Brendan Haley
Policy Director
New data shows need to expand low-income energy efficiency funding to target all fuels
October 19, 2022
With energy costs going up, and low-income Canadians spending more on electricity and natural gas than fuel oil, we need...
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What the new Federal Green Building Strategy could look like (part two)
May 19, 2022
In part one, we examined five high level themes that could help guide Canada’s new federal Green Building Strategy. Part...
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What the new Federal Green Building Strategy could look like (part one)
May 12, 2022
By establishing “net-zero emissions” as the goal of the Green Building Strategy the federal government will need to lead a...
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Canada drops from 10th to 13th in international ranking on energy efficiency
April 6, 2022
The 2022 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard is out. Produced by our colleagues at the American Council for an Energy Efficient...
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What’s in Canada’s Emission Reduction Plan for energy efficiency?
April 1, 2022
The federal government released its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, which lays out actions to guide Canada towards a national goal...
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How to launch a retrofit mission in the next federal budget
January 21, 2022
The federal government has a clear mandate to accelerate GHG reductions and create a net-zero emissions future. To do that,...
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Debunking the Alberta energy war room on energy poverty
January 11, 2022
This blog responds to a Canada Energy Centre brief blaming sustainable energy for energy poverty.
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Federal mandate letters signal changes to building codes, deep retrofits, and electric vehicles
December 17, 2021
The Prime Minister of Canada released the "mandate letters" to federal Ministers. Here are energy efficiency highlights from the letters,...
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No reason for Canada to delay appliance efficiency standards
May 25, 2021
If Canada were to delay appliance energy standards, it would result in higher emissions and higher energy costs. By using...
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Energy efficiency highlights and questions from Budget 2021
April 20, 2021
The federal government released an ambitious budget this week. The signature item is national childcare, a policy that should enable...
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16 ways Canada’s enhanced climate plan advances energy efficiency
December 14, 2020
The federal government released an updated climate plan, aiming to set Canada on a path to achieve net-zero emissions by...
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An energy efficient economic recovery in three steps
May 13, 2020
We can build a more energy efficient economy after the COVID-19 crisis ends. Work can start now — existing programs...
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Energy efficiency programs are “shovel-ready”
May 11, 2020
New benchmarking data shows Canadian jurisdictions could catch up to leading American states in energy efficiency
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How can we work on energy efficiency while physical distancing?
March 27, 2020
COVID-19 is a health crisis that needs to be everyone’s priority right now. Those who work on energy efficiency might...
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