Efficiency Canada has just released its 2022 Canadian Energy Efficiency scorecard and British Columbia leads the rankings for the fourth year in a row.
“BC’s updated climate plan includes several nation leading policies. Now the province needs to implement them,” it states in the report.
Continue reading BC leads in Canada’s Energy Efficiency scorecard for the fourth year in a rowBy Caitrin Pilkington, Cabin Radio, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In 2017, experts estimated the annual cost of damage caused by permafrost thaw to be $51 million. With no easy solution in sight, what will happen as the problem intensifies?
N.W.T. Association of Communities chief executive Sara Brown first presented that figure in 2017 and has since lobbied the federal government for increased funding to address the issue.
The government has funded permafrost education and research like a $17,000 “information hub” in Inuvik, but no comprehensive strategy exists to address rapidly deteriorating infrastructure.
Continue reading How will Canada’s North afford the great permafrost thaw?
