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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

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

A close-up shot of a blue rubber glove holding a metal valve and nozzle.

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

A close-up view of the grill and fan of a heat pump.

A new deal for energy affordability and net-zero emissions

Danielle Smith speaks at a glass podium, speaking notes in one hand, with a stylized image of the Edmonton skyline filling the background.

The Alberta government must release analysis of the harm caused by federal government climate change policies

In a glass-walled room in the factory, a yellow and black robotic arm places a dozen or so small silver cylinders into a large, flat yellow surface with hundreds of holes that hold cylinders. Several dozen cylinders are already sitting in the holes.

What will happen when all those EV batteries reach their end of life?

The value of natural assets must be measured for truly sustainable development

To be a policy optimist, try some rose-coloured realism

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