The David Suzuki Foundation and The Pembina Institute 2005 Climate change caused by emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from human activities is one of the greatest threats to people, economies and ecosystems in the 21st century. The international community must […]
Pembina Institute This Renewable is Doable report outlines how Ontario could save money by replacing the retiring Pickering nuclear station with green energy options such as wind power, solar and biogas. Last summer, Ontario suspended its purchase of two new […]
The Canadian Government hands out around a billion dollars a year in tax breaks to oil. coal and gas companies. These tax breaks go to some of the richest companies in the country and are increasingly recognized as unnecessary and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Canada’s campaign to kill climate policies outside our boarders. Over the last few years, Canada’s federal government has systematically tried to kill clean energy and climate change policies in other countries in order to promote the interests of oil companies. […]
Environmental Defence Only a year old, the Green Energy & Green Economy Act has tapped into Ontarians’ long history of energy resourcefulness. In a province whose prosperity was first powered by Niagara Falls, and its great lakes and rivers, today’s […]
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 […]
Canada’s contribution to climate change in global perspectives Canada’s Climate Change Calendar shows by when during 2010 the average Canadian citizen will have emitted as much as a citizen from another country will during the whole year. As Canadians, we […]
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 […]
