{"id":315,"date":"2011-07-19T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanenergycanada.org\/?p=315"},"modified":"2018-03-04T00:06:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T00:06:53","slug":"canadians-want-low-carbon-energy-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleanenergycanada.org\/canadians-want-low-carbon-energy-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Release: &quot;Canadians Want Low-carbon Energy Leadership&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada needs a plan to ensure the nation doesn\u2019t get left behind in the global race to a clean-energy future.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what a broad selection of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tidescanada.org\/energy\/newenergy\/new-energy-vision-endorsers\/\" target=\"_blank\">more than 150 companies, organizations, and academics<\/a>\u00a0told Tides Canada in endorsing the foundation\u2019s\u00a0<em>A New Energy Vision for Canada<\/em>. The document outlines a vision of a highly energy efficient nation that has largely moved to clean energy sources by about 2050. It also suggests key elements of a national energy strategy that would deliver such a future.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation unveiled the list of endorsers today after presenting the vision and recommendations to Canada\u2019s federal, provincial, and territorial energy ministers at their annual summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe changes sweeping the energy world today have huge implications for Canada and its future prosperity,\u201d said Merran Smith director of Tides Canada\u2019s Energy Initiative. \u201cWith the right decisions and actions today, Canada can emerge in the decades ahead as a clean-energy superpower. The opportunities are real and the race is on, as major nations position themselves to prosper in the coming low carbon global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>A New Energy Vision for Canada<\/em>\u00a0is a bold portrait of an achievable future of a prosperous Canada, with comfortable and efficient homes and livable cities. In this future, almost all vehicles are electrified or powered by liquid renewable fuels. Hundreds of thousands of jobs are created in building this future. Canadians are healthier, and enjoy an enviable reputation as developers and exporters of a wide range of clean-energy and efficiency innovations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe forest products industry recognizes the imperative of a sound plan that would seek to transition Canada to a low carbon economy,\u201d said Avrim Lazar, the president and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada. \u201cOur nation\u2019s abundant biomass resources will play an essential role in our clean-energy future. The issues raised in\u00a0<em>A New Energy Vision for<\/em><em>\u00a0Canada<\/em>\u00a0are integral to the nation\u2019s future economic agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tides Canada collaboratively developed\u00a0<em>A New Energy Vision for Canada<\/em>\u00a0earlier this year, after consulting with more than 100 energy leaders in over a dozen workshops from coast to coast. More than 150 national associations, churches and other faith groups, cleantech and renewable energy firms, health organizations, venture capital companies, local governments, environmental organizations, universities, and others have since signed on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe breadth of this list really underscores how critical energy is to all Canadians \u2013 it touches the life of almost every citizen,\u201d added Smith. \u201cIt\u2019s powerful to see such a broad cross-section of Canadian civil society coming together under one tent to call for real leadership on efficiency and clean energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanenergycanada.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315?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":"Canada needs a plan to ensure the nation doesn\u2019t get left behind in the global race to a clean-energy future. 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