Canada Net Zero – Action Practice
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Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
B.C. Dramatically Overestimates Old Growth Forest, Faces Climate Impacts Without Better Protection
British Columbia is dramatically overestimating the size of productive old growth forests that have all but vanished across the province, according to an independent ... -
BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryTransit
Declaration for Resilience Urges ‘New Normal’ for Canadian Cities
Canada’s urban planning experts, along with leaders in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, have signed on to the 2020 Declaration for Resilience in ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBitumen BubbleBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasSolar
Alberta’s Green Economy Could Produce 67,200 New Jobs by 2030
The Pembina Institute has tapped into the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of Albertans to produce a job creation plan that could begin decarbonizing the ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingSub-National GovernmentsTransit
Shift to Electric Buses Emerges as ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity’ for Canada
With more than 425,000 electric buses on the roads world-wide, four Canadian manufacturers with customers across the continent, and transit agencies in Vancouver, Edmonton, ... -
Post-Pandemic Land Use Changes Could Cut Emissions in Urban Centres
Canadian urban planners are urging cities to implement land use changes in their post-pandemic recovery plans, arguing that bringing work and shopping closer to ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionLegal & RegulatorySupply Chains & Consumption
Pembina Study Looks to Rein In Skyrocketing e-Commerce Emissions
As e-commerce grows—and accelerates precipitously under COVID-19—freight emissions are likewise surging. A recent report by the Pembina Institute sets out to address the issue ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & DivestmentFinance & Investment
Montpellier: It’s Time to #FireYourFossilBank
After watching the country’s Big Five banks supply nearly half a trillion dollars to the global fossil fuel industry since 2016 despite rapidly accelerating ... -
BuildingsCitiesDemographicsEnergy Access & EquityFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Climate Justice Requires Racial Justice, Expert Panel Says
The roiling traumas of racial injustice, coronavirus, and climate change are a “veritable witch’s brew of community risk,” according to a panel of five ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionTransit
Electrifying GTHA Cars, Trucks, and Buses Would Prevent 731 Premature Deaths, Cut 8 Mt of Emissions Per Year
A shift to electric cars, SUVs, trucks, and buses would prevent 731 premature deaths per year in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Suncor CEO’s ‘Stark Prediction’ Has Off-Carbon Transition Driving Down Oil Demand
The CEO of Suncor Energy is admitting that the transition off carbon could hit crude oil demand as hard as the pandemic did, in ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & Training
Energy Efficiency, Trades Training Could Combat Women’s Job Loss in COVID-19 ‘She-Cession’
With job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic affecting women more seriously than men, it’s time to increase women’s participation in energy efficiency jobs, writes ... -
Four-Day Work Week Could Boost Post-Pandemic Economy
Canadian workplace health experts are urging policy-makers to consider a condensed work week to reduce stress, increase productivity, and boost a post-coronavirus economy. A ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJobs & TrainingOil & GasSub-National Governments
It’s 2030. Here’s How Calgary Transformed Itself into a Cleantech Capital.
The city at the heart of the Alberta oilpatch can transform itself into a cleantech capital by the end of this decade if it ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Squamish District Declares Woodfibre LNG ‘Unwelcome’ Unless It Meets Paris Targets
The Woodfibre LNG liquefied natural gas project should be unwelcome in Squamish, British Columbia unless it can align with the greenhouse gas reduction goals ... -
AustraliaCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5EuropeFinance & InvestmentHydrogenPathways to 1.5SolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
Green Hydrogen Projects Set to Skyrocket, Though Pandemic Could Slow Investors Down
Interest in “green” hydrogen produced from renewable electricity has been skyrocketing over the last several months, with global interest in electrolyser projects—particularly large ones—tripling ...
