{"id":19139,"date":"2026-02-04T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanenergycanada.org\/?p=19139"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:39:02","slug":"climate-activism-may-be-waning-but-the-age-of-clean-technology-adoption-is-just-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleanenergycanada.org\/climate-activism-may-be-waning-but-the-age-of-clean-technology-adoption-is-just-getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate activism may be waning, but the age of clean technology adoption is just getting started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite having worked in the climate space for a decade, I will be the first to admit that I\u2019m not really one for protests. And yet I even showed up that day in 2019, alongside 100,000 of my fellow Vancouverites, as we took to the streets and called on global governments, including our own, to take real action on climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a pretty mainstream affair as far as protests went. Signs ranged from \u201cThere is no Planet B\u201d to concerns over fast fashion, parents brought their kids and even the cops seemed to be having a pleasant afternoon. Good, I thought at the time. Climate action needs to be mainstream action if politicians are to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Keep reading this in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalobserver.com\/2026\/02\/04\/opinion\/climate-activism-cleantech-adoption\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada&#8217;s National Observer.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanenergycanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19139?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print this article<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Despite having worked in the climate space for a decade, I will be the first to admit that I\u2019m not really one for protests. 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