To most of the world the electric vehicle (EV) revolution simply means using a plug rather than a fuel pump to keep a car running. But in truth it will require a significant overhaul of energy systems and infrastructure, one that’s likely to get businesses and even households considering microgrids. Andy Haun, senior vice president […]
Why and how does Future Planet count carbon?
On all Future Planet stories, you’ll see an estimate of the carbon it took to report and publish that article. How do we get that figure and why do we calculate it? Like almost every human activity in the world, journalism releases carbon dioxide. Reporters often need to travel to reach a story, whether across […]
Charting Our Course: Bringing clarity to Canada’s climate policy choices on the journey to 2050
Picture Canada as a ship, and climate change a storm barreling toward us. Already, the seas are becoming treacherous, and the winds threaten to drive us into the shoals. The gathering storm will reshape not just our climate, but also global markets in profound and unpredictable ways. To weather the storm, we must make deliberate […]
Under Doug Ford, Ontarians can expect electricity emissions to triple by 2030
By Alastair Sharp Carbon emissions from Ontario’s electricity sector are set to almost triple over the next decade, as gas-fired generation largely fills the void left by major nuclear refurbishments and the dismantling of green energy under Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government. The sharp jump in Ontario’s reliance on natural gas — the only source of […]
Get Ready for More, Longer Blackouts
By mid-Monday morning, storms sweeping north from the Gulf Coast had left more than 1.3 million out of power in the U.S. Under normal circumstances, this would have called for the mass mobilization of crews to get the lights back on. But not this time. For years, when the power went out in one region due […]