Bill Pugsley, CACOR member, writes: This is the best down to earth explanation of climate change that I’ve seen or heard on the media in a long time by someone who knows his stuff. I hope that he is understood by others who might not have as much science background I especially like the way […]
Will Trudeau’s new cabinet fast track climate action?
Following an election that trimmed the governing Liberals to a minority, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showed no sign of dropping his government’s stated commitment to climate action when he unveiled a new cabinet Wednesday. But whether the government will act strongly enough to address the climate emergency remains to be seen. Jonathan Wilkinson — former […]
Gordon and Art chat on DO SOMETHING
On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 12:27 PM Gordon Kubanek wrote (into a CACOR Google Group): Hello CACOR friends, I can see that the sense that we must DO something is building among us. Here is a thought, which I am sure you have heard before, but with a personal story to add credibility. 10+ […]
Let’s reduce wholesale market costs by tapping the full potential of DERs
The cost and performance of distributed energy resources (DERs) have improved faster than anyone would have expected. Between 2010 and 2017, residential rooftop solar system costs fell over 60%, and lithium-ion battery prices fell 79%. Inverter prices have also fallen, while their functionality has improved in ways that enable the integration of higher penetrations of […]
September CMOS Ottawa Lunch Meeting: Advances in the Estimation of Economic Benefits of Climate Action
Speaker: Elisabeth Gilmore, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, Clark University, Worcester, MA. Title: Advances in the Estimation of Economic Benefits of Climate Action Abstract: Estimates of the economic benefits of avoiding climate impacts by reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) are essential for identifying opportunities to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Here, I review […]