Tag: decarbonization
Tech Revolution or Nature’s Nightmare? Computing the environmental costs of AI
By Andrea Zanon
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) investment is a double-edged sword. While it promises unprecedented advancements, the environmental cost of AI's...
Taking climate action and delivering on decarbonization
By Colleen Connors
The initial buzz and fanfare of the first few days of Climate Week NYC has given way to deeper, more substantive discussions...
Clean Energy Opportunities: Exploring the dynamics of distributed energy projects
By Jake Brooks
Significant change could be coming to an electrical grid near you. Opportunities may soon open up for a wide variety of clean...
Most net-zero pledges will fail unless decarbonization approaches improve
A little over half of the world’s largest 2,000 companies have adopted pledges to achieve net-zero carbon emissions (a number that has jumped 40 per...
The Retrofit Challenge: The transition to net-zero includes building retrofits
By Mark Douglas Wessel
A telling observation made by the World Economic Forum is that cities, where over half of the planet’s population now live,...
Ontario government launches largest energy procurement in province’s history
The Ontario government is launching the largest competitive energy procurement in the province's history, focused on generating affordable electricity for families and businesses. This...
New research puts climate and carbon tax policies to the test
Do climate policies work? An international research team found only 19 per cent of climate policies have been successful over the past two decades....
Boralex closes $95M in financing for Quebec wind farm
Boralex Inc. of Montreal, Que. has closed on $95 million in financing for the 52-megawatt Témiscouata II wind farm, located on public lands in...
Are EVs driving a carbon neutral future? Not without accelerating clean...
By Colin Simpson
Conventional wisdom dictates that electric vehicles (EVs) are the cleanest alternative to cars burning fossil-fuels. The federal government’s target of 100% zero-emission...
Algonquin Power to sell renewable energy business for $3.4B
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. of Oakville, Ont. has entered into an agreement to sell its renewable energy business (excluding hydro) to a wholly-owned...