United Nations Environment Programme The last two years have seen the idea of a “green economy” float out of its specialist moorings in environmental economics and into the mainstream of policy discourse. It is found increasingly in the words of […]
Government of Ontario Ontario’s updated Long-Term Energy Plan, Achieving Balance, reflects input from thousands of Ontarians. The plan encourages conservation and provides the clean, reliable and affordable energy Ontario will need now and into the future. It balances five principles […]
Postmedia News, May 30, 2011 “OTTAWA — The federal government has explored hiring a professional public relations firm and organizing trips for international leaders to promote Canada’s oilsands industry, while fighting back against foreign climate change policies requiring it to […]
David Suzuki Foundation, June 1st, 2011 By Dale Marshall, Climate Change Policy Analyst Politics is an interesting game. Every politician will say that they entered politics as a public service, to try to do something good for the people, to […]
“A certain powerful North American country has been brazenly meddling in Europe’s affairs, bullying and twisting arms to advance a corporate agenda on the most pressing environmental issue of our time. A phalanx of its lobbyists has descended on European […]
Globe and Mail, May 31, 2011 The meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima power station unleashed a wave that threatens to swamp the nuclear industry’s much-hyped global renaissance, although many governments insist nuclear remains a favoured option as they face hard choices […]
By John Farrell This paper details Ontario’s FIT and Micro-FIT policies. It illustrates the contributions and opportunities these policies create that increase environmental and fiscal sustainability while providing local job opportunities as well as promoting economic growth. Explains current provincial […]
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy The present brief analysis provides an overview about costs and benefits of the promotion of renewable energies in the framework of the Green Energy Act (EEG) in Germany. Chapter 3 describes the development […]
Greenpeace This 113 page research paper is a detailed report on Canadian energy outlook scenarios. Includes extensive descriptions on the capabilities, shortcomings and future potentials of fossil fuel, nuclear and renewable technologies, as well as climate policies, both short and […]
