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Budget 2023 Makes Big Bets on Cleantech

Mar 28, 2023

Budget 2023 Makes Big Bets on Cleantech

The theme of this year’s budget is cleantech and clean energy, with the government announcing 21 billion dollars in new initiatives over the next five years.



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Investing in the growth of Canada’s forests is a public health imperative

Investing in the growth of Canada’s forests is a public health imperative

Mar 21, 2023

Accelerating investments in the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems provides the opportunity to reinforce public health in communities across Canada.

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Job Posting: Senior Program Officer, Agriculture

Job Posting: Senior Program Officer, Agriculture

Mar 20, 2023

We're hiring a Senior Program Officer. Apply today!

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Q&A: Talking Payment for Ecosystem Services with Gillian Kerr

Q&A: Talking Payment for Ecosystem Services with Gillian Kerr

Mar 07, 2023

We caught up with Senior Research Associate Gillian Kerr as she joins the team at Smart Prosperity Institute.

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How polar bear conservation can promote development in Inuit communities

How polar bear conservation can promote development in Inuit communities

Feb 27, 2023

This International Polar Bear Day, let’s strengthen our commitment to conservation, while also acknowledging the importance of Arctic biodiversity to the economic prosperity & socio-cultural health of Inuit communities.

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Greenbelt Under Threat: Why the Removal of Protected Lands is a Bad Idea

Greenbelt Under Threat: Why the Removal of Protected Lands is a Bad Idea

Feb 21, 2023

The decision to remove lands from the Greenbelt is short-sighted, unnecessary, and should be repealed. It’s not just bad for the environment, it’s bad for the economy and the wellbeing of communities all across southern Ontario.

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Job Posting: Program Director, Innovation

Job Posting: Program Director, Innovation

Feb 17, 2023

Smart Prosperity Institute is hiring a Program Director to lead the organization’s policy research work on clean innovation. Apply today!

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Job Posting: Director of Communications

Job Posting: Director of Communications

Feb 17, 2023

Smart Prosperity Institute is hiring a Director of Communications. Apply today!

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Guest Blog: Do politicians talk differently about carbon pricing policies than regulatory policies? Maybe not.

Guest Blog: Do politicians talk differently about carbon pricing policies than regulatory policies? Maybe not.

Jan 20, 2023

New research examines how politicians discuss carbon pricing vs regulatory policies and contemplates the political implications to inform effective, efficient, and politically viable policy design.

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Guest Blog: Understanding renewable energy clusters and their role in a just transition

Guest Blog: Understanding renewable energy clusters and their role in a just transition

Dec 19, 2022

New research identifies three distinct types of renewable energy clusters

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Student Blog: What we can talk about when we don’t talk about profit

Student Blog: What we can talk about when we don’t talk about profit

Dec 14, 2022

The paradigm shift needed to transform the role of economics in the energy system from profit-centric to people-centric.

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Introducing the PLACE Centre

Introducing the PLACE Centre

Nov 24, 2022

A new Smart Prosperity Institute initiative focussed on place-based policy solutions to our biggest clean growth challenges

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The Future of Ontario’s Greenbelt: Collaboration is Key to Grow Investments in Nature

The Future of Ontario’s Greenbelt: Collaboration is Key to Grow Investments in Nature

Nov 15, 2022

If current trends of land use change continue, the natural systems in the Greenbelt will no longer be able to support our growing cities. The situation is urgent and novel solutions must be accelerated.

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Improving Canada’s resilience to a changing climate also creates jobs

Improving Canada’s resilience to a changing climate also creates jobs

Oct 17, 2022

We need more skilled workers to adapt communities to a changing climate, not just reduce emissions.

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Q&A with Fulbright Visiting Research Chair Diana Liverman

Q&A with Fulbright Visiting Research Chair Diana Liverman

Oct 14, 2022

We caught up with Diana Liverman as she starts her term as Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at Smart Prosperity Institute.

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Guest Blog: Does a wetland certification program make sense for the prairies?

Guest Blog: Does a wetland certification program make sense for the prairies?

Sep 28, 2022

New research suggests that certification schemes have the potential to contribute to wetland conservation on the Canadian prairies.

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Growing money for trees: financing models for nature conservation in the Greenbelt

Growing money for trees: financing models for nature conservation in the Greenbelt

Sep 21, 2022

To better understand how conservation finance can benefit the Greenbelt, Smart Prosperity Institute and Greenbelt Foundation are developing a conservation finance blueprint to help accelerate regional investments in nature.

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Can the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership transform Canada’s agriculture sector?

Can the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership transform Canada’s agriculture sector?

Aug 30, 2022

Promising new funding and programming is a step in the right direction, but does not compare to recent announcements in other jurisdictions.

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Guest Blog: Negative policy feedbacks may hold New Brunswick back from decarbonizing its electricity sector

Guest Blog: Negative policy feedbacks may hold New Brunswick back from decarbonizing its electricity sector

Aug 15, 2022

New Brunswick’s electricity sector is currently fueled by 80% non-emitting sources. Is the province’s success too good to be true?

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Job Posting: Events and Projects Specialist

Job Posting: Events and Projects Specialist

Jul 27, 2022

Smart Prosperity Institute is hiring an Events and Projects Specialist. Apply today!

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Job Posting: Events and Projects Coordinator

Job Posting: Events and Projects Coordinator

Jun 28, 2022

Smart Prosperity Institute is hiring an Events and Projects Coordinator. Apply today!

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