Renewable Energy Policy Briefing
To achieve 100 per cent clean electricity by 2035 there’s only a decade is left for action
By using personal prudence and AI, Canadians have significant room to curb their electricity usage, helping to reduce the overall electricity that has to be generated.
From potential to power: how Canada can lead with solar energy legislation
It is crucial to consider regional constraints to best integrate renewable energy generation into existing infrastructure.
Powering remote northern communities through renewable energy sources
Most remote communities rely on diesel as the primary source of electricity generation and heating, which puts energy security at risk.
Why Canada is off track to meet its clean energy goals
Soon the price of petrol will decline as EVs and green technology across industries takes off. Will Canada be ready for the green circular economy?
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion finally open, but energy experts warn it’s not enough to boost Canada’s languishing economy
The bigger pipeline now provides Canadian oil shippers with nearly 600,000 barrels per day of new capacity. But the delayed and costly project raises major climate concerns for environmental advocates.
Humans should not be exposed to deadly radioactive poisons: Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility
The word “clean” has many definitions, but only two apply to energy production facilities: a) not polluting and b) not radioactive. On both counts, nuclear energy is not clean. Every nuclear reactor emits dozens of radioactive materials into the environment during routine operations. Each reactor also leaves behind a stash of high-level radioactive waste, dangerous for more than a […]
‘Crisis of radioactive waste management in the Ottawa River watershed’: advocates
We are writing to alert Hill Times readers to what we see as a crisis of radioactive waste mismanagement in the Ottawa River watershed. Components of the crisis include: A giant, above-ground landfill for one million tonnes of radioactive waste at Chalk River Laboratories, less than one kilometre from the Ottawa River. According to the […]
Oil and gas emissions on the rise again: a federal emissions cap is our best chance to rein them in
Canadians are doing their part to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions; it’s time for the oil and gas sector to do the same.
Nuclear energy never will be ‘clean,’ write Jones and Edwards
The 2024 federal budget contains many references to nuclear energy as a “clean” source of electricity. In our view, referring to nuclear electricity as “clean” is the height of absurdity. The nuclear fuel chain begins with the mining of uranium from rock underground where, without human intervention, it would remain safely locked away from the biosphere. Uranium […]
