Editor’s note: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released the second edition of REthinking Energy, their flagship report on renewables and reducing global emissions. According to IRENA’s findings, doubling the share of renewables by 2030 could deliver about half of the emissions reductions needed, in combination with energy efficiency, to keep the rise in average global…
More wind energy part of the necessary transformation of Canada’s production, transport, and use of energy
Wind energy provides a compelling answer to rising greenhouse gas emissions and other widely shared challenges facing Canada’s energy sector. This was one of the messages members heard at the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s (CanWEA) 31st Annual Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. CanWEA president Robert Hornung noted that the growing attention to climate change…
How will utilities be affected when the Clean Power Plan is implemented
Utilities, much like the states they operate in, have a variety of opinions about Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, often based on their generation portfolio and historical experience with clean energy initiatives. Not surprisingly, many utilities’ opinions often mirror those of the states where they operate and reflect how their businesses might be…