The federal government has a clear mandate to accelerate GHG reductions and create a net-zero emissions future. To do that, we need to retrofit almost every building in Canada to be highly energy efficient and to use zero-carbon energy sources.

This blog responds to a Canada Energy Centre brief blaming sustainable energy for energy poverty.

The Prime Minister of Canada released the “mandate letters” to federal Ministers. Here are energy efficiency highlights from the letters, with some added context.

Kelsey here 👋 I am a young professional in the energy efficiency sector. I’ve spent the past six months collecting stories and impressive work by leaders in this sector. I’m sharing my personal journey and inviting you to help create the space I needed when I was a young woman dreaming about my future.

Canada needs a national strategy on reducing energy poverty. The federal government can play a leadership role by expanding the scale and scope of low-income energy efficiency. Here’s what we can learn from national initiatives in other jurisdictions.

A Net-Zero Building Codes Acceleration Fund will further acceleration code adoption and compliance through support for market readiness for net-zero codes in provinces/territories and municipalities. Here’s more.

Canadians can expect Alterations to Existing Buildings (our national retrofit code) in 2030.

In this blog, we look at some of the core considerations for policymakers as they seek to design and implement the building blocks of an effective Minimum Energy Performance Standards.

In this election, all political parties have energy efficiency-related policy commitments and we have compiled platform commitments from the four major national parties