Canadian non-profit news agency dedicated to reporting on climate change, solutions, and the pathways to net-zero through in-depth and wide-ranging coverage. 🔗 theenergymix.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mlywsb6r4c2dClimate analysts say the carbon pricing deal between PM Carney and Premier Smith is like "taking a sledgehammer to one of the last remaining pillars of Canada’s climate plan.” https://www.theenergymix.com/sledgehammer-carbon-price-deal-boosts-emissions-by-230mt-aims-for-fall-2027-pipeline-approval/16 May 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlywsb6r4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mlveio6pvs2dAnother massive AI data centre proposed by celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary has been approved despite fierce local opposition and before any environmental impact study could be commissioned, let alone completed. Find out about the Canadian connections here: https://www.theenergymix.com/opposition-mounts-as-olearys-data-centre-approved-in-drought-stricken-utah/15 May 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlveio6pvs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mlsqhdbax22lA deal between Alberta and Ottawa to postpone a $130-per-tonne industrial carbon price from 2030 to 2040 has climate and clean economy experts decrying yet another massive policy concession that will undercut federal climate goals and imperil jobs. https://www.theenergymix.com/ottawa-alberta-deal-delays-carbon-price-to-2040-endangers-clean-economy-jobs/14 May 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsqhdbax22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mlno2btysk2kThe world added 110 gigawatts of new battery storage capacity last year, making batteries the fastest-growing power technology globally, the International Energy Agency wrote in its latest Global Energy Review. #batterystorage #energy Learn more here: https://www.theenergymix.com/battery-storage-growth-surpasses-new-gas-demand-in-2025/12 May 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlno2btysk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mlm6f7jit22kAccording to Anna Johnston, a staff lawyer at West Coast Environmental Law, Carney's proposed #regulatoryrollback “would represent by far the worst evisceration of environmental law in Canadian history, far worse than what happened under Prime Minister Harper’s government in 2012.” https://www.theenergymix.com/worse-than-harper-regulatory-rollback-would-stop-canada-from-assessing-project-impacts-critics-warn/11 May 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm6f7jit22khttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mlc5pa4yzk26PM Mark Carney is promising to "refresh" Canada's Greener Homes grant and loan programs—both highly successful, until they ran out of funding. How can the boom-bust cycle of funding be avoided? https://www.theenergymix.com/canadas-home-retrofit-fund-must-avoid-another-boom-bust-cycle-experts-warn/07 May 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc5pa4yzk26https://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mlbd6putts2hIt's a striking shift: #oiland gas fighting the Ottawa-Alberta MOU they initially hailed, while climate advocates push Carney to keep at very least the MOU's weak provisions for industrial carbon pricing, clean electricity, and methane controls. Much more, here: https://www.theenergymix.com/fossil-industry-disavows-canada-alberta-mou-as-climate-groups-defend-carbon-pricing-methane-rules/07 May 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbd6putts2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3ml7cb7miqc24More than 20% of Canadians say the return of the federal consumer rebate for electric vehicles and spiking gas prices have made the idea of purchasing an EV more attractive, says new Abacus Data poll. In total, 52% of Canadians were inclined towards an EV purchase at some point. #EVs #AbacusData https://www.theenergymix.com/high-gas-prices-restored-rebate-prompt-more-canadians-to-favour-evs-poll-finds/06 May 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7cb7miqc24https://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3ml6okon57224​Join Energi Media & The Energy Mix for a live event at #TOCW that explores: ​• How the rise of the clean climate economy is bringing an end to the era of fossil fuels • How the energy price shock will lead to faster, deeper carbon cuts • Why Canada has missed the memo so far. luma.com/a2hlyn8306 May 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6okon57224https://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3ml4v6bgxlc2iA continuing pattern of excessive #flaring events and black smoke far beyond allowable levels has prompted four B.C. municipalities to call on the province for an independent cumulative health impact assessment of the natural gas industry. https://www.theenergymix.com/black-smoke-broken-equipment-fuel-health-concerns-at-lng-canadas-kitimat-facility/05 May 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4v6bgxlc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3ml4brp7fls24Methane is a climate super-pollutant. In 2023, the IPCC identified methane controls as one of the least expensive ways to significantly reduce climate pollution by 2030. But the 2026 IEA Global Methane Tracker concludes that methane reductions world-wide have stalled out. #methane #IEA #climate https://www.theenergymix.com/global-methane-cuts-stall-out-as-alberta-sets-weaker-emissions-rule-targets-are-just-a-first-step-iea-says/05 May 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4brp7fls24https://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mkyabp2dos2fFuture energy systems—where linking different sectors together drives down costs—will make an optimal mix of #renewables cheaper than #nuclear power, according to a new study in the journal Energy. https://www.theenergymix.com/renewables-mix-beats-nuclear-on-price-in-future-energy-systems/ @pembina.org03 May 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyabp2dos2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mkxqyymisk2lToday on The Energy Mix Weekender: Guest columnist Alex Cool-Fergus reviews Don Gillmor’s On Oil and explores how dependency on oil & gas has polluted Canada’s politics and culture, just as it pollutes the atmosphere and drives runaway climate change. https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/on-on-oil-not-a-typo03 May 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxqyymisk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mkv42ilixk2zThis week in the SHIFT: a look at what solutions journalism is all about. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:745629643403700633602 May 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv42ilixk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mksqubkm3c2i$3 billion/year in dedicated transit funding was supposed to start this month. Instead, the Canada Public Transit Fund was dissolved and folded into the Building Communities Strong Fund, along with funding for roads, hospitals, and infrastructure. https://www.theenergymix.com/restructured-federal-fund-leaves-transit-planning-uncertain/01 May 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksqubkm3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mkscrfhc5k2iWith pressure growing on a global food system reliant on fossil-fuel based fertilizers, farmers are looking at green ammonia as an option they can make themselves, right on the farm. Enter Canadian cleantech company Fuel Positive. https://www.theenergymix.com/war-driven-fertilizer-crisis-puts-green-ammonia-in-the-spotlight/ @fuelpositive.bsky.social01 May 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkscrfhc5k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mkq5hwbhys2bParticipants at the first global conference focused on ending the use of fossil fuels are calling it the beginning of a new kind of alliance, with plans for continued cooperation—including a second conference co-hosted by Tuvalu and Ireland. More here: https://www.theenergymix.com/fossil-phaseout-talks-move-from-if-to-how-with-finance-a-leading-obstacle/30 Apr 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq5hwbhys2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mkpkqz26nc2bTwo new fossil fuel subsidies, $13 billion for international climate finance, $6-billion Team Canada Strong skills development initiative, and more: here's a dive into the federal government's spring economic update and reaction to what we know so far. https://www.theenergymix.com/new-fossil-subsidies-6b-for-skilled-trades-13b-for-climate-finance-as-feds-release-spring-economic-statement/30 Apr 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpkqz26nc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mko4ye7dac2iOttawa and AB are close to a timeline to bring the industrial carbon price to $130/tonne. Energy and Natural Resources Minister pledges pipeline financing through an Indigenous loan guarantee plan and predicts several major, natural resource projects will start within a year, says Bloomberg News. https://www.theenergymix.com/ottawa-alberta-near-agreement-on-industrial-carbon-price-as-hodgson-touts-action-on-major-projects/29 Apr 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko4ye7dac2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mknfomxs4c2dThe federal spring economic update seeks to formalize the climate policy pivot that cost Carney a cabinet minister last fall: making enhanced oil recovery eligible for a tax credit for the development of carbon capture and storage systems. #cdnpoli #climateflipflop #carney https://www.theenergymix.com/feds-formalize-enhanced-oil-recovery-tax-credit-flip-flop-in-spring-economic-update/29 Apr 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknfomxs4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mklivdip4s2gPolling shows Albertans overwhelmingly want oil and gas companies held responsible for cleaning up their own messes, and for paying overdue taxes and rent owed to landowners. The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)'s shut down order issued to Calgary-based MAGA was therefore welcomed, despite delays. https://www.theenergymix.com/alberta-regulator-orders-maga-energy-to-shut-down-over-unpaid-taxes-environmental-failure/28 Apr 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklivdip4s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mkkmbnyuns2sPM Carney announced a new sovereign wealth fund, that “will invest in strategic Canadian projects and companies alongside other investors—with a clear objective to achieve commercial returns to build the wealth of Canada." Lots of questions about what this will look like. #CanadaStrongFund https://www.theenergymix.com/carney-unveils-sovereign-wealth-fund-as-oil-and-gas-faces-permanent-global-decline/28 Apr 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkmbnyuns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mkio4vj2h225A legal mechanism designed to protect investors’ holdings from unlawful foreign government seizures is being used to sue countries when new environmental protections threaten private profits. e3g.bsky.social explains what impacts this is having on the energy transition. #E3Greport #InvestorState https://www.theenergymix.com/fossil-fuel-investors-increasingly-suing-governments-that-act-on-climate/27 Apr 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkio4vj2h225https://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mkgjh4gsoc2mThis week's special Earth Day edition features some of The Energy Mix's top interviews with people who aren't backing away from climate change conversations—embodying this year's Earth Day theme: Our Power, Our People. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:745412211129348915226 Apr 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgjh4gsoc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mkak3zq3g22hFormer L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti, now with C40 Cities: "In complex political environments where not everybody agrees on everything, where change is difficult, where system transformation takes time, cities are really leading the way." https://www.theenergymix.com/qa-cities-are-not-waiting-and-theyre-leading-on-climate-garcetti-says/ @c40cities.bsky.social24 Apr 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkak3zq3g22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mk6y4m5prk2gKevin O'Leary's planned #AIdatacentre and gas-fired power plant is becoming even more massive, setting AB back 20 years in its emissions reduction efforts and diverting six million cubic metres of water/year from the Smoky River. https://www.theenergymix.com/earths-largest-ai-data-centre-in-alberta-just-got-bigger/23 Apr 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6y4m5prk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mk65ldvsac2qOttawa may be looking at a new pipeline through southern B.C. rather than Alberta's preferred northern route. But that won't negate opposition, analysts say, nor the "immense risk" of a new pipeline becoming a stranded asset. https://www.theenergymix.com/alarm-bells-ring-as-ottawa-tips-towards-new-pipeline-to-southern-b-c/23 Apr 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk65ldvsac2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mk4nxcmdh22rAt The Mix, we explore groundbreaking, provocative, hopeful, or sobering stories related to the climate emergency. For #EarthDay, we asked our team for their thoughts on why this work is important, what keeps them going, and why it's all worth it. Stephen Lewis Climate Journalism Fellow, Hope Lompe:22 Apr 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4nxcmdh22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mk4ibpiy5s2rAt The Mix, we explore groundbreaking, provocative, hopeful, or sobering stories related to the climate emergency. For #EarthDay, we asked our team for their thoughts on why this work is important, what keeps them going, and why it's all worth it. Our CE Strategist, Karri Munn-Venn said:22 Apr 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4ibpiy5s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/theenergymix.com/post/3mk4c7o6z722qWe explore groundbreaking, provocative, hopeful, or sobering stories related to the climate emergency. For #EarthDay, we asked our team for their thoughts on why this work is important, what keeps them going, and why it's all worth it. Stephen Lewis Climate Journalism Fellow, Kylie Brezden says:22 Apr 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:ihiuvtl3f5ojrypbwvpyud45/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4c7o6z722q