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Expert commentary on climate
Michael Bernstein, President and Chief Executive Officer, is available for media appearances and conversations with journalists on topics including:
- Effective climate policy
- Carbon pricing and carbon markets, in Canada and globally
- Climate platforms of each political party with a special focus on Conservatives
- Carbon removal and negative emissions
- Climate policy and the energy sector
Western Canada
Adam Sweet Vice President, Western Canada, is available for media appearances and conversations with journalists about low-carbon economic growth and climate policy in Canada’s western provinces.
Selected Media Appearances
Why industrial carbon pricing complements Alberta’s new pipeline (Etienne Rainville, The Hub, July 16, 2026)
Time to get ambitious: Sask’s coal-to-nuclear transition a potential win for co-operative federalism (Jeff Davis, The StarPhoenix, July 11, 2026)
Environmental groups wanted to see clear decarbonization commitment in pipeline plan (David Baxter, The Canadian Press, July 3, 2026)
Ottawa's "new nuclear renaissance" ignites debate over Canada's energy future (Anushka Yadav, The Pointer, June 29, 2026)
What it takes to make carbon pricing stick in Canada (Justin Reist, The Climate Cycle podcast, June 18, 2026)
Where Should Canada’s Nuclear Energy Go From Here? (Ed Whittingham, Energy vs Climate podcast, June 15, 2026)
Algoma slashes carbon emissions, but pays more in environmental fees (Gabriel Friedman, Financial Post, May 27, 2026)
No Pathways, no pipeline: How the massive carbon storage project would work, if built (Lauren Krugel, Canadian Press, May 25, 2026)
Ottawa-Alberta pipeline deal includes cancellation fee critics say is too low (Jeffrey Jones, Emma Graney, Marieke Walsh, The Globe and Mail, May 24, 2026)
For Ottawa and Alberta, the hardest part of agreeing on a pipeline plan is just beginning (Jeffrey Jones, Emma Graney, Marieke Walsh, The Globe and Mail, May 23, 2026)
Alberta calls a referendum on holding a referendum (Catherine Cullen, CBC The House, May 23, 2026)
Taking Stock: The future of carbon pricing in Canada (Amanda Lang, BNN Bloomberg, May 22, 2026)
Ottawa-Alberta deal is the best outcome climate advocates could have hoped for (Michael Bernstein, The Globe and Mail, May 21, 2026)
Feds didn’t push carbon price backstop in Alberta in show of co-operation: Dabrusin (Nick Murray, Canadian Press, May 20, 2026)
Saskatchewan open to talks on industrial carbon tax, 'refining' the deal struck with Alberta, Moe says (Stephanie Taylor, National Post, May 19, 2026)
New industrial carbon price set, pipeline to follow? (Nelson Bennett, Resource Works, May 18, 2026)
B.C. energy minister says Carney making national pipeline deals without involving other provinces (Akshay Kulkarni, CBC News, May 15, 2026)
'Skin in the game': How Alberta and Ottawa plan to fix provincial carbon market (Lauren Krugel, Canadian Press, May 15, 2026)
Varcoe: As debate swirls on industrial carbon price rising to $130 a tonne by 2040, oilpatch awaits details of Ottawa-Alberta deal (Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald, May 13, 2026)
Mark Carney is in the carbon-price spotlight as environmental and oil groups spar (Ryan Tumilty, Toronto Star, May 6, 2026)
Oil execs, climate groups decry slow pace of Alberta MOU, though differ on carbon tax (Nick Murray, Canadian Press, May 5, 2026)
Varcoe: Slow progress on energy pact risks 'letting this opportunity pass Canada by,' oilsands producers warn (Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald, May 5, 2026)
We can do better than pitting carbon pricing against oil development (Michael Bernstein, The Hill Times, April 29, 2026)
Industrial carbon tax emerges as sticking point in Ottawa's energy deal with Alberta (Stephanie Taylor, National Post, April 23, 2026)
Is carbon pricing and carbon reduction still a priority? (Kathleen Petty, CBC Alberta at Noon, April 20, 2026)
The ABCs of the Canada-Alberta MOU (Matt Galloway, CBC The Current, March 31, 2026)
Price surge from Trans Mountain expansion highlights need for new pipelines: MEI (Lauren Krugel, Canadian Press, March 26, 2026)
As proposals for nuclear stations proliferate across Canada, ‘fleet-based’ reactor deployment remains elusive (Matthew McClearn, The Globe and Mail, March 9, 2026)
John Ivison: Hope for the pipeline deal to survive a clash over carbon taxes (John Ivison, National Post, March 4, 2026)
Pathways Alliance executive chair exits as deadline nears for massive carbon capture project (Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald, February 7, 2026)
Nuclear industry eyes opportunities for growth as provinces and territories seek out new generation capacity (Marco Vigliotti, iPolitics, February 6, 2026)
Will soaring electricity rates kill Ontario’s nuclear expansion? (Matthew McClearn, The Globe and Mail, February 5, 2026)
Nuclear power in Saskatchewan (Brent Loucks, The Evan Bray Show, February 5, 2026)
Oilpatch leaders warn Ottawa's new carbon-pricing proposal lacks real-world 'business sense' (Meghan Potkins, Financial Post, February 3, 2026)
Doug Ford’s $100+ billion bet: Why Ontario is spending big on nuclear — even as the rest of the world turns to solar and wind (Marco Chown Oven, Toronto Star, January 13, 2026)
Can Canadian oil producers afford the deal Mark Carney made with Alberta? (Ryan Tumilty, Toronto Star, December 7, 2025)
Alberta-Ottawa energy deal could unlock billions in low-carbon investment, report says (Emma Graney, The Globe and Mail, December 4, 2025)
Here’s the problem with Canada’s ‘industrial carbon price’ (Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star, December 4, 2025)
Will the Canada-Alberta pipeline deal lead to more emissions? (Shaye Ganam, Calgary 770AM, November 27, 2025)
Canada, Alberta Ink Deal to Unlock Oil Pipeline, Build Carbon Capture (Brian Platt and Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg, November 27, 2025)
Review of B.C.'s emissions recommends renewed efforts as critics say LNG stands in way of progress (Emily Fagan, CBC News, November 26, 2025)
Carney’s Oil-Export Gambit Hinges on Fixing Broken Carbon Market (Thomas Seal, Brian Platt, and Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg, November 26, 2025)
Will the Canada-Alberta 'Grand Bargain' oil pipeline deal lead to more emissions? (Inayat Singh, CBC News, November 26, 2025)
Will Mark Carney’s budget finally reveal where the prime minister is taking Canada? (Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star, November 3, 2025)
The fast and sometimes furious reaction to Alberta's latest push for a pipeline through B.C. (Robson Fletcher, CBC News, October 2, 2025)
Canada’s industrial carbon pricing system is a mess. Here’s how Carney can fix it (Adam Radwanski, The Globe and Mail, September 30, 2025)
L’engouement pour le nucléaire en Alberta continue de prendre de l’essor (Eve Coté, Radio-Canada, September 26, 2025)
The unlikely emerging partnership between Mark Carney and Danielle Smith (John Ivison, National Post, September 17, 2025)
Southwestern Ontarians leery as province proposes legislation to allow underground carbon storage (Jeff Gray, The Globe and Mail, August 30, 2025)
Trudeau-era climate policies hang in the balance as Carney seeks grand bargain to build (John Woodside, National Observer, August 14, 2025)
Ottawa pressed to drop oil and gas emissions cap for stronger industrial carbon pricing (Adam Radwanski, The Globe and Mail, July 24, 2025)
What's the fate of Canada's oil and gas as new era of nation-building dawns (Gabriel Friedman, Financial Post, July 3, 2025)
Carney tied carbon capture to new pipelines. Here’s how it could finally get built (Adam Radwanski and Emma Graney, The Globe and Mail, June 21, 2025)
New day for Canada demands bold moves on low-carbon growth from industry and governments (Michael Bernstein, Calgary Herald, June 18, 2025)
How Canada could try to capitalize on U.S. retreat from technologies of the future (Adam Radwanski, The Globe and Mail, June 5, 2025)
Ontario’s Darlington SMR project to cost nearly $21-billion, significantly higher than expected (Matthew McClearn, The Globe and Mail, May 8, 2025)
Mark Carney kills the ‘carbon tax’ and gasoline prices tumble. Now what? (Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star, April 1, 2025)
Abolir la taxe carbone industrielle ne ferait pas que des heureux chez les pollueurs (Alexis Riopel, Le Devoir, March 25, 2025)
We might get a carbon tax election after all (John Ivison, National Post, March 17, 2025)
Pierre Poilievre vows to scrap industrial carbon tax (Stuart Thomson and Christopher Nardi, National Post, March 17, 2025)
Pressure Mounts to Overhaul Canada’s ‘Patchwork’ Carbon Market (Christopher Bonasia, The Energy Mix, February 4, 2025)
As construction of first small modular reactor looms, prospective buyers wait for the final tally (Matthew McClearn, The Globe and Mail, December 27, 2024)