Published: Dec 9, 2010

By: Tim Weis, Kristi Anderson

In the absence of provincial laws, municipal governments have the opportunity to spur renewable energy development within their region. The Renewable Energy: FIT for Cities fact sheet, part of the Making Renewable Energy a Priority series, describes how municipalities can implement FITs and gives examples from Europe, the U.S. and Canada.

Publication Type: Briefing Notes, Summaries & Fact Sheets

Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign

Published: Jun 12, 2009

By: Tim Weis

Worldwide, renewable energy had a record year in 2008, attracting over US $120 billion. This document outlines the status of the active Federal incentives for renewable power in Canada and provides a comparison to similar incentives for renewable power development in the United States.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign

Published: Jun 3, 2009

By: Renewable Is Doable Group

This backgrounder, prepared by the Renewable is Doable coalition, documents the changing conditions that are affecting electricity planning in Ontario and creating a favourable environment for the development of a green energy economy. Widely distributed to decision-makers and the media, the backgrounder draws attention to the unique opportunity to invest in green energy procurement and replace the aging Pickering B nuclear station with a portfolio of renewable energy sources, conservation programs, energy efficiency and clean energy technologies.

Publication Type: Briefing Notes, Summaries & Fact Sheets

Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign

Published: Jun 3, 2009

By: Renewable Is Doable Group

Publication Type: Letters & Formal Submissions, Presentations

Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign

Published: Apr 21, 2009

By: Cherise Burda, Tim Weis

Ontario Bill 150, Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 was tabled  at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on February 23, 2009. Read about the BIll and the expert analysis by the Green Energy Act Alliance. Submissions to the Ontario government standing committee have been made over the month of April, 2009.

Publication Type: Letters & Formal Submissions, Presentations

Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign

Published: Mar 5, 2009

By: Alberta Energy Efficiency Alliance

As part of the Alberta Energy Efficiency Alliance (AEEA), the Pembina Institute contributed to the development of a discussion paper on building codes in Alberta. The paper compares Alberta to other leading provinces and includes suggestions from AEEA members on how best to increase energy efficiency considerations within the provincial building code.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign

Published: Nov 12, 2008

By: Cherise Burda, Renewable Is Doable Group

Plugging Ontario Into A Green Future demonstrates that the best opportunity to develop a green energy economy in Ontario is to allow sustainable sources of power to replace ageing nuclear reactors when they are scheduled to shut down beginning in 2013.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign

Published: Nov 12, 2008

By: Renewable Is Doable Group

Plugging Ontario Into A Green Future demonstrates that the best opportunity to develop a green energy economy in Ontario is to allow sustainable sources of power to replace ageing nuclear reactors when they are scheduled to shut down beginning in 2013. This summary features some of the key findings of the report.

Publication Type: Briefing Notes, Summaries & Fact Sheets

Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign

Published: Oct 31, 2008

By: Greenpeace

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign

Published: Sep 10, 2008

By: Renewable Is Doable Group

Publication Type: Letters & Formal Submissions, Presentations

Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign

Published: Jul 31, 2008

By: Renewable Is Doable Group

This report identifies five major flaws in the Ontario Power Authority’s (OPA) planning model and advances alternative green resource portfolios that would meet the terms of the government’s directive at lower financial and environmental cost, and with less risk. The green resource portfolios proposed include a greater emphasis on energy efficiency, renewable energy such as wind and solar power, and Combined Heat and Power. They require no new nuclear resources, and would have lower greenhouse gas emissions than the OPA’s proposed plan.

This document is part of a series of publications submitted to the Ontario Energy Board.

Publication Type: Letters & Formal Submissions, Presentations

Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign