While Fighting the Virus, We Must Fight for Our Rights | The Tyee: Several countries have already had key institutions undermined by the COVID-19 pandemic, or its political manipulation. As a result, civil and constitutional rights, like the freedoms of assembly and expression, have been diluted if not cancelled outright — all in the name of fighting the deadly virus. Those rights may or may not be restored.

Let’s run through a list of governments eroding democracy under cover of pandemic — and don’t be surprised to find Canada in there, edging towards membership.

While Fighting the Virus, We Must Fight for Our Rights | The Tyee: Several countries have already had key institutions undermined by the COVID-19 pandemic, or its political manipulation. As a result, civil and constitutional rights, like the freedoms of assembly and expression, have been diluted if not cancelled outright — all in the name of fighting the deadly virus. Those rights may or may not be restored.Let’s run through a list of governments eroding democracy under cover of pandemic — and don’t be surprised to find Canada in there, edging towards membership.Read More

Green hydrogen set to be competitive with fossil fuels by 2040: The cost of green hydrogen will drop 64 per cent by 2040, the researchers said. Hydrogen is seen as key to cutting global greenhouse gases as it could eliminate the use of polluting fuels in industry and transport.

This year has seen a surge of support for hydrogen as European countries make it a foundation of a low carbon future. The fuel is at the heart of the European Union’s Green New Deal and Germany has pledged to invest 9 billion euros ($10.6 billion) to create local green hydrogen production.

Green hydrogen set to be competitive with fossil fuels by 2040: The cost of green hydrogen will drop 64 per cent by 2040, the researchers said. Hydrogen is seen as key to cutting global greenhouse gases as it could eliminate the use of polluting fuels in industry and transport.This year has seen a surge of support for hydrogen as European countries make it a foundation of a low carbon future. The fuel is at the heart of the European Union’s Green New Deal and Germany has pledged to invest 9 billion euros ($10.6 billion) to create local green hydrogen production.Read More