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The Stories that Bind Us: Advancing Electromobility in Canada

Nov 18, 2020

The stories that are told about electric vehicles can rally business and political leaders, as well as consumers, to resist or embrace this technology.

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Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Christina Hoicka and team

Nov 17, 2020

Meet the people behind the research

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Q&A with Fulbright Visiting Research Chair Kenneth Richards

Nov 16, 2020

Smart Prosperity Institute caught up with Dr. Kenneth Richards ahead of his 2020-21 term as Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Environmental Policy.

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Here’s how policymakers can design green and inclusive recovery plans

Nov 12, 2020

Identifying measures that advance both climate and equity objectives is hard, but essential and achievable.

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Five Things Happening in the Clean Economy This Week

Nov 11, 2020

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

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Agile Regulation: Key to a Strong and Low-Carbon COVID-19 Economic Recovery

Nov 03, 2020

Shifting to a more "agile" regulatory system – one that is stringent but also flexible and predictable – is increasingly understood as necessary for accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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Guest Blog: Lessons for Canada’s next residential energy efficiency retrofit program

Oct 26, 2020

Addressing greenhouse gas emissions from the existing residential building stock will be critical in achieving deep emissions reductions.

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Guest Blog: Don’t ignore economic lessons of the Great Recession: new UNEP report

Oct 21, 2020

A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme says the world has a second – and possibly last – chance to tackle climate change and other environmental threats.

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Student Blog: Leaving No One Behind - Prospects for Transition Bonds and Pathways

Oct 19, 2020

As we move to a greener pathway, in order to not leave anyone or any industry behind, the idea of transition bonds has surfaced in global climate finance circles.

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A Made-In-Ontario carbon pricing system could support affordability for families

Oct 08, 2020

Climate action supported by carbon pricing need not make life less affordable for Canadians. This analysis offers a pathway forward for addressing concerns about costs for all Ontarians.

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Guest Blog: Don’t forget 98% of the Canadian economy (again) in the Green Recovery

Oct 07, 2020

Engaging with SMEs in developing a low-carbon pandemic recovery just makes sense. It targets an under served sector where real moves towards decarbonization and the green economy can be made.

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An economic recovery should invest in Canadian wealth and well-being

Oct 01, 2020

Investments into Canada’s social, human, and natural capital are needed to ensure growth is sustained, equitable and opportunity-generating.

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Canada’s Role in the Global Biodiversity Challenge

Sep 29, 2020

People, organizations, and governments are recognizing that when it comes to biodiversity loss the question is no longer whether we can afford to change, but whether we can afford not to.

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We Need to Invest in Biodiversity – for Nature, Society and the Economy

Sep 29, 2020

Safeguarding biodiversity is a critical ingredient to a sustainable future.

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Guest Blog: The threat of populism to climate policy? Lessons from Ontario

Sep 21, 2020

The Ontario experience is a warning that Populist attacks based on a climate policy’s consumer costs remain a serious political threat, even where the actual economic effects on citizens are quite small.

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Bridge to the Future: 5 Bold Moves for a Resilient Recovery

Sep 16, 2020

In its final report, the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery calls for 5 bold moves to kickstart Canada’s long-term economic recovery from COVID-19.

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Making a green recovery inclusive for all Canadians

Sep 11, 2020

Canadians want a green and inclusive recovery. Here's how to advance both.

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Guest Blog: Unique recovery opportunities for Canada

Sep 11, 2020

It is our hope that this input helps identify ways to strengthen the upcoming final recommendations report for the Task Force, and provides additional policy details for the Bold Moves for Recovery that Canada may undertake to build back better.

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Look Before You Leap: Three Governance Challenges for Taxpayer-Funded Cleanup of Oil and Gas Wells

Sep 09, 2020

Policymakers across North America are seeing the potential of a federal well cleanup effort—though some surmountable roadblocks lie ahead.

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Green Stimulus: Balancing Immediate Assistance, Future Resilience, and a Just Transition

Aug 26, 2020

Green stimulus is most effective in areas where workers have the skills necessary to work in green jobs. Using recently released data from the Labour Force Survey, this post explores implications for the Canadian labour market.

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Circular economy global sector best practices: minerals and metals

The Stories that Bind Us: Advancing Electromobility in Canada

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Christina Hoicka and team

Q&A with Fulbright Visiting Research Chair Kenneth Richards

Here’s how policymakers can design green and inclusive recovery plans

Five Things Happening in the Clean Economy This Week

Agile Regulation: Key to a Strong and Low-Carbon COVID-19 Economic Recovery

Guest Blog: Lessons for Canada’s next residential energy efficiency retrofit program

Guest Blog: Don’t ignore economic lessons of the Great Recession: new UNEP report

Student Blog: Leaving No One Behind - Prospects for Transition Bonds and Pathways

A Made-In-Ontario carbon pricing system could support affordability for families

Guest Blog: Don’t forget 98% of the Canadian economy (again) in the Green Recovery

An economic recovery should invest in Canadian wealth and well-being

Canada’s Role in the Global Biodiversity Challenge

We Need to Invest in Biodiversity – for Nature, Society and the Economy

Guest Blog: The threat of populism to climate policy? Lessons from Ontario

Bridge to the Future: 5 Bold Moves for a Resilient Recovery

Making a green recovery inclusive for all Canadians

Guest Blog: Unique recovery opportunities for Canada

Look Before You Leap: Three Governance Challenges for Taxpayer-Funded Cleanup of Oil and Gas Wells

Green Stimulus: Balancing Immediate Assistance, Future Resilience, and a Just Transition