{"id":3329,"date":"2021-06-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/?p=3329"},"modified":"2021-07-12T19:13:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T23:13:26","slug":"michael-bernstein-canada-can-win-the-cleantech-sweepstakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2021-06-09\/michael-bernstein-canada-can-win-the-cleantech-sweepstakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bernstein: Canada can win the cleantech sweepstakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Hub launched with a core mission of getting Canadians thinking about the future. We\u2019ve been stuck in the doldrums, pessimistic and polarized, for too long. To lay out a roadmap for the next 30 years of Canadian life, we asked our contributors to pinpoint the most consequential issue, idea or technology for the country in 2050. This series of essays by leading thinkers will illuminate Canada\u2019s next frontier.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Of the many modern miracles that humanity has leveraged to build our civilization, fossil fuels surely rank near the top of the list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fossil fuels have been the backbone of industrialized society, providing us with cheap, reliable energy that has helped us achieve an unprecedented level of prosperity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And yet, our dependence on burning hydrocarbons to generate energy has come with some unwanted side effects. We\u2019ve raised the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth\u2019s atmosphere to the highest level seen in 3.6 million years, and increased the average surface temperature of the Earth by about 1.2 \u00b0C, relative to pre-industrial levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n MORE SIGNAL. LESS NOISE. THE HUB NEWSLETTER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n