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August 28, 2017

By Scott McFatridge

August 10, 2017

Guest Post By Andrew Kadykalo

August 8, 2017

By Scott McFatridge

The Food-Environment-Health Interface

Ask the person next to you to name an important economic sector where human health, the environment and the economy are closely linked, and there’s a good chance they’ll respond with food production. Canadians produce a lot of food (for our own use and for export) and we both rely on and impact nature in doing so.

Smart Prosperity Institute welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on Bill 139 - (Schedule 4) – the proposed Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017: Amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act.

July 27, 2017

By Mercedes Marcano

Last week the California Legislature passed a proposal to extend the state’s cap-and-trade regime – California’s landmark program to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Effective since 2012, this program is one of the world’s largest carbon markets and a key variable in Canadian climate policy thanks to its 2014 linkage with Quebec’s program and probable linkage with Ontario next year.

There is now a large body of real world experience to guide the development of environmental policies such as carbon pricing regimes, with an increasing number of studies showing how to design policies so that they support both environmental outcomes, economic realities and incent clean innovation in the process.

As part of our submission to the Green Growth Knowledge Platform’s (GGKP) 5th Annual Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure, the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) has prepared a report on the emerging strategy to manage natural assets, such as woodlands, wetlands, and creeks in urban areas, as part of a sustainable infrastructure strategy.

June 21, 2017

By Michelle Brownlee

Imagine it’s the year 2030 (and beyond). Canada is very different – yet still instantly recognizable. Our cities and towns are vibrant and green, with clean air, and great quality of life. Our electricity comes from almost exclusively renewable sources, stored in batteries when not needed and brought to us through a highly-integrated grid that communicates with our appliances and homes in order to optimize our energy use.

June 4, 2017

June 15, 2017

By Heather Semotiuk

Insights from Blue Cities 2017 Conference

Canadian municipalities are exploring exciting new ways to provide water and stormwater services to their communities. At Blue Cities 2017, we heard from the municipalities who are adapting within a changing industry by providing their citizens with increased value from efficient, sustainable services. Below we list the top 5 examples:

Skilling up for decent green jobs

Student Blog: Ecosystems and productivity--A different way to look at the birds and the bees

Why the agrifood sector is ripe for natural capital analysis

Submission to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry on the Conservation Authorities Act

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Sustainable Prosperity's Submission to the Conservation Authorities' Act Discussion Paper

Smart Prosperity Institute welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on Bill 139 - (Schedule 4) – the proposed Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017: Amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act.

California’s Cap and Trade course correction--and what it means for Ontario and Quebec

Submission to Environment and Climate Change Canada on the Technical Paper for a Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop

Submission to the 5th Green Growth Knowledge Platform Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure

Getting to 2030 and beyond: Canada's low carbon policy research agenda

Toward Canada’s Climate Goals: The policy research agenda for getting to 2030 and beyond

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Getting to 2030 and beyond: Canada's low carbon policy research agenda

5 Key Trends in Sustainable Water and Stormwater Management