Why carbon dioxide has such outsized influence on Earth’s climate
I study the importance of atmospheric gases for air pollution and climate change. The key to carbon dioxide’s strong influence on climate is its ability...
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How to have an all-renewable electric grid
The main solution to climate change is well known – stop burning fossil fuels. How to do this...
Canada’s 2019 federal elections will mark a win for clean energy
In less than 100 days, Canadian voters will head to the polls to decide the next 4-year mandate....
Canada’s environmental charities are afraid to talk about climate change during the election
This article was written by Dianne Saxe (McMurtry Fellow at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada) for The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source...
World’s largest fund manager lost $90bn investing in fossil fuel companies
BlackRock, the world’s largest fund manager with $6.5 trillion of assets under management – bigger in value than...
People say Tesla is going bankrupt. That’s fake news—and I’ll explain why
Tesla, Inc., formerly called Tesla Motors, is a U.S. based automotive and energy company in Palo Alto, California....
Toyota joins the race towards the first drivable solar-powered electric vehicle
Toyota has announced plans to commence public road trials for its first drivable solar-powered electric vehicle, the Prius PHV, in late July of 2019. The...
FERC’s latest report projects dramatic growth for wind and solar
According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory...
There’s a looming waste crisis from Australia’s solar energy boom
As Australians seek to control rising energy costs and tackle the damaging impacts of climate change, rooftop solar...
US, Canada, and Australia team up to mitigate metal shortages caused by shift towards clean technology
Concern grows over the increase in consumption of some metals to support the shift towards clean energy and...
How you can overcome the challenges with generating good solar leads
A new solar rooftop project was installed in the U.S. every 100 seconds in 2018. This is proof that solar energy has gone mainstream, and...
Liberal environmental contradictions could pave way for Conservative win
A few weeks ago, Catherine McKenna, Canada’s environment minister, delivered a powerful and heartfelt address, highlighting both the...
Is Canada’s carbon tax enough to fight climate change?
As Canada’s 2019 Federal election looms closer, carbon pricing has shown itself to be a highly contested and...
Trying to convince Canadians to support renewable energy? Focus on the economy
When analyzing Canada’s past economic growth, it’s clear that the economy overshadows the environment time after time. While Canada prides itself on having a clean...
Should we turn the Sahara Desert into a huge solar farm?
Whenever I visit the Sahara I am struck by how sunny and hot it is and how clear...
How Los Angeles could create the largest “virtual power plant” in the U.S.
According to a new analytic report by Sunrun, energy from rooftop solar panels and batteries can replace retiring...