The G7 Shows Yet Again It’s a Colossal Failure on Climate – Below 2C:

Paragraphs 37 to 43 of the full communique
outline the G7 consensus on climate and the environment. Paragraph 39
begins with “To be credible, ambitions need to be supported by tangible
actions in all sectors of our economies and societies.” And therein lies
the problem. The document contains all the right words but is seriously
lacking a concrete pathway to build momentum leading up to COP26.

The G7 Shows Yet Again It’s a Colossal Failure on Climate – Below 2C: Paragraphs 37 to 43 of the full communique
outline the G7 consensus on climate and the environment. Paragraph 39
begins with “To be credible, ambitions need to be supported by tangible
actions in all sectors of our economies and societies.” And therein lies
the problem. The document contains all the right words but is seriously
lacking a concrete pathway to build momentum leading up to COP26.Read More

The New Reality – Clean Energy Canada:

You can download the report here.

The New Reality – Clean Energy Canada: You can download the report here.Read More

‘Schitt’s Creek’: Where ‘Jews of no religion,’ facing exile, find redemption: Schitt’s Creek has won 102 awards, including a sweep of the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards and 2021 Canadian Screen Awards for comedy. The cast has been lauded for their superb, on-point performances.

The show has also been recognized for its deft handling of a range of identity issues, particularly LGBTQ+ relationships, pansexuality, socio-economic class and Canadian-ness.

Yet Schitt’s Creek, co-created by real-life father-son duo Eugene and Daniel Levy,
is also fundamentally about Jewish identity. Critics who ignore or
simply miss the Jewishness of the characters fail to appreciate this key
aspect of the show’s inclusive reach and appeal to diverse viewers. 

‘Schitt’s Creek’: Where ‘Jews of no religion,’ facing exile, find redemption: Schitt’s Creek has won 102 awards, including a sweep of the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards and 2021 Canadian Screen Awards for comedy. The cast has been lauded for their superb, on-point performances.The show has also been recognized for its deft handling of a range of identity issues, particularly LGBTQ+ relationships, pansexuality, socio-economic class and Canadian-ness.Yet Schitt’s Creek, co-created by real-life father-son duo Eugene and Daniel Levy,
is also fundamentally about Jewish identity. Critics who ignore or
simply miss the Jewishness of the characters fail to appreciate this key
aspect of the show’s inclusive reach and appeal to diverse viewers. Read More

Scientists convert used plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring: Upcycling plastic bottles into more lucrative
materials could make the recycling process far more attractive and
effective. Currently plastics lose about 95% of their value as a
material after a single use. Encouraging better collection and use of
such waste is key to tackling the global plastic pollution problem.

Researchers have already developed mutant enzymes to break down
the polyethylene terephthalate polymer used for drinks bottles into its
basic units, terephthalic acid (TA). Scientists have now used bugs to
convert TA into vanillin.

Vanillin is used
widely in the food and cosmetics industries and is an important bulk
chemical used to make pharmaceuticals, cleaning products and herbicides.
Global demand is growing and in 2018 was 37,000 tonnes, far exceeding
the supply from natural vanilla beans. About 85% of vanillin is
currently synthesised from chemicals derived from fossil fuels.

Scientists convert used plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring: Upcycling plastic bottles into more lucrative
materials could make the recycling process far more attractive and
effective. Currently plastics lose about 95% of their value as a
material after a single use. Encouraging better collection and use of
such waste is key to tackling the global plastic pollution problem.Researchers have already developed mutant enzymes to break down
the polyethylene terephthalate polymer used for drinks bottles into its
basic units, terephthalic acid (TA). Scientists have now used bugs to
convert TA into vanillin.Vanillin is used
widely in the food and cosmetics industries and is an important bulk
chemical used to make pharmaceuticals, cleaning products and herbicides.
Global demand is growing and in 2018 was 37,000 tonnes, far exceeding
the supply from natural vanilla beans. About 85% of vanillin is
currently synthesised from chemicals derived from fossil fuels.Read More

No Change in Fossil Fuel Use Despite Growth of Renewables – The Energy Mix: The world is recording tremendous growth of renewable energy in the electricity sector, but its share of total final energy consumption (TFEC) continues to increase only moderately and still isn’t making a dent in global fossil fuel consumption, according to the Renewables 2021 Global Status Report (REN21).

“We are waking up to the bitter reality that the climate policy promises over the past 10 years have mostly been empty words,” said REN21 Executive Director Rana Adib. “The share of fossil fuels in final energy consumption has not moved by an inch.”

“The world is burning more fossil fuels than ever,” the report notes, and the share of fossil fuels has “barely changed over one decade.” Global energy demand grew almost 20%, from 320 to 381 exajoules, and modern renewables accounted for only 25% of that growth, with the balance coming from fossils, nuclear, and traditional biomass.

No Change in Fossil Fuel Use Despite Growth of Renewables – The Energy Mix: The world is recording tremendous growth of renewable energy in the electricity sector, but its share of total final energy consumption (TFEC) continues to increase only moderately and still isn’t making a dent in global fossil fuel consumption, according to the Renewables 2021 Global Status Report (REN21).“We are waking up to the bitter reality that the climate policy promises over the past 10 years have mostly been empty words,” said REN21 Executive Director Rana Adib. “The share of fossil fuels in final energy consumption has not moved by an inch.”“The world is burning more fossil fuels than ever,” the report notes, and the share of fossil fuels has “barely changed over one decade.” Global energy demand grew almost 20%, from 320 to 381 exajoules, and modern renewables accounted for only 25% of that growth, with the balance coming from fossils, nuclear, and traditional biomass.Read More