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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

Which provinces are meeting their climate targets?

Defence strategy is proof a carbon tax can spur energy sector innovation

Canada can lead on net-zero transition for heavy industry

Canadian law schools must do their part to help combat climate change

Canada has a moral obligation to accept climate migrants

Les instituts polytechniques et un Canada carboneutre

Mobilizing the hidden army of first responders

On energy and climate, we’re actually not so polarized

What’s next after a failed COP 25?

Why carbon pricing remains the smartest policy tool

National compromise on carbon pricing is within reach

Which party’s imperfect climate plan strikes the best balance?

Assessment law is still too vague to achieve lasting green goals

We’re failing edge-of-range endangered species

Why election coverage neglects climate change

Emissions will rise under Conservative climate plan

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