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A United Conservative Party of Alberta sign at a podium is shown in front of the Alberta flag.

Grievances in Alberta: how deep, how broad?

: Danielle Smith (left) and Mark Carney stand posing with copies of their memorandum of understanding with Alberta and Canadian flags in the background.

A weak carbon-price floor will not fix Alberta’s emissions market

Two workers in hard hats labour on the framing of a building.

Canada’s nuclear ambitions need fuel security, not just new reactors

A single Canada goose in a green field.

Canada’s nature strategy needs a farmer-led conservation pillar

Pothole in a Montreal's street.

Cities are closer to Canada’s problems than they are to the money

A baseball diamond in the foreground with a chemical plant in the background.

Environmental racism: Canada must move from recognition to repair

A man in navy coveralls with reflective strips leans over a shiny sheet of steel.

A Canada-led clean trade pact would show that middle powers mean business

The span is painted turquoise and is surrounded by a rock wall.

Why Canada’s northern energy infrastructure is failing

Le Québec n’est pas prêt pour la transition énergétique

Remodelling the ivory tower to help solve the climate crisis

Vladimir Putin scratches his chin and looks to the side while he stands at a podium with the flags of both countries hanging behind him.

Could Putin unleash a nuclear weapon?

Bland Ottawa needs a grand vision worthy of a national capital

Canada’s ineffective building energy regulations are the elephant in the warming room

Canada-Indonesia trade deal risks deepening global troubles

A gas plant near Cochrane Alberta is pictured in front of a snow-capped mountain range.

Canada should focus on green, not blue, hydrogen

A beige cluster of industrial buildings sits next to the water’s edge.

Time for Canada to commit to nuclear power

A dozen smiling people wearing orange safety vests and hard hats walk along the new span towards the camera.

Lessons from the U.S. on buying clean construction materials

The Conservatives and carbon pricing

White plumes of steam are released into the sky at the Imperial Oil plant, made up of a cluster of wide, round towers and skinny tanks.

The nuclear option has potential to reduce emissions from industrial heating

Five lanes of traffic on a road with dense stands of trees on both sides.

Slippery and steeper: the path to our 2030 emissions target

An airplane wing frames the scene of Trudeau airport terminal below, with dozens of aircraft parked at the gates of the terminal.

The shocking rise of aviation emissions

Europe, energy security, and a new role for Canada

Retraining workers will be essential for our net-zero goals

Putin’s war on Ukraine dictates new priorities for energy security

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