Expanded electric capacity to handle EVs must be taken seriously, say experts
Annual increases in electricity demand from expanded use of EVs could require the equivalent of 10 new mega hydro dams or 13 large natural gas plants, according a recent Fraser Institute study.
Trudeau’s carbon-pricing obstinance may be too late to deliver
Canadians have been lectured by the Liberal government on carbon pricing, but rarely has the message been properly co-opted with a reminder of its value.
The triumph of misinformation
The anti-carbon tax campaign is the leading edge of a collective, well-orchestrated, and fortuitous assault on everything progressive in this country.
Biogas: harnessing Canada’s methane
Expanding Canada’s investment tax credit would be an important first step and would help level the playing field with our competitors.
Not the Anthropocene?
Shock Horror! Anthropocene Cancelled! We’re back in the Holocene! Man the Pumps!
The climate election year
We need a wartime-style emergency-coalition government with a strong, unified, all-on-the-same-page approach to fight climate change.
The Greener Homes Grant sent the right signal at the right time—it’s vital it gets a reboot
The broader Greener Homes Initiative is smart political calculus that combines support for Canadians, emissions reductions, and job creation in one tidy package.
The critical moment for carbon removal in Canada is now
We cannot expect to have an at-scale carbon-removal industry ready to help reach our climate goals unless we start building it today.
Curtailing CO2 emissions doesn’t mean cutting or capping oil and gas
Only Canada can marry the requirement for hydrocarbons to power the world’s economic growth with the ability to contain carbon dioxide.
To treat patients, we need politicians to treat the environment
Federal leaders need to prioritize health as a key factor in environmental decision-making, and honour commitments to reduce emissions to help doctors keep patients healthy.
