Clean Condo Life: Adapting Existing Buildings To A Changing Climate

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 16:35:31 +0000

DALL·E generated view of a downtown 19 story condo building in vancouver from above with reddish heat tones, digital artIt takes work. It takes planning. It takes time. It takes a bunch of people agreeing. It takes someone to recognize the problem, admit to themselves that they have to help solve them, and start moving the ball forward.

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The Catharsis Of US Climate Action Legislation

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 19:50:59 +0000

climate action legislationUS agencies are meeting expectations to release a slew of rules aimed at tightening reporting and procedural requirements to reduce national emissions. Several have made the news over the last week.

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Some Gas Utilities Are Leading The Way Into The Future, Others Are Actively In Reverse

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 18:55:56 +0000

DALL·E generated image of a clean and green Dutch town on a river, digital artThe pockets of the future are small towns in Europe and Australia, while an oil and gas giant in India is pushing vastly more soon-to-be stranded assets into the ground.

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Towing Electric Planes To Increase Range? I’m Not Convinced, But It’s Interesting

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 17:05:38 +0000

DALL·E generated image of an electric passenger aircraft in front of mountains , digital artMagpie’s solution is one of what is now a toolkit of solutions for decarbonizing aviation.

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Australia’s New Net Zero Report Is A Study In Bad Assumptions & Wishful Thinking

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 11:05:30 +0000

DALL·E generated image of Australian energy fantasies, digital artPretending that energy exports are going to double does Australia and Australians exactly zero favors.

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Banks Begin To Release Their Net Zero Transition Plans

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:05:59 +0000

Specific decarbonization goals are the necessary next step before the critical 2050 date. Any target that allows for financing of fossil fuel expansion cannot be considered 1.5°C-aligned, as 1.5°C scenarios have no room for new oil, gas, or coal.

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Is Green Hydrogen Always Green?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:01:31 +0000

DALL·E generated image of a green hydrogen industrial facility beside a coal generation plan, digital artGovernments shouldn’t be rewarding firms that are actually emitting more CO2e just because they are making hydrogen.

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