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Senior Vice President & Head of Sustainability, Diversity & Social Impact at BDC

Check out this research piece from the Canadian Climate Institute / Institut climatique du Canada, showing how Canadian companies are ramping up their contribution to the global energy transition supply chain! According to the CCI, “From critical minerals to electric motors, Canada’s diverse basket of low-carbon exports is outpacing the growth of all other exports.” And it looks like companies of all sizes are benefitting. At BDC, we provide Canadian #SMEs with the financing, investment and advice they need to scale up and meet the growing demands of the energy transition. So this research is really interesting to us and our clients. If you want the Coles Notes, the CCI report found the top 3 low carbon product categories experiencing outstanding export growth in Canada are: 1. Clean transport exports. This group includes electric and hybrid heavy-duty and light-duty vehicles, as well as electric trains and electric forklifts. 2. Clean fuels , which includes alternative fuels and biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel, as well as biomass, which typically includes products like wood pellets. 3. Energy efficiency exports, which includes thermostats, LED bulbs, heat pumps for buildings, and high-efficiency electrical equipment. Read CCI’s report here: https://lnkd.in/gmXwnEZi #energytransition #cleanenergy #greenbuildings #cleanelectricity Shannon Glenn Karen Kastner Chrystal Healy Susan Rohac Zoltan Tompa

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Principal Economist at Canadian Climate Institute; EnviroEconomics Inc.

So we looked at export data from the last 10 years, and conclude that low-carbon exports are taking off… growing at an annual rate that is 2x all other exports. From critical minerals to electric motors, Canada’s diverse basket of low-carbon exports is outpacing the growth of all other exports. Since 2013, Canada’s low-carbon exports have more than doubled in value, growing from $15.8 billion to $38.7 billion last year. That’s nearly twice the growth rate of all other exports combined and shows the potential for future opportunities in a global economy increasingly moving to net zero.

Canada’s low-carbon exports are growing nearly twice as fast as the rest of the economy - 440 Megatonnes: Tracking Canada’s path to net zero

Canada’s low-carbon exports are growing nearly twice as fast as the rest of the economy - 440 Megatonnes: Tracking Canada’s path to net zero

https://440megatonnes.ca

Paul Young

Experience Senior Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting SME seeking P/T or F/T job.

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NR ia big part of exports. Experts would be higher especially with LNG if Trudeau was ousted

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Coro Strandberg

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