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CleantechSummer 2025
Cleantech in the crucible

Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada and his administration’s hostility to climate action have forced Canadian cleantech companies into survival mode

FoodSummer 2025
As egg prices soar, African women lead solutions

How East Africa’s women-led poultry co-ops are feeding communities when global markets fail

Energy
Lessons from Spain and Portugal’s massive blackout

In April, all of Spain, Portugal and a sliver of France were plunged into darkness. For Canada, the major European outage offers key takeaways on how to build a stable, fossil-free grid.

Climate
Methane emissions are vastly underreported, but they could be slashed quickly

Satellite data show that global methane emissions are 80% higher than reported. Here’s how to curb them.

Climate
Is there a silver lining for climate under Donald Trump?

OPINION | No one is going to accuse Donald Trump of caring about climate change. But the defeat of his allies around the world could benefit the environmental fight.

2025 Europe 50
Europe is setting the standard for sustainable business – and earning the rewards

Corporate Knights’ inaugural Europe 50 list shows that European companies are still setting the tone for global sustainability efforts

Taxonomy
Sustainable food products and agriculture Tier 2 definitions

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Finance
A new plan to kick-start the energy transition at Canadian companies

Credible energy transition plans are vanishingly rare. Business Future Pathways has a strategy to change that.

Finance
Women corporate leaders urge Canadian regulators to resume work on climate disclosure

The call to action was issued by the network Women Leading on Climate, which noted that the global shift to climate emissions disclosure is happening “with or without Canada”

LNG pipelines leading toward a tanker
Finance
What’s in your ‘transition fund’? Poor transparency puts investors at risk

OPINION | Vague criteria for popular transition funds illustrate why Canada’s financial sector urgently needs a clear and enforceable green taxonomy

Finance
Major German investment fund drops Exxon in pursuit of tougher sustainability standards

A Norwegian pension fund also adopted stricter rules, evidence that European fund managers are taking a different tact to U.S. counterparts on climate initiatives

Energy
Carney wants a pipeline. Building one will be harder than it sounds.

The Liberal government is pushing for a ‘nation-building’ project to expand fossil fuel production, but there are no easy options

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