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Back ‘nation-building, not nation-burning’ projects, 250 city leaders urge Carney

September 29, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 26, 2025.  By Mitchell Beer A coalition of more than 250 mayors and city councillors from across Canada is calling on the federal government to [Read more]

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Report: Big businesses are doing carbon dioxide removal all wrong

September 12, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Sept. 9, 2025. By Joseph Winters Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will require removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, [Read more]

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Fossil fuel emissions made intense heatwaves 20 to 200x more likely: Study

September 12, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 10, 2025. By Chris Bonasia Pollution from 180 major fossil fuel and cement companies has made recent heatwaves hotter and more frequent, a new study [Read more]

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Environmental spending faces steep cuts in Carney’s fall budget

September 8, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 7, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia Prime Minister Mark Carney’s planned “austerity and investment” budget could deliver significant cuts to Canada’s environmental programs, with green transport [Read more]

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How much carbon can we safely store underground? Much less than previously thought.

September 4, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Sept. 3, 2025. By Joseph Winters Drawing down carbon from the air and stashing it in underground rock formations has been framed as an essential way to slow [Read more]

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Saskatchewan cites energy security in $900M coal refurbishment

September 4, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 2, 2025. By Jody MacPherson Saskatchewan is pressing ahead with its plan to keep burning coal for electricity, committing $900 million over four years to [Read more]

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Green hydrogen and derived commodities: an opportunity for Global South’s green industrialization

August 18, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by IRENA on Aug. 8, 2025. Due to its potential to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors, green hydrogen–produced via electrolysis using only renewable energy resources— and hydrogen-derived commodities including ammonia and methanol, emerge [Read more]

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Five key policies to promote road transport electrification in developing markets

August 14, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by IRENA on August 11, 2025. Road transport accounts for approximately 18 per cent of total global CO2 emissions and is linked to a significant share of urban air pollution, as around 94 [Read more]

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U.S. emissions rise, China’s fall, in massive shift between world’s biggest climate polluters

August 14, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on August 13, 2025. by Mitchell Beer The United States’ carbon emissions increased while China’s declined in the first half of this year compared to the same [Read more]

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Canada’s inactive oil and gas wells emit 7x more methane than reported: Study

June 26, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 23, 2025. By Chris Bonasia Methane emissions from Canada’s inactive oil and gas wells are up to seven times higher than government estimates, a new [Read more]

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‘World will be watching’ Carney’s fast-tracked megaprojects as carbon budget shrinks

June 26, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 23, 2025. By Mitchell Beer With a wave of new “nationally significant” projects on the way after the Carney government’s Building Canada Act (Bill C-5) becomes law, [Read more]

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Hybrid vehicle sales continue to rise as electric and plug-in vehicle shares remain flat

June 3, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 3, 2025. By Michael Dwyer About 22 per cent of light-duty vehicles sold in the first quarter of the year in the United [Read more]

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Heat pumps continue to push fossil fuels out of Canadian homes

May 26, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by 440 Megatonnes on May 22, 2025. By Arthur Zhang Heat pumps play a critical role reducing emissions in the residential building sector because they run on electricity and can be up to three times [Read more]

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Despite backlash, more states are considering laws to make Big Oil pay for climate change

May 22, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on May 19, 2025. By Akielly Hu As climate disasters strain state budgets, a growing number of lawmakers want fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by their [Read more]

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Shell LNG plans receive ‘bloody nose’ at AGM as social licence begins to wear thin

May 22, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 22, 2025. By Mitchell Beer London-based oil and gas giant Shell PLC received what one news outlet called a “bloody nose” at its annual general [Read more]

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Opinion: One energy path brings Carney the big wins he needs. The other one doesn’t.

May 20, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 17, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new cabinet took office Tuesday with some tough, momentous questions on their agenda, most [Read more]

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Methane data and transparency continue to improve, but emissions remain far too high

May 8, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 7, 2025. Measures to tackle methane emissions are often very cost-effective and could have brought an extra 100 billion cubic metres of gas to [Read more]

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Opinion: Alberta has long accused Ottawa of trying to destroy its oil industry. That’s a dangerous myth

May 8, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on May 8, 2025. By Ian Urquhart “Alberta is a place soaked in self-deception.” Those words began Alberta-based journalist Mark Lisac’s 2004 book aimed at shattering the myths that have [Read more]

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Methane data and transparency continue to improve, but emissions remain far too high

May 7, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 7, 2025. Measures to tackle methane emissions are often very cost-effective and could have brought an extra 100 billion cubic metres of gas to [Read more]

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Proposed AB strategy could put taxpayers at risk for abandoned oil well cleanup

May 6, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 6, 2025. By Jody MacPherson Critics warn that taxpayers and local communities could be on the hook for cleaning up a growing inventory of abandoned [Read more]

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