Expanding Canadian Renewable Energy
Since 2000, new wind turbines have contributed to more than half of the total increase in renewable energy capacity. Wind now accounts for 7.9 GW of electrical capacity—nine percent of total...
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Photo Essay: Inside the Black Tower
Inside a pair of enormous buildings on the outskirts of Windsor—just across the river from Detroit—an army of workers is at this moment forging a cleaner energy future for Ontario and the...
A Cap and Trade Primer: The Mechanics and Impacts of Quebec’s Cap and Trade System
While it is too early to draw conclusions on Quebec’s long term economic performance under the cap and trade system, a great deal remains to be learned from how the system came together....
Media Statement: Premiers Pledge Deeper Cooperation on Climate Action
At a summit in Quebec City today hosted by Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, most of Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers signed a pledge to work to accelerate the transition to a...
Media Release: How to Succeed with Cap and Trade
New Report Serves as Insider Handbook for Would-Be Climate Leaders As premiers from across Canada converge on Quebec City for a major climate summit, a new report lifts the lid on the policies,...
Media Statement: British Columbia Issues “Climate Challenge” to Other Governments
This afternoon, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark issued a “meet it or beat it” carbon-pricing challenge to encourage other governments to price carbon pollution at a level that either...
How to Succeed With Cap and Trade: Lessons From Quebec For Would-Be Climate Leaders
Our new report—Inside North America’s largest Carbon Market: Top Lessons from the Front Lines of Quebec’s Fight Against Carbon Pollution—offers insights for leaders who may be considering a...
Catch "Rising Star" Climate Scientist Katherine Hayhoe Live in Vancouver
We're proud to be a partnering sponsor of "Earthkeeping: A Climate for Change," a special evening with climate scientist and evangelical Christian Katherine Hayhoe—one of Time magazine's 100 Most...
Media Statement: City of Vancouver Recommits to 100 Percent Clean Energy Goal
Noting that “cities, as the most direct level of government, need to take action,” Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson today introduced a motion to make Vancouver the first Canadian city—and one...
Media Statement: British Columbia Reinstates Clean Vehicle Rebate Program
Today the Province of British Columbia restored a previously cancelled program providing point-of-sale rebates on the purchase of battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. As...
Media Release: Transportation and Human Connections Grease the Wheels of Metro Vancouver's Economy
The first independent study of how transit and transportation grease the economic wheels of Metro Vancouver suggests that a “no” vote in the region’s upcoming plebiscite could wipe out up to...
Media Release: Clean Energy Canada’s Smith joins SFU Centre for Dialogue
VANCOUVER—Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue announced today that Merran Smith, Director of Clean Energy Canada, has been named a Fellow within the Centre, effective immediately. Along...