Canada Archives - Renew Economy

Commentary

Unthinkable a decade ago, mass timber is one of Australia’s biggest opportunities to slash emissions
Mass timber is a proven path to decarbonise construction while speeding delivery and supporting regional manufacturing – and Australia has the ingredients to lead.
Michael Barnard

Sep 8, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Renewables and climate champion Mark Carney picked as Canada PM to take on Trump and Musk
Former governor of the Bank of England, UN climate champion, renewables advocate and leader of $18 billion bid for Origin Energy elected PM of Canada.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 10, 2025

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Renewables

Canada unleashes “wave” of new renewables with investment tax credit
Renewable energy investment tax credits unveiled in Canada’s 2023 federal budget expected to boost value of some projects by more than 50%.
Joshua S Hill

Apr 27, 2023

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Electric Cars

Canada considers tax break for off-road EVs to tackle mining sector emissions
Canada to introduce tax write-offs for all-electric off-road vehicles and other automotive equipment in effort to reduce carbon emissions in country’s mining sector.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 5, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf drive EV sales in Canada
Canada Q3 sales figures show Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model 3 leading way in battery electric vehicle sales – and Model 3 only hit north America market in May.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 12, 2018

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Renewables

Three timely takeaways on 2016 global energy transformation
New report says 2016 to be defined by an acceleration to renewable energy, faster-than-expected shifts regionally and nationally, and growing risk for investors who lag behind.
Tim Buckley

Nov 7, 2016

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US, Canada climate pact targets methane, aviation, trucks, HFCs
Three months after the world united on climate action in Paris, the US and Canada have announced a bilateral climate agreement.
John Upton

Mar 11, 2016

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Canadian oil capital, Alberta, unveils carbon tax, coal phase-out
Alberta, home to world’s 3rd largest oil reserves, to introduce $US20/t carbon price, as it aims for 30% renewables and zero coal power by 2030.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 23, 2015

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How US, UK, Canada, Japan, France, Germany, & Italy can each go 100% renewable
The Solutions Project formulated for the US, the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan in 7 infographics.
Zachary Shahan

Jun 24, 2015

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Energy storage will replace many peaker spinning reserve plants
The move to battery storage is inevitable, and enables the incorporation of much larger amounts of intermittent energy such as wind and solar.
Roy L Hales

Nov 7, 2014

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Bird deaths from solar plant exaggerated by some media
Between 1,000 and hundreds of thousands of birds are falling victim to a solar plant’s ‘death rays’ according to some media sources.
Jake Richardson

Aug 25, 2014

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The world’s $7.7 trillion renewable energy boom
Global energy markets facing watershed moment as BNEF predicts two thirds of new investment to 2030 will be in renewable energy.
Silvio Marcacci

Jul 2, 2014

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