A rapid shift off carbon won’t happen without funding, and it won’t all come from big institutions. Community climate finance is where small and medium investors, communities, local cleantech, practical innovation, and energy democracy join hands.

Devastating Impacts, Affordable Climate Solutions Drive IPCC’s Urgent Call for Action

March 20, 2023

1.2k

Shift from Fossils to Renewables is Quickest, Cheapest Path to Cut Emissions, IPCC Report Shows

March 20, 2023

386

David Dodge, Green Energy Futures/flickr

U.S. Solar Developers Scramble after Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

March 14, 2023

669

Community Climate Finance Opinion

by Mitchell Beer

Carbon Levels & Measurement

13 Canadian Fossils Linked to Massive Losses in Western Wildfires

by Mitchell Beer

May 29, 2023

263

About Mitchell Beer

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent interdum tortor non diam mollis, sit amet iaculis quam condimentum. Fusce aliquet nibh quis ipsum posuere vestibulum. Sed sit amet tellus quis libero aliquam gravida et et dui. Morbi venenatis risus purus, ut viverra turpis ultrices tincidunt.

Mitchell Beer

Climate and energy communicator, chief company strategist, audience development and content specialist. Rumoured to be a frighteningly fast writer. Curator of The Energy Mix, our thrice-weekly e-newsletter on climate, energy, and the shift to a post-carbon future.

Other Community Climate Finance Opinion

Find us on Facebook

The Energy Mix

2 hours ago

#Hamilton, Ontario is poised to become one of Canada’s first municipalities to protect renters from dangerous heat waves as it develops a bylaw requiring landlords to install air conditioning in apartments to keep temperatures below 26°C.Read now 👉 loom.ly/qiXSSTkBut mandating AC cannot be the only tool in a municipality’s heat adaptation toolbox, wrote Scott Stirrett, an Action Canada fellow with the Public Policy Forum, in a recent Globe and Mail op-ed. Installing mechanical cooling is “an alluring quick fix” that breeds many new challenges, argued Stirrett. ... See MoreSee Less

Photo

View on Facebook

The Energy Mix

4 hours ago

Thick plumes of heavy smoke filled the #halifax sky on Sunday as an out-of-control wildfire in a suburban community quickly spread, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local residents.Read now 👉 loom.ly/PNPS4ZM ... See MoreSee Less

Out-of-Control Wildfire Burns Homes, Forces Evacuations Outside Halifax

www.theenergymix.com

Thick plumes of heavy smoke filled the Halifax sky on Sunday as an out-of-control wildfire in a suburban community quickly spread, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local resident...

View on Facebook

Twitter Chatter

Avatar The Energy Mix @theenergymix ·

15 Feb

“#Local resiliency is crucial. If we depend on outside help, we’re not going to get it in three or four weeks or in months... So we need that self-reliance on an island,” said @steveogdenpei

#PEI
@FCM_online #SustainableCommunitiesConference
https://loom.ly/n_f3S-8

Reply on Twitter 1625942521703501847 Retweet on Twitter 1625942521703501847 Like on Twitter 1625942521703501847 Twitter 1625942521703501847

Avatar The Energy Mix @theenergymix ·

15 Feb

How did a few visionaries get all the islanders onboard with an #EnergyTransition?

Inspiring trust in the collective and reminding residents of their personal stakes are key elements, said Søren Hermansen at @FCM_online's #SustainableCommunitiesConference
https://loom.ly/6mIDcD0