You might be tempted to think that amid an unparalleled pandemic, an economic crisis, and an unseasonably cool summer in B.C., climate action would not be a priority for British Columbians. You might...
You may have missed it, but an interesting evolution happened here in Canada over the past two months: the country’s clean energy sector, which employs 298,000 Canadians, rallied together as it has...
Electrifying bus fleets is essential if Canada is to reach net-zero emissions by mid-century. A new report asked transit agencies what it will take to make it happen? The COVID-19 era is requiring...
From tourism to the province’s film industry, many of B.C.’s most prominent economic sectors have been hit hard by measures to contain the coronavirus. And surely you’ve seen the headlines...
Canada has joined a small but growing group of countries, states, provinces, and cities pledging to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. And with transportation responsible for a quarter of the carbon...
Policy makers around the world have been doing the tango of late. There are those who hold the firm dance frame, allowing nothing in or out. These are the voices who say stay home, shut it down. The...
“This is a meaningful, shovel-ready project that will create jobs for local workers.” This 2009 quote, from then-prime minister Stephen Harper announcing federal stimulus dollars for a new...
Canadian governments have been, quite rightly, focused on delivering relief to those Canadians and businesses that are suffering from the economic impacts of COVID-19. But the conversation is...
First, the good news. Globally, electric buses displaced an estimated 270,000 barrels of diesel per day last year, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance study. That’s a real—and...
For those who grew up in the ’80s, the three Rs — reduce, reuse and recycle — are seared into our brains. Grocery stores suddenly had bulk bins to reduce wasteful packaging. Arts and crafts...
Conservative parties in Canada don’t exactly have a reputation for environmentalism. The language of that movement—green this and radical that—isn’t really in their lexicon, as evidenced by...
Back in 2015, the founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Michael Liebreich, penned his annual predictions for what would unfold in the energy world. To set the scene, he took the reader...