Posts Tagged ‘clean energy’
Huge opportunities and huge threats loom for US clean energy in 2023
This article was written by Jeff St. John and originally published in Canary Media on January 2, 2023. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Observers of U.S. clean energy markets might be feeling like they’re trapped in a Dickens remake: A Tale of Two Diverging Market Trends. Never have the long-term prospects…
Read MoreCanadians See Future Economy Built on Clean Energy, Not Fossils, National Survey Finds
This article was originally published in The Energy Mix on February 4, 2022. Nearly 60% of Canadians think clean energy will be “very important” in the Canadian economy in 10 years, compared to fewer than 30% who say the same about oil and gas, according to the latest round of opinion research conducted by Abacus…
Read MoreEurope Plans Aggressive New Laws to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
This article originally appeared in The New York Times on July 13, 2021 and was written by Somini Sengupta. European officials are preparing to introduce ambitious legislation designed to wean one of the world’s biggest and most polluting economies off fossil fuels far more quickly than other nations have pledged to do. The proposals could…
Read MoreUNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO TO DUMP FOSSIL INVESTMENTS, TAKE ‘PROACTIVE’ APPROACH TO CLIMATE RISK
This article originally appeared in The Energy Mix on June 1, 2021. The University of Waterloo moved yesterday to drop all its fossil fuel exploration and extraction investments by 2025 and decarbonize its C$2.7-billion pension and endowment fund 50% by 2030 and 100% by 2040, capping a six-year campaign by Fossil Free UW and allied…
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