Environment Policy Briefing
Canada must stay the course on its push to tackle plastic pollution
The Liberal government is considering an appeal of a Federal Court’s Nov. 16 decision which overturned Canada’s ban on single-use plastic.
Canada can get its banks out of fossil fuels before it’s too late, and here’s how
Climate change puts Canada’s financial system at risk. By acting now, the government can send a clear signal to banks and investors about the future of finance in a changing climate.
Let’s cut the red tape and roll out a green carpet for clean-tech solutions in Canada
Ironically, some of the regulations that were meant to protect the environment are now endangering it. This is because some mandatory review processes needlessly add years and millions of dollars to the deployment of new clean technologies.
Canada needs to step up to deliver
Sustained leadership, and a spirit of innovation and partnership today, can help forge the models of Crown-Indigenous relations that can carry Indigenous communities, sustainable natural resource management, healthy ecosystems, and vibrant local economies into the future.
Guilbeault ‘can’t do it on his own’: progress on greenhouse emissions reductions should not rest solely with minister, say environment experts, advocates
Canada is set to miss its target to reduce carbon emissions by at least 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, according to the latest report from the office of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development.
Adopting clean technology is a skills issue
Among the solutions like renewables and tax levers, Canada should be all-in on clean technology adoption which offers immediate-term benefits critical to achieving climate wins.
Health-care sector needs to reduce environmental harm as it heals
Environmental pollution caused by the health sector can lead to a chain reaction of public health consequences.
Rapid and clear interventions needed in the financial sector if we are to move the needle on emissions reduction
Canada needs credible and consistent policy to provide clarity and guidance to the financial sector for the biggest economic transformation we have seen since the industrial revolution.
A Youth Climate Corps would put workers and the climate first. Why won’t Trudeau make it happen?
We owe it to young people to do everything in our power to provide real hope and to fight the climate crisis like we want to win.
