Ahead of the release of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s climate competitiveness strategy, his energy minister offered some hints of what will be included when it's introduced in Tuesday’s budget.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson spoke Wednesday ahead of meetings with officials and fellow G7 environment and energy ministers.

Stakeholders in the environment and clean tech space had expected Ottawa to release the strategy ahead of the two-day G7 meeting, which officially begins Thursday in Toronto.

But without mentioning the climate strategy specifically, Hodgson spoke about three levers guiding the government's work.

One involves "tactically using" public funding and tax credits to lessen risk and spur investment in "first-of-a-kind projects," Hodgson said.

The goal, the m

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