5 Principles for Designing Effective Biofuels Policy
Every time you fill your vehicle’s tank, a portion of the fuel you buy comes from plants, not fossil fuels. That’s because, since 2005, provincial and federal policies in Canada have required...
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Climate leadership would attract clean energy investment to B.C.
During the next few months, shipment after shipment of enormous steel tubes and fibreglass blades will snake from the port of Stewart, B.C., towards a construction site 33 kilometres north of Tumbler...
Global clean energy trends a bright spot in economic gloom
Bad news dominated energy headlines in 2015: Plunging oil prices. Oil and gas companies scaling back investment. Business and government books sliding from black deep into the red. Layoffs. Albertans...
Biggest barrier for B.C.’s LNG is economic
In energy markets, a few years is a lifetime. Fast fluctuations in supply or demand, along with myriad other factors, can send oil and gas prices skyrocketing or into the cellar. And the results —...
Craving more details on the 2016 federal budget? Dig in.
We sent out a statement about the federal budget the day it came out (our quick verdict: thumbs up). And we put together an op-ed that offers some context. But for the true clean energy connoisseur,...
Morneau budget is down payment on clean energy "dream home"
Budgets are a moment where governments show their real priorities: if something matters to them, they spend money to support it. And from mandate letters to Paris climate talks and meetings with...
2016 Federal Budget Features Smart Spending on Clean Energy
OTTAWA—Clare Demerse, senior policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the release of the 2016 Federal Budget: “Today’s federal budget makes...
New Ontario Power Contracts Will Support Continued Growth of Renewable Sector
Today Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator announced that it has offered 16 Large Renewable Procurement contracts to successful proponents. The 16 contracts offered represent over 450...
Canada-U.S. Climate Commitments Make Progress Toward Closer Cooperation on Clean Energy
VANCOUVER—Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the clean energy commitments from President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau in...
Why closer collaboration between Canada and the U.S. on clean energy would be a good thing
Prime Minister Trudeau and President Obama are expected to announce new climate change and clean energy commitments when they meet in Washington D.C. over the next couple of days. According to...
First Ministers' Meeting lays groundwork for first truly national climate plan
VANCOUVER—Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the conclusion of the First Ministers’ Meeting in Vancouver today: ...
Four Reasons the First Ministers’ Meeting on Climate Matters
Canada’s Premiers and Prime Minister are heading home from Vancouver tonight having launched a brand-new climate change negotiation process. Set against a backdrop of clean tech power brokers and...