Clean Energy Canada
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One of Canada's leading clean energy think tanks. Based at Simon Fraser University. We share stories tracking the technologies and policies accelerating Canada's transition to a clean-powered economy.
🍁💸📈 Home-heating costs are rising. B.C.’s upcoming 2026 budget is a chance to protect and expand—rather than retreat from—what's already helping households lower their energy bills, write @evanpivnick.bsky.social, Adam Lynes-Ford, and Yasmin Abraham.
Read our new op-ed in the Vancouver Sun👇
#bcpoli
Read our new op-ed in the Vancouver Sun👇
#bcpoli
Opinion: 2026 B.C. budget needs to protect rebates and incentives that lower energy bills
Opinion: Electric heat pumps reduce bills but too many households in B.C. can’t access savings if upfront costs stay out of reach
vancouversun.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
🍁💸📈 Home-heating costs are rising. B.C.’s upcoming 2026 budget is a chance to protect and expand—rather than retreat from—what's already helping households lower their energy bills, write @evanpivnick.bsky.social, Adam Lynes-Ford, and Yasmin Abraham.
Read our new op-ed in the Vancouver Sun👇
#bcpoli
Read our new op-ed in the Vancouver Sun👇
#bcpoli
🇨🇦⚡️ Canada could soon be home to 8,000 new EV chargers—adding to the 45,000-plus charging ports already available today. #cdnpoli #EV
Ottawa spending $84M to install more than 8,000 new EV chargers
In an effort to convince more drivers to switch from gasoline to electric vehicles, the federal government announced Tuesday it has committed $84 million to install thousands of new chargers from coas...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
“Sacrificing everything to follow the U.S. is not even a choice we have anymore and probably not one that will position us for success in 10 or 15 years, when the world has gone that much further ahead in (the adoption and making of clean) technologies," says @racheldoran.bsky.social.
#cdnpoli 🇨🇦
#cdnpoli 🇨🇦
Don’t let Donald Trump distract you. The rest of the world is finally making real progress on climate change
If you read climate news, 2025 was a bad year. But the headlines of denial and neglect risk drowning out a different, encouraging, story.
www.thestar.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
“Sacrificing everything to follow the U.S. is not even a choice we have anymore and probably not one that will position us for success in 10 or 15 years, when the world has gone that much further ahead in (the adoption and making of clean) technologies," says @racheldoran.bsky.social.
#cdnpoli 🇨🇦
#cdnpoli 🇨🇦
🇨🇦💰 In this week's Clean Energy Review: Canada rolls out an electrified auto strategy that acknowledges EVs are the future, Nova Scotia’s ‘trailblazing’ offshore wind agreement, and why a new era of climate action needs a new playbook. #cdnpoli #energytransition
EV rebates are officially coming back
Plus: Nova Scotia’s ‘trailblazing’ offshore wind agreement, coal power milestones around the world, and why a new era of climate action needs a new playbook
mailchi.mp
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
🇨🇦💰 In this week's Clean Energy Review: Canada rolls out an electrified auto strategy that acknowledges EVs are the future, Nova Scotia’s ‘trailblazing’ offshore wind agreement, and why a new era of climate action needs a new playbook. #cdnpoli #energytransition
🔋Batteries—a "skeleton key" for the entire energy transition—got cheaper again last year, according to BloombergNEF.
"It’s so predictable at this point, it’s almost boring."
"It’s so predictable at this point, it’s almost boring."
Chart: Surprise — batteries got cheaper again last year
The steady downward march of lithium-ion battery prices is one of the key stories of the energy transition. The trend continued last year.
www.canarymedia.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
🔋Batteries—a "skeleton key" for the entire energy transition—got cheaper again last year, according to BloombergNEF.
"It’s so predictable at this point, it’s almost boring."
"It’s so predictable at this point, it’s almost boring."
🇨🇦 Canada's EV rebates are coming back. #cdnpoli
Ottawa to relaunch EV rebates program in 2 weeks with new auto strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government announced a suite of new electric vehicle policies Thursday, including the reintroduction of the popular rebate program and the elimination of the EV sales mandate
www.thestar.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
🇨🇦 Canada's EV rebates are coming back. #cdnpoli
🇨🇦 "Canada broke its EV market in 2025. As 2026 kicks off, we’re en route to fixing it," says Clean Energy Canada's @joannakyriazis.bsky.social.
Read our response to the federal government's new EV policy package👇 #cdnpoli
Read our response to the federal government's new EV policy package👇 #cdnpoli
New auto strategy could be a serious solution to Canada’s stalled EV market and auto future - Clean Energy Canada
VICTORIA — Joanna Kyriazis, director of policy and strategy at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s newly released automotive strategy. “Today, th...
cleanenergycanada.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
🇨🇦 "Canada broke its EV market in 2025. As 2026 kicks off, we’re en route to fixing it," says Clean Energy Canada's @joannakyriazis.bsky.social.
Read our response to the federal government's new EV policy package👇 #cdnpoli
Read our response to the federal government's new EV policy package👇 #cdnpoli
🔌😷 A new study shows EVs clean up local air. In California neighbourhoods, asthma-causing nitrogen dioxide dropped 1.1% per 200 EVs added, while more gas cars meant more pollution.
"California's transition to electric vehicles is already making measurable differences in the air we breathe."
"California's transition to electric vehicles is already making measurable differences in the air we breathe."
EVs Are Quietly Cleaning Up The Air. This New Study Proves It
California’s EV boom led to cleaner air in its neighborhoods, with satellite data linking this growth to lower NO₂ pollution.
insideevs.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
🔌😷 A new study shows EVs clean up local air. In California neighbourhoods, asthma-causing nitrogen dioxide dropped 1.1% per 200 EVs added, while more gas cars meant more pollution.
"California's transition to electric vehicles is already making measurable differences in the air we breathe."
"California's transition to electric vehicles is already making measurable differences in the air we breathe."
🇳🇴❄️⚡️ In chilly Norway, where EVs are the norm, incentives have run their course—but so have fossil-fuel-powered cars.
#energytransition #climateaction
#energytransition #climateaction
Even after cutting EV incentives, Norway only sold 98 diesel cars in January
Norway cut EV incentives, resulting in a rush and record sales. That would usually cause a hangover, but EVs still took 94% share in January.
electrek.co
February 4, 2026 at 1:26 AM
🇳🇴❄️⚡️ In chilly Norway, where EVs are the norm, incentives have run their course—but so have fossil-fuel-powered cars.
#energytransition #climateaction
#energytransition #climateaction
🇨🇦 “Geothermal is more steady work. It’s a lot safer and I got more of a life," says oil-worker-turned-geothermal-driller Benji Perry.
In Canada, oil and gas jobs now make up less than 1% of total employment, even as oil production has grown. Meanwhile, clean energy jobs like Perry’s are expanding.
In Canada, oil and gas jobs now make up less than 1% of total employment, even as oil production has grown. Meanwhile, clean energy jobs like Perry’s are expanding.
From Alberta’s oilfields to geothermal drilling in Scarborough: How the changing energy sector is fuelling a better life for workers
At a time when employment in the oilpatch is declining, building housing with renewable energy is a natural pivot for the Canadian economy and those who earn their livelihood from
www.thestar.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
🇨🇦 “Geothermal is more steady work. It’s a lot safer and I got more of a life," says oil-worker-turned-geothermal-driller Benji Perry.
In Canada, oil and gas jobs now make up less than 1% of total employment, even as oil production has grown. Meanwhile, clean energy jobs like Perry’s are expanding.
In Canada, oil and gas jobs now make up less than 1% of total employment, even as oil production has grown. Meanwhile, clean energy jobs like Perry’s are expanding.
🇦🇺☀️🔌 Solar power—from solar farms to millions of rooftops—is keeping coal at bay on Australia’s electricity grid as people try to beat the heat.
Driven by low-cost #solar, renewables now supply about half of Australia’s electricity over the year, frequently outperforming coal during the day.
Driven by low-cost #solar, renewables now supply about half of Australia’s electricity over the year, frequently outperforming coal during the day.
Australia’s grid now relies on renewable energy as much as coal. Those who doubted it look foolish
Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
🇦🇺☀️🔌 Solar power—from solar farms to millions of rooftops—is keeping coal at bay on Australia’s electricity grid as people try to beat the heat.
Driven by low-cost #solar, renewables now supply about half of Australia’s electricity over the year, frequently outperforming coal during the day.
Driven by low-cost #solar, renewables now supply about half of Australia’s electricity over the year, frequently outperforming coal during the day.
🧑🔧🚗🔋 "The way you want to welcome manufacturing into Canada is to allow in foreign EV models, let them establish a base here, show that Canada has (both) an appetite for and an ability to produce EVs," says Clean Energy Canada's Denise Lee. #cdnpoli
From ban to bargain: Mark Carney welcomes Chinese EVs under new world order
From ban to bargain: Mark Carney welcomes Chinese EVs under new world order
thepointer.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
🧑🔧🚗🔋 "The way you want to welcome manufacturing into Canada is to allow in foreign EV models, let them establish a base here, show that Canada has (both) an appetite for and an ability to produce EVs," says Clean Energy Canada's Denise Lee. #cdnpoli
🔌🚗🇨🇦 In this week's Clean Energy Review: New polling shows 35% of Canadians are open to buying a Chinese EV, a new roadmap reveals a path to a 100% EV-ready B.C., and 2025 sees record global clean investment.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
Canadians are ready for Chinese EVs
New polling shows 35% of Canadians are open to buying a Chinese EV, a new roadmap reveals a path to a 100% EV-ready B.C., and 2025 sees record global clean investment
mailchi.mp
February 2, 2026 at 6:18 PM
🔋❄️ Two major Indigenous-co-owned battery sites are now operational, helping back up Nova Scotia’s main grid during this week’s cold snap. #cdnpoli
Two Nova Scotia Power grid scale battery facilities now operational
Two of Nova Scotia Power’s new grid scale battery facilities are now operational.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
🔋❄️ Two major Indigenous-co-owned battery sites are now operational, helping back up Nova Scotia’s main grid during this week’s cold snap. #cdnpoli
🍁⚡️💰 Chinese EVs are coming to Canada, and 35% of Canadians are open to buying one, according to our new survey with Abacus Data.
Read the full results👇
cleanenergycanada.org/poll-35-of-c... #cdnpoli #EV
Read the full results👇
cleanenergycanada.org/poll-35-of-c... #cdnpoli #EV
January 30, 2026 at 8:14 PM
🍁⚡️💰 Chinese EVs are coming to Canada, and 35% of Canadians are open to buying one, according to our new survey with Abacus Data.
Read the full results👇
cleanenergycanada.org/poll-35-of-c... #cdnpoli #EV
Read the full results👇
cleanenergycanada.org/poll-35-of-c... #cdnpoli #EV
🍁🔌 British Columbians have been among Canada’s leaders in EV adoption for over a decade, supported by low-cost charging and purchase incentives. New buildings must now be designed to meet this reality—or risk locking in costly and disruptive retrofits, warns our new roadmap. #bcpoli
B.C. housing standards need to keep pace with EV uptake, warns new roadmap - Clean Energy Canada
VANCOUVER — As major development plans move ahead across British Columbia, the absence of a province-wide EV-ready building standard risks locking in higher future costs as more drivers switch to elec...
cleanenergycanada.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:55 PM
🍁🔌 British Columbians have been among Canada’s leaders in EV adoption for over a decade, supported by low-cost charging and purchase incentives. New buildings must now be designed to meet this reality—or risk locking in costly and disruptive retrofits, warns our new roadmap. #bcpoli
🇨🇦Some Chinese EV-makers may enter the Canadian market with discounts on already cheaper EVs to “get Canadians excited” and familiar with new brands, Clean Energy Canada’s @joannakyriazis.bsky.social tells CBC.👇
#cdnpoli #EV
#cdnpoli #EV
Is Canada equipped to handle Chinese EVs? | CBC News
The cost of importing Chinese cars to Canada is set to drop steeply with a recent cut in tariffs. How will that impact EV sales? Are our EV charging infrastructure and our grid ready for those extra c...
www.cbc.ca
January 27, 2026 at 5:54 PM
🇨🇦Some Chinese EV-makers may enter the Canadian market with discounts on already cheaper EVs to “get Canadians excited” and familiar with new brands, Clean Energy Canada’s @joannakyriazis.bsky.social tells CBC.👇
#cdnpoli #EV
#cdnpoli #EV
⚡️🌍📈 EVs overtake gas cars in Europe for the first time.
Europeans bought nearly 309,000 EVs last month, compared with 254,449 gasoline vehicles.
#energytransition
Europeans bought nearly 309,000 EVs last month, compared with 254,449 gasoline vehicles.
#energytransition
EVs Just Outsold Gas Cars In Europe For The First Time
Europe hit a historic milestone as EV sales surpassed gas cars for the first time, despite geopolitical headwinds.
insideevs.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
⚡️🌍📈 EVs overtake gas cars in Europe for the first time.
Europeans bought nearly 309,000 EVs last month, compared with 254,449 gasoline vehicles.
#energytransition
Europeans bought nearly 309,000 EVs last month, compared with 254,449 gasoline vehicles.
#energytransition
⚡️🤝🇪🇺 A North Sea “clean energy reservoir” of offshore wind farms and subsea cables could eventually power 143 million homes, under a new pact signed by 10 European countries. #energytransition
UK joins European offshore windfarm plan to create world’s largest ‘clean energy reservoir’
Britain among 10 countries to build 100GW grid in North Sea linking countries through subsea cables
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:08 PM
⚡️🤝🇪🇺 A North Sea “clean energy reservoir” of offshore wind farms and subsea cables could eventually power 143 million homes, under a new pact signed by 10 European countries. #energytransition
🇨🇦 We now have a generational opportunity to learn from the best, write @joannakyriazis.bsky.social and @bentleyallan.bsky.social. New op-ed 👇
#cdnpoli #EV
#cdnpoli #EV
Here’s the truth: Canada can’t build the car market of the future without exposure to China
By both allowing in a small quota of Chinese EVs and promising preferential market access to domestic producers, Canada could achieve competitiveness
www.thestar.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:09 PM
🇨🇦 We now have a generational opportunity to learn from the best, write @joannakyriazis.bsky.social and @bentleyallan.bsky.social. New op-ed 👇
#cdnpoli #EV
#cdnpoli #EV
☀️💰📈 Global investment in the energy transition grew 8% last year, reaching a record $2.3 trillion, according to BloombergNEF.
The biggest draws were electrified transport, renewables, and power grids.
#energytransition #cleantech #greensky
The biggest draws were electrified transport, renewables, and power grids.
#energytransition #cleantech #greensky
Green Tech Investments Hit a Record $2.3 Trillion Last Year
Despite the surge, there are signs the energy transition isn’t gaining the momentum necessary to reach net-zero emissions.
www.bloomberg.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:39 PM
☀️💰📈 Global investment in the energy transition grew 8% last year, reaching a record $2.3 trillion, according to BloombergNEF.
The biggest draws were electrified transport, renewables, and power grids.
#energytransition #cleantech #greensky
The biggest draws were electrified transport, renewables, and power grids.
#energytransition #cleantech #greensky
🇨🇦🇨🇳🔋 In this week's Clean Energy Review: The Chinese EV brands Canadians may soon buy for the first time, Ottawa’s upcoming clean electricity plan, and another abnormally hot year ahead.
#cdnpoli #energytransition #greensky
#cdnpoli #energytransition #greensky
A Canada-China EV?
Plus: Ottawa’s upcoming clean electricity plan, how much a hotter planet costed Canadian homes and businesses last year, and the new ultra-fast EV charging spots now live in B.C.
mailchi.mp
January 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
🇨🇦🇨🇳🔋 In this week's Clean Energy Review: The Chinese EV brands Canadians may soon buy for the first time, Ottawa’s upcoming clean electricity plan, and another abnormally hot year ahead.
#cdnpoli #energytransition #greensky
#cdnpoli #energytransition #greensky
🇪🇺🔌📈 Wind and solar made up 30% of the EU's power mix last year—overtaking the 29% share from fossil fuels, says @ember-energy.org.
#energysky #greensky #energytransition
#energysky #greensky #energytransition
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:19 AM
🇪🇺🔌📈 Wind and solar made up 30% of the EU's power mix last year—overtaking the 29% share from fossil fuels, says @ember-energy.org.
#energysky #greensky #energytransition
#energysky #greensky #energytransition
🇨🇦⚡️ Canada is set to rollout a national clean electricity strategy this year as a "critical" part of the country's climate strategy, @nationalobserver.com reports.
#cdnpoli #energytransition #climateaction
#cdnpoli #energytransition #climateaction
Ottawa plotting a high stakes clean energy strategy
After dismantling many of the climate policies put in place by the previous government, Prime Minister Mark Carney has quietly directed his government to craft a national electricity strategy.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:27 PM
🇨🇦⚡️ Canada is set to rollout a national clean electricity strategy this year as a "critical" part of the country's climate strategy, @nationalobserver.com reports.
#cdnpoli #energytransition #climateaction
#cdnpoli #energytransition #climateaction
🔌☀️🍃🔋 A preliminary analysis from Calgary-based Indigenous Energy Monitor finds that of the 452 power and utilities projects with Indigenous ownership across Canada, 75% are in renewables, 11% are in energy storage, and 7% in transmission lines—only 2% are in fossil fuels.
#energytransition #cdnpoli
#energytransition #cdnpoli
Clean Grid, Renewables Account for 85% of Energy Projects with Indigenous Ownership
Clean grid projects account for nearly 85% of the energy development involving any degree of Indigenous ownership, and Indigenous partners have a stake in nearly one-quarter of the more than 700 renew...
www.theenergymix.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:24 PM
🔌☀️🍃🔋 A preliminary analysis from Calgary-based Indigenous Energy Monitor finds that of the 452 power and utilities projects with Indigenous ownership across Canada, 75% are in renewables, 11% are in energy storage, and 7% in transmission lines—only 2% are in fossil fuels.
#energytransition #cdnpoli
#energytransition #cdnpoli