Finance

Climate-Aligned Finance Act is finally being debated by the Senate – and more than two-thirds of Canadians want the government to ensure that financial institutions invest sustainably

Finance

Canada's pension plan shouldn’t be a cheerleader for Alberta’s oil and gas industry

Patrick DeRochie

OPINION | Rather than playing into politics, CPPIB should acknowledge the climate risks and global market forces that are deterring investors from fossil fuels

Finance

Canada is falling behind in global race to attract sustainable investments: Guilbeault

Shawn McCarthy

Finance minister Chrystia Freeland promises a greater push from Ottawa to align the country’s financial system with action on climate change

Finance

High interest rates threaten to delay the energy transition

Eugene Ellmen

Interest rates are driving up financing costs for capital-intensive clean energy companies, but sustainable investment funds show resilience

Finance

Should we bring in a wealth tax to finance the green transition?

Martin Baloge

Calls for a tax on the richest households in Europe are growing, with citizen-led initiatives putting the issue back on the political agenda

Finance

If we want to compete, Canada needs a green and transition taxonomy ASAP

Anik Islam, Caelan Welch and Geoff McCarney

OPINION | Moving quickly to support capital investments in green and transition activities will help us maintain competitiveness and hit our net-zero targets

Fall 2023 | Finance

Canadian pension funds ignore rapid rise in climate dangers

Eugene Ellmen

New analysis by Shift Action warns of “catastrophic and existential” risks disregarded at major public pensions

Finance

Banks spending trillions to finance causes of climate crisis in Global South: report

Natalie Alcoba

With 20 times more money going to fossil fuel and industrial ag projects than climate solutions “the world’s money is flowing in the wrong direction,” says ActionAid

Finance

What if we slapped carbon taxes on shareholders not consumers?

Jared Starr

Focusing carbon taxes on shareholder income linked to GHG emissions could help pressure companies to lower their emissions

Sustainable Economy Intelligence

The federal government is more than $14 billion behind on climate funding

The Global 100 list: How the world’s most sustainable corporations are driving the green transition