Canada has energy export opportunities beyond pipelines
The big energy story in Canada continues to be pipelines. Still. Why? There’s controversy, for starters, but it’s also the fact that energy exports – especially oil – make up a big chunk of...
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Paris Agreement Signals Global Shift Off Fossil Fuels and to Clean Economy
As the two-week marathon of climate talks wraps up today in Paris, the release of the final agreement text is already generating the predictable round of mixed reactions. But regardless of what has...
Forget the politics, the Paris climate summit was all about business
Mark Carney took the stage midway through the recent international climate-change conference in Paris, and his presence turned a few heads. When the floor was opened to questions, someone asked him,...
Next steps on climate change could see British Columbians spending less on energy
British Columbia is considering its next steps to fight climate change, and increasing the carbon tax is one of the options on the table. B.C.’s carbon pollution is on the rise. To get back on...
Seeking “fresh start” with Obama, Trudeau looks toward climate and clean energy
“If we want to prevent the worst effects of climate change before it’s too late, the time to act is now. Not later. Not someday. Right here, right now.” So said the President of the United...
How Canada can Clean Up by Investing in Clean Energy
In the first part of this series, we explored how Canada could benefit from changing its tack on energy and climate. Specifically, we recommended that Ottawa show up as a constructive participant in...
A Clean Energy Agenda for Canada
With the longest election campaign in more than a century now behind us, our newly elected federal government has a clear mandate to get moving on a climate change and clean energy agenda. Prime...
Solar Power Isn’t Perfect, But It’s the Best We’ve Got
You can almost set your watch to it: Every time a new and disruptive technology begins to take hold, the backlash follows. So it is with “The Darker Side of Solar Power“–an article...
Take it from B.C. The Carbon Tax is Something to Get Pumped Up About
I don’t want to brag or anything, but I paid my carbon tax the other day. I’d just tanked up my vehicle — I don’t yet have an electric car — with 30-odd litres of regular unleaded, near my...
Five Signs of Hope on Climate Change
Climate disruption jumped to the fore of the global political agenda in 2014 and a series of developments cemented both renewable energy and carbon pricing as lead solutions to the crisis.Here are...
Debunking the "Clean Energy Jobs Vs. Oil Sands Jobs" Controversy
For years, the story of energy in Canada has been the story of fossil fuels — so much so that in this country, at least, the terms are typically used interchangeably. Last week my team flipped...
Why Canada Should Make Clean Energy the "Next Oil Sands"
It took a critical mass of innovation, commercial viability and political will to make Alberta’s oil sands the focus of Ottawa’s energy policy. The same factors are converging now to make clean...