Canada's Economic-Energy Conundrum: EPIC's Contribution to a National Discussion
For five years, the Energy Policy Institute of Canada (EPIC) gathered expertise and research to help the country’s decision leaders formulate a national energy strategy.
Former EPIC president and now IISD chair Dan Gagnier sheds light on those findings, how global markets are shifting and what Canada can do to take the lead in energy transformation.
PDF posted with permission from policymagazine.ca.
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