Canada’s $170/Ton Carbon Price Makes Heat Pumps Financial Winners
Canada’s new $170 per ton carbon price will save commercial building owners who switch from natural gas to heat pumps up to $6,000 per year.
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Heat Pumps Are Amazing On Modern Grids, Not So Much In Coal Country
Electrifying everything at the same time as all electrical generation shifts to renewables are two of the key points in my Short List Of Climate Actions That Will Work. Heat pumps are only part of the answer, but at about 1% of Canada’s total GHG emissions reduction target, they are a surprisingly big one. Too bad about Alberta though.
A New Cooling Technology Protects Against Severe Heat & Viral Spread
In the face of dangerous heat waves this summer, Americans have taken shelter in air conditioned cooling centers. Normally, that would be a wise choice, but during a pandemic, indoor shelters present new risks. The same air conditioning systems that keep us cool recirculate air around us, potentially spreading the coronavirus.
Politics Of Coronavirus, Climate, & Commercial Real Estate – Part 1/2
We foresee a softening of new commercial construction, a reduction in cosmetic renovations of existing stock, an increase in renovations focused on improving the net operating income including a strong focus on heat pumps displacing gas furnaces and existing air conditioning and an increased shift to distribution-center business models.
Washington State Ferries — Second-Largest Ferry Network — Switching From Diesel To Batteries
Washington State Ferries will be following Ellen’s example near the Danish island of Ærø. Washington often leads and succeeds where other states hover, discuss, and are quite too slow to transition. Washington also runs the second-largest ferry system in the world, so switching from diesel to batteries in the early part of a trend toward electrification in shipping is vital to set better standards in marine shipping.
US & Canada Have To Overcome Patchwork Regulations In Low-Carbon Transformation – Part 2
This regulatory patchwork of federal, sub-national, and urban regulatory processes, incentives, and fines is dealt with today by local offices, and by hiring local engineers and architects for local efforts so that they can smooth the alignment.
Machine Learning Has Had Prejudice Problems, So Why Would An AI Velociraptor Be Immune?
How machine learning models actually perceive things and work can lead to unexpected outcomes, including a bigoted robotic velociraptor.
#EC2019 Part 4: BC Is A Global Climate Leader, But Needs Canada & US To…
BC’s climate action plans are excellent, but the province can’t go it alone. At 5 million people and $240 billion CAD in GDP, it’s too small.
#EC2019 Part 3: Is Building Energy Efficiency Overrated?
While efficient buildings are good, there are limits to how much should be invested in energy efficiency programs compared to decarbonizing electricity, electrifying everything, and ensuring buildings are built with low-carbon materials.
#EC2019 Part 2: What Does A #ClimateCrisis Resolution Look Like In A City Transportation Plan?
Vancouver still lags China on decarbonized transportation in many ways, but is obviously a leader in North America.
