Media Brief: Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations
Clean Energy Canada is a clean energy think tank at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University. Through media briefs, we aim to provide useful factual and contextual...
Author: Clean Energy Canada
Poll: Most Canadians support the federal government’s Clean Electricity Regulations
VANCOUVER – An overwhelming majority (71%) of Canadians support the federal government’s forthcoming Clean Electricity Regulations—designed to ensure that Canada’s electricity grid...
New vision for B.C.’s energy and resources finally hits the mark
VICTORIA — Mark Zacharias, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the new collaboration framework as part of the British Columbia Regional Energy and...
Poll: 7 in 10 Canadians connect the country’s recent wildfires with climate change
A large majority (68%) of Canadians believe that Canada’s recent wildfires are “definitely” or “most likely” at least partly the result of climate change, according to a new survey from...
New Canada Energy Regulator report projects the real net-zero future—and what it means for Canada
OTTAWA — Evan Pivnick, clean energy program manager at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the Canada Energy Regulator’s latest energy outlook, Canada’s Energy...
How B.C. can pave the way for electric commercial vehicles: report
VANCOUVER — B.C. is Canada’s undisputed electric car leader, where one in every five vehicles sold is now electric. There’s just one problem: most transport emissions in the province come from...
The Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act is a compelling plan, but delivery will determine its success
OTTAWA — Ollie Sheldrick, program manager at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s newly tabled Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act: “The...
B.C.’s new investments in clean electricity will help ready the province for a prosperous future
VICTORIA — Evan Pivnick, Clean Energy Program Manager, made the following statement in response to the B.C. government’s announcement on clean power to electrify B.C.’s future: “BC Hydro’s...
Canada can still be a natural resource powerhouse in a net-zero economy
Canada’s wealth, our economic identity, and our financial booms (and busts) have long been tied to the value of natural resources within our borders. We have benefited immeasurably from the natural...
Canada risks falling behind its G7 peers on decarbonizing heavy industry
TORONTO — As the G7 summit gets underway in Japan, Canada could take a leadership position among G7 members in decarbonizing its industries. But the federal government isn’t yet taking full...
Media Brief: Canada’s new zero-emission vehicle regulation and how it will affect consumer choice
Clean Energy Canada is a clean energy think tank at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University. Through media briefs, we aim to provide useful factual and contextual...
Canada’s emissions moving in the right direction
OTTAWA — Rachel Doran, director of policy and strategy at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the latest emissions data from Canada’s National Inventory Report:...