Pages tagged "Topic: Energy"
5 ‘Just Transition’ Realities Canadians Cannot Ignore
KEY POINTS • Global context is needed when discussing the transformation of energy systems in Canada • We can support both oil and gas and renewables such as wind, solar and hydro - this isn’t an either-or conversation • Local communities directly affected by the transformati...
DEBATE: On the 'Just Transition' Policy in Canada
The 'just transition' policy is a topic of hot debate right now in Canada. While anti-oil and gas activists say we must begin 'winding down' our world-class energy sector, many more Canadians are taking on a realistic approach to any 'transformation' of our energy systems to ...
Canada's 'Just Transition' Policy Must Recognize Oil & Gas Benefits
Contributed by Estella Petersen The federal government’s ‘Just Transition’ policy specifically targets oil and gas workers at a time when global demand for both commodities is growing. As an oil and gas worker and Indigenous female, I have a few thoughts about this. Some have...
Top 5 Global Energy Supply & Demand Lessons of 2022
Key Points: > Global oil and gas demand is still growing > Secure supply chains are now of paramount importance > The world needs both fossil fuels and renewables to fulfill our energy needs > Unrealistic energy policies harm global progress towards a better future...
COP27 Takeaways: A Pragmatic Viewpoint from Canada
The 27th annual United Nations Climate Conference – a.k.a COP27 – was held in Egypt this year. Among the more than 30,000 delegates, over 100 heads of state were in attendance. And while all the attendees were enjoying the warm weather in the Middle East, here it was cold. Ve...
Once Again, the U.S. Looks Past Keystone XL Pipeline to Less Responsible Oil Producers. Why?
The U.S. granted permission this past Saturday for one of its homegrown oil majors to start producing Venezuelan crude after the Maduro regime ‘agreed’ to hold talks with its political opposition. Just how much trust we can put into Venezuela’s current ruling autocracy to uph...
Canada Could Displace Half of Russian Energy on Global Markets: SURVEY
If Canada put its pedal to the metal, it could displace up to 59% of Russian natural gas exports and up to 46% of its oil sales over the next decade says a new report by SecondStreet.org. The survey comes when Europe – Russia’s largest oil and gas export destination – and oth...
COP27 Staged ‘Walkout’ on Oil Sands Not Conducive to Emission Reductions
Anti-Canadian oil and gas activists were in an uproar last week about their staged walkout on the oil sands delegation at COP27, celebrating as if it were some sensational heroic act to ‘stand up’ to one of the only oil-producing jurisdictions in the world that has committed ...
Canada Already Has a Windfall Tax on Oil & Gas, Let's Have an Informed Conversation.
Canada already has a working "windfall tax" on oil and gas companies. It’s called a scaling royalty system, so let's have an informed discussion about our world-class energy producers. Despite the overwhelming treasure trove of evidence and analyses showing how a windfall tax...
Nuclear Power in Canada: 25 Fun Facts
Did you know that Canada sources about 82 per cent of its electricity supply from non-emitting sources? Around 60 per cent of that power generation is hydroelectric, while nuclear power in Canada generates about 15 per cent. The remaining 7 per cent is made up of other non-hy...