Derek Eaton

Director of Future Economy, Transition Accelerator @CanAccelerator
Strategic and evidence-based thinking and action on competitiveness and economic policy

[CIAC @ChemistryCanada]

Ontario Advanced Manufacturing Council’s Final Report urges actions to close productivity gap in Ontario manufacturing sector. Read more https://t.co/sh3TChBBAL

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

Great to see this Battery Innovation Roadmap released! Shows how Canada can pursue competitiveness in this strategic sector. Congrats to @AccelerateZev @moekabbara @bentleyballan @TravisSouthin @CanAccelerator

[Accelerate - Accélérer @AccelerateZev]

1/7 Canada's Battery Innovation Roadmap is here! 🇨🇦With strategic investments and partnerships, we're preparing to lead the global battery industry by 2035. Dive into the roadmap: 🔋 #BatteryLeadership #Innovation https://t.co/D5SMTUkPaN #BatteryLeadership #Innovation

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

"If you have, like Canada does, a bunch of metal, and the ability to process that metal into cathode, then you’re controlling a piece of the supply chain, and that’s where all the value is" -@bentleyballan in Financial Post on #industrialpolicy

https://t.co/4Ze7davIEL

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

This week's announcement of investments by Honda marks an exciting move forward in Canada's Net-Zero #industrialstrategy. @bentleyballan @moekabbara and I break down why in this new piece

[The Transition Accelerator @CanAccelerator]

Honda’s $15B project in Ontario is more than just another investment in Canada's growing EV sector: It will be the first in Canada to take a full supply chain approach, using the new federal EV supply chain investment tax credit.
Learn why that matters: https://t.co/SmyiIgkDMY

[Bentley Allan @bentleyballan]

Canada's next big battery investment includes not just the EV battery factory, but also cathode and separator. Absolutely great to see some of the upstream value chain in this deal.
https://t.co/f0ttlRm5zE

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

@bentleyballan of @CanAccelerator comments in this @TheEconomist article on how critical projects in the #CriticalMinerals processing supply chain are. Many challenges to getting these right - government support needed in face of market "imperfections" https://t.co/99TjDOZLq0

[The Transition Accelerator @CanAccelerator]

"Transforming our energy systems to net zero is now as much about economic survival and competitiveness as it is about environmental responsibility."
Our VP @moekabbara in today's @TheHillTimes on the economic imperative behind the net-zero transition:

https://t.co/AV71b3AmKK

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

In our brief "Electron, Rocks, and Brains" we also describe this complacency in how we look at our economy and its standing in the world, but we also note how we can change that:
https://t.co/DhfUdS3lzY
@bentleyballan

[mike andrade @miketor63]

Canada is actually moving backwards with solar, wind, battery, 🔋. We are captured by the o&g industry, electrical utilities, and the nuclear industry.
Forget about foreign investment, the cdn companies I am involved with aren't investing here. We are the land that time forgot

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

Helpful, granular insights into the #masstimber sector in BC, especially on #skills, by @SP_Inst - great to have been able to collaborate with these folks as @CanAccelerator works with partners on a roadmap for scaling the sector nationally

[SP Institute @SP_Inst]

New blog by @HemDholakia explores the economic upsides of #MassTimber in #BC and the challenges that government, industry + educational institutions must address to capture this opportunity.

(LINK): https://t.co/aUQmCapKqR

Full reports with @fsc_ccf_en launch next week!

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

It might not be so simple - what happens to AB and SK in the transition could have #macrofinancial implications for the whole Canadian economy, which we discuss in our brief, Electrons, Rocks, and Brains
https://t.co/DhfUdS3lzY @CanAccelerator

[Chris Bataille @bataille_chris]

Personally, IMO this is really a provincial thing: BC & Québec & probably MB & Atlantic Canada are going to be just fine in the global transition, Ontario can hitch its wagon to the US IRA+ if it’s smart, but Alberta & maybe SK are in serious danger of “rustbelting”themselves.

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

This opinion piece by @CanAccelerator colleague @moekabbara underlines that Canada needs to address where future #competitiveness lies in a #futureeconomy based on a transitioning energy system.

[New Economy Canada @neweconomycan]

In the @theHillTimes @MoeKabbara says transforming our energy systems to net zero is as much about economic survival & competitiveness as it is about environmental responsibility,’ a message @CanAccelerator is delivering today on Queen’s Park. #onpoli https://t.co/BsqdEmwm2u

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

Encouraged to see our new report "Electrons, Rocks, and Brains" resonated with at least one parliamentarian in Ottawa! Just what we want to see - a national discussion on these geopolitical issues and economic implications @SenCoyle

[Senator Mary Coyle @SenMaryCoyle]

A recent report from @CanAccelerator indicates that for Canada to be a global power in the energy transition we need a strategic push. I asked @SenMarcGold what Canada is doing to develop an ambitious net zero industrial strategy.
https://t.co/MmX0mYo0Z3

[Ivey Foundation @iveyfoundation]

"Canada’s hopes to be a global power in the low-carbon transition could be dashed unless it develops national strategy based on competitive strengths and aligns its diplomacy, trade and public policy, a new report warns." @the_Jeff_Jones @globeandmail
https://t.co/tQFjfm48Vx

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

#FINA report includes 4 recommendations on #industrialstrategy (14, 15, 16, 24) among others

[In Committee @HoCCommittees]

Report 16 from #FINA entitled Shaping our Economic Future: Canadian Priorities, now available: https://t.co/ghQKfhGoCR #CdnPoli

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

Great synopsis by Jeff Jones in a @globeandmail article of our new @CanAccelerator report, Electrons, Rocks and Brains, on importance of bringing geopolitics into thinking about economic prosperity and resilience @bentleyballan
https://t.co/8c4M18iotJ

[Mitchell Smith @MitchSmithVanc]

#Oil and #gas shaped geopolitics in the last century. Clean #energy will increasingly define it in the 21st century.

@CanAccelerator explores #Canada's unique opportunity to excel in the future economy at home and abroad.

https://t.co/qDDVdq5OdJ

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

@bataille_chris @jeffrissman @EnergyInnovLLC Looks very interesting, Chris - thanks for sharing!

[Derek Eaton @derek_eaton]

Best Valentine ever!

[The Transition Accelerator @CanAccelerator]

You had us at 'net-zero'. ❤️🌎 Let's fall in love with the idea of a prosperous, net-zero future together at Canada's Net Zero Forum. Register your interest at: https://t.co/4T6g9O98dJ

[Brendan Haley @br_haley]

“many Canadians turn to central air conditioners to cool their homes … this is a missed opportunity to switch to heat pumps, which are more energy-efficient and can both heat and cool.”

Story on report I helped write released today

https://t.co/F3JKEmSaoE

[The Transition Accelerator @CanAccelerator]

This webinar is coming up soon, featuring Transition Accelerator CEO Dan Wicklum. Register now so you don't miss out!