British Columbia's Climate Leadership Fizzles
VANCOUVER—Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada and a member of the Government of British Columbia’s Climate Leadership Team, made the following comments in response to the...
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Shared Target Signals Growing Demand for Clean Energy Across North America
OTTAWA—Clare Demerse, federal policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the North American Leaders’ Summit agreement on climate and clean energy: “A...
Premier Christy Clark, we have a carbon pollution problem
VANCOUVER / COAST SALISH TERRITORY — With the province’s new climate plan expected to land any day now, a coalition of British Columbia power producers, industry associations and environmental...
Canada Faces Pivotal Time for Clean Energy Growth
Canada saw 15 per cent less spent on new clean energy development in 2015 than in the previous year, and future growth in this sector will depend largely on policies being developed provincially and...
Ontario releases commendable climate action plan
Province charts course to cut pollution and grow the clean economy TORONTO—The Government of Ontario today released its Five Year Climate Action Plan, which outlines 28 key initiatives to help the...
Alberta Moves to Implement its Climate Leadership Plan
EDMONTON—Today the Alberta government introduced Bill 20, the Climate Leadership Implementation Act. The new legislation will achieve the following: Set in law Alberta’s carbon levy and rebate...
Time to reclaim B.C.’s climate leadership
VANCOUVER / COAST SALISH TERRITORY — Seven members of Premier Christy Clark’s Climate Leadership Team are voicing concern that the B.C. government has still not released a new Climate Leadership...
Ontario Continues to Lead in Renewable Energy
TORONTO—Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli announced today the province will add 930 MW of renewable energy—enough to power approximately 250,000 average Canadian homes—from solar...
2016 Federal Budget Features Smart Spending on Clean Energy
OTTAWA—Clare Demerse, senior policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the release of the 2016 Federal Budget: “Today’s federal budget makes...
New Ontario Power Contracts Will Support Continued Growth of Renewable Sector
Today Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator announced that it has offered 16 Large Renewable Procurement contracts to successful proponents. The 16 contracts offered represent over 450...
Canada-U.S. Climate Commitments Make Progress Toward Closer Cooperation on Clean Energy
VANCOUVER—Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the clean energy commitments from President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau in...
First Ministers' Meeting lays groundwork for first truly national climate plan
VANCOUVER—Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the conclusion of the First Ministers’ Meeting in Vancouver today: ...