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Why cheap Chinese EVs may cost Canada more in the long run

Canada can lead the world in sovereign, sustainable, responsible AI

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Guardianship governance: representing future generations in decision-making

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Children’s rights: How to make justice truly accessible

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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

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

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

Canada is falling behind when it comes to excessive packaging of grocery products

A man wears a mask as he crosses an intersection. The sky is a haze of pale orange, with low visibility a few blocks away. The street is four lanes, filled with cars, trucks and people crossing at the crosswalk.

The U.K.’s approach to climate governance can instruct Canada’s ambitions

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The gender gap in disaster preparedness

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Supporting Canadian LNG projects is good for the economy and the planet

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How to eat less meat to save the planet (and our own health)

Defining fossil fuel projects by climate impact is critical

Ottawa must think carefully about subsidies for oil and gas emission reductions

Cash-flow modeling shows carbon capture and storage can help meet climate goals

Under hazy skies, opportunities for ground-up climate disaster policy changes

A long view of a gently sloping field covered in small pink blossoms. On the right, a country road with a swath of green grass on either side of it cuts through the crop. The horizon darkens in the distance on a day with a pale blue sky.

Why we need to help farmers plant more cover crops

High in the air on a cloudy day, two men in orange uniforms and hardhats work on the fixtures at the top of a power pole connected to high-tension wires. Each man is standing in a mechanical bucket that’s been raised from a hydro truck. A few stray wires are dangling.

Four conditions for the new Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit

Getting beyond the ‘single story’ to understand opposition to climate change measures

Emergency law needs to change for the climate crisis era

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Energy productivity first. Then focus on production

A worker guides the placement of a huge steel girder suspended by a crane. He is standing on a smaller length of steel high in the sky.

Canada must speed up decarbonization to keep up with the U.S.

Canada’s chemical and fertilizer makers are escaping carbon scrutiny

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