No room for fossil fuels in Canada’s clean electricity regulations
Canada has an unprecedented opportunity to build an affordable, resilient, zero-emissions electricity system that plays a foundational role in delivering emissions reductions and benefits across sectors and communities.
‘An incremental win’: environmental groups praise Canada’s leadership at COP15, call for action to honour promises
The new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework includes more than 20 targets to be met by 2030, but campaigner Charlotte Dawe says it only includes accountability measures for developing nations.
National Adaptation Strategy provides a road map to prepare for climate change—but success is not a given
Successful execution on the NAS will depend on the federal government’s vigilance in mobilizing action around the 22 adaptation targets and an all-of-society commitment.
Waiting to act on methane is not an option for Canada
Reducing oil and gas methane emissions is among the fastest and cheapest ways to slow the rate of warming.
Advocates at biodiversity conference push back against plan to expedite approvals for critical minerals mines
The federal government’s new critical minerals strategy reflects the urgency borne of geopolitical concerns and the demands of electric vehicle production.
Ignoring Canada’s peatlands is a catastrophe in the making
Canada has one-quarter of the world’s peatlands within its borders, storing more carbon than the Amazon Rainforest.
Guilbeault, Suzuki see Indigenous leadership role in biodiversity protection at COP15
Environmentalist David Suzuki is proposing a ‘global guardians program’ supporting Indigenous people to combine traditional elder knowledge with youth conservation training.
Indigenous leadership is climate leadership
At COP15 and beyond, we must take the lessons we’ve learned from our history to push for the most ambitious global biodiversity agreement that will centre the critical role of Indigenous Peoples.
Are corruption and global warming two sides of the same coin?
The international community has to reflect on whether, as a condition of supporting the newly created ‘climate funds’ proposed at COP27, donor and recipient governments should be required to become members of the new International Anti-Corruption Court.
Environment Policy Briefing
