E N E R G Y  &  E N V I R O N M E N T

Energy drives all economic activity, and no industrial or post-industrial society can do without plentiful, affordable supplies of it. Consumers and businesses need affordable, reliable energy to conduct their day-to-day affairs, and energy production can be a viable industry and driver of economic growth. This is particularly true in a country as vast and as cold as ours.

AIMS research focuses on generating ideas that can help ensure that all Canadians have access to affordable and reliable energy, and examines policy ideas that can help ensure the successful, sustainable development of Atlantic Canada’s energy resources. We focus on a wide range of energy policy issues including those surrounding electricity, oil and gas, tidal power and wind generation.

POLICY PAPERS & OP-ED COMMENTARIES

 

Responsible Conservation Meets Sound Economic Development: Mining and Energy

MEDIA Radio Clip: Responsible Conservation AND Sound Economic Development? Nova Scotia leads the country in preserving natural habitat for future generations with more land in parks and protected areas than any other province or territory. The challenge in finding the balance between responsible conservation and sound economic development could mean ...
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/ / Business investments, Economic Development, Energy, fracking, Policy Papers, Radio Project, Video

Canada needs a frank discussion about resources

by KEN HUGHES As Canadians, let's be honest with each other. After TransCanada announced Thursday that the Energy East Pipeline is dead, we need – now more than ever – to honestly address this fundamental question: How does Canada work? We ...
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/ / Economic Development, Energy, Labour Market, Op-ed

Free Trade Not Always Fair

By JOHN RISLEY (AIMS Chairman) • Atlantic Business Magazine, 21 February 2017 I vividly remember debating, in a very large public forum, the merits of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with America in the run-up to the national election in 1988. My opponent was none other than Frank Stronach, the ...
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/ / Energy, Op-ed

Beyond the Sound and Fury

By JOHN RISLEY (AIMS Chairman) • Atlantic Business Magazine, 14 December 2016 Let’s speculate on the meaning of Donald Trump’s presidential win. I doubt very much that there will be a lurch to the far right. As strong minded as this President might be, he will have to bring his team ...
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/ / Energy, Op-ed

Trouble on the horizon

By JOHN RISLEY (AIMS Chairman) • Atlantic Business Magazine, 24 October 2016 At the time of this writing, the U.S. election results are uncertain. However, whatever the outcome, it is really important we understand our relationship with America is about to change. I say that because trade — free trade ...
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/ / Energy, Op-ed
MEDIA MENTIONS

 

“Time to lift Nova Scotia’s uranium ban”: AIMS President quoted in Chronicle Herald

AIMS President and CEO Marco Navarro-Génie commented in support of lifting Nova Scotia's ban on the development of its uranium resources. He also recommended scrutinizing "the containing mindset that leads us ...
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A promising opportunity for Atlantic Canada

Media Release A promising opportunity for Atlantic Canada: On-shore gas can unlock much needed prosperity Halifax - 10 January 2018: Reports surfaced this week that the Province of Nova Scotia's internal ...
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Atlantic Canada gas opportunities about more than extraction (Sackville Tribune-Post)

From the Sackville Tribune-Post: The report examines the overall regulatory framework, planned infrastructure projects, and emerging natural gas opportunities and technologies. Author Andrew Pickford contends in Gas Opportunities for Atlantic ...
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Media Release: Gas Opportunities for Atlantic Canada

Opportunity is Knocking – Will We Answer? Gas Opportunities in Atlantic Canada About More than Extraction Halifax – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) today released a report on ...
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