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$850 million in economic growth: Energy Efficiency Alberta releases annual report
The government agency charged with making Alberta more energy efficient has injected $850 million of economic growth into the province since it began in 2017, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 5.7 million tonnes. In its 2018-19 annual report quietly posted...
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CaGBC announces 2019 green building award winners
Green building projects and developers that demonstrated industry leadership were honoured at the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) Leadership Awards Gala Dinner. The 2019 Leadership and Green Building Excellence Awards recognizes individuals who have made...
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Opinion: Energy efficiency makes sense and doesn’t need a carbon tax
You can find thousands of Albertans working in energy efficiency if you look in the right places. They work in industries you might not think of as “green,” like construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, professional and business services and utilities.
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New Canadian Association Builds Energy Efficiency’s Profile, Beginning with the Industry Itself
"With a national think tank positioning energy efficiency as a kind of “all-of-the-above” strategy to deliver lower home energy bills, boost business productivity, and cut pollution, the industry’s newly-minted trade association is embarking on an initial campaign to...
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Data collection and artificial intelligence key topics at MCAC innovation conference
These were just a few of the ideas heard by those who attended the Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) Innovation Conference. About 100 attended the event at the Beanfield Centre at Exhibition Place in Toronto on April 16. Article by Leah Den Hartogh...
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Spotlight on the actors in the Canadian energy efficiency sector – Quebec
Original Article in French. Published on VoirVert.ca on June 20th 2019. Energy Efficiency Canada, a think tank associated with Carleton University in Ottawa, recently launched a campaign to promote energy efficiency and highlight the various players in this sector...
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Efficiency Canada campaign aims to put spotlight on ‘invisible’ energy efficiency sector
"Efficiency Canada has launched a campaign showcasing the growth of the country’s energy efficiency sector. More than 436,000 people across six sectors are employed in the industry, accounting for 51,000 businesses generating $82.6 billion in operating revenues,...
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Efficiency Canada’s comments on the Federal Government Carbon Pricing and Small Business Announcement
Efficiency Canada Executive Director, Corey Diamond, made the following statements in reaction to the federal government announcement on carbon pricing and energy efficiency programs. “Extra support for well-designed small and medium sized business programs will more...
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UCP steps back from scrapping NDP’s Energy Efficiency Alberta; will look at programs ‘with an open mind’
The following article — containing a quote from Efficiency Canada executive director Corey Diamond — was published in the Calgary Herald (print and web), then syndicated to the Edmonton Journal (print and web), Calgary Sun (print and web), Edmonton Sun (print and...
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Energy efficiency sector nearing major breakthrough, MCAC members told
While the sector is the fastest-growing part of the energy industry in Canada, it’s diverse and scattered. But if Canadians adopt the right policies, harness private sector financing and co-ordinate action in pursuit of Canada’s Paris climate action commitments, there could be 188,000 jobs created in the sector each year.
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