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Expert commentary on climate
Clean Prosperity Executive Director Michael Bernstein, Director of Federal Government Relations Etienne Rainville, and Director of Policy and Strategy Brendan Frank are 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
Clean Prosperity Director for Western Canada Adam Sweet is available for media appearances and conversations with journalists about low-carbon economic growth and climate policy in Canada’s western provinces.
Media Briefs
Selected Media Appearances
Opinion: Alberta is in a low-carbon investment race — let’s compete and win (Adam Sweet, Calgary Herald, February 24, 2024)
Billions in GST, HST on carbon price not dedicated to climate programs: PBO (Mia Rabson, Globe and Mail, February 22, 2024)
Justin Trudeau claims eight out of 10 Canadian households get more back from rebates than they pay in carbon pricing. Is that true? (Raisa Patel, Toronto Star, February 22, 2024)
Canadian firms are delaying climate investments, Trudeau is warned (Brian Platt, Bloomberg, February 21, 2024)
Federal government scales back carbon tax rebates for small businesses (Mia Rabson, Canadian Press, February 20, 2024)
Brendan Frank and Etienne Rainville: Want to reduce industrial emissions? Get rid of interprovincial trade barriers (Etienne Rainville and Brendan Frank, The Hub, February 16, 2024)
Canada’s back in the low-carbon investment game, but we need to play harder to win (Etienne Rainville, Hill Times, January 30, 2024)
Why 'carbon contracts for difference' may yet decarbonize Alberta oil and gas (Markham Hislop, Energi Talks, January 16, 2024)
Where to now from COP28? Historic summit missed half the problem (Michael Bernstein, Globe and Mail, December 31, 2023)
Canada’s heated political conflict over carbon pricing to continue into 2024 (Mia Rabson, Canadian Press, December 31, 2023)
Canada Growth Fund announces first deal for carbon capture in Alberta – and signals how it plans to back up carbon pricing (Adam Radwanski, Globe and Mail, December 20, 2023)
Entropy, Calgary-based carbon capture company, agrees to first-ever carbon contract for difference with feds (Matt Scace, Calgary Herald, December 20, 2023)
Feds sign $200M carbon contract for Calgary-based Entropy (Amanda Stephenson, Canadian Press, December 20, 2023)
What the Liberals got wrong – and right – on the oil emissions cap (Globe and Mail, December 14, 2023)
Now you know with Rob Snow (Rob Snow, City News, 1:16:20, December 13, 2023)
Power Play for Friday, December 1, 2023 (CTV Power Play, December 1, 2023)
Clean Prosperity director hopes for Canada to make global commitments at COP28 (Vassy Kapelos Show, December 1, 2023)
Episode 87: in conversation with Clean Prosperity’s Michael Bernstein (Flux Capacitor, November 23, 2023)
John Ivison: Trudeau's Liberals just made sure carbon pricing will live on after they’re gone (National Post, November 22, 2023)
Feds set aside $7B from Canada Growth Fund for carbon-price contract guarantees (Canadian Press, November 21, 2023)
Canada to begin financing carbon capture, says it will ramp up contracts for difference (Steve Scherer, Reuters, November 21, 2023)
Real cost of EV battery plant subsidies $5 billion higher than government estimates: PBO (Marisa Coulton, Financial Post, November 17, 2023)
Carbon Removal Canada’s First Report Shows The Country’s Potential In Scaling CDR (Petya Trendafilova, Carbon Herald, November 9, 2023)
Carbon removal pushed as potential boon for Western provinces (Adam Radwanski, Globe and Mail, November 8, 2023)
Canada's energy minister defends carbon tax carve-out for heating oil (Steve Scherer, Reuters, November 6, 2023)
Carbon Contracts For Difference Needed To Help Alberta Compete (Josh Skapin, The Daily Oil Bulletin, October 12, 2023)
Canada Needs Regulatory Certainty In ‘Clean Energy Arms Race’ (Josh Skapin, The Daily Oil Bulletin, October 5, 2023)
Builders of Canada’s first commercial hydrogen project warn federal policy could handicap industry (Jesse Snyder, The Logic, February 10, 2023)
Despite Canada’s significant rise on clean energy ‘attractiveness’ ranking—and attracting Northvolt’s battery factory, it still grapples with clean energy challenges. (Derick Lila, Pvbuzz Media, September 29, 2023))
Canada climbs six spots on clean energy 'attractiveness' ranking (Jeff Lagerquist, Yahoo Finance, September 27, 2023)
Ottawa under pressure to bet big on its own carbon pricing system as industry warns of lost investments (Adam Radwanski, The Globe and Mail, September 21, 2023)
What Approach Should Canada Take On Carbon Contracts for Difference? (Tom Heintzman, CIBC Capital Markets, September 14, 2023)
John Ivison: Steven Guilbeault opts for distortion over discernment (John Ivison, National Post, September 5, 2023)
Tories’ ‘axe the tax’ messaging ignores success of B.C. policy and misunderstands ‘basics of climate change,’ says NDP critic Cannings (Stuart Benson, Hill Times, August 30, 2023)
Trudeau Urged to Move Quickly on Carbon Pricing Backstop (Brian Platt, Bloomberg, August 8, 2023)
Battery plants or bust: Why some think Ottawa's $30-billion EV bet puts Canada on the wrong track (Marisa Coulton, Financial Post, August 4, 2023)
Canada's green subsidies a 'bankable gap' weaker than U.S.: report (Jeff Lagerquist, Yahoo Finance, July 19, 2023)
Canada trails the United States in low carbon incentives, report says (Vassy Kapelos, 580 CFRA, July 19, 2023)
Canada has gone big to match U.S. clean-tech subsidies, report finds – but not big enough (Adam Radwanski, Globe and Mail, July 18, 2023)
Why Canada is NATO’s latest mission (Zi-Ann Lum, Lili Bayer, Kyle Duggan and Nick Taylor-Vaisey , Politico, June 16, 2023)
Everything was hunky dory … until the Inflation Reduction Act': Canada's industrial policy stumbles in Windsor (Gabriel Friedman, Financial Post, May 25, 2023)
Dawn of a new automotive era in Canada? (David Adams, Canadian Auto Dealer, April 26, 2023)
Etienne Rainville: Want to maximize Canada’s future energy economy? Embracing contracts for difference will be key (Etienne Rainville, The Hub, April 26, 2023)
Canada's financial support for clean energy compares favourably to U.S: TD Bank (Amanda Stephenson, Canadian Press, April 24, 2023)
Oil-rich Alberta targets net-zero by 2050 in climate plan, no interim targets (Nia Williams, Reuters, April 19, 2023)
Can Politicians Actually Be Decent Anymore? (Ryan Jesperson, Real Talk, April 19, 2023)
Can Canada Compete With Biden's Clean Energy Plan? (Sarah Bartnicka and Taylor Scollon, Free Lunch by the Peak, April 18, 2023)
Budget 2023: Is this going to become the lobbyist olympics? (Jason Switzer and Janet Annesley, Pipelines and Turbines, April 14, 2023)
The list of countries that impose harsh rules to 'finish' gasoline cars (Carlos José Reyes García, El Tiempo, April 13, 2023)
Ottawa has yet to pay carbon-pricing rebates to small businesses, but says they’re coming (Chris Hannay, Globe and Mail, April 6, 2023)
How Alberta can benefit from carbon contracts (Rob Breakenridge, CHQR Calgary, April 4, 2023)
Federal carbon plan could boost Alberta's energy sector if province gets on board (Adam Sweet, Calgary Herald, April 4, 2023)
Transitioning Canada's economy (Amanda Lang, BNN Bloomberg Taking Stock, March 31, 2023)
Carbon price and rebates rising Saturday in Ontario, Prairies (Mia Rabson, Globe and Mail, March 30, 2023)
Timelines key as federal budget promises billions for green transition (Gabriel Friedman, Financial Post, March 29, 2023)
Canada offers C$35 bln green tax credits but still trails generous US incentives (Steve Scherer and Nia Williams, Reuters, March 29, 2023)
‘Bonanza of debt’ or ‘significant support’? Here’s what prominent people are saying about the 2023 federal budget (Ben Mussett, Toronto Star, March 28, 2023)
Freeland’s budget cuts ‘close to the line’ in balancing targeted investment with fiscal restraint: economist (Ian Campbell, Hill Times, March 28, 2023)
Federal budget’s clean tax credits try to ensure Joe Biden doesn’t outgreen Canada (Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star, March 28, 2023)
Canada steps up clean tech investments in budget to compete with US (Steve Scherer, Reuters, March 28, 2023)
Federal government outlines $83B in clean economy tax credits in bid to compete with U.S. incentives (Mia Rabson, Canadian Press, March 28, 2023)
Le Canada présente un budget tourné vers les énergies propres (Michel Comte, AFP, March 28, 2023)
Canada Aims to Catch Up to US With Deficit-Swelling Green Bet (Danielle Bochove, Bloomberg, March 28, 2023)
Budget 2023: Industry lining up for carrots as Ottawa prepares to accelerate the green transition (Gabriel Friedman, Financial Post, March 27, 2023)
Exclusive: Canada budget sees contracts for difference for large clean-tech projects -source (Steve Scherer, Reuters, March 27, 2023)
Clean electricity grid, new tax credits will be among highlights of federal budget (Mia Rabson, Canadian Press, March 24, 2023)
How to secure Canada’s low-carbon advantage in the global clean energy race (Michael Bernstein, Hill Times, March 23, 2023)
Industrial policy is back in vogue in push for Canada to win on green economy (Gabriel Friedman, Financial Post, March 21, 2023)
Trudeau set to pick a lane in green-incentive race against Biden (Brian Platt, Bloomberg, March 21, 2023)
Canada races to the bottom of the pork barrel to secure Volkswagen battery plant (Jesse Kline, Vancouver Sun, March 16, 2023)
Volkswagen to Build Battery Plant in Canada to Fast-Track Expansion (Brian Platt, Bloomberg, March 13, 2023)
Pierre Poilievre calls for tax cuts, end to deficit spending in coming budget (Marieke Walsh, Globe and Mail, March 13, 2023
How much is Canada willing to pay for a battery plant in the Great Subsidy War? (Campbell Clark, Globe and Mail,
Canada doesn't want 'tit-for-tat' with US on green transition (Steve Scherer, Reuters, March 7 2023)
Climate group urges Freeland to adopt ‘low-hanging fruit’ policies in budget’s response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (Ian Campbell, The Hill Times, Marc 3, 2023)
Record Fossil Profits, Surging Renewables, Dried-Out Canals in Venice, and Indigenous Land Defender Killed in Ecuador (Mitchell Beer, Energy Mix, March 1, 2023)
What lies ahead for Canada's economy as it seeks to reduce carbon emissions (Gabriel Friedman, Financial Post, March 1, 2023)
It's a stark difference': Even Canadian cleantech companies are rushing to the U.S. for Biden's climate subsidies (Marisa Coulton, Financial Post, February 28, 2023)
Canada must match US clean energy subsidies (Markham Hislop, Energi Talks, February 24, 2023)
Politics This Morning: Trudeau, farmers, and flashbulbs (Peter Mazereeuw, The Hill Times, February 22, 2023)
The U.S. aims to be a global cleantech superpower. How can Canada keep up? (Adam Radwanski, Globe and Mail, February 21, 2023)
Industrial carbon pricing gets a boost in Alberta, but is it enough? (Adam Radwanski, Globe and Mail, January 16, 2023)
Steven Guilbeault needs every ounce of resolve he can get to cut Canada’s emissions (Heather Scoffield, Toronto Star, November 22, 2022)
Canadian response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act should seek to boost ‘certainty’ for investors, says advocacy group (Ian Campbell, The Hill Times, October 17, 2022)
Canada should try to profit from the U.S. transition to a low-carbon economy (Michael Bernstein, Dale Beugin and Blake Shaffer, The Globe and Mail, October 12, 2022)
Pierre Poilievre plans to scrap the carbon tax, but will he unveil a climate plan? (Catherine Lévesque, National Post, September 27, 2022)
The cost of living can't quite obscure the cost of climate change (Aaron Wherry, CBC, July 23, 2022)
ESS: Has climate change fallen off voters' radars? (Michael Bernstein and Tamara Cherry, The Evan Solomon Show, July 18, 2022)
Surging energy prices harmful to families, should drive green transition: Freeland (Mia Rabson, CTV News, July 6, 2022)
Jean Charest’s climate plan would abandon a key part of the Liberals’ net-zero strategy (Stephanie Levitz, Toronto Star, April 26, 2022)