Renewable energy industry warns of ‘brain drain’ to the United States if Alberta government doesn’t reverse its moratorium
Alberta’s pause on approvals for new solar and wind projects comes as the United States marks the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, which introduced game-changing incentives for the energy transition and made the U.S. an attractive market for skilled workers.
Project to bring hydro power to Nunavut needs federal funding to succeed
The project’s CEO was expecting the feds to make a serious financial commitment to the plan to connect Nunavut to Manitoba’s power grid with a 1,200 km transmission line in Budget 2023, but the money didn’t materialize.
Canada’s navel-gazing on energy security needs to stop
I see political support for natural gas exports in Australia, Norway, and the U.S., who are all growing their production at pace, while we have to fight for the right to develop here in Canada, writes Karen Ogen, CEO of the First Nations LNG Alliance.
Sustainable aviation fuels can help Canada meet its climate goals, but leadership is needed
Investment in SAF production in Canada has so far proceeded at a very slow pace that is at odds with its potential breakthrough impact on the aviation sector’s carbon footprint.
Semiconductors: the forgotten (but essential) green technology
The ubiquitous microchips that power applications ranging from your smartphone to telecommunications and defence infrastructure can also be instrumental in getting us to green and clean.
Canada’s seat at the table: empowering the global energy transition
Our nation must develop actionable plans and elevate sustainable mining to a national strategic industry, fostering links with the public and private sectors.
Trans Mountain pipeline will be Trudeau’s most ruinous legacy
The nearly-completed line is too big to fail and too buried in debt to make a profit before the climate catastrophe makes the conversation moot.
Promising prospects for Canada in global transition to new energy world
Despite our boasting, we’re far from a world leader in the energy transition. We will have to push harder to do better. We have potential, but so do many other nations.
New clean energy tax credits must be designed in a way that encourages Indigenous participation, say experts
Indigenous-led renewable energy projects offer an opportunity for economic reconciliation, as well as an opportunity to address past injustices such as the development of large-scale hydro projects from the 1940s onwards that flooded communities and sacred sites, says one researcher.
When planning nuclear waste sites in Canada, consider Ukraine’s potential nuclear crisis
As more countries learn from the Ukraine war, the risk is that many inter-related problems surrounding nuclear power beset future generations for thousands of years.
