138 sustainability leaders say the 2025 budget weakens climate policy and misses a critical moment. They warn it’s “neither transformative nor nation-building,” citing cuts to reforestation, anti-greenwashing rules, and stalled oil and gas caps. Full story: www.theenergymix.com/breaking-138...

🌎 IEA (@iea.org)’s new outlook adds a Trump-pressured scenario showing rising fossil demand and ~3°C warming. But its net-zero path still rules out new long-term oil and gas projects and shows demand peaking by 2030–35. Analysts call the fossil-heavy scenario unrealistic. Read the full story.

🌎 #COP30 is underway in Belém, Brazil. The Energy Mix is following the negotiations, political signals, & stories unfolding inside and outside the official talks. Our coverage features reporting by Mitchell Beer, Kiara Worth, & contributors from around the world. Dive into the latest stories 👇

The Energy Mix is delighted to feature daily reflections and photos from photographer and storyteller Kiara Worth, reporting from #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, with a personal look at the people and moments shaping this year’s UN climate summit. See the latest from Kiara Worth:

Canada’s first Carney-era budget places competitiveness over climate. Emissions cap softened, CCS extended, greenwashing rules eased, 2 Billion Trees wound down, and small Youth Climate Corps funded. Read the full #Budget2025 analysis by @mitchellbeer.bsky.social

The Energy Mix hosted a live discussion with climate and sustainability experts on the 2025 federal budget. We gathered their perspectives and insights as budget details emerged. 👉 See the latest on our blog page & in the thread 🧵 below: www.theenergymix.com/live-blog-cl...

🍁 The 2025 federal budget lands today. The Energy Mix will host a discussion with climate and sustainability experts as Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne delivers the Liberal government’s first budget. 👉 See our page for reactions & updates this evening, starting at 6:30 PM ET.

🍁 Carney’s first budget lands today, with a climate competitiveness plan expected to lean heavily on carbon capture & potentially trade an emissions cap for industrial carbon pricing. Key gaps remain, warn analysts. The stakes are high for Canada’s climate credibility & economic direction.

The world's largest AI data centre is coming to drought-stricken northern Alberta, championed by a celebrity investor & the Alberta government. We dig into its economic benefits, Indigenous consent, carbon emissions, & strain on local water. 👉 Read the latest: www.theenergymix.com/hidden-wonde...

Kevin O’Leary promised he would raise $2B for a huge job-creating AI data centre in northern Alberta. By the end of the next quarter. That was in March. /more www.theenergymix.com/70b-wonder-v...

Applications close Oct 31st for our Stephen Lewis Climate Journalism Fellowship! If you're a student, recent grad, or emerging newswriter with a passion for telling stories on the climate & energy transition, we want to hear from you. 👉 Join our team: www.theenergymix.com/stephen-lewis-fellowship

Fossil fuel firms are ignoring 90% of methane leak alerts flagged by satellites, says the UN. Methane is 84x more potent than CO₂, yet response rates rose only from 1% to 12%. “We can’t ignore these easy wins,” says @unep.org’s @ingerandersen.bsky.social.

Four youth are suing the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, saying it’s failing to protect their pensions from climate risk. It’s the first Canadian lawsuit to challenge a pension fund’s climate management. CPP is "flying blind" to the risks of climate change, says @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social.

Canada just pledged $3 billion in subsidies for small modular reactors at Darlington, with $2 billion from Ottawa and $1 billion from Ontario. Critics say the project’s $7.7-billion price tag makes it up to eight times costlier than wind. Read the full story: www.theenergymix.com/breaking-car...

A new AI tool from Wood Mackenzie could unlock a trillion more barrels of oil, and 400 billion tonnes of CO₂. Analysts call it “game-changing in the wrong direction,” propping up a dying industry when we need to phase it out. Read the full story: www.theenergymix.com/a-trillion-m...

🌡️ New research shows the Paris Agreement is working, but not fast enough. Current pledges could limit warming to 2.6°C, yet still bring 57 more days of extreme heat each year. "Every fraction of a degree will mean the difference between safety and suffering for millions.” - @frediotto.bsky.social

📢 The Energy Mix is accepting applications for the Stephen Lewis Climate Journalism Fellowship! A short-term paid opportunity for emerging journalists & recent grads to cover the defining crises of our time & the solutions driving change. Apply here: www.theenergymix.com/stephen-lewis-fellowship

☀️📈 The @iea.org says global renewable energy capacity will double by 2030, driven by massive solar growth in China and India, even as U.S. progress stalls under Trump-era rollbacks. A crucial turning point for clean power worldwide. www.theenergymix.com/global-renew...

Danielle Smith’s “pipeline do-over” has no investors, no plan, just public money propping up a dying industry, experts warn. Alberta’s new oil pipeline could cost billions and end up stranded as the world moves past fossil fuels. More: www.theenergymix.com/albertas-new...

🧡 10 years since Canada promised action on truth & reconciliation, yet only 15 TRC Calls are complete. 🌎 10 years since Canada entered the Paris Agreement, yet 1.5°C is out of reach. Indigenous nations are leading on climate. True reconciliation and climate justice mean following their lead.

After a summer of wildfires, heat & toxic air, 250+ city leaders urge Ottawa to fund “nation-building, not nation-burning” projects. Elbows Up For Climate says a clean grid, housing, & transit could strengthen economic independence, lower emissions & reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

⚛️ Nuclear power hit a record in 2024, but its growth is faltering. Aging plants, rising costs & slow builds leave the industry falling behind as renewables and storage surge, says the World Nuclear Industry Status Report. Read more: www.theenergymix.com/revival-inte...

Simon Sharpe, author of Five Times Faster, joins the Trottier Symposium to rethink the economics & diplomacy of the energy transition. Hosted by Polytechnique Montréal’s Institut de l’énergie Trottier. Register: iet.polymtl.ca/en/events/sy...

Canadians joined global climate marches, challenging PM Mark Carney’s support for fossil fuels as NYC protesters demanded climate justice, migrant rights & a Gaza ceasefire. Critics say governments put billionaires above people + the planet. Read the full story: www.theenergymix.com/draw-the-lin...

Alberta’s bid to host AI data centres may collapse under its own gas-heavy policies, warns @rockymtninst.bsky.social. Renewables are cheaper & faster, but Alberta’s levies, power caps & renewables restrictions risk driving projects away, "killing the data centre industry they’re hoping to create."

Wind, solar + batteries could rival gas + nuclear in Ontario’s power mix, says a new study by the IESO. Ontario Clean Air Alliance (@oncleanair.bsky.social) says the study even underestimates renewables’ affordability. Clean options may be cheaper in both baseload + peak scenarios.

TMX’s cost ballooned 584% since 2012, leaving taxpayers exposed to $40B+, says @ieefainstitute.bsky.social. The “financial quagmire” is a red flag against more pipeline subsidies as costs soar & demand falters. Read more: www.theenergymix.com/breaking-rep...

🛢️ The global oil industry faces a “flashing red warning light” as prices fall, projects stall, and companies slash jobs at the fastest pace since 2020. Still, Carney’s government is debating a new pipeline, even as analysts warn of low prices and high costs for oil.

Carney won’t say if Canada will meet its 2030 climate goals. He’s scrapped the carbon price & delayed the EV mandate, moves critics say roll back climate action “at every turn.” Canada has pledged a 40% cut by 2030 but remains far off track. Read more: www.theenergymix.com/carney-gover...

BREAKING: Carney will delay Canada’s 2026 EV mandate, reports say. The move follows trade war pressures & industry lobbying. EV sales have plunged 50% since rebates were cut, and experts warn scrapping the policy could cost $90B in health impacts. More on this developing story:

🍁 Carney’s fall budget could slash green spending. Transport Canada cut ⅔, ECCC cut 50%. Leaked memos warn freshwater protection at risk. Military & infrastructure spending rise as federal jobs shrink. Read more: www.theenergymix.com/environmenta...

Fermeuse Energy unveiled a $15B LNG project off Newfoundland, crediting Carney’s policies: “Without that, we would not be having a conversation today.” Critics warn of climate risks & oversupply as EU gas demand falls. Read more: www.theenergymix.com/lng-develope...

Facing a $349M deficit (or double that if you include the uncollected carbon levy) Saskatchewan is full steam ahead on coal with a plan to spend close to a billion dollars on refurbishing coal. @theenergymix.com #saskpoli #cdnpoli #climate #coal #polluterpay www.theenergymix.com/saskatchewan...

Last month, @mitchellbeer.bsky.social joined Lauren Latour on Green Majority Radio (@harbingermedia.bsky.social) to unpack key climate stories: CAN-US dynamics, Plastics Treaty talks, ECB fossil finance, & Alberta/Sask energy battles. 🎧 Listen: soundcloud.com/green-majority

On 🌎Green Majority🌎 ep890 Lauren Latour + @mitchellbeer.bsky.social talk Canada/US dynamics, Plastics Treaty talks in Geneva, a European Central Bank decision on fossil fuel investment and more. www.greenmajority.ca/the-podcast/... 🔶

On @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social's 🌳THE ENVIRONMENT IN CANADA🌳 ep68 @theenergymix.com's Mitchell Beer joins the show to explain why solution-focused energy reporting has become more important than ever. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... 🔶

Oil & gas demand is plateauing, wildfires are worsening, & disinformation threatens our reality. 🌍 Our publisher @mitchellbeer.bsky.social joined @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social's @conorcurtis.bsky.social to unpack what good solution-focused energy reporting looks like. 🎧 Listen here 👇

Carney’s new Major Projects Office, led by ex-Trans Mountain CEO, is being slammed by Indigenous leaders as sidelining rights and climate commitments. Read: www.theenergymix.com/carneys-majo...

"You can’t make LNG exports a nation-building project when no other nation will want you to build it. Good thing there’s a wider menu of lower-carbon options for PM Mark Carney to tap into." @mitchellbeer.bsky.social explores these nation-building projects that could build our future:

📢 This month was big for breaking, exclusive, and investigative climate reporting. As we head into the Labour Day long weekend, we're looking back at the stories you found most important this August. 🧵👇 Here are our top stories in August you should read, according to readers like you:

Canada’s pension regulator is “sleepwalking into a climate crisis,” warns Shift (@shiftaction.bsky.social) & Ecojustice (@ecojusticecanada.bsky.social). Underestimated climate risks could put $1T in CPP & PSPP savings at risk. More: www.theenergymix.com/regulators-b...

UPDATED: Canada is pushing LNG exports to Germany, but with demand falling fast and a global gas glut ahead, experts say the risks are high. @ember-energy.org, @investors4paris.bsky.social, and @miningwatch.bsky.social weigh in on this developing story with @cleanenergywire.bsky.social 👇

BREAKING: Canada is pushing to export LNG to Germany within 5 years, pledging new infrastructure. Critics warn of falling demand, stranded assets, and risks to the energy transition. 🍁🛢️ Read more: www.theenergymix.com/breaking-can...

Alberta has cancelled 10.7 GW of renewables, equal to 89% of peak demand. @pembina.org warns the province is losing low-cost power, tax revenues & investment. Read more: www.theenergymix.com/alberta-rest...

Cenovus & Enbridge face a greenwashing complaint alleging they misled investors with incomplete net-zero claims. @investors4paris.bsky.social says their business models contradict climate goals, breaching Alberta securities law. More: www.theenergymix.com/breaking-cen...

With electricity prices rising at more than double the rate of inflation in the US, AI data centres need to be flexible and energy efficient to keep prices down. My latest for @theenergymix.com www.theenergymix.com/google-data-... #AIdatacentres #DataCentres #electricity #energy #grids #climate

🍁🛢️ Canada’s oilpatch creates 43% fewer jobs per barrel than in 2012. @pembina.org warns of deeper cuts ahead as global demand peaks and clean energy surges, putting new fossil projects at risk of becoming stranded assets. More: www.theenergymix.com/oil-and-gas-...

The global plastics treaty collapsed after all-night talks. Delegates wept, but as Kiara Worth reminds us, “the last thing to die is hope.” The struggle for a binding treaty continues. Read more: www.theenergymix.com/we-will-cont...

New data show a sharp role reversal between the world’s biggest climate polluters. U.S. emissions rose 4.2% in early 2025 while China’s fell 2.7%. Driven by a solar boom, China’s shift may be structural, but the U.S. is “heading in the opposite direction,” says Stanford’s Rob Jackson.

⚡🏭 Multiple analyses from @rockymtninst.bsky.social, @ieefainstitute.bsky.social, & others, including U.S. power producers, warn of a “power panic” over data centre demand. Overbuilding risks decades of fossil reliance, higher costs & missed clean energy gains. More from @jemphatically.bsky.social