📣 NEW REPORT 📣
To meet Canada’s climate goals, the way we heat buildings needs to change.
Our new report Heat Exchange analyzes how to keep building heat reliable and affordable, with a planned switch from gas to electric heat.
#cdnpoli
#CleanEnergy
The
#BCStorm
is shaping up to be the most expensive weather-related disaster in Canadian history. We need to change the way we make decisions on infrastructure to account for a warming climate.
Find out what can be done to protect communities.
Canada's electrical systems need a major upgrade. "Electric federalism" could be just the ticket to a cleaner, more prosperous future. Read today's opinion piece
@globeandmail
by
@ctsragan
,
@rjcsmith
and
@egreenspon
.
🚨NEW RESEARCH🚨 We crunched the numbers to find out what
#HeatPumps
actually cost people across 🇨🇦. The result?
#HeatPumps
are the lowest-cost option for most households, beating out gas heating and air conditioning
#cdnpoli
Launched today: the Canadian Institute for
@ClimateChoices
is working to bring clarity to the transformative challenges and opportunities ahead for Canada as governments at all levels tackle climate change.
⚡NEW REPORT⚡
A big switch from fossil fuels to clean electricity can underpin Canada’s climate progress and future prosperity. Modernizing our electricity systems is key to making energy more reliable and affordable for Canadians.
#BigSwitch
#cdnpoli
NEW RESEARCH: We analyzed the costs of Canada doing a “big switch” from fossil fuels to clean electricity.
The results? Overall, energy costs will decrease for 🇨🇦 households. 🧵
#cdnpoli
New research from 440 Megatonnes shows industrial carbon pricing is the single-biggest driver of reductions between now and 2030—and climate policies in 🇨🇦 are reducing emissions. 🧵👇
#cdnpoli
For Canada, reaching
#NetZero
is achievable and could be advantageous. Strong policy and strategic choices can get us there. Find out more in our detailed scenario report: Canada’s Net Zero Future.
#cdnpoli
Switching to clean electricity will save Canadians money.
Our research shows that Canadians will spend 12% less (on avg) on energy by 2050 than they do today when they switch off fossil fuels to power their homes, vehicles and businesses with clean electricity. Learn more:
NEW REPORT!📄 Canada's infrastructure isn't prepared for climate change. Our roads and buildings must be able to withstand current and future climate and extreme weather, or we risk disruption, lost lives & billions of dollars in damage.
Good climate news: Manitoba Premier
@WabKinew
has asked his cabinet to try to wean Manitoba Hydro off its last gas-fired power plant by 2035 and to create a plan to make the province entirely carbon-neutral by 2050. 🙌
#cdnpoli
#mbpoli
New op-ed from
@NFUcanada
: “The evidence is clear: our carbon levy is not the cause of food price increases . . . in coming years, the biggest risk to food supplies & price stability & affordability is climate change caused by ghg emissions.” 🎯
We're changing our name! Effective today, we are the Canadian Climate Institute. Our new name better reflects our mandate and vision, and more clearly reflects the focus of our work.
#cdnpoli
The latest GHG emissions are out: 🇨🇦’s emissions are down from their peak and the economy is decoupling emissions from growth. Good progress, but decoupling will need to more than double to hit the 2030 target. Read our statement 👇
#cdnpoli
NEW REPORT📄 Climate change isn't just an environmental and economic threat—it's a threat to public health in Canada. Adapting to
#climatechange
will reduce costs and save lives.
#cdnpoli
1/6 NEW REPORT! 🏘️Damage Control examines the macroeconomic costs of
#ClimateChange
, and shows how climate impacts will cost Canada billions, slowing the economy and hitting households hard.
#cdnpoli
#DamageControl
Hear from the authors of 3 new case studies on why Indigenous self-determination & knowledge are integral to designing effective regional, provincial, territorial, & national climate policies. ⬇️
#IndigenousResearch
#NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay
@yourcier
🚨NEW RESEARCH 🚨Our independent assessment shows climate policies in 🇨🇦 are cutting emissions, putting the country within 85-90% of its 2030 target. But stronger action from all orders of government is needed to close the gap. 🧵👇
#cdnpoli
🇨🇦 has updated its estimate of the social cost of carbon emissions—pegging the value to society in 2023 of every tonne of carbon emissions reduced at $261. This aligns with the latest science and estimates used by the U.S. EPA. Why it matters ⬇️
#cdnpoli
NEW ANALYSIS: most Canadian households will spend 12% less on energy in 2050 compared to today after switching from fossil fuels to electricity.
#cdnpoli
#CleanEnergy
How do Canadians like their heat pumps?
@theturner
interviewed 3 families in different provinces to gather their impressions. Discover why they made the switch, how it’s working out, and how much money they’ve saved.
#cdnpoli
NEW REPORT📄! A global low-carbon transition is coming in response to accelerating int’l climate policy. Canada faces a critical choice that will define our economic prospects for generations.
#cndpoli
Alberta’s decision to halt renewable energy approvals is out of step with the rapidly growing demand for clean electricity from businesses, industry and consumers, and the province’s stated desire to reach net zero emissions.
#abpoli
#ableg
#cdnpoli
📣 NEW REPORT! 📣
Due North shows how
#ClimateChange
will devastate Northern infrastructure, threatening lives and livelihoods. Northern infrastructure is uniquely vulnerable—especially now the North is warming 3x faster than the global average.
#cdnpoli
"I don’t think you can have an effective economic plan that is not nested inside a climate plan. To think that you can ignore climate change is just wrong." says
@JonathanWNV
#cdnpoli
#NetZero2023
The federal government’s Clean Electricity Regulations, announced today, will attract investment, make energy more affordable, and fight climate change. Full statement from
@dion_jason
: 🧵
#cdnpoli
#CleanElectricity
Hot off the press! Our new report finds that climate, economic growth and wellbeing are inherently connected—it’s tough to make progress on one without the others. We have designed 11 clean growth indicators to point the way to better integrative policy.
The
#CostsofClimateChange
for Canada are massive and mounting. We have the opportunity to act now to reduce some of our most critical risks. Learn more in our report, Tip of the Iceberg.
#cndpoli
NEW RESEARCH: Canada’s oil sector doesn’t need more public support to compete with the U.S. on subsidies for
#CarbonCapture
, utilization, and storage (CCUS), according to new analysis from the Institute and
@Pembina
.
#cdnpoli
The latest
@440Megatonnes
’ insight analyzes our new early estimate of national emissions. The takeaway: emissions from oil & gas prod & the building sector undercut climate progress in 2022, showing the need for stronger policy in these sectors.
#cdnpoli
Canada is at a critical juncture. Without the new federal clean electricity regulations our grid faces the prospect of becoming dirtier – in stark contrast to the direction our trade partners are heading. New op-ed from
@dion_jason
&
@cleanenergycan
👇
Canada’s electricity systems need to become bigger, cleaner & smarter to power our future prosperity. The barriers aren't technical but political & institutional. "Electric Federalism" is an approach that could deliver an affordable energy future.
#cdnpoli
We're thrilled to announce that, after close to three years as our Vice-President of Research,
@dalebeugin
is now the new
@ClimateInstit
Executive Vice President! Congratulations, Dale. We're so glad to have you in this new role.
#ClimateChange
impacts will damage 🇨🇦’s economy and will hit Canadian households hard. Enacting the right adaptation policy and investments now will help to secure a more stable future. Register to our September 29 webinar to find out more:
#cdnpoli
While other heavy emitting sectors are successfully reducing emissions, emissions from 🇨🇦’s oil and gas sector just keep rising.
A cap on oil and gas emissions is critical to turning rising emissions around, and keeping 🇨🇦’s climate targets in sight .
#cdnpoli
It took less than a decade for South Australia to transition its electricity grid. Wind and solar accounted for 80% of state demand from December 2022 to February 2023.
Our debut report makes 4 recommendations:
1. Broaden climate policy objectives
2. Embrace Canada’s role in global outcomes
3. Expand the scope, scale, and pace of climate policies
4. Seek out integrated solutions that drive multiple benefits
Read it:
ICYMI: Check out our preview of tomorrow's major report.
"For years, we’ve collectively underestimated the costs of climate change inaction and undervalued the benefits of mitigation and adaptation. Inaction, it turns out, is eye-wateringly expensive."
We’re proud to support a reliable and robust net zero electricity grid across Canada by 2035.
Clean electricity is 🇨🇦's greatest investment advantage. Find out why it’s good for businesses—and for Canadians.
On the challenge of getting to
#NetZero
: "We have to do more. We’re not there yet, but we have to keep working at it... We can either prepare for this transition or it will be imposed upon us." says
@s_guilbeault
@environmentca
#cdnpoli
📣 NEW RESEARCH: Net Zero Opportunities: A province-by-province comparison assesses how well individual provinces across Canada are navigating the shift to a low-carbon economy.
#cdnpoli
#NetZero
#EnergyTransition
Canada’s prosperity relies on diversifying our economy to succeed through the global low-carbon transition. Cutting to the Chase on Fossil Fuel Subsidies proposes new assessment criteria for gov resources supporting fossil fuel production and use.
#cdnpoli
Switching from fossil fuels to clean electricity will save Canadians 12% a year on energy costs, on average, by 2050.
Simply put, switching to clean electricity will save Canadians money in the long run.
#cdnpoli
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, US, & EU have all committed to building predominantly clean electricity grids by 2035. If 🇨🇦drags its feet on shifting from burning fossil fuels for electricity, 🇨🇦will lose jobs & investment to other jurisdictions.
Today
@JonathanWNV
launched “Powering Canada Forward,” a federal vision for
#CleanElectricity
in 🇨🇦. The path to a prosperous and affordable future for all requires making 🇨🇦’s electricity systems bigger, cleaner, and smarter.
#cdnpoli
Full reaction:
Register now for our roundtable discussion showcasing
#Indigenous
-led research and policy responding to climate change, featuring the authors of 3 new case studies in our Indigenous Perspectives series.June 15, 10-11:30 am PST
#indigenousResearch
@yourcier
📣
@Climatechoices
is undertaking a project on aligning Canada’s electricity systems with net zero, coming Spring 2022. As part of this work, we’ve commissioned a series of scoping papers on the technical dimensions of the transition.
Today, in honour of National
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
, we're launching our Indigenous Perspectives case studies, profiling Indigenous-led initiatives to address and respond to climate change.
The regulated sales targets for zero emission vehicles announced today will reduce emissions by helping more drivers get behind the wheel of an electric car.
Read
@ClimateInstit
full media statement on today's announcement ⬇️
#cdnpoli
#ZEV
Affordability for Canadians is one of the main objections to the carbon price. But "nearly all households receive more from the rebate than they pay in direct and indirect costs. Repealing the carbon tax could actually leave many Canadians worse off."
Today, our Board of Directors announced that
@rjcsmith
will lead the Institute as President, effective June 14, taking over from founding President
@kbardswick
, who departs after two successful years. Welcome, Rick.
#cdnpoli
#climate
#2030InFocus
Minister
@JonathanWNV
compares transitioning our electricity grid to building the cross-Canada railway:"People should not underestimate the challenge we are facing"
#cdnpoli
Today in
@globeandmail
: 🇨🇦 needs high-quality data on emissions, in as close to real-time as possible, so it's clear when policies are working as designed.
(We're working on it! Look for our 2022 Early Estimate of National Emissions in about 6 months.)
Congratulations to
@fnmpc
on the release of the National Indigenous Electrification Strategy. The report highlights the importance of Indigenous participation and ownership in 🇨🇦’s big switch to
#cleanelectricity
. Read the full report :
"The
@IEA
has reaffirmed, with clarity and authority, the new consensus: a rapid clean energy transition is not only necessary and urgent, but feasible, just, and attractive."
@RockyMtnInst
responds to the latest World Energy Outlook:
@KingsmillBond
Wildfires continue to impact air quality, affecting Canadians’ health. Our new blog estimates that from June 4-8, in Ontario alone, forest fires health costs reached about $1.28 billion. Read more ⬇️
#cdnpoli
Switching to clean energy sources will save people money. The new
@IEA
#NetZeroRoadmap
shows total household energy spending is expected to drop by at least 12% by 2030, thanks to savings from energy efficiency and electrification.
Gas-powered vehicles sales peaked 7 years ago. Since then, EV sales grew at a staggering annual rate of 46 per cent, increasing over eightfold between 2017 and 2023.
Get more details ⬇️
#cdnpoli
Peak gas-powered car sales are already in the rear view mirror in Canada—and the peak year may surprise you. 440 Megatonnes takes a closer look at how and when Canadians started embracing the EV.
#cdnpoli
Thick smoke and unhealthy air in the 🇨🇦 capital today has prompted health advisories and warnings to cancel outdoor activities. Days like this are becoming more common right across the country, as climate change makes wildfires worse.
#cdnpoli
Wildfire smoke cloaks Parliament Hill this morning.
New government numbers show this year Canada could exceed the largest total amount of burned area recorded in a single year
Can Canada depend on negative emissions to get to
#NetZero
—and if so, how much?
@dalebeugin
's blog is a prelude to our major report on Canada's potential net zero pathways, coming Monday.
New
@IEA
Net Zero Roadmap reveals the challenge of limiting climate change to 1.5 C, but also shows the way ahead. The window is closing, but growth in clean energy is propping it open.
Today, we're joining with
@NZAB_Canada
and 20+ leading climate advisory councils around the world, including
@theCCCuk
, to launch the first global network of national climate advisory bodies.
#cdnpoli
#COP26
A new report from
@ppforumca
on potential scenarios for future oil and gas emissions is getting some attention today. But their conclusions aren’t exactly earth-shattering. Our take 🧵
#cdnpoli
🔍 Fact check: Why are power prices in Alberta so high right now? Spoiler alert: It’s not from the federal carbon price or ⬆️ wind and solar capacity. 🧵
#cdnpoli
#abpoli
#ableg
Ahead of President Biden’s visit and the
#budget2023
, our latest research shows how 🇨🇦 can compete in the 🌎 energy transition and unlock billions of investment for clean growth *without* matching the scale of public spending in the U.S. 🧵
#cdnpoli
One-year paid
#internship
opportunity: we're looking for a youth to work with our Engagement and Communications team. Join our virtual workplace from anywhere in Canada and help develop and implement the Institute's youth engagement strategy!
NEW REPORT: Canada's first
#EmissionsReductionPlan
is due by the end of this month. To set Canada up for success, we propose a framework for assessing this and future Emissions Reduction Plans.
To produce our report, Canada's Net Zero Future, we examined more than 60 possible pathways to reach
#NetZero
by 2050. In all of them Canada’s GDP was substantially larger than it is today.
Reducing methane is a no-brainer to curb oil and gas emissions. Read our full statement from
@AnnaKanduth
on 🇨🇦’s draft methane regulations here ⬇️
#cdnpoli
Fact check: yesterday’s op-ed in
@globeandmail
incorrectly claims electric vehicle sales have stalled, & questions using 0-emission vehicle mandates to drive EV ↗️. 🇨🇦 EV sales keep breaking records: the latest data shows +13% of new cars sold nationally were electric👇🧵
#cdnpoli
The latest National Inventory Report is out and shows 🇨🇦 starting to put the brakes on emissions. The 2021 data shows GHGs separating from economic growth—a critical marker on the road to a cleaner economy
#cdnpoli
Today, the federal government announced the final National Adaptation Strategy. As wildfire smoke blankets cities across Canada, a plan to address the biggest climate risks facing the country has never felt more urgent. Read our reaction:
The effects of a more volatile climate haven't yet been priced into markets, which could leave many Canadians under water, both physically and financially.
Watch for our major report on what climate change will do to 🇨🇦's infrastructure, coming Weds.
The climate discussion deserves responsible and complete analysis. The Institute's
@dion_jason
breaks down how today's
@PBO_DPB
report on Clean Fuel Regulations misses the point. ⬇️
#cdnpoli
We’re seeing new climate policy analysis today from
@PBO_DPB
that paints an inaccurate picture. We’ve been here before for federal carbon pricing, as we explain in this thread from last month:
The latest
@IEA
World Energy Outlook is clear: there is no scenario for the energy system with continued, long-term growth of fossil fuels—including natural gas.
@Caroline_Lee2
says we should focus on the long term:
#CleanEnergy
.
#cdnpoli
The start of the 2023 wildfire season in Western Canada is a sobering reminder of how climate change affects our communities, health and businesses. Here’s what the research says 👇
#cdnpoli
“Indigenous people are at the front lines of climate change. They are not only disproportionately affected, but they're at the forefront of climate action.” says
@Mandyingaround
, Grand Chief, Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee
#cdnpoli
#NetZero2023
@AFN_Updatesw
📣Call for Submissions!
We're accepting applications for our 2nd round of Indigenous Perspectives case studies.
We invite interested Indigenous independent researchers, Knowledge Holders, PhD & postdoctoral researchers, & consultants to apply by Jan 5:
🇨🇦’s cap on oil and gas emissions is reasonable and necessary, but should be implemented quickly. The emissions cap is a critical part of a package of policies to ensure 🇨🇦 meets its emissions targets and supports long-term competitiveness. 🧵👇
#cdnpoli
📣 WE ARE HIRING! • NOUS EMBAUCHONS! 📣
We are looking for a bilingual Engagement Specialist!
Are you experienced in stakeholder engagement and government relations, fluent in EN and FR, and passionate about climate policy? We'd like to hear from you.