Mitchell Beer is President of Smarter Shift. He is a climate and energy communicator, chief company strategist, audience development and content specialist. Rumoured to be a frighteningly fast writer. Curator of The Energy Mix, our thrice-weekly e-newsletter on climate, energy, and the shift to a post-carbon future.
batteries
Climate Becomes Industrial Policy, Cities Jump Onboard as EV Popularity Surges
Governments around the world are doubling down on commitments to EV mandates, incentives, supply chains, and jobs, while many cities look at how to electrify fleets and meet demand for EV charging.
carbon capture
Fossils Should Pay Trillions to Store Carbon through 2050, Ex-Industry Execs Say
A recent paper calculates the cost and emission reduction potential of a “carbon takeback obligation” that would require fossil producers to permanently store a tonne of carbon for every tonne they take out of the ground.
Business
EU Proposes Immediate Loss and Damage Fund, Emissions Peak Before 2025
A dramatic new offer from the plenary floor at COP 27, in which rich countries would immediately set up a loss and damage fund in exchange for a pledge to peak greenhouse gas emissions before 2025 and phase down oil and gas as well as coal, may have changed the tone and salvaged the outcome of climate negotiations that seemed hopelessly deadlocked just hours before.
Canada
‘This Is Sedition’: Ottawa Insurrection Has Roots in Pro-Pipeline, Pro-Fossil Convoy
Close observers are linking the occupation to past protests supporting pipelines and fossil fuels, digging into the white supremacist funding and logistics behind the trucker convoy.
