The recent collapse of oil markets is good news for those filling up at the local station, but not for oil producers or for the climate. The unravelling of...
The Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) held its annual conference in Ottawa in February. It was the most optimistic gathering in years. In one sense, this was only natural. After...
With the coronavirus pandemic devastating the global economy and pushing world oil prices over a cliff, the federal government has two potential options in dealing with the oil and...
The federal government pledge to plant 2 billion trees over 10 years has garnered considerable attention from Canadians eager to find solutions to the climate crisis. Planting trees is...
Imagine an environment minister meeting with her three deputy ministers to design a policy package to reduce emissions from vehicles. The proposal of one deputy will reduce emissions 10...
At last December’s COP25 climate conference in Madrid, two things were made clear: global greenhouse gas emissions are still increasing, and they need to be reduced rapidly if there...
Over the past few weeks, Canadians have been seized by two crises: the spread of the coronavirus and the blockades set up across the country to protest construction of...
Dying whales, municipal sewage dumping, invasive species, marine conservation, fisheries allocation and petroleum exploration — these are but a few examples of contested and interconnected environmental issues in the...
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson faces the tough task of finding a way to meet Canada’s 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. With few policy mechanisms at his disposal, he...
Climate change is creating a new generation of green technologies on the one hand and on the other it is shrinking investment in fossil fuels due to fears that...
