Recently a discussion occurred between Adriana Mugnatto-Hamuand members of the ZCO committee. The following are the salient points of the discussion. It was triggered by a reference to an article at Peak Oil

Nuclear power is clearly not renewable

There are people who call it "green energy", but nobody says it's renewable unless they are extremely uninformed.

Let...

Professor Donald Sadoway, the inventor of a version of the liquid metal battery.

"Batteries are an attractive option for grid-scale energy storage applications because of their small footprint and flexible siting. A high-temperature (700 °C) magnesium–antimony (Mg||Sb) liquid metal battery comprising a negative...

Stationary power comprises traditional uses of electricity as well as power for heating and cooling of residential and commercial buildings presently provided by non-renewables (such as oil and gas) and does not include power for transportation (e.g. cars, trucks, buses, trains, air travel), although some forms of transportation ought to be powered by electricity such as trains.) The target should include plans to electrify most modes of public transit

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This page contains resources about provinces that have set or are setting targets for reducing the carbon emissions generated by the generation of electricity.

Ontario- 50% nuclear. Phased out coal by 2014 (initially was 2007). Ontario’s target for energy from wind, solar and bio-energy is 10,700 MW (13%) by 2018 (excluding hydroelectric). Planning for 9,000 MW from hydro by 2018

Quebec- already nearly 100% (98% hydro...

This page contains resources about countries and states that have set or are setting targets for reducing the carbon emissions generated by the generation of electricity.

USA

MassachusettsGroup - trying for No Coal by 2015 and 100% Clean Electricity by 2020 http://justandstable.org/

Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy http://www.ieer.org/...