Canada’s niche in the clean energy transition
“We are witnessing a transformation of global power markets led by renewables.” Those were the words of Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency—an institution often...
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Federal
Budget 2017 positions Ottawa as first customer for clean energy innovation
Opening the Government of Canada’s budget papers last week felt strangely celebratory. Budget day happened to fall on my birthday, and one of the policies I care about most is getting public...
The point of great returns: why clean energy is irreversible
Tipping points: those elusive moments when a technology goes mainstream. Much has been written in the debate over whether that moment for renewable energy has passed, is fast approaching, or is still...
2016 demonstrated clean energy is here to stay, with or without Trump: report
VANCOUVER—As Canadian clean energy companies look to sell their solutions abroad, it’s clear who’s buying. New analysis from Clean Energy Canada shows the world’s three largest electricity...
L’énergie propre continuera sur sa lancée, avec ou sans le président Trump : faits saillants de 2016
Vancouver, le 30 mars 2017. – Pour les entreprises canadiennes d’énergie propre qui cherchent à vendre leurs solutions à l’étranger, l’identité des acheteurs est clairement établie....
A clean energy cheat sheet for budget 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled his second budget last week, and we saw a lot to like in its pages. The headline we took from this year’s edition is that Ottawa is not backing off on climate...
Despite Trump, Canada’s budget stays the course on climate change
From a climate perspective, two big events set the context for Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s second budget. In December, Prime Minister Trudeau got his provincial and territorial counterparts...
Federal budget’s clean energy investments welcome
OTTAWA—Clare Demerse, federal policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following comments in response to the federal budget released Wednesday: “We’re pleased that the new federal budget...
Why clean electricity is a competitive advantage Canada needs to harness
Last December, most premiers and the prime minister adopted a landmark national climate plan to cut carbon pollution and spur clean growth. For Canada’s clean energy sector, a national climate plan...
Poll: Canadians react positively to national climate and clean growth plan
Survey also shows most Canadians support a transition from fossil fuel reliance as quickly as possible, including half in Alberta OTTAWA—New public opinion research found that roughly 20 million...
Does Canada’s new climate plan get us on track?
It’s a whole new ballgame for climate action and clean growth in Canada. The climate deal struck late Friday in Ottawa committed premiers and the prime minister to work together to hit our...
Letter: We congratulate the First Ministers on Canada's new climate plan
We congratulate the Prime Minister and Premiers on achieving a national plan to drive clean growth and make real progress on climate change. This plan includes the key elements needed to do so,...