James Riley | Canada's National Observer: News & Analysis Skip to main content Log in Account Log out Subscribe Donate Opinion Analysis Climate Solutions Special reports Podcasts The Salmon People Race Against Climate Change Newsletters The Weekly Zero Carbon All newsletters Conversations News Team About Search Search James Riley @thejamesriley RSS feed About James Riley James Riley is an experienced digital strategist and entrepreneur. He is currently the CEO and Founder of Lightspark, a Vancouver based company that uses machine learning through a user-friendly, highly engaging digital platform providing fast, measurable carbon and energy reduction and cost savings for communities. 2 Articles What Canada can — and must — do to reach its 2050 carbon targets Now that we know where we want to go on climate change, James Riley says, the real question becomes: How do we get there? Opinion | December 14th 2020 Post-pandemic, we need to look at energy efficiency Investing in energy efficiency post pandemic will deliver robust environmental and economic returns and stimulate job creation in the trades and manufacturing sector while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Canada's Clean Economy Opinion | May 26th 2020 Support award-winning independent journalism with your subscription today Winner Canadian Association of Journalists Data journalism award Human rights reporting award Outstanding investigative journalism Finalist Michener Award Meritorious public service journalism 2019 & 2016 Winner National Newspaper Award Columns (2021) Business reporting (2016) Finalist Canadian Journalism Foundation Award for Climate Solutions Reporting Canada's National Observer Jobs Freelance for Us Masthead Video Advertise Search Help Contact The Trust Project Ethics Terms Privacy Admin Subscribe Newsletter Donate © Observer Media Group 2022 Log in Opinion Analysis Climate Solutions Special reports Podcasts The Salmon People Race Against Climate Change Newsletters The Weekly Zero Carbon All newsletters Conversations News Team About Search Account Log out