Canada’s wealth, our economic identity, and our financial booms (and busts) have long been tied to the value of natural resources within our borders. We have benefited immeasurably from the natural...
Climate and energy were again high on the agenda at the recent G7 Summit following a record year of investment in clean energy. And with good reason: the member countries are home to 40 per cent of...
In the last year, global economies have bet trillions on the energy transition. The billions of clean energy investments in Canada’s recent budget was spurred by the half a trillion dollars...
Heavy industry represents one of Canada’s biggest sources of carbon. It includes things like steel, mining and forestry and is responsible for over 10 per cent of the country’s emissions....
With its half-a-trillion dollars in clean-energy incentives, the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act threatens to siphon away similar investments from other countries, including Canada. In the face of this...
By the year 2035, automakers will be legally required to sell only zero-emission vehicles in Canada, with interim regulated sales targets of 20 per cent by 2026 and 60 per cent by 2030. A first...
This post originally appeared as an advertisement in the National Post and the Hill Times. As the world rapidly moves towards a net zero economy, Canada has a generational opportunity to position...
Much hullabaloo has been made about the federal government’s clean energy transition plan. Alberta’s premier went so far as to suggest that 2.7 million jobs would be “eliminated” in...
In 2023, some things are impossible to ignore. One is climate change: from floods to heatwaves, it’s clear the climate clock is ticking. Then there’s energy: whether it’s $2...
The economic landscape of the 20th century was defined by one trend over all else: globalization. As companies and consumers sought ever-cheaper products, a new paradigm was born — underpinned by a...
Climate negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP, are over for another year. What can we take away from its 27th iteration? With the backdrop of war in...
When one thinks about carbon emissions, images of spewing smokestacks or tailpipes likely come to mind. But there is a pollution problem hidden in the built environment around us, from the buildings...