WEBINAR: Crafting Canada's Clean Economy
Join us for an inside look at the latest clean energy data featured in our newest report A Pivotal Time for Clean Energy, part of our Tracking the Energy Revolution series, available at...
Author: Julia Kilpatrick
Canada Faces Pivotal Time for Clean Energy Growth
Canada saw 15 per cent less spent on new clean energy development in 2015 than in the previous year, and future growth in this sector will depend largely on policies being developed provincially and...
Promoting Women's Education and Empowerment in Clean Energy
As the Clean Energy Ministerial meetings unfolded in San Fransisco this week, one issue in the spotlight was the underrepresentation of women globally in the clean energy sector. The Clean Energy...
Turning Green to Gold
Not long ago, renewable energy was considered a boutique industry—an opportunity for investors to “green” their portfolios and the world’s wealthy to feel better about their energy-intensive...
By acting now, Alberta can forge its own energy future
When dairy farmer John Bocock decided to install solar panels on his family’s farm northwest of Edmonton instead of leasing a bigger transformer, his reasons were practical. First, it was a smart...
Alberta Moves to Implement its Climate Leadership Plan
EDMONTON—Today the Alberta government introduced Bill 20, the Climate Leadership Implementation Act. The new legislation will achieve the following: Set in law Alberta’s carbon levy and rebate...
While fossils crashed in 2015, clean energy soared
Bad news dominated energy headlines in 2015: Plunging oil prices. Oil and gas companies scaling back investment. Coal companies going bankrupt. Layoffs. If it bleeds, it leads. Turmoil in fossil fuel...
Carbon Pricing: The Next Chapter in Ontario’s Drive to a Clean Energy Economy
In our line of work, one of the most common questions asked is, “What’s the one thing governments can do to grow renewable energy technology in Canada?” And while it would be challenging to...
Ontario Launches Cap-and-Trade System
February 26, 2016 TORONTO — The Ontario Government released its 2016 Budget today, along with a regulation to implement a cap-and-trade system on greenhouse gas emissions. The system will operate...
Climate leadership lacking in British Columbia’s 2016 budget
“Climate change is a global issue, and the Premier has made it clear that B.C. will remain a climate action leader,” Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget speech. Just...
Could Renewables Foil B.C.’s LNG Dream?
In energy markets, a few years is a lifetime. Fast fluctuations in supply or demand—among myriad other factors—can send oil and gas prices skyrocketing, or into the cellar. And the results can be...
MOU Kicks Off ‘Clean XL’ Conversation for North America
New efforts by Canada, U.S. and Mexico to collaborate could accelerate clean energy transition VANCOUVER — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in...