We need Own The Podium for clean tech

Backing Canadian clean-tech winners could help make up for lost ground.

Other countries that see the clean-tech sector’s potential are beating Canada to the punch, says Tom Rand. Canada had a decent head start, but is losing ground fast. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane

Opinion

April 27, 2016

TORONTO—Last week’s signing of the Paris climate accord marks the start of a new age, with huge implications for Canada. The fossil fuels that power the global economy today are entering a permanent (if slow) decline. Gone are cozy assumptions of endless growth in oil exports. Winners in the hig...

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