We're Ready for Renewed Climate Leadership. Are You?
Back in 2007 and 2008, British Columbia introduced a slate of climate policies that today remain the envy of the world. The list included a revenue neutral carbon tax, a ban on unfettered coal...
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Canadian Medical Association Votes For Divestment and Reinvestment
The Canadian Medical Association today voted to divest the organization’s investments in companies that produce or market fossil fuels as a primary business. Dr. Courtney Howard (above), of...
Zoë Caron Joins Clean Energy Canada
I’m delighted to share that renowned climate and clean energy policy expert Zoë Caron has joined our team as a senior policy advisor focusing on Alberta. For the past six years, Caron has...
Media Statement: Alberta Moves Forward With Climate Change Consultation
The Government of Alberta has moved another step closer to a climate action plan that will deliver meaningful greenhouse-gas reductions. This morning, the province announced the members of a climate...
The Five Things You Need to Know About the Most Authoritative Study Ever on Canadian Electric Vehicle Adoption
Whoomp. That’s the sound of Electrifying Vehicles: Insights From The Canadian Plug-in Electric Vehicle Study landing on our desks—a massive new piece of research from British Columbia’s Simon...
Help British Columbia Move Climate Leadership Back to the Front Burner
Blazing fire and choking smoke. Water bans, and lettuce-wilting heat. That’s how British Columbians are going to remember the summer of 2015. But there is also some encouraging news, and you can be...
Media Statement: Canadian Energy Strategy Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Today, the leaders of Canada’s provincial and territorial governments finalized and released a Canadian Energy Strategy that seeks to guide development of Canada’s energy resources. The premiers...
Listen: “Inside Tracking the Energy Revolution Global 2015”
This quarter’s webinar explores this question: What are the 10 most significant investment, policy, technology, and societal trends and developments that both defined and propelled the...
Listen: CBC News World at Six with Merran Smith on Tracking the Energy Revolution – Global 2015
CBC News interviews our executive director Merran Smith on new report, Tracking the Energy Revolution Global 2015, and its recommendations for Canada’s federal government. At 1:21 hear Merran...
Global Clean Energy Revolution Shifts Into High Gear
Each year, we produce Tracking the Energy Revolution, a companion pair of annual progress reports that detail the ongoing shift to clean energy—both within Canada’s borders and around...
Media Release: New Report Flags the Top 10 Clean Energy Trends of 2014
TORONTO — As leaders from across the Americas kick off a three-day climate summit, a new online report details the top trends that are defining and driving the global shift to clean and renewable...
CBC’s The Exchange With Amanda Lang: “Global shift towards clean energy picking up steam, report says”
Watch Clean Energy Canada director Merran Smith discuss Tracking the Energy Revolution- Global 2015 on CBC’s The Exchange with Amanda Lang. Tracking the Energy Revolution – Global 2015 flags the...