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Ryan M. Katz-Rosene

Canada is slowly rolling towards low-carbon transport

Last year, the federal government recognized climate change as an “emergency,” yet one doesn’t get much of a sense of urgency when reviewing the

Opinion | BY RYAN M. KATZ-ROSENE | November 16, 2020

Transport Minister Marc Garneau, pictured May 1, 2019, using the charging station for electric vehicles in the West Block parking lot to mark the coming-into-effect of the Incentive for Zero-Emission Vehicles Program. If the climate emergency is to be addressed within the transport sector, the government will have to redouble its financial commitments to urban transit—there is simply no way around this, writes Ryan Katz-Rosene. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is slowly rolling towards low-carbon transport

Opinion | BY RYAN M. KATZ-ROSENE | November 16, 2020

Last year, the federal government recognized climate change as an “emergency,” yet one doesn’t get much of a sense of urgency when reviewing the

Canada is slowly rolling towards low-carbon transport

Opinion | BY RYAN M. KATZ-ROSENE | November 16, 2020

Last year, the federal government recognized climate change as an “emergency,” yet one doesn’t get much of a sense of urgency when reviewing the

Transport Minister Marc Garneau, pictured May 1, 2019, using the charging station for electric vehicles in the West Block parking lot to mark the coming-into-effect of the Incentive for Zero-Emission Vehicles Program. If the climate emergency is to be addressed within the transport sector, the government will have to redouble its financial commitments to urban transit—there is simply no way around this, writes Ryan Katz-Rosene. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What do we really need from Canada’s green economy?

Since the 1970s there has emerged a vast literature exploring the relationship between economic growth and the environment. Fifty years of research has yielded

Opinion | BY RYAN M. KATZ-ROSENE | March 19, 2018

What do we really need from Canada’s green economy?

Opinion | BY RYAN M. KATZ-ROSENE | March 19, 2018

Since the 1970s there has emerged a vast literature exploring the relationship between economic growth and the environment. Fifty years of research has yielded

What do we really need from Canada’s green economy?

Opinion | BY RYAN M. KATZ-ROSENE | March 19, 2018

Since the 1970s there has emerged a vast literature exploring the relationship between economic growth and the environment. Fifty years of research has yielded

Changes south of the border offer both challenges and opportunities for sustainable agriculture in Canada

A number of obstacles presently stand in the way of efforts to make Canada’s agricultural system more sustainable. A heavy reliance on chemical inputs,

Opinion | BY MARIE-JOSéE MASSICOTTE, RYAN M. KATZ-ROSENE | February 20, 2017

Changes south of the border offer both challenges and opportunities for sustainable agriculture in Canada

Opinion | BY MARIE-JOSéE MASSICOTTE, RYAN M. KATZ-ROSENE | February 20, 2017

A number of obstacles presently stand in the way of efforts to make Canada’s agricultural system more sustainable. A heavy reliance on chemical inputs,

Changes south of the border offer both challenges and opportunities for sustainable agriculture in Canada

Opinion | BY MARIE-JOSéE MASSICOTTE, RYAN M. KATZ-ROSENE | February 20, 2017

A number of obstacles presently stand in the way of efforts to make Canada’s agricultural system more sustainable. A heavy reliance on chemical inputs,