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Budget 2021: Modernizing the List of Clean Technologies to Incentivize Investments

Apr 13, 2021

Budget 2021: Modernizing the List of Clean Technologies to Incentivize Investments

Budget 2021 offers an opportunity to make changes to assist businesses with their adoption of cleantech and move closer to net-zero emissions targets.



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Budget 2021: How would a corporate tax cut for cleantech manufacturers work - and what could it accomplish?

Budget 2021: How would a corporate tax cut for cleantech manufacturers work - and what could it accomplish?

Apr 12, 2021

Canada taking steps to lower its corporate income tax obligations for zero-emissions technology manufacturers could be helpful for attracting investment.

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Guest Blog: The Innovation Imperative

Guest Blog: The Innovation Imperative

Apr 08, 2021

Climate change, environmental sustainability and public health concerns are now the critical lenses through which all potential innovations must be filtered.

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Climate policy decisions need to consider health, nature, and economic benefits

Climate policy decisions need to consider health, nature, and economic benefits

Mar 31, 2021

Climate action can be an effective way of creating healthier communities, a stronger economy, and a more inclusive society in both a green recovery and beyond.

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March 31: Five Things Happening in the Green Economy This Week

March 31: Five Things Happening in the Green Economy This Week

Mar 31, 2021

Mike Moffatt, Senior Director at SPI, explores five things to watch in the green economy.

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Urban nature can help prevent future pandemics (and improve our ability to cope with them)

Urban nature can help prevent future pandemics (and improve our ability to cope with them)

Mar 29, 2021

To help prevent future pandemics and build the health resilience of Canadian communities, nature must be part of the equation.

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A healthy, green recovery means thinking about projects, people, and communities

A healthy, green recovery means thinking about projects, people, and communities

Mar 26, 2021

Advancing health requires considering how recovery spending impacts every Canadian’s ability to be healthy

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Stewart Elgie on BNN Bloomberg: Let's end the political climate wars and build a strong, clean economic future

Stewart Elgie on BNN Bloomberg: Let's end the political climate wars and build a strong, clean economic future

Mar 25, 2021

Smart Prosperity Institute's Executive Chair spoke with BNN Bloomberg for a segment on the SCC carbon pricing decision.

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CBC Radio: Stewart Elgie unpacks the SCC's ruling on federal carbon pricing law

CBC Radio: Stewart Elgie unpacks the SCC's ruling on federal carbon pricing law

Mar 25, 2021

Smart Prosperity Institute's Executive Chair spoke with CBC Radio for a segment about the SCC's decision on the constitutionality of Canada's Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.

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March 17: Five Things Happening in the Green Economy This Week

March 17: Five Things Happening in the Green Economy This Week

Mar 17, 2021

Mike Moffatt, Senior Director at SPI, explores five things to watch in the green economy.

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Canada needs simpler tools for evaluating the health impacts of low-carbon infrastructure

Canada needs simpler tools for evaluating the health impacts of low-carbon infrastructure

Mar 11, 2021

Simplified air quality tools can help a wide range of Canadian stakeholders evaluate the health benefits of GHG-reducing projects

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International Women’s Day: let’s commit to a truly inclusive green recovery

International Women’s Day: let’s commit to a truly inclusive green recovery

Mar 08, 2021

Ensuring gender equality in the environmental and clean technology sector will lead to a more equal transition to net-zero emissions

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Student Researcher Spotlight: Miya Morris and Genevieve Donin

Student Researcher Spotlight: Miya Morris and Genevieve Donin

Mar 05, 2021

Meet the people behind the research

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Clean competitiveness roadmaps - Q&A with Derek Eaton

Clean competitiveness roadmaps - Q&A with Derek Eaton

Mar 04, 2021

Dr. Eaton is SPI’s new Director of Public Policy Research and Outreach. He is leading a new program of work focussed on clean competitiveness roadmaps.

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March 3: Five Things Happening in the Green Economy This Week

March 3: Five Things Happening in the Green Economy This Week

Mar 03, 2021

Mike Moffatt, Senior Director at SPI, explores five things to watch in the green economy.

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A Natural Path to Healthier Canadian Communities: improving health using nature-based solutions

A Natural Path to Healthier Canadian Communities: improving health using nature-based solutions

Feb 25, 2021

Against the backdrop of an ageing population and a changing climate, nature-based solutions can help provide climate resilience and positive health outcomes.

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Circular economy global sector best practices: Construction

Circular economy global sector best practices: Construction

Feb 22, 2021

Given the relatively long lifespan of built infrastructure, and the volume of new builds projected in the coming years, it is crucial for the construction sector to accelerate reducing its environmental footprint.

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Research Funding Opportunity

Research Funding Opportunity

Feb 19, 2021

Achieving a Resilient Recovery and a Low-Carbon Economy amidst Canada’s Changing Climate Policy Context

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Feb 17: Five Things Happening in the Green Economy This Week

Feb 17: Five Things Happening in the Green Economy This Week

Feb 17, 2021

Mike Moffatt, Senior Director at SPI, explores five things to watch in the green economy.

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Guest Blog: Accelerating a 1.5°C Energy Transition: Diffusion of Low-Carbon Innovations to Energy Users

Guest Blog: Accelerating a 1.5°C Energy Transition: Diffusion of Low-Carbon Innovations to Energy Users

Feb 16, 2021

New research can help experts map the current landscape of low-carbon innovations being offered to energy users in their jurisdictions, to inform an accelerated pathway towards system-wide decarbonization.

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How can Canada get the biggest health benefits out of a green recovery?

How can Canada get the biggest health benefits out of a green recovery?

Feb 09, 2021

SPI has taken on analysis of prominent green economic recovery plans discussed in Canada to identify which projects being advanced in a green recovery offer the most promise to support positive health outcomes

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