Ontario’s climate plan needs to fill in its blanks
TORONTO — Sarah Petrevan, senior policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the Ontario government’s plan to address climate change: “If you want to...
Author: Clean Energy Canada
Upgrading public housing a win-win, cuts energy bills and pollution
VICTORIA — Merran Smith, executive director, and Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statements in response to the B.C. government’s announcement that it...
Easier access to electric cars will save B.C. drivers money and cut pollution
VANCOUVER / VICTORIA — Merran Smith, executive director, and Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statements in response to the B.C. government’s Zero...
Denying solutions is the new climate change denial
Imagine you’re buying a car. The first dealership you check out has a number of them. You can test drive these cars, you know other people who have them and you can read reviews online. The second...
It’s a problem when most BC dealerships still don’t have electric cars
No one can say where the road ahead will take Canada, but here’s a safe bet: it’s going to have a lot more electric cars on it. That’s especially true in BC, one of Canada’s electric vehicle...
Most B.C. dealerships still don’t have an electric car to sell you: report
VANCOUVER — A growing number of British Columbians want electric cars, but there’s one big problem: most B.C. dealerships still don’t have a single one on the lot. As local supply struggles to...
Ontarians are paying for climate change. They deserve a plan
Ontarians awoke to a cold reality check Tuesday morning—in a province that’s literally heating up. Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Dianne Saxe didn’t mince words in her 2018 Greenhouse...
Clean Growth is More Than a Goal—It’s a Reality
Protests. Politics. Polarization. Whether you’re reading a newspaper, tuning into the news, or scrolling through Twitter, you’ll notice a common theme: coverage of energy and climate change is...
Canada should hold firm and reject Trump’s efforts to roll back vehicle standards
VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the U.S. federal government’s proposed rollback of vehicle emission standards:...
A liquid-fuels-first approach makes sense for Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard
On July 19, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced it would split the Clean Fuel Standard into two distinct regulations: one focused on liquid fuels, primarily gasoline and diesel, and...
Can Canada get to 90 per cent non-emitting by 2030?
Energy: it’s a topic Canadian politicians can’t stop talking about. But the energy conversation is often framed around what we need to cut in the decades ahead—oil production, carbon pollution....
Stronger energy-saving measures just makes sense
A win for our economy, consumers and the climate? It may sound like an elusive unicorn, but energy efficiency checks all of the above boxes. Although they are under-reported, measures to help homes,...