A Green Buyers Club
The goods and services purchased by governments make up a significant share of our economies. When governments wield this spending power strategically, it has the potential to drive policy change and...
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Reports
A Clean Bill
Inflation. Extreme weather. The cost of living and climate change are top of mind for Canadians as they grapple with rising prices amid a summer defined by wildfire smoke and heat waves. Fortunately,...
On the Road to Net Zero
B.C. is Canada’s undisputed electric car leader, where one in every five vehicles sold is now electric. There’s just one problem: most transport emissions in the province come from commercial...
A Pivotal Moment
The U.S. recently made the single largest investment in climate and energy in American history in the form of the Inflation Reduction Act, only to be matched by the EU announcing its own...
A Renewables Powerhouse
In 2023, a few 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 gas or higher home...
Money Talks
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...
Canada’s New Economic Engine
Batteries are evolving. No longer just something that needs changing in your TV remote, batteries are fast becoming the engines of the global economy. In a decade’s time, a battery will likely...
Lessons from the United States on “Buying Clean” and recommendations for Canada
Governments around the world are increasingly using public procurement—the systems governments use to make purchasing decisions—as a tool to tackle climate change and support low-carbon jobs....
The True Cost
If one were to pick two top issues on the minds of Canadians in 2022, climate change and the cost of living would surely be obvious contenders. Indeed, “climate change” was ranked the most...
Underneath It All
Canada is an electricity heavyweight. It’s the world’s sixth-largest electricity producer and third-largest electricity exporter. Canada also has a clean electricity grid that is 83%...
A Buy Clean Roadmap for Canada
As Canada plans its post-COVID-19 economic recovery, it should focus on the ways it can create jobs and enhance economic competitiveness while accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy. A Buy...
The New Reality
As jobs in fossil fuels decline amid a shifting global landscape, rapid growth in Canada’s clean energy sector will more than make up the difference. So finds the modelling report, The New...