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 […]
Global Heating Targets, how to set and then hit them
Dr. John Hollins, past Chair CACOR Board of Directors addresses pathways: What target could Canada actually hit in 2030? When could it actually get to 30% below 2005? The Pathways project of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR) examined a reference case – business as planned – and eight further actions to […]
More than 20 African countries are planting a 8,000-km-long ‘Great Green Wall’
The Sahara desert has been slowly expanding southwards for decades through a region as the Sahel. Heavy grazing, deforestation, and numerous droughts have degraded the once lush Sahel, making it easy pickings for the Sahara’s expansion. In order to stave off an ecological disaster across the continent, 20 different African countries have embarked on an […]
Tree planting ‘has mind-blowing potential’ to tackle climate crisis
Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the biggest and cheapest way to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientists, who have made the first calculation of how many more trees could be planted without encroaching on crop land or urban areas. As trees grow, they absorb and store the carbon dioxide […]