Community Climate Finance

In a feature interview with The Energy Mix, philanthropist Joannah Lawson finds hope in recent gains in the energy transition and regenerative agriculture—and stresses an intergenerational duty to help those solutions succeed and scale up.

Alberta’s energy retrofit industry could generate C$5.8 billion in GDP growth annually and sustain 24,000 jobs while boosting affordability and climate resilience, but is being held back by a lack of coordinated action to secure supply chains and support work force development, the Pembina Institute finds in a new report.

A list of 251 clean energy projects with Indigenous participation, each of them capable of generating at least a megawatt of electricity, now account for more than one-tenth of Canada’s installed generating capacity, concludes a new national survey released by Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE).

Kevin Thomas, CEO of the Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE), digs into what works and what might not in Canada’s new national electricity strategy, and how it could shape future investment decisions.

Speaking at the launch of the US$25-million initiative, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said it would support the government’s aim “to increase renewable energy share in Palestine to about 30% by 2030.” The need for greater energy independence is acute: Palestine currently depends on Israel for 87% of its power...

Indigenous leadership and strong policy support have driven substantial progress in reducing reliance on costly diesel in remote communities over the last decade, yet fossil fuels still supply nearly half of all electricity and more than 80% of heat off-grid, finds new analysis by the Pembina Institute.

The minister responsible for energy and climate change solutions in British Columbia says four new wind farms will strengthen the province's energy sovereignty at a time of rising costs and uncertainty.

Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a long-awaited electricity strategy Thursday that anticipates a dramatic shift in energy use from fuels to electricity, a doubling of electricity supply and demand through 2050, and greater “flexibility” for natural gas power plants.

Maine had more community solar capacity than any other U.S. state in 2025. But a new law enacted in the name of affordability has brought development to a standstill.

As the Carney government prepares to revive federal funding to help Canadians pay for home energy retrofits, experts say the new program needs to be fast, flexible, and flush.