Media brief: A summary of international clean stimulus efforts
Clean Energy Canada is a climate and clean energy program within the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University. Through media briefs, we aim to provide...
Headlines from the clean energy transition
Read the latest on the shift to clean energy here in Canada and around the world.
POLL: Canadians hoping for a ‘cleaner recovery’ from pandemic
COVID has people preoccupied with the economy and health. However support for a wide range of clean energy infrastructure choices is broad across Canada. New Abacus Data-Clean Energy Canada...
Companies across Canada united on vision for a resilient recovery
French version below. CANADA — COVID-19 has disrupted our way of life, and immediate relief has been the priority of governments. But what will recovery look like? And how do we ensure recovery...
Federal support for businesses in keeping with climate goals
TORONTO — Sarah Petrevan, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement regarding the prime minister’s announcement of new bridge financing measures to...
Twin reports offer B.C. government timely advice to inform a resilient recovery
VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, senior associate at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the B.C. government’s release of the Emerging Economy Taskforce and Innovation...
Moving forward key climate measures is how we rebuild a resilient Canada
TORONTO — Sarah Petrevan, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement regarding the updated timeline of the federal government’s clean fuel standard. “The clean...
Media brief: The impact of clean stimulus measures on the U.S. economy following the 2008 downturn
Through media briefs, we aim to provide journalists with useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition. Please use this as a resource, and let us know...
Aligning oil and gas relief with environmental cleanup a smart approach
VICTORIA — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement regarding the prime minister's announcement of support to the oil and gas sector as part...
A resilient recovery: an open letter from Canada’s clean energy sector
OTTAWA — As the conversation in Canada shifts from immediate relief to economic recovery, new questions will arise: what does recovery look like, and how do we design stimulus that delivers secure...
For most Canadians, carbon pricing is a money-saver
OTTAWA — Sarah Petrevan, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement regarding the annual increase to the federal price on pollution: “Let’s be crystal clear:...
Made-in-Canada vehicle regulations needed as Trump weakens shared rules
OTTAWA — Joanna Kyriazis, senior policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement regarding the implications of President Trump’s weakening of shared vehicle...
Alberta court rules on federal carbon price
TORONTO — Sarah Petrevan, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the Alberta Court of Appeal’s ruling that Ottawa’s federal...