Why two per cent?
Canada can engage in diplomatic efforts to end our reliance on nuclear deterrence. This means signaling to all NATO’s members to slow and reverse momentum in supporting a global arms race. Instead, let’s increase overseas development and peacekeeping contributions.
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.
Becalmed: the sailing term as a metaphor for unreliable wind and solar power
A fixation on wind and solar power has distracted from the objective at hand, which is not to build more turbines or solar panels, but to reduce emissions.
People in Canada are ahead of industry and utilities on clean electricity
The federal government is reconsidering the terms of its clean electricity regulations, despite a majority of Canadians who believe an energy system based on renewable sources is more affordable and reliable than one based on fossil fuels.
How much should Canada worry about declining global crude oil demand?
Canadian oil is not under significant threat, but punitive policies like the proposed oil and gas emissions cap could unnecessarily reduce the industry’s competitiveness during the energy transition.
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission enabled Chalk River debacle in the making: protesters
The Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF), a giant, above-ground landfill beside the Ottawa River for one million tonnes of radioactive waste, approved by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission on Jan. 9, is a debacle in the making. The NSDF fails to meet international safety standards according to experts who for years were in charge of the waste […]
Atlantic offshore wind: a national clean energy resource
The first and best use for Atlantic offshore wind would be to provide massive amounts of clean energy to Canada’s electrical grids as far west as Ontario.
Energy
Navigating the future: Canada’s economic imperative in the net-zero transition
Transforming our energy systems to net zero is as much about economic survival and competitiveness as it is about environmental responsibility.
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.
