4 Renewable Energy Nova Scotia Regulator Okays 3 New Battery Projects Totalling 150 MW The projects will each offer four hours of storage with lithium-ion batteries, and they’re scheduled to go into service by 2026. June 28, 2024
4 Renewable Energy Two Battery Recycling Companies Receive $10M Boost Two Ontario companies are receiving C$10 million in research funding to develop processes for recycling minerals from used batteries. June 28, 2024
8 Sustainable Cities·Link 112 European Cities Seek €650B to Hit Net-Zero by 2030 The EU is helping a group of 112 cities find €650 billion in public and private financing to bring their climate pollution to net-zero by 2030. June 27, 2024
4 Renewable Energy·Link Solar ‘Singled Out’ as Maine Moves to Protect Prime Farmland The plan so far is for solar developers to pay extra for projects that have an impact on at least five acres/two hectares of prime farmland. June 13, 2024
5 Sustainable Transportation ‘STUNNING’ BETRAYAL: Transit Loses $1B as New York Suspends Congestion Pricing Alternatives funding methods, like payroll taxes, won't address car congestion in NYC. June 6, 2024
8 Sustainable Cities Vancouver Sets 2040 Decarbonization Deadline for Large Buildings Vancouver has adopted a first-in-Canada bylaw aimed at decarbonizing all its large buildings by 2040. June 6, 2024
2 Build Political Will·3 Eliminate Fossil Fuels Climate Scientist Sheinbaum Wins Mexico Election, Pledges More Renewables and Gas "Mexico is the world’s 11th-biggest oil producer, its 15th-biggest climate polluter.." June 4, 2024
4 Renewable Energy·Link Hydro-Québec to Develop Its Own Wind Farms with 10,000-MW Target In View The energy utility is picking up the renewable energy slack on its own. May 31, 2024
3 Eliminate Fossil Fuels·4 Renewable Energy U.S. Utility Customers Overpay by Billions, Hindering Shift Off Carbon Changing the profit structure of power utilities could incentivize them to assist with the renewable energy transition. May 24, 2024
4 Renewable Energy·Link Regulator Eases Process for Connecting Renewables to U.S. Grid Renewable energy companies have had to rely on utilities companies to connect them to the grid, now they can do it themselves. May 21, 2024