Alberta must adapt for the future
On the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, energy transition is clearly ramping up, but political polarization in Canada is creating conditions that threaten to impede progress.
Clean energy
Feds’ clean electricity approach could ‘raise the temperature’ of an already pretty hot conflict
Alberta and Saskatchewan’s longstanding opposition to a national climate policy could be tested if the federal government forces provinces to fall in line to access funding aimed at ushering Canada into a low-carbon economy.
Will this experimental nuclear reactor escape federal scrutiny?
Sierra Club Canada and three community groups want the federal environment minister to order an assessment of NB Power's plan to prep a site on the Bay of Fundy for an experimental small modular reactor.
Scientists point to record heat, torrential floods as cost of climate inaction
A record-hot June, followed by a disaster-packed July, has climate scientists “shocked” by just how extreme the extreme weather has been, including some ocean waters feeling like “a hot tub.”
Wonderful things happen when people talk and collaborate
As the director of sustainable communities for the David Suzuki Foundation, Julius Lindsay and his team help grassroots organizations ensure climate solutions advance their well-being.
Beware all promises to reach net-zero emissions with offsets
A world with more expansion, more fossil fuels and more emissions is exactly what “net zero” is designed to enable, writes climate justice organizer Amy Mann.
Climate concerns wounded Conservatives in recent byelections
Not every federal party treats the need to develop climate action policies with the political reverence it deserves.
Hurry, Canada, or we’ll miss out on the decarbonization revolution
As our G7 counterparts charge ahead on industrial decarbonization, Canada must also act ambitiously or risk falling to the back of the pack.
Feds pitch in $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C.
The minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada has announced the government is giving nearly $6 million for Indigenous communities in British Columbia to develop clean energy projects.
Fossil fuel companies should fork over trillions for climate reparations
A peer-reviewed paper proposes that the top 21 polluting companies pay $5.4 trillion over 26 years to compensate for climate damages.
Canada's financial support for clean energy is similar to U.S: TD Bank
The financial support Canada is offering for the clean energy transition is competitive with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) south of the border, a new report from TD Economics says.
Tide-powered clean energy could help West Coast communities ditch diesel
A new tidal energy pilot project to reduce dependence on diesel in B.C.’s remote coastal communities is set to launch after getting $2 million in provincial funding.
Orphan solar in Alberta — risk or red herring?
Alberta's renewable industry, which pays its taxes and appears to have a working relationship with its community partners, may be the target of a wilful disinformation campaign led by Premier Danielle Smith.
‘Serious’ clean energy investment expected in spring budget
The upcoming 2023 federal budget is expected to include significant investments in the clean economy as an answer to the bold climate spending of U.S. President Joe Biden.