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Transportation
Electric cargo bikes deliver the goods amid chaos of postal strike and holiday shopping

Nimble e-cargo bikes handle congested streets and deliver as many packages as conventional fleets, all while meeting surging demand for sustainable home drop-offs

Responsible Investing
Banks won’t solve the housing crisis, but community bonds just might

More housing co-ops are joining a national movement that’s using community bonds to take housing out of commodity markets

Climate
From ‘carbon cowboys’ to ‘underconsumption core’, ten climate phrases that defined 2024

The climate is changing and so is the way we talk about it. Here are some of the new concepts and catchwords that entered our vocabulary this year.

Climate
Ten good news stories on climate and clean energy in 2024

2024 was better for climate action and the green transition than many people realize. Here are some encouraging signs for an accelerating path to decarbonization.

Circular Economy
New report reveals fashion industry’s reliance on fracked gas from Texas

Research by Stand.earth shows how over 100 fashion brands — including H&M, Zara and Adidas — are using textiles made with petrochemicals sourced from the Permian Basin

Climate
Canada’s 2035 net-zero target is still unmoored to a plan

Ottawa’s modest net-zero goal was met with disappointment from environmentalists, but is it even realistic?

Climate
How the humble household can lead the way in fighting climate change

Households account for 17% of emissions in Canada. With the rapid uptake of clean energy technologies, the unsung hero in the climate fight may be next door.

Energy
The U.S. Energy Department is rushing to fund clean energy projects before Biden leaves office

Under Biden, the Department of Energy has doled out $55 billion in funding for cleantech development, but only $13 billion of those investments will remain safe under Trump

Climate
Pierre Poilievre is loud on carbon pricing but silent on climate policy

The leader of the Conservative Party will likely become Canada’s prime minister in 2025, but so far he’s stayed quiet on how his government would reduce GHG emissions

Climate
America’s far-right movement finds a warm welcome in Argentina

President Javier Milei’s pro-oil rhetoric and climate denial have helped make him a darling of the U.S.-based Conservative Political Action Conference, which touched down in Buenos Aires last week

Energy
Banks flout net-zero targets to cash in on the next LNG boom

With the financing of 156 new liquified natural gas terminals by the end of the decade, major banks and large investors are sponsoring a massive “carbon bomb” in the Earth’s atmosphere

Culture
Can comedians save the climate movement from jargon and greenwash?

The last few years have seen a surge in satirical web series with their targets set squarely on bad actors in government and the fossil fuel sector

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