Europe’s recent spike in electricity prices—made worse by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—lays bare one of the major economic risks of depending on fossil fuels: it exposes countries to the...
VICTORIA — Mark Zacharias, special advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the scheduled April 1 federal carbon price increase from $40 to $50 per tonne of...
VANCOUVER — As record gas prices collide with the increasing impacts of climate change, more Canadians are considering the merits of switching to an electric vehicle. But weighing up gas pump...
VANCOUVER — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s Emissions Reduction Plan to cut emissions...
OTTAWA — Several Canadian Battery Task Force members have made statements in response to the recent series of electric vehicle battery supply chain developments in Canada. That...
Canada’s auto sector made a critical comeback last year as the Detroit Three automakers announced nearly $6-billion to bring EV production north of the border. But after a costly Ambassador Bridge...
In the latest round of survey work by Clean Energy Canada and Abacus Data, only 21% of Canadian adults think they “probably never will” own an electric vehicle. At the other end of the...
VANCOUVER — Climate change has arrived in British Columbia, and British Columbians have taken note. An overwhelming majority (87%) now say that climate change has impacted people in their province,...
VICTORIA — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the B.C. government’s Budget 2022: “British Columbians have it tough these...
With a looming deadline to deliver a clear plan for reaching Canada’s 2030 climate target, the Liberal government has put all climate policies on the table. Elected officials and government staff...
In the latest round of survey work by Clean Energy Canada and Abacus Data, Canadians expect the next 20 years will see rising investment around the world in renewable and lower carbon forms of...
As people who work on climate policy for a living, the news that Conservative leader Erin O’Toole had been unseated brought to mind four unsettling words: Here we go again. While it’s true that,...