Darius Snieckus

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Why cleaning up Canada’s building industry could be a big win for the economy and climate

Why cleaning up Canada’s building industry could be a big win for the economy and climate

It should be an environmental and economic win-win for Canada. Build net-zero office towers, homes and commercial buildings to help meet the country’s climate action ambitions and supercharge the high-carbon sector’s green transition, generating investment and creating jobs. But miss this chance and Canada could be locked into a planet-heating, fossil fuel-fired built environment for the foreseeable future.

Dwindling demand for Canadian crude will speed the clean energy transition ‘whether Alberta wants it or not’

Dwindling demand for Canadian crude will speed the clean energy transition ‘whether Alberta wants it or not’

Sliding global demand for Canada's oil and gas production between 2025 and 2050 will accelerate the energy transition away from fossil fuels faster than many in government are calculating, said the chair of international think-tank the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC). Adair Turner said a declining market for the country’s fossil fuel exports will potentially strand oilsands assets but at the...