Newly Proposed "Medicare Model” Shows Carbon Pricing Has Legs in Ottawa
You bet? No way? Sort of? Our senior policy advisor compares and contrasts Canada's three major federal parties on how they approach carbon...
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Listen: Our Clean Energy Quarterly Webinar on Climate, Clean Energy, and the 2015 Federal Election
The coming federal election will have enormous implications for clean energy and climate policy in this country. How will the federal parties likely position themselves, and where is the electorate...
The Bright Side of Falling Oil Prices, Part Two
From a climate perspective, a world of persistently low oil prices is exactly the world we want. Part two of a two-part post about the biggest story to hit Canada's energy sector in...
Global Clean Energy Investment Bounces Back, Beats Expectations
Bloomberg New Energy Finance had expected 2014 to be a good year, but when the firm crunched global renewable-energy investment data, the results surprised even the most hardened...
Analysis: Why Lower Oil Prices Won't Clip Clean Energy’s Wings
In the short term at least, the drama over in the oil markets is a bit of a sideshow for the clean-electricity sector. Here's...
Climate, Clean Energy, and the 2015 Federal Election
The election could reshape the nation's energy and climate policy landscape. This month, our two special guests will survey both the parties and the...
Five Signs of Hope on Climate Change
Climate disruption jumped to the fore of the global political agenda in 2014 and a series of developments cemented both renewable energy and carbon pricing as lead solutions to the crisis.Here are...
Trending Now: Canada’s Cleaner Electricity Sector
The top-line message of 2014 edition of Emissions Trends from Environment Canada isn't pretty. But here’s the good news: Clean power is a rare bright spot in that bleak...
Proof Positive: Our New Fact Sheet on The Mechanics and Impacts of British Columbia's Carbon Tax
In 2008, British Columbia announced a bold new climate policy: North America’s first revenue-neutral tax on carbon pollution. Today, it is the toast of the world. Here's how it...
Debunking the "Clean Energy Jobs Vs. Oil Sands Jobs" Controversy
For years, the story of energy in Canada has been the story of fossil fuels — so much so that in this country, at least, the terms are typically used interchangeably. Last week my team flipped...
Behind the Numbers: Our Oil Sands and Clean Energy Job Comparison
Our Tracking the Energy Revolution 2014 — Canada report is attracting a fair bit of attention this week, and one of the comparisons we used has caused quite a stir. As we note in the report, in...
Media Release: Clean Energy Moves From Boutique to Big
The first annual survey of Canada’s clean-energy performance finds that while pipelines grab more headlines, clean energy is grabbing growth. Policy leadership in British Columbia, Ontario, and...