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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

A woman holding her phone walks along a gravel rode with shattered trees and debris from homes and vehicles in the background.

The gender gap in disaster preparedness

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

A cow stretches her neck and shows her head, in front of a field of long grass beneath a blue sky. Three clouds form the letters C and O, followed by the number 2.

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

Governments more ambitious than Canadians on electrification

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

The peaked pistachio-green rooftops of the stately old stone government buildings sit in contrast to the taller towers around them. A Canadian flag flies on a mast from the roof of the Confederation Building.

Clarity over Ottawa’s spending power in areas of provincial authority could be coming

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

How to mandate clean heat in our buildings

Emergency law needs to change for the climate crisis era

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