We have all the technologies needed to make the electric grid run on renewables and lower pollution. What are they and what are the barriers to adopting them widely?
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If the climate is in peril, why has the federal government approved a pipeline that will ship close to 600,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta to British Columbia?
Shipping companies are expected to halve their greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Only a small share of the vehicles Americans buy are electric. Even if all of them were, it would take until 2040 to phase out the fossil fuels used to power personal travel and road-bound freight.
A new federal program aims to reduce diesel-dependency in remote Indigenous communities. But are these communities able to do this on their own terms?
There are precedents regarding power generation and ethanol but no nation has ever achieved as comprehensive and dramatic this fast.
An Obama administration veteran offers some insights from his experience about driving massive increases in clean energy.
Burning natural gas produces less greenhouse gases than coal or oil. But the methane emissions associated with natural gas production and liquefaction threaten to erode its environmental benefits.
Bill C-69 will slow down Canada’s efforts to transition to a decarbonized and sustainable economy.
The spread of ride-hailing services and autonomous vehicles will lead to higher energy demand, a study finds. Electric vehicles and a much cleaner grid are the only way to avoid more emissions.
A new law provides flexibility in terms of how the state can meet this new target for the electricity it consumes.
As EVs make more inroads, giving tenants somewhere to plug in their cars could become a selling point.
What if the world really got serious about meeting global climate goals? Doing the math on current emissions and the pace of energy transitions shows how quickly fossil fuels need to be phased out.
How fast can the US transition to clean energy and with what energy sources? Here’s why an impassioned debate among energy wonks matters to the rest of us.
The digital world is taking more and more space in our lives… and dramatically increasing electrical use. It’s a serious problem given the urgent need fight climate change.
No energy source is perfect, but solar and wind have a much lower health and environmental footprint than fossil fuels, a study finds. Biopower, though, is a mixed bag.
Presidential candidates need to talk more about energy and address a tough question: what does the government do well on energy policy and what it should stay out of?
Electric vehicles could cover the daily energy needs of nearly 90 percent of personal cars in the U.S., analysis shows
Can nuclear power plants like California Diablo Canyon be replaced without greatly raising emissions? It’s an open question.
To meet global climate change targets, agriculture needs an array of innovations and money to get farmers around the world to adopt new practices.
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Associate Professor, School of Professional Communication, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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Adjunct professor, Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
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Directeur de l’Institut de l’énergie Trottier, Polytechnique Montréal et Professeur de physique, Université de Montréal
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University
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Research Analyst in Sustainable Communities, University of California, Los Angeles
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Guest Lecturer, Climate Change Economics, University of Oxford & Director, Climate and Sustainability Programme, ODI Global
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Research Scientist, The University of Texas at Austin
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Research Associate, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)
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Professor and Impact Chair in Transformative Governance for Planetary Health, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
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Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, Penn State
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Professeur en philosophie sociale et politique, épistémologie et histoire des sciences et techniques, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Research Project Assistant, University of Vermont
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Professor in Industrial Ecology, University of California, Santa Barbara