Media brief: A summary of international clean stimulus efforts
Clean Energy Canada is a climate and clean energy program within the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University. Through media briefs, we aim to provide...
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Poll: Canadians hoping for a ‘cleaner recovery’ from pandemic
COVID has people preoccupied with the economy and health. However support for a wide range of clean energy infrastructure choices is broad across Canada. New Abacus Data-Clean Energy Canada polling...
Unpacking Canada’s new requirements for businesses and climate reporting
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...
Companies across Canada united on vision for a resilient recovery
French version below. CANADA — COVID-19 has disrupted our way of life, and immediate relief has been the priority of governments. But what will recovery look like? And how do we ensure recovery...
Federal support for businesses in keeping with climate goals
TORONTO — Sarah Petrevan, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement regarding the prime minister’s announcement of new bridge financing measures to...
Twin reports offer B.C. government timely advice to inform a resilient recovery
VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, senior associate at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the B.C. government’s release of the Emerging Economy Taskforce and Innovation...
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...
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...