Indigenous solar energy project brings jobs, reliable revenue stream to community in Alberta: “Congratulations to Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s (ACFN)
investment and joint venture with Concord Green Energy on the
commencement of three solar farms in southern Alberta. These projects,
totalling 70 MW of installed solar capacity, will diversify the economy,
create jobs and generate enough to power about 22,000 homes. This 50/50
joint venture of solar with potential for future battery energy storage
systems demonstrates the leadership and commitment from ACFN to be
climate leaders in Alberta’s clean energy transition. By bringing their
experience from the 3NE Fort Chipewyan solar farm, ACFN is walking the
talk and investing not only in renewable energy, but also in their
community members and the generations to come.”

— Dave Lovekin, renewables in remote communities director, Pembina Institute

Indigenous solar energy project brings jobs, reliable revenue stream to community in Alberta: “Congratulations to Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s (ACFN)
investment and joint venture with Concord Green Energy on the
commencement of three solar farms in southern Alberta. These projects,
totalling 70 MW of installed solar capacity, will diversify the economy,
create jobs and generate enough to power about 22,000 homes. This 50/50
joint venture of solar with potential for future battery energy storage
systems demonstrates the leadership and commitment from ACFN to be
climate leaders in Alberta’s clean energy transition. By bringing their
experience from the 3NE Fort Chipewyan solar farm, ACFN is walking the
talk and investing not only in renewable energy, but also in their
community members and the generations to come.”— Dave Lovekin, renewables in remote communities director, Pembina InstituteRead More

Canada’s Carbon Target Still ‘Insufficient’, Global Warming On Track for 2.4°C, Climate Action Tracker Warns – The Energy Mix: “While the target is stronger than its predecessor, Canada’s
‘Insufficient’ CAT rating would only change if the country ditched the
less ambitious end of its target range,” the Tracker states.
“Moreover, Canada’s climate plan to cut emissions, updated last
December, will not reduce emissions enough to meet these new targets,
nor will the further measures outlined in the 2021 Budget, released
earlier this month, so further policy action is needed.”

Climate campaigners have been calling on the federal government to
commit to a 60% “fair share” target for emission reductions by 2030.

While this week’s assessment gives Canada points for committing to a
stronger, fixed target that spans the entire economy and aims toward
net-zero emissions, it concludes that the country’s official Nationally
Determined Contribution (NDC) under the 2015 Paris Agreement is not
aligned with a net-zero target, and lacks additional supporting targets
that would bring it closer to Paris compliance.

Canada’s Carbon Target Still ‘Insufficient’, Global Warming On Track for 2.4°C, Climate Action Tracker Warns – The Energy Mix: “While the target is stronger than its predecessor, Canada’s
‘Insufficient’ CAT rating would only change if the country ditched the
less ambitious end of its target range,” the Tracker states.
“Moreover, Canada’s climate plan to cut emissions, updated last
December, will not reduce emissions enough to meet these new targets,
nor will the further measures outlined in the 2021 Budget, released
earlier this month, so further policy action is needed.”Climate campaigners have been calling on the federal government to
commit to a 60% “fair share” target for emission reductions by 2030.While this week’s assessment gives Canada points for committing to a
stronger, fixed target that spans the entire economy and aims toward
net-zero emissions, it concludes that the country’s official Nationally
Determined Contribution (NDC) under the 2015 Paris Agreement is not
aligned with a net-zero target, and lacks additional supporting targets
that would bring it closer to Paris compliance.Read More

Line 5 Pipeline Battle Intensifies as May 12 Closure Date Looms – The Energy Mix: Canada has been threatening to invoke a treaty that was signed in 1977 but has never before been used, barring actions that “would have the effect of impeding, diverting, redirecting or interfering” with “hydrocarbon in transit,” except in case of a natural disaster or operating emergency, the Washington Post reports. For years, Michigan has been saying a natural disaster is precisely what it’s trying to avert by taking action on the Line 5 pipeline.

“The clash over Calgary-based Enbridge’s Line 5, which carries up to 540,000 barrels of crude oil and natural gas liquids across Michigan and under the Great Lakes each day, is placing stress on U.S.-Canada ties—and raising questions about how the close allies, which have expressed a desire to work together to fight climate change, can balance energy security with the transition to a clean energy economy,” The Post writes. But Whitmer spokesperson Bobby Leddy said the governor is standing by her position that continuing to operate the pipeline past next Wednesday would be unlawful.

“These oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac are a ticking time bomb,” he told the Post. “Their continued presence violates the public trust and poses a grave threat to Michigan’s environment and economy.”

Line 5 Pipeline Battle Intensifies as May 12 Closure Date Looms – The Energy Mix: Canada has been threatening to invoke a treaty that was signed in 1977 but has never before been used, barring actions that “would have the effect of impeding, diverting, redirecting or interfering” with “hydrocarbon in transit,” except in case of a natural disaster or operating emergency, the Washington Post reports. For years, Michigan has been saying a natural disaster is precisely what it’s trying to avert by taking action on the Line 5 pipeline.“The clash over Calgary-based Enbridge’s Line 5, which carries up to 540,000 barrels of crude oil and natural gas liquids across Michigan and under the Great Lakes each day, is placing stress on U.S.-Canada ties—and raising questions about how the close allies, which have expressed a desire to work together to fight climate change, can balance energy security with the transition to a clean energy economy,” The Post writes. But Whitmer spokesperson Bobby Leddy said the governor is standing by her position that continuing to operate the pipeline past next Wednesday would be unlawful.“These oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac are a ticking time bomb,” he told the Post. “Their continued presence violates the public trust and poses a grave threat to Michigan’s environment and economy.”Read More

Canada’s Climate Plan: Fossil First or Climate First? – Below 2C: Carbon pricing won’t achieve its emission targets, Moore and
Robertson state. And the introduction of complicated rules about
emission intensity rather than emissions reductions along with complex
carbon credits and offsets make it possible for big emitters to “game
the system.”

The Liberals are also relying on “future-tense” technologies,
including their national strategy to become a natural-gas (rather than
green) hydrogen superpower, with its accompanying need to spend public
money to capture, transport, and safely store millions of tonnes of
carbon underground.

Then, incredibly, there’s nuclear. The Liberals have a small modular
reactor (SMR) action plan. They seem to have forgotten safety concerns
and long-term, radioactive-waste storage problems. Again, write Moore
and Robertson, the government will use our tax dollars to fund a
questionable technology.

Canada’s Climate Plan: Fossil First or Climate First? – Below 2C: Carbon pricing won’t achieve its emission targets, Moore and
Robertson state. And the introduction of complicated rules about
emission intensity rather than emissions reductions along with complex
carbon credits and offsets make it possible for big emitters to “game
the system.”The Liberals are also relying on “future-tense” technologies,
including their national strategy to become a natural-gas (rather than
green) hydrogen superpower, with its accompanying need to spend public
money to capture, transport, and safely store millions of tonnes of
carbon underground.Then, incredibly, there’s nuclear. The Liberals have a small modular
reactor (SMR) action plan. They seem to have forgotten safety concerns
and long-term, radioactive-waste storage problems. Again, write Moore
and Robertson, the government will use our tax dollars to fund a
questionable technology.Read More

Why warnings of a deadly 3rd wave in Canada may have gone unheeded | CBC News: “We’ve been saying all along that if we ease measures too soon,
the epidemic will resurge even stronger. But with highly contagious
variants in our midst, the threat of uncontrolled epidemic growth is
significantly elevated,” Canada’s chief public health officer said.

“These variants have been smouldering in the background and now threaten to flare up.”

Why warnings of a deadly 3rd wave in Canada may have gone unheeded | CBC News: “We’ve been saying all along that if we ease measures too soon,
the epidemic will resurge even stronger. But with highly contagious
variants in our midst, the threat of uncontrolled epidemic growth is
significantly elevated,” Canada’s chief public health officer said.“These variants have been smouldering in the background and now threaten to flare up.”Read More