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Energy [R]evolution: A sustainable Canada energy outlook

11 May 2009

Energy [R]evolution is a groundbreaking report that shows how Canada can cut global warming pollution to the levels needed to prevent the worst effects of global warming while also meeting the energy needs of a growing world and phasing out nuclear power.

There is overwhelming consensus that global warming is an unequivocal, scientifically proven reality that is caused largely by burning fossil fuels. Climate scientists have said global greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2015 and then decrease rapidly after that.

The report outlines how Canada can use available technology to cut the greenhouse gas emissions from its energy sector 34 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050.

Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council commissioned the report from the German Aerospace Center.

Climate and Energy Issues: President Obama’s Visit to Ottawa

17 February 2009

Energy and global warming are expected to be at the top of the agenda when President Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet in Ottawa on February 19, 2009.

There are a number of issues relevant to this discussion, including: Tar Sands and Low Carbon Fuel Standards in the U.S.; A North American Cap and Trade System; Targets for Greenhouse Gas Reduction; and Green Energy Stimulus: Harper vs. Obama.

Canada's GHG Emissions targets and trends 1990-2020

09 February 2009

Canadian greenhouse gas emissions in 2006 were about 22 per cent above the 1990 total of 592 million tonnes. This is about 29 per cent above Canada’s Kyoto target of 558 million tonnes (6 per cent below the 1990 level). Source: Environment Canada, National Inventory Report 1990-2006: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada.

Prentice-Renner: Sign-off Letter

19 December 2008

Over 60 organizations participating in the United Nations climate change talks in Poznan, Poland (December 1-12, 2008) and other groups around the world called on Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice and Alberta’s Environment Minister Rob Renner to stop promoting the Canadian tar sands - the world’s dirtiest oil.

McAllister Opinion Research Poll on Canadians' Opinions on Global Warming

02 December 2008

The new poll, commissioned by Greenpeace and three other Canadian groups, shows that a solid majority of Canadians want the federal government to fight global warming. Canadians support taking action even during the economic crisis, according to the poll.

Risks of Operating Candu 6 Nuclear Power Plants

01 December 2008

The new report commissioned by Greenpeace warns that Canada’s CANDU-6 nuclear reactor, designed by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) in the 1970s, is unsafe and too dangerous to build according to modern regulatory standards.

Carbon Capture and Storage - Key Messages for Ministers - FOIP

24 November 2008

Better Never than Late: The Climate Fall-Out of Ontario’s Nuclear Electricity Plan

05 November 2008

Unless the McGuinty government changes its electricity strategy to one of prioritizing quick-to-deploy green energy, Ontario may fall short of meeting its greenhouse gas emission targets and drive up the risk of nuclear accidents.

Ontario's climate plan is built on a faulty foundation: the Ontario Power Authority's (OPA) proposed long-term electricity plan—which assumes the province's ageing nuclear stations will operate better than they ever have historically and that a massive nuclear construction programme will be on time and on budget.

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