Efficiency Canada’s submission to the Government of Canada
The multiple benefits of energy efficiency can help Canada manage both demand and supply shocks from COVID-19 while improving the operation of our buildings to reduce virus transmission.
Canada sets three percent target for energy efficiency improvement, experts recommend a $27.3 billion investment in building retrofits to start
Canadian Minister of Natural Resources, the Honorable Seamus O’Regan, announced today that Canada will join The Three Percent Club, a collaboration of governments and supporting organizations that commit to working together to put the world on a path to three percent annual energy efficiency improvement.
Canada’s economic recovery could be a boon for women in the energy efficiency sector, if we play our cards right
We must make energy efficiency workplaces inclusive, create opportunities, and expand the promotion of women in energy efficiency, so that others can see role-models, encouraging more women to join.
Energy efficiency as a job creation powerhouse
Energy efficiency is a job creation powerhouse: it employs 436,000 workers in Canada, more than the oil and gas extraction or telecommunications sectors.
Less is More
Read how Canada can boost GDP, create jobs and meet its international climate change commitments. Authored by Corey Diamond and Merran Smith.