This is a really important read by my pal Drew Anderson. Made all the more 🔥 when you re-watch the video from the press conference in which Smith doubles down on the AESO asking for the renewables pause. Here, I’ve clipped it for you 😊 #ableg #cdnpoli

Premier Smith insisted Alberta Electric Systems Operator asked for a pause on renewables. In fact, internal emails show the AESO head was 'not comfortable' with the plan but was told to 'support the minister without reservation'. Via Drew Anderson thenarwhal.ca/alberta-renewa… #ableg

Breaking - Varcoe: TransAlta shelves wind project due to provincial buffer zones, pauses three developments calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… #ableg #yyc #yeg #abpower

Fresh polling and results suggest Number 10's decision to rollback climate policies - and crucially to be seen to do so - has backfired quite spectacularly. businessgreen.com/news/4204862/l…

In-depth Q&A: How does climate change drive human migration? | Ayesha Tandon

🎨 Design KerryAnnCleaver Joe Goodman Tom Prater Tom Pearson

Read here: bit.ly/migration-clim…

Head of Alberta Electric System Operator opposed wind/solar moratorium, said it would throw industry into “tailspin.” His cabinet-picked board chair said to
“support the minister without reservation.”
Great scoop and FOI work from Drew Anderson:

thenarwhal.ca/alberta-renewa…

Wow Ford Motor Company April EV sales are up by 129% YoY (which may be a statement on where they were in '23).

Mach-E sales up by 204% (currently growing by more than double YTD). The E-Transit is another one that looks good, and even the F-150 Lightning up by 57%.

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This report reaffirms #CdnAg has big potential to adopt low emissions, high resilience practices. To turn this potential into action, we need well-funded Sustainable Agricultural Strategy & programs like On-Farm Climate Action Fund to help farmers & ranchers build resilience. 1/2

This is going to be one of the biggest stories of the next decade!

Gulf states are making a major play to capture key segments of the critical minerals supply chain! And they move fast!

Mining investments could soon compete in volume with O&G investments.

Today on Volts: clean energy OG Michael Liebreich joins me to discuss his recent essays on 5 reasons for pessimism about net-zero ... and 5 reasons for optimism. An excellent high-level overview of the state of the energy transition.
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Global electric car sales are on track to grow strongly again this year, reaching about 17 million

With more than 1 in 5 cars sold worldwide in 2024 set to be electric, the rise of EVs is transforming the auto industry & the energy sector

Read more → iea.li/49WG7AT

Heat Pump Mania!!! Hope to see you at HRAI 's Vancouver Heat Pump Symposium – Canada’s only conference, tradeshow and networking event, dedicated to heat pump technology & advancements. Take part in an action-packed day of hands-on training, live product demos,…

California BEV/PHEV market share Q1 2024 at 24.5%, up from Q1 2023 at 23.9%

'EV sales in North America were likely up 47% year-over-year in 2023 are are projected to be up 32% in 2024.' (Rob Day in Forbes)

Dipender is a real one.

Met a gardener today with one of these (Suzuki Carry). Said he loved it, used 1/4 gas of his 'old chevy' and had a dumper.
2024 Chevy Colorado far more expensive, less safe for everybody else on road & burns ~2x gas. Yet you can legally buy that & not 2024 Suzuki Carry

Everyone (rightly) concerned about the return of rising electricity demand should pay close attention to reconductoring - a wonky but consequential way to get WAY more out of our electric grid. A 🧵

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An indigenous community in Alberta’s oil-sands region submitted a proposal to Imperial Oil shareholders that would require the company to disclose the financial effect of the energy transition trib.al/laH1Wz6

Today, utility-scale batteries paired with solar PV are already competitive with new coal plants in some countries like India

In just the next few years, batteries + solar will be cheaper than new natural gas plants in the US & new coal in China 👉 iea.li/4aUnW06