ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦

Working for cleaner air and a healthier climate through a 100% renewable electricity grid and low carbon, high efficiency energy future in Ontario.
#renewables

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

A Newmarket developer is installing 1,000 heat pumps in new homes.

If we're serious about lowering energy bills, this is exactly the kind of news we should be celebrating: https://t.co/uqtj9Fe9Rv

#HeatPumps #ClimateNews

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

Ottawa is talking a lot about nation-building these days....

Here's a good place to start: Municipal climate programs help lower energy bills, improve efficiency and build healthier communities.

The best climate solutions at local level: https://t.co/sEYWEOtwBt

#cdnpoli

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

WATCH: Environmental author Bill McKibben discusses the rapid rise of renewable energy and why wind and solar are becoming a cheap, clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.

🎥 : https://t.co/BZTy2muc6b

#RenewableEnergy #EnergyPolicy

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

This Calgary Herald piece makes a good point:

☀️ Rooftop solar isn’t just climate policy – it can help lower household energy bills too.

As solar costs keep falling, more Canadians are looking at generating their own power.

📖 https://t.co/C6wEMJ4L4p

#RenewableEnergy

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

This National Observer piece argues Alberta’s oil industry may be underestimating how fast electrification is changing the global economy: https://t.co/fD1o8BLuyG

⚡ China is rapidly electrifying
🚗 EV adoption keeps growing
☀️ Renewables keep scaling fast

#cdnpoli

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

Ottawa wants to weaken independent review of nuclear projects in Canada 😡

Canadians deserve safety - NOT nuclear negligence!

📝 Submit YOUR comments by JUNE 7: https://t.co/V1afEcxL5Q

#ONpoli #EnergyPolicy #NuclearRisk

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

WATCH: OCAA Solar Researcher Allie Pell's submission to The Toronto Star's "If I Were Mayor" ☀️🌇

She'd have our vote!

#TorontoLife #TorontoNews #TorontoStar #TorontoNow

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

A really cool example of how solar and agriculture can work together! ☀️🐑🌱

A new National Observer story looks at “agrivoltaics” – pairing solar panels with crops & livestock: https://t.co/YEbaPTAJDF

#ClimateSolutions #RenewableEnergy

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

Tues. a drone strike on a nuclear station in the UEA.

Now a fire in CA is threatening to swallow up a contaminated nuke reactor site, releasing chemical pollutants and radiological contaminants into the air and water.

Not safe, ever.

#climate #energy
https://t.co/s3704yYYto

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

This National Observer piece makes a good point: 🏠 Home retrofits are #climatepolicy & #affordability policy.

⚡ Heat pumps
🪟 Better insulation
💸 Lower bills

Helping Canadians retrofit homes can cut emissions while saving people money: https://t.co/vxcyjKqDdq

#cdnpoli

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

A major battery storage project has completed in #Ontario: https://t.co/YksRLQn6J0

Projects like this are a MAJOR WIN – they can store #RenewableEnergy, deliver electricity during peak demand periods, & reduce reliance on gas-fired power plants!

#ClimateNews #EnergyPolicy

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

A new Harvard article explores a question many communities still ask: Does living near nuclear plants increase cancer risk?

The piece reviews decades of research around radiation exposure and public health concerns: https://t.co/2yDszlzASG

#PublicHealth #CancerResearch

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

A huge new energy storage project is coming to Ontario: https://t.co/pMrNtTatJi

Hydrostor’s planned 4 GWh compressed-air storage facility could help store #renewable energy and deliver power when demand is highest.

Storage is changing the energy conversation fast.

#climatenews

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

A drone strike causing a fire near the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant is raising serious concerns about nuclear safety during conflict: https://t.co/ponySqKaA1

The incident highlights a growing reality: Nuclear plants become military targets.

#EnergySecurity #WorldNews

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

"A VERY bad week for sustainability..."

York U professor Dr. Mark Winfield says Ottawa’s latest electricity strategy is moving Canada backwards on climate, affordability and energy security: https://t.co/V2XZYIjiEs

#cdnpoli #climatenews #climatepolicy

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

This new Torys report looks at what #Canada needs to do to expand and modernize its electricity system: https://t.co/pdcK9O5ZPu

But one issue still gets overlooked: Affordability.

Renewables + storage keep getting cheaper, while nuclear costs keep rising.

#EnergyPolicy

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

🚨 TODAY at 2 PM 🚨

Join Linda Pentz Gunter for a live (virtual) discussion on why nuclear power isn’t the climate solution it’s often claimed to be.

⚛️ Too slow
💸 Too expensive
☢️ Too risky

REGISTER HERE: https://t.co/pmqMC1yoKC

#onpoli #EnergyPolicy

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

THIS Winnipeg Free Press opinion piece argues #Canada is gambling on expensive nuclear projects while cheaper #renewable energy options ALREADY exist: https://t.co/BD9IA7SmkU

If affordability matters, why are we still betting billions on nuclear?

#ONpoli #RenewableEnergy

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

Renewables! Storage! Modern grids! Efficient buildings!

THAT'S where the global economy is heading: https://t.co/8AuQpR8NqG

The question is whether Canada wants to lead – or fall behind.

#cdnpoli #EnergyPolicy

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

A new National Observer article warns Ottawa may weaken Canada’s Clean Electricity Regulations: https://t.co/A6VS3l7lac

Critics say that could mean:
🔥 MORE fossil gas
💸 HIGHER long-term costs
🌎 SLOWER #climate progress

#cdnpoli #ClimateNews