Turning Green to Gold
Not long ago, renewable energy was considered a boutique industry—an opportunity for investors to “green” their portfolios and the world’s wealthy to feel better about their energy-intensive...
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Opinion
By acting now, Alberta can forge its own energy future
When dairy farmer John Bocock decided to install solar panels on his family’s farm northwest of Edmonton instead of leasing a bigger transformer, his reasons were practical. First, it was a smart...
What to Look for in the Next B.C. Climate Plan
British Columbia faces a crossroads: either we take new action to cut carbon pollution and restore B.C.’s legacy as a climate leader, or we fail to meet our commitments and forfeit our hard-won...
What Canada can learn from the EU’s climate policy
Outside our borders, Canada is perhaps best known for its spectacular wilderness: its lakes, rivers, mountains and coastlines draw visitors from all over the globe. Canada’s new prime minister,...
Climate leadership would attract clean energy investment to B.C.
During the next few months, shipment after shipment of enormous steel tubes and fibreglass blades will snake from the port of Stewart, B.C., towards a construction site 33 kilometres north of Tumbler...
Global clean energy trends a bright spot in economic gloom
Bad news dominated energy headlines in 2015: Plunging oil prices. Oil and gas companies scaling back investment. Business and government books sliding from black deep into the red. Layoffs. Albertans...
Biggest barrier for B.C.’s LNG is economic
In energy markets, a few years is a lifetime. Fast fluctuations in supply or demand, along with myriad other factors, can send oil and gas prices skyrocketing or into the cellar. And the results —...
Morneau budget is down payment on clean energy "dream home"
Budgets are a moment where governments show their real priorities: if something matters to them, they spend money to support it. And from mandate letters to Paris climate talks and meetings with...
Four Reasons the First Ministers’ Meeting on Climate Matters
Canada’s Premiers and Prime Minister are heading home from Vancouver tonight having launched a brand-new climate change negotiation process. Set against a backdrop of clean tech power brokers and...
While fossils crashed in 2015, clean energy soared
Bad news dominated energy headlines in 2015: Plunging oil prices. Oil and gas companies scaling back investment. Coal companies going bankrupt. Layoffs. If it bleeds, it leads. Turmoil in fossil fuel...
Carbon Pricing: The Next Chapter in Ontario’s Drive to a Clean Energy Economy
In our line of work, one of the most common questions asked is, “What’s the one thing governments can do to grow renewable energy technology in Canada?” And while it would be challenging to...
Could Renewables Foil B.C.’s LNG Dream?
In energy markets, a few years is a lifetime. Fast fluctuations in supply or demand—among myriad other factors—can send oil and gas prices skyrocketing, or into the cellar. And the results can be...