Nuclear is not the solution to climate change
Nuclear energy should not be part of the global solution to climate change. Canada should not be looking to small nuclear reactors to meet its emissions targets.
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Canada’s offshore wind resources are huge
Canada has huge offshore wind resources, easily capable of replacing the electricity now generated by Canada’s nuclear power plants. Small Nuclear Reactors are a wasteful and costly distraction.
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Nuclear powered tar sands?
Small nuclear reactors are being touted as a solution to the climate crisis. There’s only one problem: we don’t yet have any.
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Awash in fossil fuels
Two new UN reports document the huge discrepancy between action and words as governments prepare for COP 25 next week in Madrid
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Massive protests. Now what?
September 27, 2019, saw massive street protests by students and young people across the globe. Will this anger and frustration translate into government action?
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More talk and little action
As the New York Climate Summit comes to an end, it seems that only Greta Thunberg made an impact.
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AFOLU’s warning
A second special report from the IPCC highlights the global degradation of land resources, and how climate change is exacerbating food insecurity, drought, and desertification.
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Have we got a deal for you!
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has proposed to invest all the profit from the operation of the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline into renewable energy projects. This offer should be rejected out of hand.
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The methane menace
Emissions of methane are rising globally and scientists are not sure why. The warming wetlands are likely the cause.
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Carbon tax fine print
At least 18 countries have managed to ‘peak and decline’ their energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide. How have they done it, and has a carbon tax played a role in their success?
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