Good idea. Got to get that value out of the PPF, it's expensive stuff.
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Might even buy the 200,000 Year Extended Warranty...
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Woohoo for Ontario, Quebec and BC.... Alberta, Sask, NS, and Nunavut would love to have cheap hydro power. Send us some rivers that lend themselves to hydroelectric dams and maybe we can lessen our dependability on fossil fuels. Then, like Quebec, we can sit back and collect our have-not equalization pay cheques. jmo
You are certainly free to pay whatever amount you would like into the coffers for me if you’d like. I have no problem with that.
Maybe a couple of good coats of ceramic first…
Would not be adverse to seeing some supporting data to back up your outlandish claims regarding the NT ….. I do understand that every time one of our 45,000 residents fire up the barbecue that we are probably hastening the end of the world but , there is nothing like the smell of a sizzling sirloin on the grill, lol . Not sure what the other 8.5 BILLION residents of our planet are up to , but wait……Consider the source. Guess who the largest polluters in Canada are? @1st Vette's home NWT and Alberta. So you know who will be your biggest competitors in the climate change argument!
As of recent data, about 26% to 29% of the global population still cook using polluting fuels, many of which are fossil fuels like kerosene and coal, as well as biomass and charcoal. This translates to roughly 2.1 to 2.6 billion people worldwide relying on these polluting fuels for cooking in 2022-2023 .
You do make some good points. Given that everything either grows out of the ground or is dug out of the ground how about we stop doing both as a number of disillusioned individuals lobby for and it would before long solve the problem. Permanently. RIP .
OK . I took your bait , lol . Thought I might mention that up here over half of our population is on hydro. Many Northern communities are on diesel power generation though . To supply the 20,000 or so people that live in off grid communities. How dare they !Consider the source. Guess who the largest polluters in Canada are? @1st Vette's home NWT and Alberta. So you know who will be your biggest competitors in the climate change argument!
Yeah, the NWT is only high on a per capita basis, for those reasons you state. They use a lot of diesel power in the northern communities and there isn't that much hydro power available that isn't already used. It's expensive to build up there! A small modular reactor would work great in the north.
Here are a couple good general references. I didn't know that B.C. actually produces the second most Natural Gas in Canada and it's not even close!
CER – Provincial and Territorial Energy Profiles – Compare
Provincial and Territorial Energy Profiles – Compare
Greenhouse gas emissions - Canada.ca
Climate change is one of the most important environmental issues of our time. Climate change is caused by the increase in concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These increases are primarily due to human activities such as the use of fossil fuels or agriculture. The indicators...
Yes, for sure modular reactors are interesting technology. There is always the discussion regarding radiation exposure and waste disposal but if done properly there is certainly a very good argument in favour. The energy production options are certainly limited, lesser of the evils is what should be considered. Solar ir very far from “ carbon neutral “ . My greenhouse's like CO2 though, lol .Yeah, the NWT is only high on a per capita basis, for those reasons you state. They use a lot of diesel power in the northern communities and there isn't that much hydro power available that isn't already used. It's expensive to build up there! A small modular reactor would work great in the north.
Here are a couple good general references. I didn't know that B.C. actually produces the second most Natural Gas in Canada and it's not even close!
CER – Provincial and Territorial Energy Profiles – Compare
Provincial and Territorial Energy Profiles – Comparewww.cer-rec.gc.ca
Greenhouse gas emissions - Canada.ca
Climate change is one of the most important environmental issues of our time. Climate change is caused by the increase in concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These increases are primarily due to human activities such as the use of fossil fuels or agriculture. The indicators...www.canada.ca
Sorry about the reticence to put a lot of faith in these links but it is the wordy.gov. dept. that tells us if we don’t live in the cold and dark that we are all going to die.Yeah, the NWT is only high on a per capita basis, for those reasons you state. They use a lot of diesel power in the northern communities and there isn't that much hydro power available that isn't already used. It's expensive to build up there! A small modular reactor would work great in the north.
Here are a couple good general references. I didn't know that B.C. actually produces the second most Natural Gas in Canada and it's not even close!
CER – Provincial and Territorial Energy Profiles – Compare
Provincial and Territorial Energy Profiles – Compare
Greenhouse gas emissions - Canada.ca
Climate change is one of the most important environmental issues of our time. Climate change is caused by the increase in concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These increases are primarily due to human activities such as the use of fossil fuels or agriculture. The indicators...
It was a poke, but per capita the NWT is high, but generally it's low.
- High Per Capita Emissions:
Due to its small population, the NWT's per capita emissions are among the highest in Canada.
I understand. The per capita view though is completely meaningless in the big picture. And it’s the big picture that should be focused on.
Not really. We have no control over the big picture. We can only do what we can do. Ignoring the issue is, IMO, irresponsible.
Your "opinion" creates a hostile stance...
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China is building a very large number of coal-fired power plants annually. In 2024, construction started on 94.5 gigawatts (GW) of new coal-fired power capacity, the highest level in the past 10 years, along with 3.3 GW of resumed suspended projects. In 2023, China began construction on 70.2 GW of new coal power plants, which was 19 times more than the rest of the world combined. This translates roughly to about two new large coal plants per week. The surge in coal plant construction has been ongoing since 2022 after a period of decline from 2015 to 2021.
Overall, China is adding tens of gigawatts of coal power capacity each year, with 70-95 GW starting construction annually in recent years, which is a significant global share of new coal power development.
You can as an individual stop driving your vehicles, buy a solar oven , turn down your thermostat among other things. Be sure to let us know how much of a difference this makes relative to the Global climate….oh , I know, if only everyone would do that….now if these guys would get onboard, not to mention the 1.5 billion people in India then I could see an argument in favour.
China is building a very large number of coal-fired power plants annually. In 2024, construction started on 94.5 gigawatts (GW) of new coal-fired power capacity, the highest level in the past 10 years, along with 3.3 GW of resumed suspended projects. In 2023, China began construction on 70.2 GW of new coal power plants, which was 19 times more than the rest of the world combined. This translates roughly to about two new large coal plants per week. The surge in coal plant construction has been ongoing since 2022 after a period of decline from 2015 to 2021.
Overall, China is adding tens of gigawatts of coal power capacity each year, with 70-95 GW starting construction annually in recent years, which is a significant global share of new coal power development.
I'm going outside to play...
China added more of everything! They currently have 32% of the world's installed renewable energy, the next highest is the U.S. at 7%. They're set to add around 60% of newly installed renewable global capacity. They're building 30 nuclear reactors, the next highest is Russia with 7. I think we have 2 SMR's proposed in Canada for sometimes in the next decade.
I wish I wasn't sounding like a cheerleader for China, but they're sure are tackling their energy issues.
I wish I wasn't sounding like a cheerleader for China, but they're sure are tackling their energy issues.
That is encouraging for sure and a good thing considering that they have to provide power for over 1.4 Billion people. Then again, some day we may actually achieve cold fusion and all of our end of the world fears will evaporate. Then again cold fusion has been only 5 to 10 years away for the last 50 or so.
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Much like perpetual motion....
