Global transition to electric vehicles is ‘absolute battle’ and Canada needs strong collaboration with U.S. to triumph, say automakers
Automakers warn that the zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate proposed by the federal government could put the auto industry at risk by taking Canada’s regulatory regime out of step with that of the U.S. “There is an absolute battle underway globally in this transition to electrification, and North America as a region is competing with […]
Reversing the trend for Canadian energy
Canada’s energy sector has gone through substantive change over the past decade, but progress towards two important goals—sustainable energy solutions and greater energy efficiency—remains elusive. Primary energy sources in Canada remain dominated by natural gas (39 per cent of the energy mix in 2020) and oil (37 per cent of total energy). With only 0.5 […]
It’s time to accept we have a role to play today in global energy supply
It’s easy to think that an energy dialogue would degenerate into yet another predictable polarization story. On the streets of my hometown in Alberta, and across my country, we are divided. Only 18 per cent of Canadians perceive there are high levels of agreement on the future of oil and gas production, according to a […]
Ottawa must end all financing for fossil fuels, ‘abated’ or not
The federal environment commissioner recently found that Canada’s record on combatting climate change was the worst among G7 countries since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015. This was attributed in part to the government’s “policy incoherence,” as seen with investments such as the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. These investments fit within a long-standing […]
The net-zero transition includes oil and gas
Meeting Canada’s commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 will require fundamental changes to many sectors of our economy, including transportation, manufacturing, and power generation. The sector most affected by this commitment, however, is likely Canada’s oil and gas industry. For some, Canada’s commitment to net zero means there is no future for oil and […]
Municipalities have tools to influence positive environmental action
Canada has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. As a nation, we have started to get serious about putting the needed policies in place. There is now a broader educated understanding of “the why”—and more […]
The new climate denialism
Over the years, the language of climate denialism has changed. First, those funded by the oil and gas industry gave some half-baked ideas about how the climate wasn’t actually changing. Then they explained, yes, the climate is changing, but it always has. Then, that humans weren’t causing it. Thankfully, these versions of denial are behind us. Sadly, […]
Renewable energy transition is possible now in Canada
We already are seeing the impacts of climate change here in Canada, where communities are increasingly exposed to drought, heat domes, and flooding from atmospheric rivers. And it’s going to get worse—the planet will keep warming until we stop adding carbon emissions to the atmosphere. Canada has managed to hold carbon emissions steady since 2005, but […]
Canada’s economy may not benefit from spike in oil prices, say economists
Canada’s economy isn’t likely to reap much benefit from climbing oil prices, despite the potentially long-lasting impacts of sanctions imposed against Russia as a reaction to the country’s conflict with Ukraine, according to economists. “Even if we get a resolution to this, the sanctions are going to stick around for a long time. That is […]
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