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Nuclear energy would be a clean win for remote and northern communities

Scale-up renewable energy co-operatives to energize the nation

A brick school several stories high has probably close to a hundred panels covering its flat roof. They glisten in the sun. A parking lot surrounds the school, and adjacent to it in the distance is a green field bordered with a small forest and a densely packed suburb of many homes.

Canada needs to accelerate its transition to renewable energy

Say no to a $15-billion slush fund for the oil and gas industry

Public inquiry into foreign interference in elections should target Big Oil

A worker installs solar panels on the roof of a house in Scugog, Ontario.

Governments need to better reflect affordability concerns in climate policies

Why green construction is needed to affordably increase housing supply

Focus on renewables, not nuclear, to fuel Canada’s electric needs

An overhead view of black oil sands.

Foreign-owned oil companies in Canada hold key to climate change

The war on cars

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

With mountains in the distance, and a forest of tight, tall evergreens in the foreground, two excavators dig a section of flat earth next to the blue-green water nearby. A load of earth fills a dump truck. Three tractors sit a small distance away.

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

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

Governments more ambitious than Canadians on electrification

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