Clean Energy Canada
@cleanenergycan
One of Canada's leading clean energy think tanks. A program at @SFUDialogue. We're more active on Bluesky (https://go.bsky.app/A75B8vU) and Threads.
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🇨🇦Two-thirds of Canadians say that Canada should prioritize developing clean energy over fossil fuels while 76% favour Canada aligning with Europe on climate and clean energy over the U.S., finds our new poll with @abacusdataca. Full breakdown & results👇 cleanenergycanada.org/poll-two-third…
🇨🇦🇺🇸🔌 Canada’s walled-off, uncompetitive car market is keeping the best options from the many Canadians who do, in fact, want EVs, writes Clean Energy Canada's Rachel Doran and Joanna Kyriazis. Read our new op-ed👇 #cdnpoli #EV #uspoli thestar.com/opinion/contri…
🇨🇦 “The adoption of the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act risks making housing more expensive in the long run by stripping essential municipal powers to set standards for green buildings," says Jana Elbrecht. #onpoli cleanenergycanada.org/new-ontario-bu…
"The rebate should start at $5,000 and decline by $1,000 each year, providing consumers and automakers with a well-communicated phaseout that avoids periods of artificially lowered EV sales as buyers await the return of rebates or at least clarity," Clean Energy Canada says.
Environment group warns against repealing federal EV mandate theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
🇨🇦 "Ultimately, the EV Availability Standard is a policy for consumers, not the auto sector... Any adjustments... must be considered in (this) context," says Clean Energy Canada's @RachelSDoran and @joannakyriazis. Read our full response👇#cdnpoli cleanenergycanada.org/clean-energy-c…
🇨🇦🔥 In this week's Clean Energy Review: How climate change is costing Canadians in immeasurable ways, why the mantra ‘electrify everything’ stands, and the country’s biggest EV event. #onpoli #cdnpoli mailchi.mp/cleanenergycan…
NEW | Electrification is key to displacing 60% of fossil fuels and 75% of energy imports⚡ Unlocking the full value of the #energytransition requires rapidly: ⚡generating clean electrons 🔌replacing fossil molecules with clean electrons ember-energy.org/latest-insight…
🇨🇦 This two-part bill could achieve big things in the clean economy, but contribution to Canada’s climate goals' should be a 'must-have' and not solely one of many factors to consider, says Clean Energy Canada's @RachelSDoran. #cdnpoli #energytransition cleanenergycanada.org/bill-c-5-has-p…
🇨🇦"Ontario should be applauded for the release of the integrated energy plan, for its truly nation-leading work on electricity system modernization... Yet major questions remain unanswered," says Clean Energy Canada's @EvanPivnick. Full response👇 #onpoli cleanenergycanada.org/ontarios-first…
🇨🇦👨👩👧🔋 "The world has higher-quality, lower-cost electric cars, and it’s clear that Canadians would like to get their hands on them," says Clean Energy Canada's Trevor Melanson. #cdnpoli #EV driving.ca/auto-news/awar…
The 1st federal EV Availability Standard requirements kick in for model year 2026. So far (in 2024 & 2025), the only active element of the policy is that carmakers could earn early credits for some of the EVs they sell. Ie only carrots, no sticks.
The federal #EV mandate is weakening the Canadian economy: Prices up ⬆️ Vehicle sales down ⬇️ The mandate needs to be repealed before irreversible damage is done. #cdnpoli #cdnecon autonews.com/ev/anc-ford-ca…
NEW POLLING out today from Clean Energy Canada & @abacusdataca looking at 🇨🇦 attitudes towards EVs—purchase intent, interest in Chinese & European EVs, & desire to follow Trump's rollback of fuel economy standards. cleanenergycanada.org/poll-large-maj…
🇨🇦👷 As the Carney government moves quickly to remove interprovincial trade barriers and improve labour mobility within Canada, measures that unlock clean growth should be placed at the top of the list, says Clean Energy Canada's Rachel Doran. Response👇 cleanenergycanada.org/canada-can-bui…
Canada’s clean electricity, critical minerals, and low-carbon manufacturing make us competitive and attractive for global markets. Read more by Rachel Doran, President and Executive Director of @cleanenergycan
"The global market for the top six mass-manufactured clean energy technologies is projected to increase from US$700 billion in 2023 to over US$2 trillion by 2035," writes @RachelSDoran. Here's how Canada, using our competitive advantages, could seize the opportunity👇 #cdnpoli
Canada’s clean electricity, critical minerals, and low-carbon manufacturing make us competitive and attractive for global markets. Read more by Rachel Doran, President and Executive Director of @cleanenergycan
🍁🍃 More housing should not, and does not need to, come at the cost of climate: cleaner, often more Canadian building materials can already replace their conventional counterparts at no or negligible-cost premiums, writes Jana Elbrecht. Our new op-ed👇 nationalobserver.com/2025/05/27/opi…
"Today’s Throne Speech hit on a number of familiar points for this new government, but we believe a common theme has emerged underneath this new vision for Canada: that it is a time for change, not status quo thinking," says @RachelSDoran. #cdnpoli cleanenergycanada.org/building-econo…
🇨🇦Coming soon via @FuturEconomy: Clean Energy Canada's @RachelSDoran on how Canada can reduce its U.S. trade reliance by embracing the global clean economy. Keep an eye out for it. #cdnpoli #energytransition

🇨🇦⚡️💰In delivering on their shared mandate, all ministers should consider the country’s opportunities in the clean economy—opportunities that if seized, can create lasting energy security and affordability for all Canadians, says @RachelSDoran. #cdnpoli cleanenergycanada.org/prime-minister…
With a wealth of realizable opportunities in the clean economy—from clean electricity to critical minerals for EVs and batteries—now is the time to "streamline Canada, connect Canada, buy Canada, and promote Canada," writes @RachelSDoran in @NatObserver👇 nationalobserver.com/2025/05/14/opi…