Loss-and-damage agreement could be climate justice game changer—if done right
Canada must use its role on the international stage to ensure equitable and just outcomes for global loss-and-damage funding, such as calling for a grants-based mechanism and not loans that would increase the debt burden of vulnerable countries.
Oil and gas industry’s fancy foot-dragging wins the day, again
While the Conservative leader is busy trying to ‘ruin’ Trudeau’s holiday with procedural hi-jinks aimed at fighting the carbon tax, oil executives and their well-paid lobbyists can take comfort in their well-earned Christmas bonuses.
Environment Policy Briefing
A Youth Climate Corps would put workers and the climate first. Why won’t Trudeau make it happen?
We owe it to young people to do everything in our power to provide real hope and to fight the climate crisis like we want to win.
Without mandatory green procurement standards, the cheap choice will always top the green choice
Commercial and public buildings are among Canada’s most significant greenhouse gas emitters.
Canada needs to up its game on climate finance
Measures for greater transparency and development of a new taxonomy for climate finance made up a small and unambitious section of the Fall Economic Statement.
The Toronto-Quebec City railway corridor project: a green ticket to sustainable travel
We need to develop a transportation service that empowers 15 million Canadians to swap cars for a greener mode of travel, thereby instantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Canada must stay the course on its push to tackle plastic pollution
The Liberal government is considering an appeal of a Federal Court’s Nov. 16 decision which overturned Canada’s ban on single-use plastic.
Canada can get its banks out of fossil fuels before it’s too late, and here’s how
Climate change puts Canada’s financial system at risk. By acting now, the government can send a clear signal to banks and investors about the future of finance in a changing climate.
Let’s cut the red tape and roll out a green carpet for clean-tech solutions in Canada
Ironically, some of the regulations that were meant to protect the environment are now endangering it. This is because some mandatory review processes needlessly add years and millions of dollars to the deployment of new clean technologies.
