A Renewables Powerhouse
In 2023, a few things are impossible to ignore. One is climate change: from floods to heatwaves, it’s clear the climate clock is ticking. Then there’s energy: whether it’s $2 gas or higher home...
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Money Talks
When one thinks about carbon emissions, images of spewing smokestacks or tailpipes likely come to mind. But there is a pollution problem hidden in the built environment around us, from the buildings...
Canada’s New Economic Engine
Batteries are evolving. No longer just something that needs changing in your TV remote, batteries are fast becoming the engines of the global economy. In a decade’s time, a battery will likely...
How Canada can design a truly effective zero-emission vehicle mandate
Canada’s passenger vehicle emissions have risen over the past 15 years, despite a slight drop in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. While Canada has ambitious zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales...
Lessons from the United States on “Buying Clean” and recommendations for Canada
Governments around the world are increasingly using public procurement—the systems governments use to make purchasing decisions—as a tool to tackle climate change and support low-carbon jobs....
The True Cost
If one were to pick two top issues on the minds of Canadians in 2022, climate change and the cost of living would surely be obvious contenders. Indeed, “climate change” was ranked the most...
Underneath It All
Canada is an electricity heavyweight. It’s the world’s sixth-largest electricity producer and third-largest electricity exporter. Canada also has a clean electricity grid that is 83%...
A Buy Clean Roadmap for Canada
As Canada plans its post-COVID-19 economic recovery, it should focus on the ways it can create jobs and enhance economic competitiveness while accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy. A Buy...
The New Reality
As jobs in fossil fuels decline amid a shifting global landscape, rapid growth in Canada’s clean energy sector will more than make up the difference. So finds the modelling report, The New...
Turning Talk into Action: Building Canada’s Battery Supply Chain
Canada has a chance to establish itself as a major player in the global battery industry, but we must act fast to seize this opportunity. If we don’t, other countries will fill the gap in meeting...
The Next Frontier
As more and more countries pledge to reduce emissions, including Canada’s closest trading partners, the materials required to build a net-zero world are increasing in demand. The good news is that...
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...