| Canada Needs Clean Energy Tech Action | 31 July 15 |
The world is undergoing an energy transformation. It is the start of a necessary shift away from the fossil fuels we depend upon today for mobility, heat, and other services, and towards clean, safe, renewable, and locally available sources that will meet the majority of our energy needs indefinitely. This clean energy transition won't happen overnight, but it is also closer than many of us believe. In the coming few decades it will unleash profound changes in how citizens live, work, and move. Compared to many European countries and communities, we do not see a great deal of evidence of the energy transition in Canada. "If the global economy were a baseball game, a home run would be heading straight for the clean-energy industry—but Canada hasn't even left the dugout. We've lost out on nearly $9 billion in clean-energy export opportunities in 2013 alone. We need a plan to transition our economy and reap the benefits of the growth and jobs that come with it." Sarah Petrevan, Senior Policy Advisor, Clean Energy Canada
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