2016 Federal Budget Features Smart Spending on Clean Energy
OTTAWA—Clare Demerse, senior policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the release of the 2016 Federal Budget: “Today’s federal budget makes...
Author: Clean Energy Canada
New Ontario Power Contracts Will Support Continued Growth of Renewable Sector
Today Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator announced that it has offered 16 Large Renewable Procurement contracts to successful proponents. The 16 contracts offered represent over 450...
Canada-U.S. Climate Commitments Make Progress Toward Closer Cooperation on Clean Energy
VANCOUVER—Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the clean energy commitments from President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau in...
Why closer collaboration between Canada and the U.S. on clean energy would be a good thing
Prime Minister Trudeau and President Obama are expected to announce new climate change and clean energy commitments when they meet in Washington D.C. over the next couple of days. According to...
First Ministers' Meeting lays groundwork for first truly national climate plan
VANCOUVER—Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the conclusion of the First Ministers’ Meeting in Vancouver today: ...
Four Reasons the First Ministers’ Meeting on Climate Matters
Canada’s Premiers and Prime Minister are heading home from Vancouver tonight having launched a brand-new climate change negotiation process. Set against a backdrop of clean tech power brokers and...
Canada-China Clean Technology Cooperation Offers Big Opportunities
OTTAWA—The Government of Canada has announced the signing of a Joint Declaration on Canada-China Clean Technology Cooperation, which is promising as China is a global leader in clean energy...
Global clean Energy Investment Soared in 2015 Despite Fossil Fuel Crash: Analysis
Backgrounder | Communiqué de presse | Document d’information VANCOUVER—New clean energy deals were widely expected to stall last year as the price of oil and other fossil fuels declined...
Listen: “Inside Tracking the Energy Revolution Global 2015”
This quarter’s webinar explores this question: What are the 10 most significant investment, policy, technology, and societal trends and developments that both defined and propelled the...
Listen: “The Urban Frontier – Cities and the Clean Energy Revolution”
The shift to 100 percent renewable energy really picks up speed inside city limits. Cities can unlock efficiencies and economies of scale, allow for centralized clean heat and power generation,...
Listen: Our Clean Energy Quarterly Webinar on Climate, Clean Energy, and the 2015 Federal Election
The coming federal election will have enormous implications for clean energy and climate policy in this country. How will the federal parties likely position themselves, and where is the electorate...
Listen: “The Great Sell-Off? Fossil Fuel Divestment and the Global Energy Revolution”
Will divestment accelerate the global shift to clean energy? On October 29, we welcomed two distinguished guests to our Clean Energy Quarterly webinar to help us wrestle with that question: Justin...