Jason R. Wang
@jasonrwang.bsky.social
Climate, #RethinkingEconomics 📊, decisions under uncertainty | Sr. Analyst @pembina.org⚡️🔋💨☀️ Also: @PathsForPpl @ModellingEnergy | Views my own
The Clean Electricity Regulations would have exempted and allowed a data centre to build on-site, unabated gas turbines – unless those turbines exported more power to the grid than was used on-site.
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Clean Electricity Regulations would have exempted and allowed a data centre to build on-site, unabated gas turbines – unless those turbines exported more power to the grid than was used on-site.
🦉 Interesting today that Alberta Parl. Sec. de Jonge's mandate letter has a change in tone from Minister Neudorf's letter. Instead of "how nuclear energy can" fit into Alberta's energy mix," there's "if and how nuclear energy may". 🦅
October 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
🦉 Interesting today that Alberta Parl. Sec. de Jonge's mandate letter has a change in tone from Minister Neudorf's letter. Instead of "how nuclear energy can" fit into Alberta's energy mix," there's "if and how nuclear energy may". 🦅
🚗🔋 TIL that Nepal and Ethiopia are the two countries following Norway the closest in EV adoption.
“Ethiopia got sick of importing gasoline and gas-burning cars. In 2024, it became the world’s first country to ban the import of combustion engine vehicles.”
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/27/o...
“Ethiopia got sick of importing gasoline and gas-burning cars. In 2024, it became the world’s first country to ban the import of combustion engine vehicles.”
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/27/o...
Cheaper, cleaner — and not available here
Even as we rail in outrage at Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Canadian government has imposed our own punishingly high tariffs on Chinese vehicles — high enough to ensure they are kept out of Canada and t...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🚗🔋 TIL that Nepal and Ethiopia are the two countries following Norway the closest in EV adoption.
“Ethiopia got sick of importing gasoline and gas-burning cars. In 2024, it became the world’s first country to ban the import of combustion engine vehicles.”
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/27/o...
“Ethiopia got sick of importing gasoline and gas-burning cars. In 2024, it became the world’s first country to ban the import of combustion engine vehicles.”
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/27/o...
I took a quick, lazy look at total Canadian jobs vs. mining, quarrying, and oil and gas jobs between 1997 and 2024 based on StatCan data. To be honest, I'm a little surprised – there's been tremendous net growth in other sectors. www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/t...
October 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I took a quick, lazy look at total Canadian jobs vs. mining, quarrying, and oil and gas jobs between 1997 and 2024 based on StatCan data. To be honest, I'm a little surprised – there's been tremendous net growth in other sectors. www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/t...
The only time the world "renewable" showed up in Alberta's Throne Speech today was in the phrase "non-renewable resources."
☀️ We have the best wind and solar potential in Canada – why isn't the government planning to use this advantage to power economic prosperity?
☀️ We have the best wind and solar potential in Canada – why isn't the government planning to use this advantage to power economic prosperity?
October 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The only time the world "renewable" showed up in Alberta's Throne Speech today was in the phrase "non-renewable resources."
☀️ We have the best wind and solar potential in Canada – why isn't the government planning to use this advantage to power economic prosperity?
☀️ We have the best wind and solar potential in Canada – why isn't the government planning to use this advantage to power economic prosperity?
ETS bus 4931 looks and sounds like it’s been retrofitted. It’s quiet and there almost sounds to be a hybrid electric motor giving it a boost. I’d love to know if that’s true! cptdb.ca/wiki/index.p...
Edmonton Transit Service - CPTDB Wiki (Canadian Public Transit Discussion Board)
cptdb.ca
October 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
ETS bus 4931 looks and sounds like it’s been retrofitted. It’s quiet and there almost sounds to be a hybrid electric motor giving it a boost. I’d love to know if that’s true! cptdb.ca/wiki/index.p...
Alberta's path to prosperity lies in emissions reduction, innovation, and cross-border collaboration, not the reverse. #ABpoli
A new pipeline paired with carbon capture may sound promising, but the numbers tell a different story.
Our analysis finds the so-called “grand bargain” would result in oilsands emissions going up, even with the Pathways carbon capture project.
Our analysis finds the so-called “grand bargain” would result in oilsands emissions going up, even with the Pathways carbon capture project.
October 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Alberta's path to prosperity lies in emissions reduction, innovation, and cross-border collaboration, not the reverse. #ABpoli
My friendly amendment to the fusion joke: Fusion hasn't been 10 years away for the last 100 years – it's always been 8.3 minutes from us! ☀️😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUh...
This was a fun @energyvsclimate.bsky.social to record, I hope its as fun to watch/listen. A bit different, we cover a bunch of new(ish) energy tech with our hot takes, and end on an important note that part of being an expert is admitting when you just dont know.
This was a fun @energyvsclimate.bsky.social to record, I hope its as fun to watch/listen. A bit different, we cover a bunch of new(ish) energy tech with our hot takes, and end on an important note that part of being an expert is admitting when you just dont know.
Energy Tech That Has Us (and You) Talking #podcast
YouTube video by Energy vs Climate: climate change & energy systems
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October 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My friendly amendment to the fusion joke: Fusion hasn't been 10 years away for the last 100 years – it's always been 8.3 minutes from us! ☀️😎
Hey @youralberta.bsky.social, this is what a credible plan looks like. It has new actions and ideas, unlike the 2023 ERED document that just rehashes past work.
🔔🆕 Manitoba’s new climate plan sets net-zero by 2050, with time-bound legislated targets and reporting. We’re excited to see it centre Indigenous collaboration, clean job transitions & #RenewableEnergy.
“This isn’t an obligation – it’s an opportunity.” — Minister Mike Moyes
“This isn’t an obligation – it’s an opportunity.” — Minister Mike Moyes
October 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hey @youralberta.bsky.social, this is what a credible plan looks like. It has new actions and ideas, unlike the 2023 ERED document that just rehashes past work.
Reposted by Jason R. Wang
#Solar becomes main source of electricity in the #EU for first time. More than half of the EU’s #electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from #RenewableEnergy
www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...
Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time
More than half of the EU’s electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from renewable energy
www.independent.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#Solar becomes main source of electricity in the #EU for first time. More than half of the EU’s #electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from #RenewableEnergy
www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...
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"As rights & title holders, we must inform Premier Smith once again that there is no support from Coastal First Nations for a pipeline & oil tankers project in our coastal waters" Marilyn Slett, president, Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli #abpoli #c5
First Nations on B.C.'s North Coast won't support Alberta's pipeline proposal 'now or ever,' says chief | CBC News
The president of an organization representing First Nations along British Columbia's North Coast says it won't support a new bitumen pipeline proposal from Alberta's premier "now or ever."
www.cbc.ca
October 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"As rights & title holders, we must inform Premier Smith once again that there is no support from Coastal First Nations for a pipeline & oil tankers project in our coastal waters" Marilyn Slett, president, Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli #abpoli #c5
☀️ Max hits the mark with this: rooftop (and balcony) solar lets everyone be involved in the energy transition.
💸 But he oversimplified on costs. Rooftop solar is in fact more economic than LCOEs suggest because they take advantage of existing, under-utilized distribution wires.
💸 But he oversimplified on costs. Rooftop solar is in fact more economic than LCOEs suggest because they take advantage of existing, under-utilized distribution wires.
For more than a decade, the economists have led the design of Canadian climate policies. It's time for the political scientists to take over -- and the debate over rooftop solar offers a perfect example of why. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/02/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/02/o...
The political case for rooftop solar
If there’s one lesson progressive politicians should take to heart from the last decade, it’s that the durability of their climate policies is more important — way, way more important — than their eco...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
☀️ Max hits the mark with this: rooftop (and balcony) solar lets everyone be involved in the energy transition.
💸 But he oversimplified on costs. Rooftop solar is in fact more economic than LCOEs suggest because they take advantage of existing, under-utilized distribution wires.
💸 But he oversimplified on costs. Rooftop solar is in fact more economic than LCOEs suggest because they take advantage of existing, under-utilized distribution wires.
🚩 Alberta’s pipeline proposal is a bad bet for taxpayer dollars and Canada’s climate
“It speaks volumes that after months of pressure from [Alberta] ... & offers of concierge service from Ottawa, industry has still refused." – Janetta McKenzie, O&G dir. @pembina.org
#ABpoli #ABenergy #ABinvestment
“It speaks volumes that after months of pressure from [Alberta] ... & offers of concierge service from Ottawa, industry has still refused." – Janetta McKenzie, O&G dir. @pembina.org
#ABpoli #ABenergy #ABinvestment
Alberta should heed private sector caution on pipelines | Pembina Institute
CALGARY — JANETTA McKENZIE, director of the Pembina Institute’s oil and gas program, made the following statement in response to news that the Government of Alberta will be the proponent for a new oil...
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October 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
🚩 Alberta’s pipeline proposal is a bad bet for taxpayer dollars and Canada’s climate
“It speaks volumes that after months of pressure from [Alberta] ... & offers of concierge service from Ottawa, industry has still refused." – Janetta McKenzie, O&G dir. @pembina.org
#ABpoli #ABenergy #ABinvestment
“It speaks volumes that after months of pressure from [Alberta] ... & offers of concierge service from Ottawa, industry has still refused." – Janetta McKenzie, O&G dir. @pembina.org
#ABpoli #ABenergy #ABinvestment
Air quality in Jasper and Squamish are horrendous right now. And in Vancouver, Yellowknife, Alberta, and more.
Take care, folks. And a loved one or neighbour too, if you can.
Take care, folks. And a loved one or neighbour too, if you can.
September 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Air quality in Jasper and Squamish are horrendous right now. And in Vancouver, Yellowknife, Alberta, and more.
Take care, folks. And a loved one or neighbour too, if you can.
Take care, folks. And a loved one or neighbour too, if you can.
Reposted by Jason R. Wang
“I really wish that the panel would not just ask, ‘How do we build nuclear energy?’ Instead, ‘How do we build a grid that’s ready for the future?’,” says our electricity expert @jasonrwang.bsky.social in conversation with Michael Higgins on Alberta Primetime.👇 2/2 #abpoli
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August 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“I really wish that the panel would not just ask, ‘How do we build nuclear energy?’ Instead, ‘How do we build a grid that’s ready for the future?’,” says our electricity expert @jasonrwang.bsky.social in conversation with Michael Higgins on Alberta Primetime.👇 2/2 #abpoli
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UPDATE: it's the lowest since June 2021 – a whole four years ago.
AESO removed links to project queues from before January 2023 so I needed to dig into my archives to find the older data.
AESO removed links to project queues from before January 2023 so I needed to dig into my archives to find the older data.
July 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
UPDATE: it's the lowest since June 2021 – a whole four years ago.
AESO removed links to project queues from before January 2023 so I needed to dig into my archives to find the older data.
AESO removed links to project queues from before January 2023 so I needed to dig into my archives to find the older data.
As of last Friday, Alberta's renewable energy development queue hit the lowest it has been since at least February 2023.
For more on the downward trend, the spikes, and ways to grow development interest again, see: www.pembina.org/pub/down-not...
For more on the downward trend, the spikes, and ways to grow development interest again, see: www.pembina.org/pub/down-not...
July 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
As of last Friday, Alberta's renewable energy development queue hit the lowest it has been since at least February 2023.
For more on the downward trend, the spikes, and ways to grow development interest again, see: www.pembina.org/pub/down-not...
For more on the downward trend, the spikes, and ways to grow development interest again, see: www.pembina.org/pub/down-not...
Apropos nothing, some napkin math:
With an estimated 861 Gt of carbon stored in trees and soil, it would take 3.27 Earths' worth of trees and soil to soak up anthropogenic emissions.
With an estimated 861 Gt of carbon stored in trees and soil, it would take 3.27 Earths' worth of trees and soil to soak up anthropogenic emissions.
July 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Apropos nothing, some napkin math:
With an estimated 861 Gt of carbon stored in trees and soil, it would take 3.27 Earths' worth of trees and soil to soak up anthropogenic emissions.
With an estimated 861 Gt of carbon stored in trees and soil, it would take 3.27 Earths' worth of trees and soil to soak up anthropogenic emissions.
⚽️ What an exciting FIFA Club World Cup final! At least in the first half. Sad that Bayern Munich didn’t make it, but Chelsea deserve this win.
July 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
⚽️ What an exciting FIFA Club World Cup final! At least in the first half. Sad that Bayern Munich didn’t make it, but Chelsea deserve this win.
SK’s electricity emissions intensity is already higher than China’s. (NIR, Ember).
And China is building renewables faster than growth in demand.
And China is building renewables faster than growth in demand.
Minister Harrison notes that China is building new coal plants. Canada is one of the richest countries in the world, and is the 10th biggest GHG emitter in the world. If we cannot retire coal-fired power then it undercuts our arguments that the rest of the world should also phase out coal.
June 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
SK’s electricity emissions intensity is already higher than China’s. (NIR, Ember).
And China is building renewables faster than growth in demand.
And China is building renewables faster than growth in demand.
June 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The smoke and air quality warning in Alberta is getting to a lot of us. I hope you all take a moment to check in with a friend, family member, a neighbour. We need community to mitigate and adapt together.
It does seem like cleaner air is coming to Edmonton from Ft. McMurray though.
It does seem like cleaner air is coming to Edmonton from Ft. McMurray though.
June 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The smoke and air quality warning in Alberta is getting to a lot of us. I hope you all take a moment to check in with a friend, family member, a neighbour. We need community to mitigate and adapt together.
It does seem like cleaner air is coming to Edmonton from Ft. McMurray though.
It does seem like cleaner air is coming to Edmonton from Ft. McMurray though.
🫎 Young moose on the loose in Edmonton’s McKernan/Queen Alex area! Provincial Fish&Wildlife are aware but don’t immediately have the resources to help.
June 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🫎 Young moose on the loose in Edmonton’s McKernan/Queen Alex area! Provincial Fish&Wildlife are aware but don’t immediately have the resources to help.
Reminder to anyone looking at today's Alberta oil sands emission intensity report: emissions intensity has barely budged since 2014.
June 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Reminder to anyone looking at today's Alberta oil sands emission intensity report: emissions intensity has barely budged since 2014.