For media inquiries, contact Andrea Hedley at 604-264-0838 or andrea_hedley@sfu.ca. Renewable Cities earned media coverage includes:
2020
Vancouver Sun – November 4 – Vancouver weighs high cost of climate action — and inaction
CBC – November 3 – Vancouver council to vote this week on a first step toward mobility pricing in downtown core
2019
The Georgia Straight – April 24 – Proposed “Big Moves” on climate could transform Vancouver in ways residents might not have imagined
Tri-City News – February 27 – Housing ‘fire break’ to block wildfires in Coquitlam
Tri-City News – February 22 – Climate change and the city: Dealing with weather realities
2018
CBC Vancouver – December 5 – CBC News at 6 for Tuesday, November 5 (6:40)
CBC’s BC Today – December 5 – B.C. government climate change strategy
Times-Colonist – December 5 – Climate action plan: Province promises tax breaks for consumers, companies
National Observer – November 15 – Canadian electric vehicles poised for a breakout year
Star Metro Vancouver – November 2 – B.C. challenges builders and designers to make energy efficiency more affordable
The Georgia Straight – September 9 – David Suzuki offers quote praising Vancouver mayoral candidate Shauna Sylvester
St. Albert Gazette – March 9 – Climate change and basement suites
2017
Zpryme On The Grid podcast – June 21 – Meaningful Dialogue
Pique – June 15 – The long road to net zero
CityTV – June 2 – Interview with Michael Small, Executive Director, Renewable Cities (2:40)
Business in Vancouver – May 26 – Clearing speed bumps on the rocky road to a low-carbon economy
Citiscope – May 26 – Small towns set big ambitions on renewable energy
Regina Leader-Post – May 24 – Regina councillors return from Vancouver with fresh view of renewable energy options
National Observer – May 19 – Market abandoning fossil fuels, says Adnan Amin
Citiscope – May 19 – At ‘renewable cities’ forum, envisioning a city that produces more energy than it uses
Vancouver Sun – May 18 – SFU Renewable Cities forum tackles task of pushing population to green power
CBC British Columbia – May 18 – Interview with IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin (2:19)
Roundhouse Radio – May 18 – Interview with Steven Nicholas, Vice President of the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC)
CleanTechnica – April 23 – Revolution Returns: CleanTechnica Conferences In Berlin, Wroclaw, Warsaw, & Lodz
CleanTechnica – March 15 – 30 Cities Look To Trump Anti-Science Trump With Huge $10 Billion Electric Vehicle Buy
2016
Policy Options – December 5 – Canada’s clean growth century
Climate of Change – September 20 – “Cities Leading the Way” interview with Keane Gruending, Communications Manager of Renewable Cities
Solar Industry – August 15 – Sierra Club Highlights 10 Cities Committed To 100% Renewable Energy
PV Magazine – August 15 – Sierra Club highlights 100% renewable communities
Woodstock Sentinal Review – July 19 – Oxford participates in Sustainable Cities conference with 15 other communities in San Francisco
National Geographic Voices – February 25 – Unlocking the Hidden Economic Potential of Cities
2015
CleanTechnica – December 27 – Renewable Cities Closing Plenary — Words Of Inspiration & Quick Change
Globe Series– December 10 – Taking it to the Streets: How Cities Will Help Make the Paris Agreement Real
Radio Canada – December 1 – Coup d’oeil sur la délégation de Vancouver à Paris
CleanTechnica – September 25 – Policies Needed For An EV Revolution
Gas2 – September 9 – Inspiring EV Adoption In Canada
CleanTechnica – August 27 – How Cities Can Advance EV Adoption — Palo Alto Example (Exclusive Video)
CleanTechnica– August 27 – Plug’n Drive: Helping To Electrify Canadian Transport (Exclusive Video)
CleanTechnica– August 26 – Electrifying Copenhagen, & Providing A Complete Transport Network (Video)
CleanTechnica – August 24 – Electrifying Transport (Video #1)
CleanTechnica – July 25 – Vancouver’s 100% Renewable Energy Goal (Renewable Cities Video)
CleanTechnica – July 18 – Story Of Solar & Social Inspiration From Brazil (Video)
CleanTechnica – July 13 – 100% Renewable Energy — How To Get There (Video)
CleanTechnica– July 12 – Renewable Cities PechaKucha Opening Event (Videos)
CleanTechnica– July 12 – Stefan Schurig & I Talk The Renewable Energy Revolution (Video)
Nelson Star – June 16 – Is it just me or is it hot in here?
Business in Vancouver– June 1 – Market slowly plugging into the advantages of electric vehicles
Woodstock Sentinel Review – May 28 – County looks at proposal to run solely on renewable energy by 2050
The Squamish Chief – May 27 – Buzzing about Renewable Energy
Business in Vancouver – May 26 – Clinging to the carbon economy is a bad business plan for B.C.
CleanTechnica – May 25 – Renewable Cities Highlights
CleanTechnica – May 24 – The Human Side of Cleantech
Bloomberg BNA – May 20 – Can regions, cities become 100% dependent on renewable energy? Absurd? Not Anymore
The Province – May 20 – Clean, should be B.C’s focus, conference hears
CleanTechnica – May 19 – Vancouver gets an “F” for solar policy
The Tyee – May 18 – The suits are flocking to renewables
The Nelson Daily – May 18 – A change is gonna come
The Georgia Straight – May 17 – 350.org founder Bill McKibben shows how Denmark leads the world in promoting renewable energy
CBC On the Coast – May 15 – Mayor of one of the greenest cities in the world has advice for Vancouver
Joyce Murray – May 14 – MP Joyce Murray speaks on the Renewable Cities Program Forum in Vancouver
Huffington Post – May 14 – Renewables driving the energy transformation
Truth Dig – May 14 – Green City Vancouver offers clean alternative to Tar Sands Boom
News 1130 – May 14 – Experts gather in Vancouver to discuss running cities on renewable
Global BC1 – May 14 – Unfiltered with Jill Krop – Interview with Mark Jacobson
Vancouver Observer – May 14 – Vancouver kicks off Global Renewable Cities Initiative event
Vancouver Sun – May 14 – Effective government policies would ease shift to renewable energy, conference hears
Vancouver 24 Hours – May 13 – Developers need sustainability incentives: expert
CBC Radio Early Edition – May 13 – Discussion on Renewable Cities conference with Rick Cluff
RJ1200 – May 13 – Discussion with Shauna Sylvester on the morning show re: Renewable Cities
CFAX Radio – May 13 – Interview on the Drive with Terry Moore with Shauna Sylvester and Mark Jacobson
Squamish Chief – May 13 – Making Squamish renewable
Global BC1 – May 12 – Shauna Sylvester speaks on Renewable Cities
Vancouver Sun – May 11 – Opinion: 100-per-cent renewable energy a paradigm shift
Cleantechnica – May 11 – Global learning forum: 8 new experts in green bonds, clean energy, & urban sustainability confirmed
News 1130 – May 8 – Cities at the forefront of ‘renewable’ movement converging in Vancouver
Vancouver Sun – May 8 – Opinion: Cities take lead in renewable energy
Georgia Straight – April 29 – Gregor Robertson will tell French National Assembly President about Vancouver’s quest to become Greenest City
Business in Vancouver – April 21 – How cheap gas could hobble quest for greenest-city title
CKNW Jill Bennet Show – April 18 – Discussion with Shauna Sylvester on Vancouver’s 100% RE Goal
The Vancouver Sun – March 26 – Opinion: Vancouver ups the ante on urban sustainability
Cities Today – March 20 – ICLEI partners with new city energy programme