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Jason Dion
@jasondion.bsky.social
Chief Impact Officer at the Clean Economy Fund
Former Senior Research Director with the Canadian Climate Institute
Living on unceded Algonquin territory in Ottawa with 2 kids, 1 wife and 1 (increasingly) senile dog
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If Canada is looking for nation-building projects that improve affordability, enhance reliability, reduce our reliance on the US, and set us up for the future, don’t have to look much further than interprovincial transmission.

By me and Philippe Dunsky:

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/fe4f74c...
Canada needs a nation-building project. It should start with interprovincial power transmission
The future is electric – and Canada should leverage its provinces’ complementary strengths and needs to build an east-to-west network and reach our full energy potential
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Some thoughts from 🇨🇦, watching climate and energy developments in the 🇺🇸 with... interest. But ultimately Trump's energy and climate policy aren't going to change some fundamentals, despite creating some new headwinds. Here's a 🧵.
January 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Here's me + Sachi Gibson in The Hub today explaining why a tech-focused approach to climate action should pursue safe bets *and* wild cards
thehub.ca/2024/12/10/r...
Sachi Gibson and Jason Dion: Why expanding safe bet and wild card technologies is critical to Canadian competitiveness
thehub.ca
December 10, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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New @climateinstitute.bsky.social research out today on the importance of fine-tuning industrial carbon pricing in 🇨🇦 440megatonnes.ca/insight/emis....

Let’s do a little wonk🧵
Modernizing industrial carbon pricing
Current market data and modelling projections highlight the fragility of credit markets, where overly generous performance ...
440megatonnes.ca
December 9, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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Some of the talk this week about what the clean electricity regulations could cost Ontario is missing the mark. Here’s why.🧵
December 5, 2024 at 6:25 PM