The Canadian Energy Strategy: Big Ideas But Light on the Details

Strategy falls short on details and urgency. It addresses the “what” and the “why” regarding the challenges of Canadian energy policy; what’s missing is the much needed “how” and “when.”
Posted On 11 Aug 2015
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Counting the Cost of Energy Subsidies

Energy subsidies projected at US$5.3 trillion in 2015, or 6.5 percent of global GDP says IMF. Most countries are setting energy taxes below levels that fully reflect the environmental damage associated with energy consumption.
Posted On 07 Aug 2015
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Long-term exposure to aircraft emissions causes premature death

The air quality costs of aviation are similar to its climate costs, and over 10 times larger than accident and noise costs.
Posted On 18 Jul 2015
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Economic benefits from climate change mitigation far outweigh the costs

"Climate Change is the biggest wealth creating opportunity of our generation" Sir Richard Branson
Posted On 13 Jul 2015
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Is Carbon Capture doomed to fail?

One of the much-heralded solutions to climate change which its supporters believe could enable the world to continue to burn fossil fuels looks likely to be a failure.
Posted On 04 Jul 2015
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World must weigh the true cost of coal to be serious about climate – OECD

Climate: What’s changed, what hasn’t and what we can do about it - Six Months to COP21
Posted On 03 Jul 2015
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Renewable energy redoubles its global reach

As the world economy and energy use both grew in 2014, renewables continued their rapid rise − but carbon emissions did not.
Posted On 27 Jun 2015
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