The role of certainty as we build a clean energy future and energy resources in our Canadian economy and craft a response to the threat of climate change. [...] It could development of renewable and green energy, promote include production, distribution and con- conservation and efficiency, accelerate research and sumption, as well as provide a framework for development, and provide for secure and reliable renewable and clean energy. [...] Canadian local governments The premiers present for the April 2013 are already turning to a range of bylaws, announcement say they are working with regulations, and financial instruments to provincial and territorial energy ministers to deliver low-carbon energy services, in turn tell the Council of the Federation how to move saving money while improving health and forward on a shared energy polic [...] And energy Nelson Hydro poverty — when households spend over 10 per cent of The City of Nelson owns and income on energy costs — is of concern to a growing operates its own hydroelectric utility, number of Canadians.12 supplying energy and managing Globally, many countries are already in the process Dependence on energy transmission infrastructure of planned transitions to more sustainable, locall [...] Alternative, renew- vulnerability to the cyclical ups and downs of able and low-carbon energy production is rapidly global commodities markets, and reduce the growing.22 This is a global transformation, and incidence of hardship in our communities.