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Student Blog: Innovation on Climate-related Risk Communication in Canada

Jun 22, 2022

Student Blog: Innovation on Climate-related Risk Communication in Canada

Experts increasingly think the key to raising awareness and enhancing risk perceptions is through innovating our ability to communicate climate change in a meaningful way.



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Guest Blog: How do B.C. households spend carbon tax rebates?

Guest Blog: How do B.C. households spend carbon tax rebates?

Jun 13, 2022

New research suggests that when it comes to carbon tax rebates, it’s worth considering how delivery and labelling may affect perception and behaviour.

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Helping regions help themselves: Place-based approaches to skills training have promise for clean growth

Helping regions help themselves: Place-based approaches to skills training have promise for clean growth

Jun 06, 2022

Smart Prosperity Institute’s new partnership with Future Skills Centre aims to unpack skills needs for driving clean growth and climate action through place-based approaches.

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Lights out: Impacts of power outages are gendered and intersectional

Lights out: Impacts of power outages are gendered and intersectional

Jun 02, 2022

Addressing the intersectional impacts of power outages can protect the most vulnerable in a world with climatic changes.

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Job Posting: Senior Research Associate in Conservation Finance

Job Posting: Senior Research Associate in Conservation Finance

May 02, 2022

Smart Prosperity Institute is hiring a new Senior Research Associate in Conservation Finance. Apply today!

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Ontario Budget 2022: Telling a Clean Growth Story

Ontario Budget 2022: Telling a Clean Growth Story

Apr 28, 2022

SPI's Mike Moffatt breaks down key takeaways from the Ontario provincial budget.

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Walking the talk on just transitions. Lessons from a recent audit

Walking the talk on just transitions. Lessons from a recent audit

Apr 27, 2022

Key takeaways from the Just Transition Towards a Low-Carbon Economy audit

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Shed Light, Build Resilience: Unearthing evidence on the gendered impacts of climate change in Canada

Shed Light, Build Resilience: Unearthing evidence on the gendered impacts of climate change in Canada

Apr 22, 2022

Looking at the gendered implications of climate change in Canada through an intersectional lens.

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Future-Proofing the Workforce: Aligning Canada's Labour Market with Net-Zero Ambitions

Future-Proofing the Workforce: Aligning Canada's Labour Market with Net-Zero Ambitions

Apr 20, 2022

As Canada strives to fulfill its ambitions to decarbonize the economy by 2050, it is important for policymakers to strategically align and develop labour and skills policies

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Budget 2022: More building blocks for a clean industrial transition

Budget 2022: More building blocks for a clean industrial transition

Apr 08, 2022

Budget 2022 provides the building blocks for the industrial strategy Canada needs in order to drive industrial transition for net-zero and seize opportunities in global supply chains.

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Budget 2022: Smart Tax Incentives For Growing a Clean Economy

Budget 2022: Smart Tax Incentives For Growing a Clean Economy

Apr 08, 2022

Budget 2022 builds on previous progress in utilizing smart tax incentives to grow a clean economy.

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Budget 2022: Canadian Housing Policy -  The First Step in a Long Journey

Budget 2022: Canadian Housing Policy - The First Step in a Long Journey

Apr 07, 2022

Increasing the supply of family-friendly, climate-friendly housing in our cities, for families of all income levels, is vital if Canada is going to attract and retain talent and hit our climate targets.

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Budget 2022: Which Clean Technologies Should be Eligible for Investment Tax Credits?

Budget 2022: Which Clean Technologies Should be Eligible for Investment Tax Credits?

Mar 31, 2022

Canada needs to consider existing processes and determine eligibility criteria when targeting cleantech for Investment Tax Credits.

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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, 2022

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

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Budget 2022: What Can Investment Tax Credits Do and How Should They Be Designed?

Budget 2022: What Can Investment Tax Credits Do and How Should They Be Designed?

Mar 30, 2022

Investment Tax Credits are one of the tax incentives that Canada plans to use to support cleantech and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It is important to understand what they can do and how they should be designed.

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Budget 2022: Why Should Canada Consider Tax Incentives To Support Clean Growth?

Budget 2022: Why Should Canada Consider Tax Incentives To Support Clean Growth?

Mar 29, 2022

Tax incentives can help address the reticence in cleantech adoption and close the financing gap in cleantech manufacturing.

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Realizing clean growth in Canada’s agriculture sector

Realizing clean growth in Canada’s agriculture sector

Mar 17, 2022

How policymakers can support efficient nitrogen fertilizer management in Ontario & PEI.

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How Industrial Strategy Can Secure Canada’s Future in a Net-Zero World

How Industrial Strategy Can Secure Canada’s Future in a Net-Zero World

Mar 16, 2022

We need a strategic, cross-sectoral approach to industrial transition now, based on Canada’s strengths and an assessment of likely opportunities in the decarbonizing global economy.

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What Can Pension Funds Do to Achieve Net-Zero Alignment?

What Can Pension Funds Do to Achieve Net-Zero Alignment?

Mar 08, 2022

As the world is undergoing rapid climate change, significant financial resources and sound investment are required to transition to a net-zero emissions based economy.

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Announcement: Strengthening Diverse Research Capacity for an Inclusive Green Recovery in Canada

Announcement: Strengthening Diverse Research Capacity for an Inclusive Green Recovery in Canada

Mar 08, 2022

Addressing diversity gaps in energy research and practice by increasing the profile of racially diverse energy scholars who identify as women, genderfluid, or non-binary

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Celebrating women, but realizing their predicament in an era of climate crisis

Celebrating women, but realizing their predicament in an era of climate crisis

Mar 07, 2022

New IPCC report underscores the need to better understand climate impacts on women in Canada

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