Here's my latest blog on replacing our gas furnace with a cold climate heat pump. We saved ~$200 on heating/cooling our home for year 1 and our total energy consumption fell by 41%. Govt incentives, many of which have been phased out, were critical to making the math work. tinyurl.com/mp97xe9w

NEW REPORT📢 Critical minerals offer a huge economic opportunity for 🇨🇦 in the global energy transition—but current investments are not keeping pace with demand. Smart policies can accelerate investment, uphold Indigenous rights & protect the environment⬇️ climateinstitute.ca/reports/crit...

I had to do a double take on this graph. Despite the doom, clean investment is still booming in the US. It's almost as if the US is re-shoring manufacturing... shorturl.at/c6FrS

The news has been more than a bit grim of late, so hooray for @carbonbrief.org providing some genuine and really meaningful **good** news: the UK's carbon emissions in 2024 were the lowest since 1872, because demand for fossil fuels just keeps decreasing. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

Curious about Canadian electricity trade with the US? Here are import and exports: volumes, value, and avg price, for the 4 largest traders. Canadian hydro reservoirs showcasing their flexibility! (Ontario just pushing out surplus...)

Minor earthquake in North Van just now

Another piece of hard-hitting research from @climateinstitute.bsky.social. New housing developments in BC will be particularly exposed to flood/fire risk. Better land-use policies + disclosure are key to reducing future costs for homeowners and taxpayers. The data viz is ✨🤤✨

Full picture is helpful here, including important calcs on cost and impact of IRA incentives

Scotiabank now also exiting the net zero banking alliance. Here's my take on what this exodus means for climate finance. climateinstitute.ca/exodus-finan...

Remember *all* the way back to last week when prominent financial orgs like BlackRock exited global climate alliances? This is a huge reversal that could slow investment in climate solutions. But it also doesn't change the fundamentals of climate finance. My latest: shorturl.at/Ew4a6

New report by NZAOA shows how to overcome challenges with incorporating Scope 3 GHGs for asset owners. But it could have gone farther with explaining why Scope 3 matters for investors, especially combustion GHGs from fossil fuels. see next shorturl.at/fSuhm

BC has made big strides in reducing childcare fees, but parents in other provs are shocked when I tell them how much we pay here. Our 2 part-time spots for one kid(!) total $2,000/month or ~$85/day. $10/day seems like a pretty far-off fantasy for many in this province.

This Catalyst pod on modernizing the #heatpump customer experience really resonated. We went through 3 crappy HVAC companies before finally landing on Aquatech Vancouver, who did an incredible job. There are enormous opportunities for innovative HVAC companies. shorturl.at/YRXmO

ICYMI: this report from the Institute for Sustainable Finance shows how 1,300+ Cdn companies are affected by the EU's new disclosure rules. It has big implications for Cdn co's operating in EU. But it has even bigger implications for Canada's ability to attract global capital. shorturl.at/aknz5

Our clean growth team @climateinstitute.bsky.social has new research on regulatory reform in Canada: - How to fast-track renewable projects - How strategic assessments can be better used - Lessons from reg reform in Cali & NY - A TLDR blog bringing it all together. Check it out shorturl.at/lwyDE

"In the first half of the year, 68 gas power plant projects were put on hold or cancelled globally..." "The shift challenges assumptions about long-term gas demand and could mean natural gas has a smaller role in the energy transition than posited by the biggest, listed energy majors."

It's been a long time coming, but thrilled to see Min. Freeland commit $1.5M to develop a green/transition #taxonomy for Canada. There's no more time for delay: Canada can provide global leadership in defining what investments genuinely align with net zero. shorturl.at/hvX08