B.C.’s late LNG bet appears risky in a competitive market
Clean Energy Canada
by Sicellia Tsui
2d ago
B.C.’s nascent LNG industry evokes strong opinions from all sides. While perhaps the one thing everyone can agree on is that Canada is late to the LNG party, on everything else, common ground is elusive. LNG may have looked like a viable path for B.C. a decade ago, but this isn’t necessarily the case today. In fact, B.C. LNG looks more and more like a bet, and perhaps more than any other in recent provincial memory, it is a bet with big costs and big risks. LNG is a bet on one vision for our economy over another. It’s a bet on a particularly draining use of our electricity system over other pr ..read more
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Expanding B.C. LNG involves risky trade-offs for province’s electricity system, economy, and climate goals: report  
Clean Energy Canada
by Clean Energy Canada
4d ago
VICTORIA — Expanding LNG in B.C. comes with risks to B.C.’s economy and energy system, finds a new report from Clean Energy Canada, An Uncertain Future. B.C.’s nascent LNG industry has a number of proposed LNG projects, some of which have not yet been built or even approved, but the business and environmental case for expanding the industry is built on questionable foundations. Specifically, it is unclear who will be buying B.C. LNG in the coming years and decades as forecasts for future LNG demand vary significantly. Japan’s LNG imports, for one, have steadily declined over the last decade an ..read more
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Final U.S.-Canada tailpipe regulations pave the way to a clean car future
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by Clean Energy Canada
6d ago
OTTAWA — Joanna Kyriazis, director of public affairs at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles: “The tailpipe regulations finalized today are good news for North Americans, who will reap the benefits of cleaner cars and fresher air. “The new rules, which automatically apply in Canada, require automakers to reduce tailpipe emissions and improve the fuel efficiency of the vehicles they make, including by selling mor ..read more
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On the carbon tax, Justin Trudeau’s job is indeed to be popular
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by Sicellia Tsui
1w ago
“My job is not to be popular.” When the Prime Minister uttered those words amid a passionate, seven-minute defence of the carbon price this week, he must have known he had just written his own headline. In many respects, it was a compelling speech. Far from looking tired after eight years of leadership, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sounded impassioned, authentic, ready for battle. He really believes what he’s saying, and he happens to be right. Canada’s price on pollution is an effective, elegantly designed climate policy that maximizes emissions reductions while minimizing potentia ..read more
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The real problem with electric vehicles is the bad press they get
Clean Energy Canada
by Trevor Melanson
2w ago
There is indeed a problem with electric vehicles — only it’s not a problem with the vehicles themselves. EVs can scarcely stay out of the news and off social media these days, and while that much exposure for a key climate solution is positive in one respect, in another, it is — more often than not — increasingly negative. A recent study of more than 12,000 climate-related YouTube videos posted since 2018 found that old-fashioned climate denial — think “global warming is fake” — has been replaced by another breed of dissent. While straight-up denying the existence of climate change h ..read more
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The Greener Homes Grant sent the right signal at the right time—it’s vital it gets a reboot
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by Sicellia Tsui
3w ago
When the federal government rolled out its Greener Homes Grant in the final month of 2020, it was expected to last at least four years. And yet, just a month into this year, the grant was abruptly shut down amid “skyrocketing” applications. In the last few months alone, hundreds of thousands of Canadians have mobilized to make their homes more efficient. The number of households applying to the grant—which offers up to $5,000 off the upfront cost of various energy upgrades—increased by 55 per cent between November 2023 and January 2024. Heat pumps were the main attraction, with more ..read more
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Alberta renewables announcement paves uncertain future for province’s once-booming renewables industry
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by Clean Energy Canada
1M ago
VICTORIA — Evan Pivnick, clean energy program manager at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the Alberta government’s announcement of new rules for renewable project development: “Today’s announcement has dropped an uncertainty bomb on renewable project investors and developers in Alberta. Until last year, the province was the undisputed renewable capital of Canada, securing over $4.7 billion in new investment and bringing thousands of new jobs to the province since 2019. Now Alberta is undermining its own success, making it one of the only jurisdictions in th ..read more
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B.C. budget supports reshaping of provincial economy
Clean Energy Canada
by Clean Energy Canada
1M ago
Lost amid the whirlwind of the Eby government’s first year of housing, health care and affordability announcements is a suite of economic actions that, taken together, add up to a measured reshaping of B.C.’s economy. The premier’s mandate letters include clear directions to maximize the production of clean energy, reduce permitting timelines, pursue Indigenous equity stakes in projects, advance critical mineral mines and reform the British Columbia Utilities Commission. And Budget 2024 provides substance for that direction. New investments in building the clean economy and ..read more
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Poll: British Columbians have a positive impression of heat pumps, especially when better informed about them
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by Clean Energy Canada
1M ago
With last week’s budget offering an additional $40 million for heat pump rebates in B.C., a new poll conducted by Stratcom for Clean Energy Canada surveyed British Columbians’ opinions and knowledge of the technology, finding that their already favourable impression is greatly increased when presented with information on heat pump benefits. Out of the gate, a majority (53%) of British Columbians either already have a heat pump or feel positively about them, compared to 20% who have a negative impression or do not think a heat pump is right for them. To test existing knowledge of the technolog ..read more
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B.C. Budget 2024 reads the room on addressing affordability and building a clean economy
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by Clean Energy Canada
1M ago
VICTORIA — Mark Zacharias, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to B.C.’s 2024 budget: “Budget 2024 is a thoughtful suite of investments and tax changes that takes meaningful steps forward on building a clean, competitive economy while making life more affordable for British Columbia families. “New investments in building the clean economy and addressing climate change total $1.3 billion over three years, including $405 million to prepare for and respond to climate emergencies, which the budget rightly identifies as one of the key risks to the pro ..read more
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