⚡️🚛 Electric big rigs can now plug in at a new high-speed charging hub along one of America’s busiest freight routes. #EV

🍁💧⚡️Loblaw has begun testing a Class 8 delivery truck powered by B.C.-made hydrogen. The heavy-duty vehicle—presumably the North American variant—can haul up to 25 tonnes and is fueled with Burnaby-made hydrogen. #bcpoli #cdnpoli

🔌🚗📈 In this week's Clean Energy Review: The good and the bad in Ottawa’s newly released nation-building projects list, the unsaid takeaway from the IEA’s World Energy Outlook, and the latest global EV sales stats (spoiler: still rising). #cdnpoli #EV #energytransition #cleantech

“The clean economy is going to win on the numbers, and I think that’s what you’re hearing (in Carney's) message,” @racheldoran.bsky.social tells @nationalobserver.com👇 #cdnpoli

🇨🇦 "Out of 11 national interest projects announced to date, eight can be categorized as clean economy projects, with five in critical minerals and three in clean energy and transmission. Only two are in fossil fuels," says @racheldoran.bsky.social. Our response to the newly announced list👇 #cdnpoli

⚡️🏡🚗 Despite U.S. pressure, the @iea.org’s World Energy Outlook finds renewables will outpace all other energy sources in the next decade—making the shift from fossil fuels inevitable. #energytransition #climateaction #cdnpoli

🌊🔌 Two new tidal-energy docks planned for Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy could soon be harnessing 12.5 megawatts of clean energy—enough to power thousands of homes. #nspoli #energytransition #climateaction #tidalpower

🇨🇦📈 In this week's Clean Energy Review: Federal budget signals importance of clean economy but with remaining gaps, new climate modelling reveals stark reality of 1.5°C goal, and global renewable additions put the world ahead of the curve. #cdnpoli #budget

🔌❄️🇺🇸 In chilly New England, entire college campuses could soon be heated by thermal energy pulled from the Charles River.

Ontario's removal of climate targets would risk leaving us "rudderless and without a map to the economy of the future," says Clean Energy Canada's @racheldoran.bsky.social. Read our full response to yesterday's Fall Economic Statement👇 #ontario #onpoli #cdnpoli

☀️📈 Renewables—led by solar—are on track for a fourth consecutive year of record growth, according to a new report from Ember.

🇨🇦🔋🚗 In this week's Clean Energy Review: A national task force unveils 30 actions to make Canada’s economy truly competitive, U.S. layoffs show how slowing the #EV transition won’t save auto jobs, and a new national survey invites all heat pump users to share their experiences. #cdnpoli #budget2025

🇨🇦👷⚡️ From pouring more funds into training programs for clean energy jobs to prioritizing clean sources for Canada's electricity system, many of our recommendations are easy to act on today, says One Canadian Clean Economy Task Force Chair @racheldoran.bsky.social. #cdnpoli #budget2025 #cleantech

🇨🇦💰🔌 #Budget2025 holds the line on key policies—namely industrial carbon pricing—but doesn't do enough to connect everyday Canadians with climate action, says Clean Energy Canada's @racheldoran.bsky.social. #cdnpoli #EV

🇨🇦💰“While #Budget2025 has some important signals, there is still work to be done to ensure Canada will reap the broader economic benefits of the energy transition—and that Canadians will stand to benefit," says @racheldoran.bsky.social. #cdnpoli

🇦🇺🔆 Parts of Australia—where over 4 million homes now have rooftop solar—will soon offer three hours of free electricity daily to all households. The new program aims to help grids balance midday peaks while sharing solar's cost-cutting benefits with everyone, including those without panels. #solar

🇨🇦🔋🏡 Canada's first EV battery gigafactory—an LG-Stellantis joint already employing over 1,000 Windsorites—is now expanding to build large grid batteries as well. "This is probably a good pivot for NextStar and Stellantis in the short term,” says Automotive News' Greg Layson. #cdnpoli #onpoli #EV

🇨🇦🔌 Have a heat pump at home? Your experience matters. Take our short 6–14 minute survey to help shape future programs and rebates for Canadians. Learn more or start the survey👇 #heatpumps #cdnpoli

🇨🇦 Clean economy projects—from critical minerals to renewables—score five out of five on the federal government's national interest test, write Rachel Doran, Vittoria Bellissimo, and Peter McArthur in @nationalobserver.com. New op-ed👇 #Budget2025 #cdnpoli

🇨🇦 On the eve of #Budget2025, the One Canadian Clean Economy Task Force has released a 30-point plan to clear barriers and make Canada climate competitive. Read the media release to learn more👇 #cdnpoli

🍁🔌🚗 BC Hydro has released a new toolkit designed to help local municipalities streamline and manage public EV charger installation requests. #bcpoli

🇨🇦🪨🔋 Canada will announce a new G7 alliance to secure "transparent, democratic, and environmentally responsible" critical minerals for member countries, says energy minister Tim Hodgson. #cdnpoli

🔌🚗🏡 P.E.I. has released a new 10-year energy strategy that puts clean electricity and investments in “high impact uses” like EVs and heat pumps at the centre of its transition. #cdnpoli #EV #peipoli #energytransition #climateaction

🚗🔋📈 ICYMI: Uber drivers are proving EVs pay off: over 9% of rides in Canada and the U.S. are now electric, with drivers switching faster than average motorists. #cdnpoli #EV #energytransition

🇨🇦🔋🚗 A Volkswagen-owned EV battery gigafactory—the largest of its kind in Canada—has broken ground in St. Thomas, Ontario, bringing thousands of jobs. "We’re proud to invest in Canada and help lead the future of electric vehicle battery production," says PowerCo CEO Frank Blome. #onpoli #cdnpoli

🇨🇦📉 Canada’s emissions are projected to fall 20–25% below 2005 levels by 2030, driven by major gains in clean electricity—but rising oil and gas emissions are slowing overall progress, according to new research from @polymtl.bsky.social's Trottier Energy Institute. #cdnpoli

In this week's Clean Energy Review: A new report speaks to the rise of the energy smart home, overshooting the 1.5 °C target now “inevitable,” and how geothermal is going mainstream in Toronto. #cdnpoli #onpoli #energytransition

The cost of disaster recovery in Canada will increase $1 billion per year over the next decade, according to the latest PBO report. Very strange that climate change isn’t mentioned despite its critical role accelerating these damages. www.nsnews.com/politics/dis...

⚡📦 A fleet of 50 new custom-built Rivian electric delivery vans could soon hit Vancouver streets. #bcpoli #ev #energytransition

🔋🇨🇦 Northeastern Ontario could soon host North America’s first cobalt sulphate refinery—producing battery-grade cobalt for up to 1 million EVs a year. #onpoli

🔌🇺🇾 "Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels." #energytransition

💰 Uber is rebranding its ‘Green’ program to ‘Electric’ and offering $4,000 grants to drivers in select U.S. states—filling the gap left by the expired federal tax credit. (In Canada, Uber's Zero Emissions incentive still rewards drivers of EVs in select cities.) #uspoli #energytransition #EV

🔌🚗💰 We "absolutely" want the federal government to bring back the EV rebate, says @joannakyriazis.bsky.social. "Uncertainty around the federal EV rebate is a big reason why #EV sales have dropped in Canada in a way that’s out of step with global market trends." #cdnpoli

🍁🔌💸 A sudden reversal by Vancouver’s new city manager threatens the city’s electrification progress—and the companies that invested to support it. This undermines the business cases of everyone involved, says Clean Energy Canada's @evanpivnick.bsky.social. #bcpoli @cityofvancouver.bsky.social

🇨🇦🌋🏙️ One of the biggest homebuilders in North America is joining forces with Diverso Energy to roll out #geothermal heating at scale—saving residents money while helping developers cut emissions by 70% "without breaking a sweat." #onpoli #cdnpoli

🔌📈 EVs—fully electric ones and plug-in hybrids—now make up 2.8% of the passenger car fleet in Canada, up from 2.0% last year, according to new StatsCan data. #cdnpoli #EV

🇬🇧🔌📈 The U.K.'s new national clean energy jobs plan aims to create around 400,000 extra jobs by 2030, roughly doubling domestic employment in the clean energy sector. "As part of the plan, 31 skilled trades will be designated as priorities for recruitment and training." #energytransition #jobs

🇨🇦⚡️ In this week's Clean Energy Review: Clean industry leaders unite to boost Canada’s global competitiveness, Saskatchewan makes progress on its first copper mine in 30 years, and a Montreal startup plans one of the world’s largest carbon-removal plants. #cdnpoli #skpoli #mbpoli

🔌🇨🇦 In case you missed it, the Chevy Bolt—once widely considered Canada's most affordable EV after rebates—is coming back. The 2027 iteration starts at $39,999 MSRP and comes with 410 kilometres of range.

🔌🇨🇦 Saskatchewan-mined copper could soon be making its way into your EV or home. #cdnpoli #skpoli

🇨🇦🤝 Launching today: the One Canadian Economy Task Force—a new coalition of leaders from across Canada’s clean economy, working together to chart a path for unlocking the full potential of Canada’s clean economy. Learn more👇 #cdnpoli

🚗🇨🇦📝 Over 40 senior executives from across Canada’s EV sector are urging the federal government to stay the course on the EV sales mandate—and to bring back consumer purchase incentives. #cdnpoli #EV

☀️🔌📈 “According to long-time climate journalist and activist Bill McKibben, humanity has reached the point where it is installing more than a gigawatt-worth of solar panels every day.” That's enough new solar each day to provide electricity for several hundred thousand homes. #energytransition

🇬🇧⚡️📈 The U.K. is set to welcome its largest-ever solar farm—a 700-megawatt project that could generate enough clean electricity to power 300,000 homes. #solar #energytransition

☀️🔌 In this week's Clean Energy Review: Global renewables surpass coal for the first time, Manitoba charts a path to net zero, and Canadian communities are embracing solar. #cdnpoli #energytransition

⚡️⚡️⚡️ A major new EV fast-charging network is headed to B.C. and Alberta. Each of the 96 new Supernova fast chargers can add up to 100 kilometres of range in just 15 minutes—that’s enough in about 18 minutes to drive the entire Sea-to-Sky Highway from Vancouver to Whistler. #bcpoli #EV #climateaction

☀️🔌 Solar could power more than 1,500 Kitchener homes by 2030 if all three projects are approved. #onpoli #solar

NEW: Most Canadians want an EV mandate and better prices: poll. A new Abacus poll for @cleanenergycanada.org finds 66 per cent of respondents support a version of the federal EV Availability Standard. View all the findings: shorturl.at/i8Poc #EVPolicy #EVMandate #EVAccessibility

🇨🇦🧑‍🔧🚗🔋 NextStar Energy has hired its 1000th employee to work at its newly constructed EV battery plant in Windsor.

🔌☀️📈 While revised down from previous estimates, global renewable energy capacity is still set to more than double by 2030—with solar accounting for 80% of the increase over the next five years, finds a new @iea.org report. #energytransition #solar