Solar Power Isn’t Perfect, But It’s the Best We’ve Got
You can almost set your watch to it: Every time a new and disruptive technology begins to take hold, the backlash follows. So it is with “The Darker Side of Solar Power“–an article...
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Media Statement: G7 Leaders Agree to Phase Out Fossil Fuels by 2100
Today, German Chancellor Angela Merkel—host of this year’s G7 meeting—announced that G7 nations have agreed to phase out of fossil fuel combustion by the end of the century. “Deep cuts in...
Photo Essay: The Refinery of Tomorrow Rises in Quebec
Electric cars are a great option for zipping around town, but it would take a prohibitive number of batteries to power a heavier-duty rig such as a long-haul transport truck. To keep these cargo...
Take it from B.C. The Carbon Tax is Something to Get Pumped Up About
I don’t want to brag or anything, but I paid my carbon tax the other day. I’d just tanked up my vehicle — I don’t yet have an electric car — with 30-odd litres of regular unleaded, near my...
Media Statement: British Columbia Recommits to Clean Fuel Standard
British Columbia’s Ministry of Energy and Mines yesterday confirmed that it would leave the province’s Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements Regulation unchanged in the wake of a year-long...
Media Statement: Ontario and British Columbia Sign Global Climate Memo
Today the governments of Ontario and British Columbia joined nine other subnational jurisdictions from around the world in signing an agreement that seeks to protect global climate systems from...
Media Release: Clean Energy Canada's Director Appointed to B.C. Climate Advice Panel
The Province of British Columbia today appointed Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, to a new team charged with advising the government on how best to strengthen its leadership...
Media Statement: Merran Smith Welcomes Appointment to B.C. Climate Panel
This morning the Province of British Columbia appointed Merran Smith to its Climate Leadership Team. The team will advise the government on how best to strengthen its leadership on climate change....
Canada's Solar Success Overshadowed During Indian PM Visit
You wouldn’t know it from the media coverage, but the biggest energy story coming out of last week’s visit to Canada by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had nothing to do with oil and gas...
Listen: “The Urban Frontier – Cities and the Clean Energy Revolution”
The shift to 100 percent renewable energy really picks up speed inside city limits. Cities can unlock efficiencies and economies of scale, allow for centralized clean heat and power generation,...
