Renewables become biggest source of electricity globally for 1st time, beating coal

07/10/25

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Alexa St. John · The Associated Press

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Workers install solar panels in the western state of Gujarat, India, in 2023. India saw record solar and wind power generation growth that outpaced the growth in demand in the first half of this year, according to a report by the global energy think-tank Ember. (Rafiq Maqbool/The Associated Press)

Oct. 07, 2025

Report shows solar, wind booming worldwide, but fossil fuel generation rose in U.S., EU

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Our world is hurtling into climate disaster and what do politicians give us? Oilfields and new runways

02/10/25

Author:

Bill McGuire

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The Guardian

Fossil Free London protesters on Westminster Bridge, London, demonstrate against drilling at the UK’s largest untapped oilfield, 16 July 2025. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Sept. 30, 2025

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Confronting The Climate Emergency - An Urgent Call To The BC Government

02/03/25

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BC Climate Emergency Campaign and Allies

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BC Climate Emergency Campaign

February 2025

The third annual report evaluating the BC government on its progress implementing the 10 urgent actions of the BC Climate Emergency Campaign.

Read here.

[Top: Report Cover.]

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Briefing Note: LNG is a Bad Bet For B.C.

02/03/25

Author:

BC Climate Emergency Campaign and Allies

from https://bcclimateemergency.ca/progress-report

Feb. 2025

SUMMARY

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been widely promoted by governments and industry throughout B.C.

as a fix-all solution that will supposedly boost B.C.’s economy, support local jobs, get countries in Asia

off coal, reduce B.C.’s reliance on American energy exports, and lower B.C.’s emissions.

This briefing note explains why LNG is a false solution on all these fronts. It lays out environmental,

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Why are we losing our heads over oil and gas tariffs?

08/02/25

Author:

Laurie Adkin

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National Observer

When U.S. President Donald Trump says Americans do not need Canada’s oil and gas, I say, “all the better for us.” Photo by Shutterstock

Feb. 5, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to place tariffs on “Canadian” oil and gas exports and poof! The climate crisis has disappeared from the political radar of Canadian politicians. Could we not try, for a minute, to keep our heads about us and remember the bigger threat that is poised to swallow us all up?

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

The carbon tax must die so climate policies survive

30/01/25

Author:

Jessica Green

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National Observer

A decarbonized economy will require lots of people — some of whom will need extensive training. Photo by Shutterstock

Jan. 29, 2025

The race for Liberal party leadership is on. Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland has announced that if elected Prime Minister, she will get rid of the consumer carbon tax. Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been cagier about the issue, but may also do the same.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

A Reality Check on Our ‘Energy Transition’

02/01/25

Author:

Andrew Nikiforuk

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The Tyee

French energy historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz calls promises of a green energy transition ‘a delaying tactic’ against ‘decreasing energy use.’ Screenshot via Club 44.

Jan. 2, 2025

To our peril, there’s been no green revolution. Just green addition to rising fossil fuel use.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

'Colossal back-tracking' on thermal coal export end date: environmental advocate

10/12/24

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

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National Observer

Photo by Rab Lawrence/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Coal mining

Dec. 10, 2024

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s decision not to assess the impact of a massive thermal coal mine expansion is "cowardly” and “colossal backtracking” on Canada’s commitments to stop exporting this dirty fossil fuel, says an environmental advocate.

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‘Climate bomb’ warning over $200bn wave of new gas projects

06/12/24

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Guardian staff

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The Guardian

Pipe systems on a floating liquefied natural gas terminal during the inauguration of the Deutsche Ostsee terminal in the port of Lubmin, Germany, in January 2023. Photograph: Annegret Hilse/Reuters

Dec. 5, 2024

New liquefied natural gas projects could produce 10 gigatonnes of emissions by the end of the decade, close to the annual emissions of all coal plants

A $200bn wave of new gas projects could lead to a “climate bomb” equivalent to releasing the annual emissions of all the world’s operating coal power plants, according to a report.

Large banks have invested $213bn into plans to build terminals that export and import gas that is chilled and shipped on ocean tankers. But a report has warned that they could be more damaging than coal power.

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