2016 Federal Budget Features Smart Spending on Clean Energy
OTTAWA—Clare Demerse, senior policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the release of the 2016 Federal Budget: “Today’s federal budget makes...
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Why closer collaboration between Canada and the U.S. on clean energy would be a good thing
Prime Minister Trudeau and President Obama are expected to announce new climate change and clean energy commitments when they meet in Washington D.C. over the next couple of days. According to...
Global clean Energy Investment Soared in 2015 Despite Fossil Fuel Crash: Analysis
Backgrounder | Communiqué de presse | Document d’information VANCOUVER—New clean energy deals were widely expected to stall last year as the price of oil and other fossil fuels declined...
MOU Kicks Off ‘Clean XL’ Conversation for North America
New efforts by Canada, U.S. and Mexico to collaborate could accelerate clean energy transition VANCOUVER — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in...
Keystone? Nah. Energy Ministers are ready for Clean XL
This week, North America’s energy ministers are getting together in Winnipeg for something that would have been unimaginable a year ago: a meeting that won’t include the Keystone XL pipeline...
National Cooperation on Climate can Spark New Innovation and Growth
VANCOUVER — Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement on the conclusion of a meeting of federal and provincial environment ministers in Ottawa today:...
Paris Agreement Signals Global Shift Off Fossil Fuels and to Clean Economy
As the two-week marathon of climate talks wraps up today in Paris, the release of the final agreement text is already generating the predictable round of mixed reactions. But regardless of what has...
Forget the politics, the Paris climate summit was all about business
Mark Carney took the stage midway through the recent international climate-change conference in Paris, and his presence turned a few heads. When the floor was opened to questions, someone asked him,...
Paris Agreement Marks Important Clean Energy Milestone
VANCOUVER — Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement on the release of the proposed final text of the Paris Agreement at COP21: “We applaud all...
Globe and Mail: "Time for a strong global plan and climate action commitments"
‘Clean energy is not only a good climate change solution, says Ms. Smith, it’s also “good business” and creates jobs.’ As the 2015 United Nations Climate Change conference in...
What Could the Paris Climate Summit Mean for the Global Clean Energy Transition?
The world is gathering in Paris, France, for another round of negotiations that aim to produce a global agreement to ramp up the fight against climate change. While there have been many rounds of...
Seeking “fresh start” with Obama, Trudeau looks toward climate and clean energy
“If we want to prevent the worst effects of climate change before it’s too late, the time to act is now. Not later. Not someday. Right here, right now.” So said the President of the United...