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Seven lessons from the world’s clean energy ambassador

  The transition to clean energy, it turns out, may not actually be that controversial. Two-thirds of Canadians now say we ought to prioritize growing our economy in ways that don’t involve fossil...

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Video: Christiana Figueres on Canada’s position in the global clean energy...

The Clean Energy Ministerial held in Beijing, China, earlier this month drew some of the world’s A-list climate and clean energy experts. Among them was Christiana Figueres, the former executive...

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As China headlines the energy transition, will Canada be backstage or out in...

If the global clean energy transition were a music festival, China would be dominating the main stage. In the past five years alone, China has invested over half-a-trillion dollars in renewables. That...

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The perils of polling on carbon pricing

Photo: Alan Bloom Polling on taxes is always a bit fraught—people aren’t typically predisposed to wanting higher ones. What’s more, when it comes to carbon pricing, how a government goes about pricing...

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Supply and demand: on clean energy, China masters both

Last month marked the completion of what’s likely the world’s largest floating solar power farm—on a flooded coal-mining town, no less. And I probably don’t need to tell you where it was built, but I...

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Andrew Leach on his new solar panel system—and the extra value it brings

Photo: Andrew Leach If you follow climate policy in Canada, there’s a good chance you already know the name Andrew Leach. The Edmonton-based associate professor is an energy and environmental economist...

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Infographic: How the Clean Fuel Standard could work

1. The federal government is developing a Clean Fuel Standard. In short: it will make the fuels that heat our homes and power our cars cleaner. It’s also the single biggest carbon-fighting policy in...

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Regulations are necessary—and the Clean Fuel Standard is a great one

A recent headline in the Globe and Mail summed it up well: “Business risk from climate change now top of mind for Canada’s corporate boards.” There’s a reason Canada’s business leaders are prioritizing...

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Budget 2017: a window into Ontario's approach to a low-carbon economy

Ontario celebrated a successful inaugural cap and trade auction earlier this month, with a sellout of 2017 vintage allowances, raising $472 million dollars in revenue for the province’s Greenhouse Gas...

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Infographic: Where do B.C.'s parties stand on electric cars?

With B.C.’s election around the corner, what do the province’s three major parties have planned for electric vehicles? Simon Fraser University’s Sustainable Transportation Research Team and Clean...

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Five things to know about Ottawa’s carbon pricing plan

On Thursday, the federal government published its plans to get a price on carbon in all parts of Canada. The proposal represents a big step forward on a key climate commitment, and the approach Ottawa...

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A liquid-fuels-first approach makes sense for Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard

On July 19, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced it would split the Clean Fuel Standard into two distinct regulations: one focused on liquid fuels, primarily gasoline and diesel, and another...

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