Media Brief: Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations
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Poll: Most Canadians support the federal government’s Clean Electricity Regulations
VANCOUVER – An overwhelming majority (71%) of Canadians support the federal government’s forthcoming Clean Electricity Regulations—designed to ensure that Canada’s electricity grid...
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...
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...
New vision for B.C.’s energy and resources finally hits the mark
VICTORIA — Mark Zacharias, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the new collaboration framework as part of the British Columbia Regional Energy and...
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...
Poll: 7 in 10 Canadians connect the country’s recent wildfires with climate change
A large majority (68%) of Canadians believe that Canada’s recent wildfires are “definitely” or “most likely” at least partly the result of climate change, according to a new survey from...
New Canada Energy Regulator report projects the real net-zero future—and what it means for Canada
OTTAWA — Evan Pivnick, clean energy program manager at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the Canada Energy Regulator’s latest energy outlook, Canada’s Energy...
How B.C. can pave the way for electric commercial vehicles: report
VANCOUVER — B.C. is Canada’s undisputed electric car leader, where one in every five vehicles sold is now electric. There’s just one problem: most transport emissions in the province come from...
The Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act is a compelling plan, but delivery will determine its success
OTTAWA — Ollie Sheldrick, program manager at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s newly tabled Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act: “The...
B.C.’s new investments in clean electricity will help ready the province for a prosperous future
VICTORIA — Evan Pivnick, Clean Energy Program Manager, made the following statement in response to the B.C. government’s announcement on clean power to electrify B.C.’s future: “BC Hydro’s...
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...