Will Dubitsky

Will Dubitsky formerly worked on environmental policy, legislation, programs and projects with the Government of Canada. Since retiring in 2012, he has been researching and writing on the transition to a clean economy.

5 Articles

Want to invest in Canada's clean economy? Good luck

Should a Canadian citizen want to make investments which exclude the fossil fuel sector or divest from fossil fuels, and is inclined to give priority for Canadian companies, they appear to be out of luck.

Opinion

By Will Dubitsky in Opinion, Energy, Politics | August 15th 2019

LNG: another Canadian casualty of the fossil fuel era's global decline

The country is choosing to ignore the signs of a global evolution to a green economy at its own peril.

Opinion

By Will Dubitsky in Opinion | July 17th 2019

Quebec Premier François Legault speaks to media in Montreal on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Photo by Josie Desmarais

The Legault government is dividing Quebec: Excluding Montreal and Millennials

For the first time in the history of Quebec, the provincial government has no senior ministers and only two elected representatives from the island of Montreal. Will Dubitsky examines divisions emerging over proposals by the Coalition Avenir Québec government, notably a law banning certain public officials from wearing religious symbols.

Opinion

By Will Dubitsky in Opinion, Politics | June 5th 2019

Shell aims to lead Big Oil in pivot to clean energy

While getting Big Oil to pivot to clean energy may seem far-fetched, some fossil fuel giants are starting to get serious about reducing their carbon footprint and diversifying towards clean technologies. Shell is one notable example of the widening fault lines among Big Oil.

Opinion

By Will Dubitsky in Opinion, Energy | April 22nd 2019

Stalled: why North America lags as China and Europe lead the way on electric vehicles

China already offers a wide selection of EVs and sales are already booming, the European migration to EVs is imminent while North American governments and automakers are lagging behind, with modest exceptions in some progressive U.S. states and Québec and BC.

By Will Dubitsky in Analysis | March 20th 2019