As renewable costs drop, fossil-fuel market responds to remain competitive

'As we reduce our demand for fossil fuels in favour for these other technologies, the price of fossil fuels is going to drop,' says Nicholas Rivers from the University of Ottawa.

Conservative MP James Bezan, left, and former Liberal MP Mario Silva pose beside an electric car on display in 2009.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY DENIS CALNAN

August 15, 2016

The International Renewable Energy Agency says renewable-energy costs are about to fall dramatically, which means the benefits are about to skyrocket. However, the group says it is all dependent on the right policy choices being made by governments as fossil fuel markets respond to the emerging ren...

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