author: 
New Relationship Trust
Link: 
New Relationship Trust
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'Alternative' energy and less energy
British Columbia
Climate Change
Environmental Groups
Indigenous Peoples
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Canada supporting fossil fuels at 10 times the G20 average during pandemic

15/08/20
Author: 
Barry Saxifrage & Chris Hatch
Link: 
National Observer
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney with pipe destined for the Keystone XL pipeline, July 3, 2020. Photo by Government of Alberta

August 12th 2020

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
Alberta
Canada
Capitalism
Oil - Pipelines
Social
Tar Sands
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