“This stimulus would unlock untapped community capital for
the fight against climate change, as a means to immediately create
green jobs across the country and, most importantly, build a bipartisan
support base for climate change action,” the co-ops write,
in a June 24 letter to Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna,
Environment and Climate Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, and Canadian
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault.
Trans Mountain, Coastal GasLink, Keystone XL: where things stand with Canada’s pipeline projects
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For experts who say the world is already moving too slowly to avoid catastrophic climate change the decision to build new pipelines is a pressing concern. But for Alberta’s oil industry, which has felt the pinch from a lack of pipeline capacity for years, new construction offers hope for better prices down the road.
The federal government, meanwhile, continues to insist that Canada can have both a strong oil and gas industry and meet its climate targets.
In comments to The Globe and Mail, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan said, “I am very serious about combatting climate change and I’m very serious about net zero, and that means we need to make sure we have a prosperous, innovative, healthy oil and gas industry.”
Despite ongoing uncertainty about major pipelines south of the border and opposition to projects such as the Trans Mountain pipeline in Canada, O’Regan said the federal government is pushing for both Keystone XL and Enbridge’s Line 3 replacement to move forward.
On Trans Mountain, he told The Globe: “It’s getting built.”
‘Really Worrying’: McKenna Wants More Protection For Politicians Facing Threats
OTTAWA — Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says new measures must be taken to protect Canadian politicians from threatening behaviour.
Her comments come after police launched an investigation this week into an incident at her constituency office, as well as reports that two other Ottawa-area politicians also faced threats recently.
McKenna, who has spoken out in the past about being a target, said she’s heard from many politicians who have experienced similar incidents, some never reported publicly.
Wind and solar double global share of power in five years | Renewables | JWN Energy
The sources of renewable energy made up nearly 10 per cent of power in most parts of the world in the first half of this year, according to analysis from U.K. environmental group Ember.
That decarbonization of the power grid was boosted this year as shutdowns to contain the coronavirus reduced demand overall, leaving renewables to pick up the slack.
Alberta eyes cleaner future as hydrogen superpower
In an ideal world the answer would be from surplus electricity generated from renewable sources and used to electrolyse water to create hydrogen and oxygen with zero emissions. This “green” hydrogen could provide energy for industrial processes, for power generation (largely as a back-up to renewables when the wind is not blowing or the sun not shining) and even for residential and commercial use. Unfortunately, although this outcome would be perfect in theory, the practical reality is that it is highly unlikely to provide sufficient energy by 2050 to be a viable solution on its own.