Last year, China generated 834 terawatt-hours of solar power. Which is more than the G7 countries generated, and more than the US and EU combined. In fact the only country group that generates more solar power than China is the OECD, all 38 countries of it. Data: Ember

Pleased to spend some time with Canada's new Minister of Environment & Climate Change Julie Dabrusin last week in Ottawa. Looking forward to working together for climate change policy that protects Canadians and contributes to increased prosperity Canadian Climate Institute #cdnpoli

Got the new flag up just in time for #CanadaDay

Big crowds to kick off #LCAW2025 ⁦Nick Mabey⁩ ⁦E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism⁩ ⁦Canadian Climate Institute⁩ ⁦International Climate Councils Network⁩ ⁦London Climate Action Week⁩

Great discussions at #LCAW2025. Glad to spend some time with ⁦Nick Mabey⁩ ⁦Michael Jacobs⁩ talking about the critical importance of climate council leadership ⁦Canadian Climate Institute⁩ ⁦International Climate Councils Network⁩ ⁦E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism⁩

CCC: UK climate advisers now ‘more optimistic’ net-zero goals can be met | Daisy Dunne Simon Evans Read here: buff.ly/Kvnw71r

Ahead of the UN’s #COP30, we’re joining our colleagues in the International Climate Councils Network to help expand the role of climate councils and support evidence-based policies that accelerate the transition to clean energy. Rick Smith #LCAW2025 climatecouncils.org/wp-content/upl…

Great chat with ⁦Jim Skea⁩ at #LCAW2025 on what climate science is telling us and the central role of climate councils in the critical work ahead ⁦International Climate Councils Network⁩ ⁦IPCC⁩ ⁦Canadian Climate Institute⁩ ⁦E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism⁩

The rate of global warming is accelerating.

Wind and solar are not fringe technologies in the US. They have overtaken coal in 24 states since US coal generation peaked in 2007. This includes red states such as South Dakota, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas... ...and, as of 2024, the US as a whole!

Western Europe summer high temperatures have increased ~2.6 °C (4.7 °F) during just the last 50 years. That's in a world with only 1.4 °C of global warming.

Everyone is building renewables. But so far only one country is becoming an electrostate⚡🇨🇳. Today's US🇺🇲 vote would be to double down as a petrostate.

Climate adaptation is not a side issue. It’s central to Canada’s economic security and critical for municipal and Indigenous governments on the front lines of climate-driven emergencies and impacts. Carole Saab 🇨🇦 & Rick Smith⬇️ theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

L’adaptation climatique n’est pas secondaire. Elle est au cœur de la sécurité économique 🇨🇦 et essentielle pour les gouvs municipaux et autochtones, qui sont en première ligne des urgences et impacts climatiques. Carole Saab 🇨🇦 & Rick Smith ⬇️ theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

There's been zero recovery in USD since Liberation Day. In fact it just keeps going lower every day.

“In this moment of crisis, let’s not wait for the next one. Let’s build the kind of resilience across the country that all Canadians need and deserve – together.” More from FCM CEO Carole Saab 🇨🇦 and Rick Smith, President of the Canadian Climate Institute theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Stationary battery systems now at $51/kWh! 30% lower than a year ago. (This is the lowest price for a 4 hour battery system in a new large tender in China.) ess-news.com/2025/06/26/chi…

In a world where 1 out of 4 vehicles sold are now electric, and China dominates this production, how are NA firms going to compete? Making less EV’s is a bad idea. The last guys making VHS tapes were doing great. Until they weren’t. theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Poland (yes, Poland, with 60% less sunny days than countries closer to the Equator) generated more electricity from renewables than from coal for the 1st time ever in June Every country can do it, and will do it on.ft.com/3ItRpV2

EVs take over slowly, then suddenly. In May: >Europe EVs up 34% YoY, to 28% share >Global EVs up 22%, to 25% share >China EVs soar to 53% >Singapore EVs at 40% >Even Australia is at 12% share The electrification transformation is exponential, not linear cleantechnica.com/2025/07/04/oil…