Taking the Wheel
Canada has a car conundrum. Canadians drive the most polluting cars in the world due in part to a growing appetite for SUVs and trucks, and over the past 20 years, domestic carbon pollution from...
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Transportation
Submission: The mid-term evaluation of the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations
Strong vehicle emission standards are vital to achieving Canada’s GHG emission reduction targets, saving Canadians money on fuel, protecting public health, transitioning to zero-emission vehicles...
Submission: 2021 B.C. Budget Recommendations to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
B.C.’s ambition to build a clean economy is a defining opportunity for our generation, an opportunity made even more poignant by our experience with the COVID-19 pandemic. We have so many...
Catching the Bus: How smart policy can accelerate electric buses across Canada
Electric buses tick all the boxes. They reduce pollution, improve the air quality and health of our communities, and visibly demonstrate climate action in motion. They offer cost savings over their...
Submission: B.C. Zero-Emission Vehicles Act: Comments and Recommendations on Regulations Intentions Paper
This submission contains comments and recommendations from Clean Energy Canada regarding the establishment of regulations under the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act, in response to the B.C. Zero-Emission...
Submission: Comments on the Clean Fuel Standard Proposed Regulatory Approach
The comments in this submission apply to the June 2019 paper on the proposed regulatory approach for the liquid class regulations. We begin with a set of general comments presenting our key...
Will Canada Miss the Bus? Tracking the Energy Revolution 2019
Buses. They’re the veins of our cities, transporting billions of people around their daily lives. Whether it’s a morning commute, a lift home from school, or a trip to the hockey game, buses have...
Submission: Recommendations regarding B.C. zero emission vehicle standard legislation and regulation
This was a joint submission—on behalf of the David Suzuki Foundation, Clean Energy Canada and the Pembina Institute—as preliminary advice regarding the development of legislation and subsequent...
Submission: Clean Fuel Standard Regulatory Design Paper
A strong clean fuel standard would mean new economic activity and employment in the clean fuel sector of up to $5.6 billion and 31,000 people by 2030. The standard will also be affordable for...
Batteries Not Included: Solutions Series
No one can say where the road ahead will take Canada, but here’s a safe bet: it’s going to have a lot more electric cars on it. That’s especially true in B.C., one of Canada’s electric...
Submission: The mid-term evaluation of the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations
In order to meet commitments to combat climate change and build an economy based on clean growth, Canada should maintain the current 2022-2025 LDV emissions standards and remove the automatic...
Energy, Disrupted: Tracking the Energy Revolution 2018
Every year, Clean Energy Canada takes a fresh look at the transition to clean energy, and every year it’s amazing how much has changed—and how quickly. This year is no exception. We identified...