But as EVs have gained in popularity, so have misinformed arguments against their adoption. This media brief unpacks a number of the most common ones with relevant, publicly available research.| Clean Energy Canada
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 to see for future media briefs. U.S. tariff uncertainty, paused government rebates, and Canada’s relatively limited EV market […] The post What is the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard and why does Canada need one? appeared first on Clean Energy Canada.| Clean Energy Canada
Two-thirds of Canadians (66%) support keeping in place some version of Canada’s currently paused Electric Vehicle Availability Standard—often referred to as the EV mandate—though many would like to see some changes. Only 27% of Canadians do not wish to see any federal requirement for more electric vehicles. Others are split on an appropriate level of […] The post Poll: Two-thirds of Canadians support keeping EV mandate, though many want adjustments, as EV rebate pause causes would-be ...| Clean Energy Canada
TORONTO / VANCOUVER — Canada has an affordable EV problem. Lower-priced new electric vehicles have become an extinct species here, and that simply isn’t the case in other countries. Accordingly, Clean Energy Canada analyzed the European car market to see what affordable electric options Europeans enjoy today compared to Canadians, the results of which are […] The post Europe enjoys 21 EVs selling for less than $40,000 Canadian. Only one is available in Canada: report appeared first on C...| Clean Energy Canada
TORONTO — Clean Energy Canada’s Ollie Sheldrick-Moyle made the following statement in response to the Government of Canada’s announcement regarding the launch of the new federal agency Build Canada Homes: “This government is hoping Build Canada Homes (BCH) can both increase housing starts while building an ‘entirely new housing industry.’ If this is the goal, […] The post Canada must build homes that are clean, comfortable and meet the needs of Canadians appeared first on Clean ...| Clean Energy Canada
Tucked into the government’s signature tariff relief package announced Friday was a pause on Canada’s Electric Vehicle Availability Standard until 2027 and a 60-day review of the policy. The move certainly hasn’t gone unnoticed, with climate groups worrying this new Liberal government might abandon its climate efforts policy by policy while American automaker lobbyists call for the […]| Clean Energy Canada
There are many ways to measure the impact of a climate solution, but often it helps to take the long view. How do we spur the transformational change needed for an electrified, net-zero world? How do we build government will for an energy transition that must persist through an ever-shifting political landscape? After all, there […]| Clean Energy Canada
TORONTO — Clean Energy Canada’s executive director Rachel Doran made the following statement in response to the Government of Canada’s announcement regarding the first projects to be reviewed by the new Major Projects Office: “The Prime Minister’s announcement of the first projects that will be fast tracked through Bill C-5 raises the question: what kind […] The post Canada needs to build the nation pointed to the future, not the past appeared first on Clean Energy Canada.| Clean Energy Canada
During this webinar, we’ll hear from the report authors and from clean technology experts on the top barriers preventing Canadians from adopting clean technology and key policy and communication recommendations to reach the five groups. The post Webinar: How to talk to Canada’s next clean technology adopters appeared first on Clean Energy Canada.| Clean Energy Canada
TORONTO — Clean Energy Canada policy and strategy director Joanna Kyriazis made the following statement in response to the Government of Canada’s decision to pause and review its Electric Vehicle Availability Standard. “Canada has an EV affordability problem: we’re missing out on the many lower-priced electric models being sold and enjoyed in countries around the […] The post Review of EV Availability Standard an opportunity to fix a growing problem: Canada’s uncompetitive EV mark...| Clean Energy Canada
There are many ways to measure the impact of a climate solution, but often it helps to take the long view. How do we spur the transformational change needed for an electrified, net-zero world? How do we build government will for an energy transition that must persist through an ever-shifting political landscape? After all, there […] The post Canada is full of would-be clean tech adopters—if only they could appeared first on Clean Energy Canada.| Clean Energy Canada
TORONTO / VANCOUVER — The conversation around electric cars, heat pumps, and other clean technologies has reached a political boiling point, with President Trump waging war on clean energy and the rest of the world doubling down on it. And yet the main reason more Canadians aren’t adopting these solutions even faster isn’t controversy or […]| Clean Energy Canada
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
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 — 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
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
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