More Bang For Our Buck
Canada’s increasing reliance on the oil sands is not the best strategy for the economy or our environment. This report shows if the $1.3 billion in government subsidies, now given to the oil and gas sector, were instead invested in renewable energy and energy efficiency, Canada would create more jobs: 18,000 more. We also discuss […]
Building Ontario’s Green Economy: A Road Map
Ontario is a North American green economy leader, yet there is still much more to be done if we are to truly pursue a resource efficient, socially inclusive, low carbon economy. In this report, we lay out a series of recommendations which, if acted upon, would create thousands of jobs and spur economic growth while […]
Cap and Trade Design Principles For Canada
This report outlines 6 recommendations for Cap and Trade legislation for Canada. It must: protect our environment; cover as many emitting activities as possible, promote the creation and retention of good green Canadian jobs; reduce global emissions rather than shift carbon-emitting industries to countries with weaker standards; regulate pollution from the oil sands; and direct […]
Falling Behind: Canada’s Lost Clean Energy Jobs
The report looks at support for renewable energy, greener transportation and energy efficiency. Key findings of the include: Canadians have missed out on approximately 66,000 jobs because the federal government has failed to match the U.S. in renewable energy investments. Canada’s clean energy investment gap is $11.5 billion – if Canada matched the U.S. on […]
You are here Home Building the Green Economy: Employment Effects of Green Energy Investments in Ontario
This study shows that Ontario could create up to 90,000 jobs through investments in green energy and grid upgrades, if they adopt a more ambitious plan than the current Green Energy Act. Conducted by an expert in the economics of building a clean-energy economy and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University […]
