A new chapter begins for climate change progress in Canada https://www.byteseu.com/942629/ #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimatePolicy #GlobalWarming #HeatPumps
A new chapter begins for climate change progress in Canada https://www.byteseu.com/942629/ #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimatePolicy #GlobalWarming #HeatPumps
What the two main parties have planned for Canada’s energy future https://www.byteseu.com/933255/ #Canada #ClimatePolicy #Politics
“the compromise framework is expected to raise $30-40bn by 2030, primarily to support the development of clean shipping.”
“As for the framework itself, it includes a lower carbon-intensity target that rises from 4% in 2028 to 30% in 2035, plus an upper target increasing from 17% in 2028 to 43% in 2035.
Any ships that could not reduce their emissions intensity in line with these goals by switching to cleaner fuels would need to pay $100 per tonne of CO2 for exceeding the lower target and $380 per tonne of CO2 for breaching the upper target.”
Big news:
“Nations have agreed to introduce a worldwide carbon-pricing system for international shipping to drive the sector towards net-zero emissions by 2050.”
It’s a compromise, but sounds like major progress, in a…challenging geopolitical context.
A “”hit list” of clean energy projects awarded billions of dollars that the Trump administration could wipe out.”:
“The list, obtained by the AP, includes wind, solar, battery storage and electric vehicle infrastructure projects.
It includes funding to help heavy industries transition away from fossil fuels and funding to decarbonize buildings. “
How Sweden has had great success with district heating: needs to be copied more widely.
“Eine Mehrheit der Deutschen spricht sich für schärfere Klimaschutzmaßnahmen aus. 57,5 Prozent der Männer und Frauen über 18 Jahren sind dafür…
Nur 29,9 Prozent stimmen zu, dass die ökologischen Kosten bei Produkten, Gütern und Diensten in den Preis einfließen sollten.”
Renewables formed an amazing 92.5% of all new electricity plants last year!
15% growth, but with good policies we can go even faster!
China to “expand its carbon trading market into the steel, cement and aluminium smelting industries, a move that will require an additional 1,500 firms to purchase credits to cover their emissions” reports Reuters.
Let’s see what the ambition is…short and longer term…
Enerdata on the estimated 23%(!) decline in EU natural gas consumption, between 2021-2024.
Mostly good news (Renewables, energy efficiency), some bad (energy intensive industries struggling) and some challenges for the future (improving EV and heatpump uptake)
https://www.enerdata.net/publications/reports-presentations/decline-natural-gas-consumption-eu.html
EVs projected to start reducing emissions significantly in EU
“A tidal farm featuring the world’s most powerful underwater turbines is being built off the coast of Normandy after winning EU funding.
The NH1 tidal project from Normandie Hydroliennes will use four turbines to turn the Raz Blanchard tidal flow - Europe’s strongest tidal stream - into a source of renewable energy.”
One member of malign coalition gets its reward.
Great article about solar PV mini grids in Africa, and their transformative impacts on communities.
“Comment adapter la France à un réchauffement climatique pouvant atteindre 4 °C à la fin du siècle ?”
“« La France n’est pas prête »”
@EUCommission is consulting on the State Aid framework accompanying the Clean Industrial Deal.
It would simplify state aid rules to support renewables, industrial decarbonisation, and clean tech.
Won’t make the news, every civil servant will tell you this stuff is important.
https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/public-consultations/2025-cisaf_en
Climate Change a mere “side effect” and a “trade-off” of fossil fuel awesomeness, says Trump admin.
This takes me back 25 years, when economic models(*) used to calculate the “optimal trade-off” was to cause more climate change than had occurred since the ice age.
Of course there are “trade-offs”, but they involve catastrophic risks!
(*) which won the Nobel Prize in economics
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/10/chris-wright-climate-fossil-fuels
Interesting overview of German future coalition positions on Climate, by @euractiv