NDP helps set the stage for a battle of climate plans
VANCOUVER — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal NDP’s newly unveiled climate plan. Clean Energy Canada will be...
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New law makes it easier for British Columbians to buy electric cars
VICTORIA—Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statements in response to the B.C. government passing a new law that will require automakers to...
Canada, B.C. and Vancouver all pledge to support cleaner trucks and buses
VANCOUVER—If you think low- and zero-emission vehicles stop at electric cars, think again. Trucks, buses, even garbage trucks—there are many types of vehicles that are undergoing a technology...
Canada’s clean energy sector is big, growing fast—and largely unknown
VANCOUVER — A significant part of Canada’s energy sector has been booming in recent years—but has anybody noticed? Canada’s clean energy sector employed 298,000 Canadians as of 2017. What’s...
Poll: Broad support for a range of policies—including carbon pricing—to help reduce emissions and fight climate change
As Canada’s political parties prepare their election platforms, the latest Clean Energy Canada / Abacus Data nationwide poll explored opinions about what should be included in a plan to combat...
Saskatchewan court validates federal authority to put a price on pollution
VICTORIA — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the Saskatchewan court of appeal’s decision supporting the constitutionality of...
B.C.’s Secret Weapon to Combat Climate Change? Electrify Everything.
TORONTO — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, spoke at the announcement and made the following statement in response to the federal government announcement of an $83 million...
Federal zero-emission vehicle incentive will help Canadians cut fuel costs and pollution
VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s announcement regarding the federal zero-emission...
As Canada feels climate change, Premier Ford’s grandstanding is reckless
VICTORIA — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to Ontario’s constitutional challenge against Ottawa’s federal price on carbon...
New law makes it easier for British Columbians to buy electric cars
VICTORIA—Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statements in response to the B.C. government’s introduction of new legislation that will...
Will Canada miss the (electric) bus?
VANCOUVER — Canada has an electric bus problem. Electric buses are making a real—and rapidly growing—dent in emissions: as reported earlier this week, electric buses will displace 270,000...
Budget supports Canadians’ efforts to cut carbon pollution and energy bills
VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s 2019 budget: “Today’s budget hits the mark with...