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Vue panoramique d’un lac pollué par des déchets

From conflict to co-operation: Using mediation to fight the climate crisis 

A lake with rolling hills in the background on a sunny day. The leaves are just starting to change colours on the trees.

Canada’s $650M water plan risks repeating old mistakes

Two men walk in a vast parking lot of bulldozers, excavators, dump trucks and front-end loaders among many other pieces of equipment.

Bulldozer or bystander? Canada’s stakes in the new global economy 

Carney stands at a podium on the tarmac. Behind him is several hundred soldiers in olive-green uniforms, and behind them are two white jets. A row of media and cameras on tripods is facing Carney.

Greening the military: Why defence spending must align with climate action

The water has risen halfway up the basement window in the home, which is surrounded by a stand of trees. Pieces of wood swirl together in the water, which is brown.

Canada has “flood amnesia.” Lessons from the Dutch would help treat it

Three men in a small boat with the houses of a modern subdivision in the background. The water is about halfway up a stop sign and the garage doors.

Drowning in risk, Ottawa must fund a national flood insurance program

Net-zero advisory body needs to sharpen its analysis

Floods, fires and mudslides: The climate-insurance crisis in real estate

Creating a conservative climate change policy

How renewable energy industries can become zero-waste champions

Cost-benefit analysis is the wrong tool for tackling climate change

Canada can meet climate goals by building better infrastructure

Many Albertans still fine with an oil-and-gas future

What COVID-19 teaches us about “the individual versus collective action debate” in climate policy

A critical step in the net-zero energy transition is modelling the future we’re aiming for

The insincere sincerity of climate policy in the 2021 election

Assessing climate sincerity in the Canadian 2021 election

A national infrastructure assessment would help drive more sustainable construction

Canada must develop immigration policy as climate change increases likelihood of mass displacement

Five lessons for managing a just transition from environmentally destructive industries

Bending the emissions curve requires flexibility

Ensuring Paris isn’t the next Copenhagen, Kyoto, or Rio

Ambiguous energy efficiency targets are part of the problem, but there is a clear solution

How Canada intends to achieve its 2030 emissions targets

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