PostedJan 11, 2019 | climate change, international news, news, sustainability, technology
2018 temperatures expected to be the hottest yet, breaking 2017 record The oceans are warming faster than previously estimated, setting a new temperature record in 2018 in a trend that is damaging marine life, scientists said on Thursday. New measurements, aided by an...
PostedOct 10, 2018 | climate change, international news, news, sustainability
Foreword by António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General Climate change is the defining challenge of our time, yet it is still accelerating faster than our efforts to address it. Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide are higher than they have been for 800,000...
PostedJan 22, 2018 | climate change, energy, international news, news, policy, sustainability, technology
Canada can stimulate or lead markets in the direction of low-carbon goods and services through green procurement policies. The headlines today are full of stories on the North American Free Trade Agreement, and rightly so. But while NAFTA rules the front pages, other...
PostedJan 22, 2018 | climate change, energy, international news, news, policy
VICTORIA—Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s release of draft legislative proposals for the federal carbon pricing system: “The federal government has laid out a comprehensive...
PostedDec 12, 2017 | e-vehicles, energy, international news, news, policy, sustainability
From a small collection of fishing villages 40 years ago to a metropolis on track for a global milestone, Shenzhen has come further, faster than most cities. Already home to the largest fleet of electric buses in the world – roughly 14,500 at the end of May – the city...
PostedDec 4, 2017 | e-vehicles, energy, international news, news, policy, sustainability, technology, uncategorized
Almost every sixth car sold in the world will be electric by 2025, according to a UBS global autos survey released Tuesday. And if things go the way they have in 2017, those cars are more likely to be emblazoned with a Tesla Inc. logo than BMW AG’s. By the middle of...
