Canada can take clean stimulus lessons from Obama
“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...
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Moving forward key climate measures is how we rebuild a resilient Canada
TORONTO — Sarah Petrevan, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement regarding the updated timeline of the federal government’s clean fuel standard. “The clean fuel...
Media brief: The impact of clean stimulus measures on the U.S. economy following the 2008 downturn
Through media briefs, we aim to provide journalists with useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition. Please use this as a resource, and let us know if...
How Canada can “build back better”
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...
Aligning oil and gas relief with environmental cleanup a smart approach
VICTORIA — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement regarding the prime minister’s announcement of support to the oil and gas sector as...
It’s time Canada caught the electric bus
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...
Let’s come out of COVID-19 with a new economy
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...
A resilient recovery: an open letter from Canada’s clean energy sector
OTTAWA — As the conversation in Canada shifts from immediate relief to economic recovery, new questions will arise: what does recovery look like, and how do we design stimulus that delivers secure...
An open letter from Canada’s clean energy sector
April 3, 2020 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, As the Government of Canada develops and deploys its response to the unprecedented impact COVID-19 is having on our health and economy, we offer your...
For most Canadians, carbon pricing is a money-saver
OTTAWA — Sarah Petrevan, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement regarding the annual increase to the federal price on pollution: “Let’s be crystal clear:...
Made-in-Canada vehicle regulations needed as Trump weakens shared rules
OTTAWA — Joanna Kyriazis, senior policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement regarding the implications of President Trump’s weakening of shared vehicle...
Alberta court rules on federal carbon price
TORONTO — Sarah Petrevan, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the Alberta Court of Appeal’s ruling that Ottawa’s federal...