44: Common wealth with Corey Diamond

In Episode 44 of First Fuel, Energy Efficiency Council CEO Luke Menzel is joined by Corey Diamond, Executive Director at Efficiency Canada, Canada's national voice for an energy efficient economy. Luke and Corey discuss the drivers for energy efficiency policy in Canada, the Canadian Government's recent, multi-billion dollar investments in energy efficiency across buildings and industry, and how Australia and Canada can work together to unlock their 'common wealth': the untapped energy efficiency resource that exists in both nations. Mentioned in this episode: Efficiency Canada https://www.efficiencycanada.org ACEEE’s International Energy Efficiency Scorecard https://www.aceee.org/portal/national-policy/international-scorecard First Fuel Episode 22: Presidents and policies with Steve Nadel https://anchor.fm/energy-efficiency-council/episodes/22-Presidents-and-policies-with-Steve-Nadel-ek350i Prime Minister Trudeau and Carleton’s Efficiency Canada announce Greener Homes initiative https://charlatan.ca/2021/05/prime-minister-trudeau-and-carletons-efficiency-canada-announce-greener-homes-initiative/ $2 Billion for Commercial Building Retrofits from Canada Infrastructure Bank https://www.efficiencycanada.org/everything-you-need-to-know-about-energy-efficiency-in-todays-canada-infrastructure-bank-cib-announcement/ Overview of Canada’s industry decarbonisation funding measures https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=fe0413df-7c75-4ac2-a0f9-c9c0157083f9 Key topics: Energy efficiency policy in Canada - Pre-pandemic policy settings - Role of carbon pricing in public debate New climate and economic stimulus measures - Residential building upgrades - Commercial building upgrades - Net zero accelerator for industry Comparing Australia and Canada - Policy and performance - Opportunities for collaboration Connect with our guest: Find Efficiency Canada at https://twitter.com/EfficiencyCAN Connect with us: Find Luke at https://twitter.com/lukemenzel Find out more about the Energy Efficiency Council at www.eec.org.au Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/EECouncil Email us at [email protected] To find out how you can listen to an upcoming episode of First Fuel live, visit www.eec.org.au/podcasts