This article was published by the National Energy Board of Canada on June 25, 2019. While electric vehicle (EV) sales in Canada have been increasing, range anxiety remains one barrier to further adoption of EVs. Range anxiety is [Read more]
The National Energy Board is looking for public input on how the agency should proceed with regulatory processes for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, which was approved by the Trudeau government last week. Construction cannot [Read more]
A report by the Conference Board of Canada shows how three Canadian provinces, Alberta, Ontario and Nova Scotia, have significantly cut their greenhouse gas emissions by transforming their electricity sectors. In its June 2019 Powering [Read more]
This article was published by the National Energy Board on June 19, 2019. The relationship between a populations’ energy use, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and economic growth can be examined through four factors of what [Read more]
Husky Energy entered guilty pleas on federal and provincial charges in connection with the 2016 Saskatchewan oil spill that forced a number of towns and cities in the province to temporarily find other sources of [Read more]
According to the newest provincial outlook from the Conference Board of Canada, Alberta could be facing a mild recession due to falling investment, pipeline concerns and Canada’s carbon tax. In a press release from the [Read more]
This article was published by the National Energy Board on June 12, 2019. Crude oil is one of Canada’s top five highest valued exports.Footnote1,Footnote2 Between 2013 and 2018, the value of crude oil exports ranged [Read more]
A new joint report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the National Energy Board (NEB) shows that CO2emissions from Canadian buildings could be 80 per cent lower by 2050, with major energy intensity improvements and shifts [Read more]
This article was published by the National Energy Board on June 5, 2019. In the future, electric vehicle adoption presents a key uncertainty for understanding how energy systems will evolve. In 2018 almost 44,000 electric [Read more]
By Simon Dyer This article by the Pembina Institute was published in The Hill Times on June 5, 2019. Any political party serious about governing in Canada and sincere about slowing climate change will put [Read more]
On Thursday, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced the launch of the Climate Action Incentive Fund (CAIF). CAIF funding will be available to small and medium-sized companies in provinces where the federal [Read more]
This article was published by the National Energy Board on May 29, 2019. In 2018, Canada exported 275 thousand barrels per day (Mb/d) of crude oil by marine vessel, or 8 per cent of total [Read more]
This article was published by the National Energy Board on May 8, 2019. In 2018, Canada imported 593 000 barrels per day (Mb/d) of crude oil at a total cost of over C$18 billion. Most crude oil [Read more]
This executive summary was published by the National Energy Board on May 15, 2019 Canada has vast gasoline production and transportation infrastructure that ensures flexible and reliable supply for Canadians. Canada’s gasoline supply chain begins [Read more]
Small modular nuclear reactors have the potential to power remote Canadian mining operations which typically rely on carbon intensive diesel generation. Teck Resources photo. Small modular nuclear reactors could offer significant costs savings compared to [Read more]
According to the Conference Board of Canada’s economic outlook, there will be weakened growth in Central Canada, Manitoba and Alberta. —while Atlantic Canada, B.C. and Saskatchewan will see increases. Reuters photo. According to The Conference [Read more]
On Friday, the National Energy Board delivered its Reconsideration report to the Government of Canada, recommending that the Trans Mountain Expansion Project is in the Canadian public interest and that it should be approved by [Read more]
Canada solar power generation is highly seasonal, particularly in the north as the amount of sunlight hours can be radically different between winter and summer. Getty Images/Bloomberg photo by James MacDonald. Canada solar power generation [Read more]
The National Energy Board is looking for feedback on its Draft Pipeline Financial Resource Requirements Guidelines before the regulations come into effect in July. Trans Mountain photo. Feedback on pipeline financial resource requirements accepted until [Read more]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the Canadian government that it will invest $40 million in BlackBerry QNX, a business unit of BlackBerry Ltd, which develops safe and secure software systems for the next generation of [Read more]
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