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Jana Elbrecht

@janaelbrecht.bsky.social
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Policy Advisor at Clean Energy Canada Dutch policy wonk working on the energy transition in Canada

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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 04/11/2025
🇨🇦💰“While #Budget2025 has some important signals, there is still work to be done to ensure Canada will reap the broader economic benefits of the energy transition—and that Canadians will stand to benefit," says @racheldoran.bsky.social. #cdnpoli
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Budget 2025 has the right signals on the importance of the clean economy but fails to connect its benefits to everyday Canadians - Clean Energy Canada
OTTAWA — Rachel Doran, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s Budget 2025. “Today’s much-anticipated budget was billed as setti...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 17/07/2025
🇨🇦🔌💰 "If you're switching from baseboard heating or another form of electric heating, there is a huge efficiency saving—heat pumps are two to five times more energy efficient—which also comes with huge money savings, says Clean Energy Canada's @janaelbrecht.bsky.social👇 #bcpoli #rebates #cdnpoli
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How B.C.'s new heat pump rebate program will work
On Tuesday, the B.C. government announced a heat pump rebate program, offering up to $5,000 for renters and condo owners to get a heat pump installed. Jana Elbrecht, senior policy adviser at B.C.-base...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 05/09/2025
🔌🚗 "The EV Availability Standard needn’t be merely a policy designed for the cars of a distant tomorrow when it can be used to improve access to affordable EVs in the near term... (helping ease) the second-biggest household cost Canadians endure," says @joannakyriazis.bsky.social. Full response👇
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Review of EV Availability Standard an opportunity to fix a growing problem: Canada’s uncompetitive EV market - Clean Energy Canada
TORONTO — Clean Energy Canada policy and strategy director Joanna Kyriazis made the following statement in response to the Government of Canada’s decision to pause and review its Electric Vehicle Avai...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 27/05/2025
🍁 More #housing should not, and does not need to, come at the cost of climate: cleaner, often more Canadian building materials can already replace their conventional counterparts at "no or negligible-cost premiums," writes Clean Energy Canada's @janaelbrecht.bsky.social. New op-ed👇 #cdnpoli
nationalobserver.com
Building clean does not need to break the bank
If there’s one thing Canadian politicians agree on, it's that we need more housing. But more housing should not come at the cost of meeting our climate goals.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 03/03/2025
🇨🇦🔌 The good news is, “by now, the energy transition is not driven by ambitious politicians; it’s not driven by climate activists; it’s driven by economics," says Clean Energy Canada's @janaelbrecht.bsky.social. #cdnpoli #climateaction
capitalcurrent.ca
U.S. withdrawal from Paris Agreement may disrupt Canada's climate push, but shouldn't stop it, experts say - Capital Current
The U.S. has exited the Paris Agreement—what does this mean for Canada’s climate goals? Explore the challenges to Canada’s environmental strategies in light of this global shift.
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Jana Elbrecht @janaelbrecht.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Building clean doesn't need to break the bank. See our new research on low-carbon materials and design ⬇️
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Jana Elbrecht @janaelbrecht.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
It's time to bring the clean energy transition home! My colleagues @racheldoran.bsky.social and @trevormelanson.bsky.social explain why household technologies like heat pumps and EV can be the key to climate action in politically uncertain times. www.corporateknights.com/category-cli...
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How the humble household can lead the way in fighting climate change
Households account for 17% of emissions in Canada. With the rapid uptake of clean energy technologies, the unsung hero in the climate fight may be next door.
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Dan Woynillowicz @danwoy.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
@janrosenow.bsky.social neatly unpacks the primary energy fallacy. "the argument that we cannot possibly replace the vast amount of fossil fuel we currently use with clean energy seems compelling at first glance. The good news is that we don’t have to." medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
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Have we been duped by the primary energy fallacy?
Whenever I post something on renewable energy on social media it never takes long for negative comments to arrive in my feed. One type of…
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22/11/2024
Please allow me to re-share my rough sketch of some advanced carbon capture technology
a cartoon with two panels

panel one is a stick figure saying "oh! a fossil fuel!!" standing above a crudely drawn black lump under a brown ground

Panel two is them walking away and saying "I'll just leave it there"

The head of the person is not a drawn circle but the letter O, because the random software I used to draw it did that for unexplained reasons
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