Climate concerns wounded Conservatives in recent byelections
Much has already been written about why the Conservative Party of Canada underperformed in the recent federal byelections. As someone who’s spent the last seven years poring over public...
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As Canada’s electric car leader, B.C. can now pave the way for electric trucks
If you have noticed a lot more electric vehicles on the roads lately, your eyes are not deceiving you. One in five vehicles sold in B.C. is now electric, a milestone that makes B.C. Canada’s...
B.C. has its first genuine industrial strategy. Will reality mirror the vision?
Canada, B.C. and the province’s First Nations Leadership Council have, for the first time ever, agreed on what B.C.’s economic future should look like. It is, undoubtedly, a milestone worth...
Canada can still be a natural resource powerhouse in a net-zero economy
Canada’s wealth, our economic identity, and our financial booms (and busts) have long been tied to the value of natural resources within our borders. We have benefited immeasurably from the natural...
Hurry, Canada, or we’ll miss out on the decarbonization revolution
Climate and energy were again high on the agenda at the recent G7 Summit following a record year of investment in clean energy. And with good reason: the member countries are home to 40 per cent of...
Alberta must seize energy transition opportunity
In the last year, global economies have bet trillions on the energy transition. The billions of clean energy investments in Canada’s recent budget was spurred by the half a trillion dollars...
Canada’s chemical and fertilizer makers are escaping carbon scrutiny
Heavy industry represents one of Canada’s biggest sources of carbon. It includes things like steel, mining and forestry and is responsible for over 10 per cent of the country’s emissions....
Most oil jobs will vanish by 2050 – that’s why the federal budget’s clean-energy stimulus is vital
With its half-a-trillion dollars in clean-energy incentives, the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act threatens to siphon away similar investments from other countries, including Canada. In the face of this...
Canada’s EV target puts consumers before automakers
By the year 2035, automakers will be legally required to sell only zero-emission vehicles in Canada, with interim regulated sales targets of 20 per cent by 2026 and 60 per cent by 2030. A first...
Canada must act now to remain competitive
This post originally appeared as an advertisement in the National Post and the Hill Times. As the world rapidly moves towards a net zero economy, Canada has a generational opportunity to position...
The worst plan is no plan when faced with an inevitable energy transition
Much hullabaloo has been made about the federal government’s clean energy transition plan. Alberta’s premier went so far as to suggest that 2.7 million jobs would be “eliminated” in...
As Canada builds a net-zero electricity grid, good decisions must start with good data
In 2023, some things are impossible to ignore. One is climate change: from floods to heatwaves, it’s clear the climate clock is ticking. Then there’s energy: whether it’s $2...