By Benjamin Dachis, vice president, research and outreach and Adam Sweet, vice president, Western Canada Originally published in The Hub. Canada has a major economic opportunity in the global low-carbon economy, if it gets its climate and energy policies right. Those policies should be informed by principles like leveraging the ingenuity of markets and free
Originally published in the Calgary Herald. There’s been a flurry of big new carbon capture projects announced in Alberta in recent weeks, which is good news for the province’s growing low-carbon economy, and the investment and jobs that will come with it. Fueled by TIER — Alberta’s carbon credit market — this growth is good
Alberta could miss out on billions of dollars in low-carbon investment if the province doesn’t fix a major problem with its carbon market, says a new report released today by Clean Prosperity. The Alberta carbon market is likely to face an oversupply of carbon credits before the end of the decade, which could further depress
Today the Canada Growth Fund publicly released its strategy for offering carbon contracts to de-risk investment in low-carbon projects. The strategy outlines the types of contracts the Growth Fund will offer, including a new commitment to offer standardized contracts to smaller projects, which could boost low-carbon investment across Canada. Since launching in late 2023, the
Originally published in The Hub. Over the past year, the Ontario government has begun to lay out a vision for transforming how the province generates, stores, and uses electricity. This includes important investments in Ontario’s clean-energy future—investments that need to be followed with even more ambitious policy to grow the province’s low-carbon economy over the
Clean Prosperity Executive Director Michael Bernstein made the following statement about the carbon contract for difference announced today between the Canada Growth Fund, Gibson Energy Inc., and Varme Energy Inc. “The deal announced today is another positive step in the rollout of carbon contracts for difference to de-risk big low-carbon investments,” said Bernstein. “That’s what
Clean Prosperity's Nuclear for a Net-Zero Canada report offers solutions to the cost and policy uncertainty problems that are undermining nuclear's potential.
To decarbonize our economy and hit our climate targets, we have to build a lot of low-carbon projects – fast. What’s needed now is for the federal government to follow through on its commitments to strengthen Canada’s industrial carbon pricing system.
Carbon contracts for difference help de-risk big low-carbon investments by guaranteeing the future value of carbon credits that projects depend on to generate revenue. They can help Canada compete for low-carbon investment. This article is an update on the current status of the federal government's carbon contracts for difference program.
Expanding the carbon contracts for difference program could have a big impact on low-carbon growth. Fast follow-through will be key.
“Evaluation of carbon capture and storage potential in Canada,” a research report from Clean Prosperity’s Net-Zero Pathways for Canada project, examines the potential of CCUS technology to address emissions from Canada’s major industrial sectors.
With the upcoming provincial budget, Alberta has an opportunity to send a signal to the world that we are committed to becoming a diversified energy powerhouse, and our province is focused on winning the race to attract the investment needed in low-carbon energy that the world needs.
