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 the era of Forrest Gump and the Spice Girls—a prospect that, today, sounds about as fanciful as […]| Clean Energy Canada
When my wife and I travelled to Iceland earlier this summer, I was determined to explore its otherworldly landscape through the windshield of an unfamiliar EV. It was an easy decision. I knew the country had one of the highest EV adoption rates in the world (42 per cent of vehicle sales in Iceland were electric […] The post Chinese EVs won’t break Canada’s car market — but they could improve it appeared first on Clean Energy Canada.| Clean Energy Canada
Short-term turbulence is no reason to abandon a policy that’s delivered cheaper EVs, cleaner air and real consumer benefits.| Clean Energy Canada
There are few Canadian markets more integrated with the U.S. than vehicles. And not just the cars we build in Ontario, but the ones we drive across this country. We rely on U.S. safety standards that effectively determine which cars end up on dealership lots, align our tailpipe emission standards and when the U.S. under […]| Clean Energy Canada
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Over the last two years, the energy transition has really been going places. The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act and the EU’s Green Deal have fuelled household-level clean energy shifts at a pace never seen before. Here in Canada, the Greener Homes Grant helped Canadians from coast to coast to coast install heat pumps and retrofit […]| Clean Energy Canada
Canada needs to build. As housing costs are soaring, the country is embarking on a generational housing build-out, with five million more homes and their surrounding infrastructure needed to properly address Canada’s housing affordability crisis. But woven into this very necessary build-out are some sizable but often overlooked climate implications. Specifically, manufacturing the construction materials […]| Clean Energy Canada
Clean Energy Canada is a clean energy think tank at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University. Through media briefs, we aim to provide useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition. Please use this as a resource, and let us know if there are any topics that you would like […]| Clean Energy Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that Canada will develop both clean and conventional energy, and given a choice between the two, two-thirds of Canadians say they would prioritize clean over conventional, finds a new survey conducted by Abacus Data on behalf of Clean Energy Canada. Specifically, 67% of respondents say that, assuming both were […] The post Poll: Two-thirds of Canadians favour developing clean energy over fossil fuels, while 85% wish to maintain or increase federal climate...| Clean Energy Canada
TORONTO — Evan Pivnick, clean energy program manager for Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to Ontario’s first Integrated Energy Plan. “The release of Ontario’s first Integrated Energy Plan both builds on areas of provincial leadership and sends mixed signals on critical choices the provincial government needed to reconcile. “On the one […] The post Ontario’s first Integrated Energy Plan builds on progress while failing to address security and affo...| Clean Energy Canada
Most Canadians would prefer a more open vehicle market with more affordable electric options, according to a new survey conducted by Abacus Data on behalf of Clean Energy Canada. When it comes to the heavily publicized 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, 53% of Canadians say they would prefer a lower tariff that balances industry protection […] The post Poll: Large majority of Canadians favour more open car market with better access to affordable Chinese and European EVs appeared first on Clean Ene...| Clean Energy Canada
Canada woke up the day after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration in unfamiliar territory. Our closest neighbour and biggest trade partner for the past century suddenly decided that Canada was not, in fact, a friend—and that our trade agreements were not really binding. Whether and which tariffs come or go is impossible to predict at […] The post Why Clean Equals Competitive When Building Canada’s Trade Alliances Beyond the US appeared first on Clean Energy Canada.| Clean Energy Canada
You may have heard this one before: governments are “forcing” people to buy electric vehicles. It’s how U.S. President Donald Trump described the efforts of his predecessor and some in Canada have similarly accused the feds and certain provinces of pushing their green agenda on uninterested drivers. For the record, drivers are not uninterested. A […] The post EVs aren’t being forced on Canadians — if anything, they’re being withheld from them appeared first on Clean Energy Canada.| Clean Energy Canada
TORONTO — Jana Elbrecht, senior policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to Ontario’s Bill 17. “The adoption of the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act (Bill 17) risks making housing more expensive in the long run by stripping essential municipal powers to set standards for green buildings, […] The post New Ontario Building Act means province must step up to make new homes energy efficient appeared first on Clean Energy Canada.| Clean Energy Canada
A common theme has emerged underneath this new vision for Canada: that it is a time for change, not status quo thinking.| Clean Energy Canada
TORONTO — Clean Energy Canada executive director Rachel Doran and director of public affairs Joanna Kyriazis drafted the following response to reports that the federal government is considering updating its Electric Vehicle Availability Standard. Globally, the shift to electric vehicles continues to move rapidly, not driven solely by policy or climate concerns but as a […] The post Clean Energy Canada responds to reports that the federal government is considering updating its EV Availabil...| Clean Energy Canada
TORONTO — Rachel Doran, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the passage of Bill C-5 in the House of Commons. “Last Friday, Bill C-5 passed the House of Commons. As we noted when the bill was tabled, ‘to seize opportunities in the global energy transition and ensure the […]| Clean Energy Canada
TORONTO — Rachel Doran, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the Government of Canada’s proposed legislation to build “One Canadian Economy.” “As our largest trading partner and key ally threatens to unfriend Canada, business as usual is not an option. Accordingly, the One Canadian Economy bill, tabled late […]| Clean Energy Canada
B.C. splashed onto the global climate scene in 2008 when then-premier Gordon Campbell introduced North America’s first economy-wide carbon tax, enacted stringent vehicle emission standards, introduced a low-carbon fuels regulation and required the provincial government (including schools, hospitals and Crown agencies) to be carbon neutral by 2010. A decade later, premier John Horgan brought in […]| Clean Energy Canada
Canada woke up the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration in unfamiliar territory. Our closest neighbour and biggest trade partner for the past century suddenly decided that Canada was not, in fact, a friend—and that furthermore our trade agreements with them were not really binding. Whether and which tariffs come or go is impossible to […]| Clean Energy Canada
While the carbon tax was a popular talking point in the most recent B.C. election, it was not a major issue for voters—and all else being equal, British Columbians prefer parties and politicians who will take climate change seriously and pursue clean energy. This insight comes from a post-mortem analysis undertaken in consultation with Clean […]| Clean Energy Canada
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 heating bills, powering our lives has gotten pricier. These two realities—climate change and volatile energy prices— have a common denominator in […]| Clean Energy Canada
There has been much chatter about electric vehicles. Are sales going up or down? Should we put tariffs on imports? How much money do they save? But these conversations have an asterisk: they’re about passenger EVs—the cars we drive to work or soccer practice or take on road trips. These are just some of the […]| Clean Energy Canada
OTTAWA — Joanna Kyriazis, director of public affairs at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s announcement of a 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles. “The federal government had an opportunity to take a balanced approach to a complicated issue: one that considered not only the priorities of traditional […]| Clean Energy Canada
OTTAWA — Joanna Kyriazis, director of public affairs at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s launch of consultations on potential trade measures for electric vehicles imported from China: “Today’s announcement that Canada is considering following the U.S. and EU on imposing tariffs on Chinese-made EVs to protect Canadian […]| Clean Energy Canada
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, there is a common solution: clean energy. From electric vehicles to heat pumps, clean technologies have the power to fight climate change […]| Clean Energy Canada
