The Scenic Route
Those old enough to remember the gas wars of the ’90s may remember the number 40 cents. As gas stations competed for customers, prices dipped as low as 40 cents per litre in many parts of Canada in...
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Reports
Catalyzing Change: Why Canada needs a roadmap to net-zero chemistry
Canada’s chemical sector produces thousands of products that we use every day, from cosmetics to food packaging, generating annual revenues of $68.5 billion and more than 90,000 direct jobs....
Making the Grade
As federal and provincial politicians pile into the debate over carbon pricing, a more pressing question has emerged: if certain provinces reject federal climate action, what would they do instead?...
Canadian ZEMHDV Model Availability Catalogue
Clean Energy Canada has partnered with zero-emission bus and truck expert CALSTART to develop a Canadian zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (ZEMHDV) model availability catalogue. This...
An Uncertain Future
For the last 15 years, proponents have touted B.C. LNG as a cleaner substitute for coal in Asian power plants that would lower global emissions while growing B.C.’s economy. The LNG industry points...
Building Success: Implementing Effective Buy Clean Policies
Public infrastructure is responsible for eight million tonnes of embodied emissions annually, presenting a significant opportunity to reduce emissions and prepare the industrial and construction...
A Green Buyers Club
The goods and services purchased by governments make up a significant share of our economies. When governments wield this spending power strategically, it has the potential to drive policy change and...
A Clean Bill
Inflation. Extreme weather. The cost of living and climate change are top of mind for Canadians as they grapple with rising prices amid a summer defined by wildfire smoke and heat waves. Fortunately,...
On the Road to Net Zero
B.C. is Canada’s undisputed electric car leader, where one in every five vehicles sold is now electric. There’s just one problem: most transport emissions in the province come from commercial...
A Pivotal Moment
The U.S. recently made the single largest investment in climate and energy in American history in the form of the Inflation Reduction Act, only to be matched by the EU announcing its own...
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...
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...