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Jonathan Chow

@YVRHomeEnergy

NRCan Registered Energy Advisor at #EnergyWerx BC #greenhomesgrant #BCHydro #CleanBC

 Vancouver & Everywhere else
Joined November 2010
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"North American emits 16 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year from fossil fuel use, compared to just 2 tonnes for the average African." ow.ly/6fvU30sgGqA

Scientists have just told us how to solve the climate crisis – will the world listen? | Simon Lewis

The new IPCC report offers not only hope, but practical solutions. Governments that have signed off on it must now act, says Simon Lewis of University College London

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A huge spotlight on #heatpump! EU looks at an electric alternative to Russian gas: The heat pump ow.ly/bbVf30seY26
EU looks at an electric alternative to Russian gas: The heat pump

EU looks at an electric alternative to Russian gas: The heat pump

But skilled worker shortages may hinder efforts to ramp up deployment.

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Canada Plans Mandatory Energy Audits Before All Home Sales ow.ly/h7fH50Ikkeo
Canada Plans Mandatory Energy Audits Before All Home Sales

Canada Plans Mandatory Energy Audits Before All Home Sales

Canada’s push to require energy efficiency audits for houses before they’re listed for sale is drawing flak from the real estate sector, even if it’s a basic building block for the amped-up energy...

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We have to do better. We can do better. ow.ly/68Tg30seqY9

Climate change: Five things we've learned from the IPCC report

What are the key messages in the UN's sober study on the impacts and risks from rising temperatures?

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Gas is still expensive. These are currently the best affordable electric bikes we've tested

Gas is still expensive. These are currently the best affordable electric bikes we've tested

I know, I know. The whole “Don’t like gas prices? Ride a bike!” sounds annoying and feels impractical for most...

electrek.co
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@bchydro10 Mar 2022
Our team is at the BC Home & Garden Show @VanHomeShows to chat about heat pumps, conservation and more. Get 2-for-1 tickets here: ow.ly/KPJ850Igyk5 #BCHGS22 #PoweredByWater
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Did you know you can receive up to $11,000 in rebates by making the switch to a heat pump? Learn more: ow.ly/AjEb30scFEq #PoweredByWater
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The make-or-break climate summit: here’s what’s at stake at Cop26

The make-or-break climate summit: here’s what’s at stake at Cop26

If leaders in Glasgow do not act to ratchet up carbon cutting, the alternative is a dialling up of calamitous global heating

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I should have been alongside @PresidentABO at the Future Investment Forum but am confined to my hotel room with #COVID19 - participating remotely via #Twitter. President Bongo insisted on the need for economic transformation that keeps the Congo Basin forests standing.
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I am in Saudi Arabia where the Saudi Green Initiative is looking to bring together the climate, biodiversity and land restoration agendas, in the light of a new commitment to carbon neutrality in 2060.
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In this Comment published in "Nature" today Ministers and scientists from Congo basin highlight the need for investment in research and training in the neglected rain forests of Central Africa. Congo Basin rainforest — invest US$150 million in science nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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ow.ly/xgUx30rX4JX #ccs #climetechange
Crypto Value Soars After El Salvador Uses Volcanic Energy to Mine Bitcoin #bitcoin #crypto #cleanpower ow.ly/eYrF30rVSbr
Crypto Value Soars After El Salvador Uses Volcanic Energy to Mine Bitcoin - GreekReporter.com

Crypto Value Soars After El Salvador Uses Volcanic Energy to Mine Bitcoin - GreekReporter.com

Crypto is soaring after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced on Friday that the country is using volcanic energy to mine Bitcoin.

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It's not a total failure as it's implying. Vancouver had a lot of wins and is still doing more. That's all that matters. #climatechange ow.ly/UuTQ50Gktw5

Vancouver promised to be the greenest city in the world by 2020. Here’s what went wrong (and right).

The city made plenty of progress. But miles of new bike lanes and light rail lines later, it still fell short of its lofty goals.

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Singapore completes one of the first floating solar farms in the sea

Singapore completes one of the first floating solar farms in the sea

Singapore-based solar energy provider Sunseap says it has completed construction of a 5MW peak offshore floating solar farm on sea water.

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Be a part of the #globalclimatestrike in your own way! Head to the link in the bio to participate in the open mic events(to be live streamed)!! Registrations close on 20th September. #FridaysForFuture #sustainibility #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ClimateAction
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Disney under fire for 'Mulan' credits that thank Chinese groups linked to detention camps

Disney is facing backlash after the final credits for its latest film "Mulan" thanked government entities in Xinjiang, the province where Muslims have faced human rights abuses.

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