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Children’s rights: How to make justice truly accessible

Person at a laptop handling a stylus while a caption overlaying the image says "buy sell carbon credit."

One simple fix for Canada’s industrial carbon pricing systems

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Carney’s industrial bet: Building Canada’s future while cutting the public service

The metal structure is several storeys high with a metal ladder on one side leading to the top.

What is going on with Alberta’s climate-change strategy?

An aerial view of Jasper, with several sections of the town now gravel pads.

Canada’s economic success is at risk from weak climate adaptation

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 

The Big Nickel is a huge sculpture depicting the five-cent piece. It’s set on two round pillars, all of it made of nickel. Only the bottom half of the “nickel” is visible.

For critical minerals, it’s better to talk about SDGs than ESG

A small river snakes through a lush landscape with several ponds and swales, with a town, agricultural land, and mountains in the background.

Nature-based solutions are critical to dealing with climate change

Four litre-sized clear containers of brown water.

The federal government must tackle water pollution from the oilsands

Budget needs to set an accelerated course for a low-carbon future

Unprecedented challenges for Canada’s mountains are driven by human activity

The rusted openings of dozens of rusting pipes stacked with a blue sky above.

Regulators should remain independent as Canada moves away from fossil fuels

A river rushes past a temporary flood barrier attempting to protect several river-front houses. Standing water visible behind the barrier.

High and dry: The rising tide of flood risks and the insurance dilemma

Federal government must step up transit funding to cut emissions

A length of pipe hovers over snow-covered ground on the Prairie, held up by a strap held by a crane lift.

First Nations need equity to help drive a cleaner Canadian economy

An aerial photo of the town shows the street grid of the commercial and residential areas bordered by an inland waterway on one side and the harbor on the other, with eight jetties dotted with ships and sailing vessels. Some of the waterfront buildings are bright red or blue.

Why the carbon tax often costs more in Atlantic Canada

The man is standing a few feet from his bungalow with water blasting from a hose in his hands. He is aiming the water spray at the roof. The house is surrounded by a dense stand of tall trees on one side. In the distance, smoke fills the air, which has a warm-coloured haze.

Failure to communicate clearly to the public is hurting climate-change action

Cities can speed up climate action by slowing down traffic

A blue electric vehicle with a black cable attached to it.

Shaping the future of Canadian industry with zero-emission vehicles

A beige, stone bungalow is surrounded by brown-ish water that is about five feet high. The basement-level doors and windows are three-quarters under water. Mature trees surround the house.

Government leadership in flood protection is overdue

Two workers, both men, work on lines attached to two power poles. Each man is in his own bucket, the mechanical arm that reaches out from their power trucks. Both men are in orange jackets and white hardhats. A couple of evergreen trees are nearby. It’s a cloudy sky.

The practical approach to Canada’s proposed Clean Electricity Regulations

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Carbon pricing is not to blame for Canada’s affordability challenges

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