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Francçois-Philippe Champagne, International Trade minister, Clean tech, export development canada

Trade minister wants clean tech firms to start 'bragging about Canada'

Sometimes, promoting Canada's clean tech sector to lucrative international markets means abandoning the classic Canuck urge to be humble.

Canada's Clean Economy

By Elizabeth McSheffrey | News, Energy, Politics | November 27th 2017

Analysis: TransCanada may be listening to bad advice

It seemed oddly perverse to many critics and observers when TransCanada Corporation announced its decision last week to sell off its solar assets and invest the proceeds in new natural gas projects.

By Mitchell Beer | Analysis, Energy, Politics | November 3rd 2017

Minister Phillips with MLA Anam Kazim and representatives from the City of Calgary, the Town of Banff and ENMAX at the Glenmore Water Treatment Plant.

Alberta environment minister on Canadians hitting peak fossil fuel use in 2019

Following the National Energy Board's projection that Canadians' fossil fuel use will peak in 2019, then decline, Alberta's environment minister says the province — known for its oil production — will have a big stake in an energy future that shifts to renewables.

By Trish Audette-Longo | News, Energy, Politics | October 27th 2017

solar power, solar panels, clean energy, canada, renewable energy

TransCanada selling Ontario solar portfolio in further move from renewables

TransCanada Corp. is offloading its only solar power holdings in a $540-million deal as it moves against the industry trend of investing more in renewables.

By Ian Bickis | News, Energy | October 25th 2017

New Zealand, Green Party leader, James Shaw, Prime Minister-designate, Jacinda Ardern, confidence and supply agreement,

New Zealand aims to go green with electricity, tree planting

Jacinda Ardern's plan is for New Zealand to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by the year 2050.

By Nick Perry | News, Energy, Politics | October 24th 2017

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil fields a question at a meeting of the Council of Atlantic Premiers in Annapolis Royal, N.S. on Monday, May 16, 2016.

Opinion: Nova Scotia needs to go beyond Harper targets on climate

Halifax environmental consultant Peggy Cameron's open letter to Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil calls on the provincial government to get serious about renewable energy.

Opinion

Letters to the Editor

By Peggy Cameron | Opinion, Energy, Politics | August 15th 2017

These 'missing charts' may change the way you think about fossil fuel addiction

How much fossil fuel is the world burning each year? Are we turning the corner yet? Here are the missing charts...

Race Against Climate Change

By Barry Saxifrage | Analysis, Energy | July 13th 2017

Want to live in a zero-carbon home? Maybe try Texas

Canadian cities hoping to lead the charge on climate change action should be taking notes from the Texan capital of Austin, writes columnist Hamish Stewart.

Race Against Climate Change

By Hamish Stewart | Analysis, Energy, Politics, Culture | July 13th 2017