Hybrid home heating systems — which combine electric air-source heat pumps with traditional natural gas furnaces — offer Ontario a practical and cost-effective path to significantly reducing emissions from home heating while protecting household budgets, says a new report from Clean Prosperity. Widespread adoption of hybrid heating could reduce Ontario electricity system costs by 20%,
Michael Bernstein, Clean Prosperity’s President and CEO, made the following statement in response to today’s announcement by the Government of Alberta. “The Alberta Government’s proposed new pipeline project could be part of a grand bargain between the provincial and federal governments on climate and energy policy. Growth in energy production should be pursued in tandem
Clean Prosperity President and CEO Michael Bernstein made the following statement about changes to Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Regulation, announced today by the Alberta government. “The changes to Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing system announced today leave the door open to a long-awaited grand bargain between the provincial and federal governments on climate
Clean Prosperity President and CEO Michael Bernstein made the following statement in response to the federal government’s announcement today of the first nation-building projects set for fast-tracking under the Building Canada Act: “The first wave of projects announced today for fast-tracking signal that the federal government is taking positive steps towards making Canada into a
Expanding nuclear power generation across Canada could help drive prosperity, competitiveness, and emissions reductions for decades to come. Provinces must commit to deeply electrifying their economies and take a coordinated approach to deployment in order to build the case for new nuclear projects, according to a new research paper by Clean Prosperity. Canadians will only
To help make Canada into an energy superpower, the federal and provincial governments should reset their relationship on climate policy. A new vision paper from Clean Prosperity explains how. The paper recommends that the federal government cancel the oil and gas emissions cap and the Clean Electricity Regulations. Instead Ottawa should reach a deal with
Quebec has a carbon pricing system that’s distinct from the systems in other Canadian provinces. This report aims to shed light on the key features of the Quebec cap-and-trade system.
Industrial carbon pricing incentivizes investment in Canadian industry.
Clean Prosperity Western Director Adam Sweet made the following statement about the federal government’s draft regulations to cap emissions from Canada’s oil and gas sector, released today: “The federal government’s proposed emissions cap is the wrong policy. The new regulations couldn’t arrive at a worse time.” Adam Sweet, director for Western Canada, Clean Prosperity “The
New report recommends changes that expand options for municipal investment
Clean Prosperity, firms and industry associations send open letter to provincial ministers of the environment.
The right policy mix can set Canadian industries up for success, even in the face of global decarbonization.