When it comes to regulations, there are few things that automakers have wanted more than certainty and harmonization across borders. Flash back to 2012, when Prime Minister Harper’s government...
VANCOUVER — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal NDP’s newly unveiled climate plan. Clean Energy Canada will be...
VICTORIA—Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statements in response to the B.C. government passing a new law that will require automakers to...
There’s a good chance that powerful ministers from across the globe are having important conversations in Vancouver as you read this. If that’s news to you, it’s because the annual Clean Energy...
VANCOUVER—If you think low- and zero-emission vehicles stop at electric cars, think again. Trucks, buses, even garbage trucks—there are many types of vehicles that are undergoing a technology...
When it comes to Canada’s national pastimes, a few clichés come to mind. But one is most certainly this: Canadians love debating energy. We love debating the oil sands in Alberta, the cost of...
VANCOUVER — A significant part of Canada’s energy sector has been booming in recent years—but has anybody noticed? Canada’s clean energy sector employed 298,000 Canadians as of 2017. What’s...
As seems to happen on a near annual basis, the price at the pump is in the news again. It’s a lot of finger-pointing and not much problem-solving, despite the fact that we’ve heard this story...
As Canada’s political parties prepare their election platforms, the latest Clean Energy Canada / Abacus Data nationwide poll explored opinions about what should be included in a plan to combat...
The great Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan coined an expression that was not only prophetic, but probably truer than he could have imagined. The medium is the message, McLuhan said. Put another...
VICTORIA — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the Saskatchewan court of appeal’s decision supporting the constitutionality of...
Electric cars will take over roads in Canada and around the world. This is not simply the opinion of environmentalists—but a reality echoed by most analysts and automakers. It’s why Volkswagen is...