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What is Needed to Build a Successful Green New Deal in Canada

May 13, 2019

What is Needed to Build a Successful Green New Deal in Canada

A successful GND movement across Canada will need to attract good ideas from across the political spectrum, acknowledge ambitious political action from wherever it emerges, push for further momentum on top of these wins and hold politicians accountable for inaction.


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The Time is Right for New Thinking on Nature Conservation

The Time is Right for New Thinking on Nature Conservation

Apr 18, 2019

We have before us an opportune moment to reflect on new approaches to conservation in Canada.

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Ontario Budget: Light on ambition, light on details

Ontario Budget: Light on ambition, light on details

Apr 11, 2019

This budget is light on details, and it is also light on ambition for meeting the environmental challenges we face and seizing the opportunities that a clean economy provides.

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Tax Incentives for Clean Growth: Balancing sticks with carrots

Tax Incentives for Clean Growth: Balancing sticks with carrots

Apr 09, 2019

Canada has enormous potential to be a global leader in the clean economy. Targeted tax incentives can be the carrots that help address existing barriers and jump-start Canada’s clean innovation ecosystem to drive clean growth.

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Canada in a Changing Climate

Canada in a Changing Climate

Apr 02, 2019

Today’s release of Canada’s Changing Climate Report answers the questions: How has Canada’s climate changed to date? …Why?... And what changes are projected in the future?

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Guest Blog: Do Carbon Taxes Kill Jobs? New Evidence of “Job Shifting”

Guest Blog: Do Carbon Taxes Kill Jobs? New Evidence of “Job Shifting”

Mar 26, 2019

How do carbon taxes impact jobs? A recent Smart Prosperity Institute Clean Economy Working Paper explores the impact of BC’s carbon tax on employment.

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Quick Take from the Lock-Up at Budget 2019

Quick Take from the Lock-Up at Budget 2019

Mar 19, 2019

While Budget 2019 will likely be remembered as a “Skills Budget” or “Pharmacare Budget”, there are a number of new initiatives promoting clean economic growth.

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The Trouble With Non-Electric Vehicles: Winter

The Trouble With Non-Electric Vehicles: Winter

Mar 05, 2019

Almost every Canadian has experienced the perils of vehicle ownership in subzero winter weather. Besides shoveling snow and scraping ice, winter-related mechanical issues include frozen fuel-lines, or thickening motor oil damaging or wearing on the engine.

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Green Bonds in 2018 - Continued Growth and New Players

Green Bonds in 2018 - Continued Growth and New Players

Feb 26, 2019

Last year, green bonds continued to demonstrate their potential as an important tool for financing clean growth that can produce economic profits as well as environmental rewards.

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B.C. Budget 2019 Sets Out $902 Million for Clean Growth

B.C. Budget 2019 Sets Out $902 Million for Clean Growth

Feb 20, 2019

The Government of British Columbia has tabled their 2019 budget "Making Life Better: A Plan for B.C." which lays out $902 million in new funding for implementing CleanBC, the government’s clean growth and climate strategy.

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Guest Blog: Time to Balance the Scales: Canadians Deserve Decision-Making Based on More than GDP

Guest Blog: Time to Balance the Scales: Canadians Deserve Decision-Making Based on More than GDP

Feb 12, 2019

If Canadians (or citizens anywhere) want well-being to continue for their children and grandchildren, the country’s comprehensive wealth must be sustained.

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Mike Moffatt: I Joined Smart Prosperity to Tackle Three Big Questions

Mike Moffatt: I Joined Smart Prosperity to Tackle Three Big Questions

Jan 22, 2019

My career as both a policy researcher and as a professor has been focused on issues around innovation, trade, and regional economic development. This makes a think-tank with an environmental focus the perfect spot for continuing this work.

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Guest Blog: Leading International Electric Vehicle Policies: Success Stories of Norway and China

Guest Blog: Leading International Electric Vehicle Policies: Success Stories of Norway and China

Jan 18, 2019

The global electric vehicle (EV) market continues to power up, with potential global sales of 11 million in 2025. The two case studies described in this blog illustrate examples of policy stickiness and policy ambition.

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Stability in Climate Policy

Stability in Climate Policy

Dec 19, 2018

The transition to a low-carbon economy will require changes at every level of society, from investment in clean innovation and the widespread deployment of resulting green technologies, to behaviour changes and new environmental policies.

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Taking Care of Business: Canada’s Leading Business Voice Calls for Steps to Drive a Competitive Low-Carbon Transition

Taking Care of Business: Canada’s Leading Business Voice Calls for Steps to Drive a Competitive Low-Carbon Transition

Dec 14, 2018

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Smart Prosperity Institute agree on this: we are in the early stages of a major economic transition to a competitive, low-carbon economy - and with smart policy design, Canadian businesses can lead the transition.

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We Overestimate How Much Environmental Regulations Cost – And Here’s Why

We Overestimate How Much Environmental Regulations Cost – And Here’s Why

Dec 11, 2018

The moment is right to discuss the costs of environmental regulations. We believe it is critical to look retroactively at positive and negative regulatory impacts, to inform our national conversation as well as smart policy design.

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How to Grow the Economy While Also Protecting the Environment

How to Grow the Economy While Also Protecting the Environment

Dec 07, 2018

There is a $26 trillion opportunity to be had in clean growth and the right kind of regulations could help Canadian businesses grab a big share of it.

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Naughty or Nice: A Look at Recent Provincial Climate Plans

Naughty or Nice: A Look at Recent Provincial Climate Plans

Dec 06, 2018

While some jurisdictions are backsliding on climate policy ambition, others are continuing their efforts to build a low-carbon, resource efficient economy for the 21st century.

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A Quick Take on the B.C. Climate Plan

A Quick Take on the B.C. Climate Plan

Dec 05, 2018

Today, the British Columbia government released their CleanBC climate plan. The plan charts out a path to achieve the province’s ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% below 2007 levels by 2030.

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A Quick Take on the Ontario Climate Plan

A Quick Take on the Ontario Climate Plan

Nov 30, 2018

The Ontario government has released their climate plan, Preserving and Protecting Our Environment for Future Generations: A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan. The plan is light on details and appears to weaken climate action in Ontario, precisely when bold leadership is needed to protect the environment and the economy alike.

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Looking back on B.C.’s Carbon Tax

Looking back on B.C.’s Carbon Tax

Nov 29, 2018

Since 2008, when the carbon tax came in, B.C. has substantially outpaced the Canadian average in both per capita energy related emissions reductions and per capita GDP growth, confirming that a well-designed, rising carbon price is an effective tool for climate change mitigation without harming the economy.

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