An open letter from Canada’s clean energy sector
April 3, 2020 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, As the Government of Canada develops and deploys its response to the unprecedented impact COVID-19 is having on our health and economy, we offer your...
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Carbon pricing and the need for a climate action plan
Senior policy advisor Joanna Kyriazis made the following testimony on January 30, 2019 to the Federal Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development on the costs of climate inaction,...
Feds’ carbon pricing plan will leave you better off
VICTORIA — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s detailed plan to put a price on carbon pollution:...
Canada should explore stronger vehicle standards to cut pollution and enhance competitiveness
VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s review of vehicle emission standards: “It’s in...
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....
A Canadian first: a vision that bridges energy and climate change
WINNIPEG — Natural Resources Canada today released the Generation Energy council report, which envisions a roadmap for Canada’s energy future. Clean Energy Canada’s executive director Merran...
Electric buses and trucks a big (rig) opportunity for Canadian innovators
Today the federal government announced new regulations for heavy- and medium-duty vehicles, including school buses, transport tractors and trailers, garbage trucks, delivery vans, and larger pickup...
The dollars and sense of putting a price on carbon pollution
The carbon tax in B.C., a carbon levy in Alberta, cap and trade in Ontario and Quebec. As far as political footballs go, carbon pricing sees a lot of action. No doubt you’ve heard the phrase...
Energy efficiency is Canada’s unsung hero: report
VANCOUVER / OTTAWA — It may sound like an elusive unicorn—a win for our economy, consumers, and the climate—but energy efficiency checks all of the above. Canada’s GDP will see a 1 per cent...
Budget delivers on climate change and clean growth implementation
VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s 2018 budget: “Today’s budget announced support for...