A fun fact about reducing power plant pollution is that it improves crop yields by anywhere from 1.6% to 7% in real-world data, and up to 15% for corn in some models.

So even if closing the coal plant means using 2% of the downwind cropland for solar, you come out ahead.

Low-carbon exports from 🇨🇦 are rising fast, growing at nearly 2x the rate of all other exports. Over the past 10 years, these exports have more than doubled in value, as the global energy transition has kicked into gear. 🧵👇 #cdnpoli 440megatonnes.ca/insight/canada…

Montreal has announced that all space and water heating will be fossil fuel free in new buildings by 2025

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Electric commercial aviation is coming in the next couple of years to Vancouver, Victoria and the Gulf Islands. Not a decade away, but very soon, in some of the strongest airframes ever built.

Coal electricity in Alberta dropped to 70 MW at one point today and may have been even lower. Full phase-out is coming soon! ✌️🏭💨⚡️

To continue reducing electricity emissions, Alberta needs to abate emissions from gas plants, like with carbon capture. pembina.org/pub/zeroing-in

'For First Nations in Alberta, drought only compounds existing water issues'

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Electricity Buddy System
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When transmission lines are built between provinces *both* sides benefit and save money.

This is a great overview of the current landscape of clean electricity transformation in #cdnpoli , by John Woodside. Looking forward to the full series 📰

Summer 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest 'was 59% longer, 34% larger and had 6% higher maximum amplitude than the same event' without climate change nature.com/articles/s4324…

Alberta’s market watchdog is investigating the AESO for possible contraventions of its duty to provide a reliable and fair power grid. It comes after multiple grid alerts, blackouts and a complaint by an energy company owned by Berkshire Hathaway #ableg theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Congratulations to First Nations Major Projects Coalition on the release of the National Indigenous Electrification Strategy. The report highlights the importance of Indigenous participation and ownership in 🇨🇦’s big switch to #cleanelectricity . Read the full report :
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So, my lovelies, Version 5.0 of the #HydrogenLadder has dropped. Three promotions, seven demotions, five wording changes, five use cases combined into two and four new use cases. And yet, 2/3 of Version 4.1 made it into Version 5. There goes your weekend!
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Exciting to see governments help youth become more involved in taking action on climate change and building clean economy! Canada's #Budget2024 announced a similar Corps with consultations to come.

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We’re about to see the same in Alberta!