Ontario releases commendable climate action plan
Province charts course to cut pollution and grow the clean economy TORONTO—The Government of Ontario today released its Five Year Climate Action Plan, which outlines 28 key initiatives to help the...
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Charlotte Argue – 2015 Clean Energy Champion
Here’s what Charlotte Argue wants you to know about electric vehicles: They’re a hoot to drive. They’re also many times more efficient than gas-fueled cars, and cost 90 percent less to operate...
Batteries are Getting Cheaper, Plus Four Other Essential EV Facts
Shifting attitudes, plunging prices, and growing accessibility are all accelerating the shift to electric mobility. Here are five key facts and data points underpinning the plug-in paradigm...
Event Gives West Coast Companies, Governments a Jump on EV Goal
Electric vehicles have emerged from the garages of gearheads and landed in the nation’s auto malls. Commercial and private fleets are particularly well positioned to take advantage of the switch,...
On the Reccord: Our Remarks to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
Today, Clean Energy Canada director Merran Smith presented to the House of Commons Financing Committee panel, increasing the competitiveness of Canadian businesses through research, development,...
Media Release: Nations and Companies Making Headway on Climate – Canada Could Become a Global Clean-Energy Leader
As world leaders converge on New York for tomorrow’s UN Global Climate Summit, a new report reveals how falling equipment costs, strong investor interest, and government and business leadership are...
Questions and Answers: Tracking the Energy Revolution
What is it? Tracking the Energy Revolution is the first of a pair of annual graphic publications that will highlight where and how the shift to cleaner energy sources and electrified transportation...
Perspectives on "Tracking the Energy Revolution" What Academics and Business Leaders Are Saying
“With financial returns now becoming very real, it’s increasingly clear that sustainability initiatives can create profits and business opportunities while answering the call to solve some of the...
"Tracking the Energy Revolution" Builds On Wave of Hope
Those feeling energized and inspired by yesterday’s People’s Climate March have another reason to feel hopeful about solutions today. Our new graphical report spotlights how leading economies and...
Our "Global Innovator of the Year" Announces Nevada Gigafactory
Nevada hit the clean-energy-economy jackpot yesterday when Tesla Motors revealed that it will build its gigafactory—one of the most anticipated assembly plants of all time—near...
Prepare to be electrified: Zero-emission cars will soon be a much more common sight on our streets
It’s an internal combustion world out there. Spotting a zero-emission electric vehicle — a Nissan Leaf, say, or a sparkling Tesla Model S — on the streets of Vancouver remains something of a...
Vancouver Observer: "Clean Energy Tech Reaching a ‘Tipping Point’ Versus Fossil Fuels"
The Vancouver Observer covers our latest Low Carbon Leadership Series event in Vancouver, Greening the Dragon: How B.C. Can Cash In On China’s Clean Energy Ambitions, featuring Ethan Zindler of...