Canada won’t have an economic recovery without an action plan that addresses the impacts of the pandemic on millenials and Gen Z
What gets funded gets done, and Ottawa’s climate plan falls 80% short of what’s required
In many communities along all three coasts, without fish to catch there can be no long-term recovery
To maximize impact, it’s critical that government and business leaders combine public and private financial efforts
Although the speech was short on details, fiscal tools at Ottawa’s disposal to make that economy a reality.
Building back to business-as-usual will reignite GHGs and represent a tragic missed opportunity.
EU offers prototype for attaching green strings to recovery plans while driving a unity of purpose that Canada has yet to achieve.
Green New Bill campaign encourages feds to invest in green recovery ahead of throne speech.
EU invents new ways to pay for fast-tracked green deal
Open letter from youth groups calls on feds to build back better by investing in training for young people
The steep drop in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could make 2019 the peak year for GHGs, but only if governments around
One of the things we have seen over the last few months is we do have the capability to come together and do really challenging
Three months into the COVID-19 crisis, it’s become clear that this pandemic, like climate change, disproportionately impacts communities of colour. Data released by the U.S.
With its reliance on heavy industry and its financing of coal-fired power, South Korea is an unlikely poster child for the low-carbon economy, but the
The COVID-19 pandemic represents an opportunity to “reposition” the Canadian economy to take full advantage of the low-carbon transition, the new chair of the Canada
Watch our one-hour finale of our Green Recovery series, “Building Back Better with a Green Recovery: Moving Forward Together.” Welcome from The Right Hon. Navdeep
For all the pain and suffering COVID-19 has inflicted and will inflict before it subsides, it has also created a historic opportunity to pivot toward
As Canada ties economic stimulus strategies for corporations to its 2050 climate goals, both government and business have an opportunity to invest in a First
Supercharged by the influx of petroleum revenues, royalties and associated taxes, the future seemed limitless. Then we hit a state of crisis. A lack of
The oil sands sector will have to embrace new technology and new products if it is going to prosper as the world transitions to a
Watch episode 6 from our Green Recovery roundtable series on Corporate Knights TV on Building Back Better with an Energy Innovation Fund. Welcome from The Hon. Seamus O’Regan,
It was almost 50 years ago that Alberta decided to invest in the innovative technologies that would transform the oil sands into an economically viable
We all share a lived experience now of what happens when we listen to the science and act quickly. COVID-19 is not the only curve
Canada could reap sizeable economic and environmental gains by supporting better carbon management in our forests and on our farms, which are often treated as
The history of Canada and its people is largely written in the history of its agricultural and forestry ecosystems, and the “pandemic pause” provides
The COVID crisis and the climate crisis have a lot in common. Both are mortal threats to humanity, but the coronavirus has the urgency of
Breakdowns, it is said, can lead to breakthroughs. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, made worse by an oil price war, global governments have quite
Smaller manufacturers could boost recycling and lower GHGs if government delivers recycled content requirements
Watch episode 4 from our Green Recovery roundtable series on Corporate Knights TV on Building Back Better by Greening Industry. Discussion hosted by Diana Fox Carney, economist and
The global pandemic has heightened our awareness of the vulnerability of international supply chains to interruptions and reminded us of the value of making, growing
