Dan Woynillowicz

Dan Woynillowicz is a policy director at Clean Energy Canada, a program of the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University. He is an accomplished analyst and has authored numerous studies and articles on clean energy and climate change policy. He holds degrees in environmental science and management.

7 Articles

This is a solar cell panel array in Manchester, Vermont, USA. Photo by MarkBuckawicki Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

False hope or a fair energy transition? Both are on the ballot

Opinion

By Dan Woynillowicz & Merran Smith in Opinion | October 19th 2019

Pundits' whataboutism threatens Canada's climate progress

A false equivalency has been drawn between the Conservative and Liberal climate plans, which couldn’t be more different.

Opinion

By Merran Smith & Dan Woynillowicz in Opinion | October 3rd 2019

We must make Canada's power grid even cleaner

If we’re to hit our climate targets and decarbonize Canada by 2050, we’ll need more electricity. After all, electrification — that is, getting everything onto our increasingly clean power grid — is the ribbon that ties all of our climate efforts together.

Opinion

By Merran Smith & Dan Woynillowicz in Opinion, Energy | August 23rd 2019

How to misrepresent good climate policy

In an argument put forward to scrap the clean fuel standard, Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer claimed it was ‘a secret fuel tax’ that would increase the cost of gas by four cents.

Opinion

By Merran Smith & Dan Woynillowicz in Opinion | July 22nd 2019

Darlene Clarke, business development manager at Forseeson Technology, smiles as she test drives an electric car outside a global clean energy summit in Vancouver on May 27, 2019. File photo by Jennifer Gauthier

In praise of the Liberals' electric-vehicle incentives

Given that transportation is one of Canada’s highest-emitting sectors, the government should be applauded for its suite of policies aimed at increasing demand for low-emission automobiles.

Opinion

By Joanna Kyriazis & Dan Woynillowicz in Opinion, Energy | June 17th 2019

How Canada is both leading and falling behind on electric buses

Buses. Yes, they’re better than cars because they move more people, but they are nonetheless a sizable source of emissions. The good news is there’s a solution, and it’s a big opportunity for Canada.

Race Against Climate Change

By Merran Smith & Dan Woynillowicz in Analysis | March 21st 2019

Clean Energy Canada, Clean Energy Ministerial, Beijing, Merran Smith, Dan Woynillowicz

Clean energy transition is irreversible. Even Trump can't stop it

The message in China this week was clear and forceful: the transition to clean energy is irreversible.

Opinion

Race Against Climate Change

By Merran Smith & Dan Woynillowicz in Opinion, Energy | June 9th 2017