Today, German Chancellor Angela Merkel—host of this year’s G7 meeting—announced that G7 nations have agreed to phase out of fossil fuel combustion by the end of the century. “Deep cuts in...
British Columbia’s Ministry of Energy and Mines yesterday confirmed that it would leave the province’s Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements Regulation unchanged in the wake of a year-long...
Today the governments of Ontario and British Columbia joined nine other subnational jurisdictions from around the world in signing an agreement that seeks to protect global climate systems from...
The Province of British Columbia today appointed Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, to a new team charged with advising the government on how best to strengthen its leadership...
This morning the Province of British Columbia appointed Merran Smith to its Climate Leadership Team. The team will advise the government on how best to strengthen its leadership on climate change....
At a summit in Quebec City today hosted by Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, most of Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers signed a pledge to work to accelerate the transition to a...
New Report Serves as Insider Handbook for Would-Be Climate Leaders As premiers from across Canada converge on Quebec City for a major climate summit, a new report lifts the lid on the policies,...
This afternoon, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark issued a “meet it or beat it” carbon-pricing challenge to encourage other governments to price carbon pollution at a level that either...
Noting that “cities, as the most direct level of government, need to take action,” Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson today introduced a motion to make Vancouver the first Canadian city—and one...
Today the Province of British Columbia restored a previously cancelled program providing point-of-sale rebates on the purchase of battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. As...
The first independent study of how transit and transportation grease the economic wheels of Metro Vancouver suggests that a “no” vote in the region’s upcoming plebiscite could wipe out up to...
VANCOUVER—Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue announced today that Merran Smith, Director of Clean Energy Canada, has been named a Fellow within the Centre, effective immediately. Along...