As utility shutoffs soar in Minnesota, Xcel Energy agrees to consumer protections and racial disparities study

For many years now, the climate movement has been focused on megatonnes. In other words, how many tonnes of carbon a policy or project keeps out of the atmosphere in a direct, measurable and cost-effective way. These are important objectives that have helped guide an evidence-based approach to policies such as the carbon tax in British Columbia, which dates back to 2008.But in the battle of our li