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Hybrid heating could cut costs and emissions for Ontario households, new study finds 

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%,

Alberta pipeline could be part of a grand bargain

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

Changes to Alberta industrial carbon pricing leave the door open to a grand bargain

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

Federal nation-building projects show promise, point to need for carbon market reform

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 can offer big benefits — if Canada goes big on electrification

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

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Oil and gas emissions cap is the wrong policy at the wrong time

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