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Student Blog: Arctic Fisheries - The Last Wild Roundup

Jun 26, 2020

As previously inaccessible waters become easier to reach, eager eyes are turning to the plentiful fishing grounds of Canada's North. How can we harvest them in a responsible way that meets the needs of local communities while also ensuring the resource does not become depleted?

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Guest Blog: Government investments can smooth worker transitions in a green economy, but must be used carefully

Jun 25, 2020

As Canada transitions to a zero-emission economy, workers will be affected in different ways. Our research provides evidence of how government investments can help workers affected by environmental regulation.

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New research funded for 2020

Jun 18, 2020

Announcing over $300,000 in funding for new environment-economy research happening across Canada and internationally.

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Guest Blog: How Natural Infrastructure Can Help Stimulate a Green Recovery

Jun 15, 2020

By investing in natural infrastructure and natural asset management we can create stable, full-time jobs for local workers and save municipalities money now, while also protecting ecological assets and offering relief to municipal budgets for a smart, clean future.

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Now that we’ve defined it, how do we measure and track a resilient recovery?

Jun 12, 2020

Canada needs to plan now to ensure its recovery actually supports resilience, sustainability and equity by closely measuring the effects of policies on recovery outcomes.

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Financial actors need better climate-related data and analytics

Jun 10, 2020

Canada’s pathway to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience to climate change will ultimately depend on the allocation of capital. Making smart decisions around the allocation of capital demands robust and trusted data and analytics.

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Will COVID Recovery Be a Tipping Point for the Circular Economy?

Jun 08, 2020

Might the shocks of the current global pandemic and economic slowdown to the socio-economic system present a tipping point and acceleration towards a circular economy?

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Student Blog: Cooperative and integrated solutions for plastic pollution in the World Ocean

Jun 05, 2020

Plastic pollution in marine habitats is a growing concern in Canada and worldwide, and it calls for actions, solutions, and cooperation stretching across individual country borders.

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Job Posting: Manager of Knowledge and Partnerships at Smart Prosperity Institute

Jun 03, 2020

SPI is hiring a new Manager of Knowledge and Partnerships - apply by June 21, 2020 to be considered for this position.

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Carbon pricing isn’t enough to drive a green recovery. Here’s why

Jun 02, 2020

Canada will need stimulus spending, and it should drive investment and jobs in green opportunities.

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Guest Blog: Through the COVID Looking Glass - 12 Design Principles for Winning the Peace

May 21, 2020

This post supports the work of the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery.

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Pilot projects are a smart place to put stimulus dollars

May 12, 2020

The federal government should put money behind piloting promising solutions that offer tangible benefits, de-risk future investment and create new markets for jobs for unemployed and underemployed young people.

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Not Your Typical Recession: Analysis of the April Labour Force Survey

May 08, 2020

Today’s release of the April Labour Force Survey data confirms that this economic downturn is unlike anything we have ever seen before in Canada. As such, it will require a new way of thinking and a new set of tools to combat the recession.

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3 Ingredients for Smart Stimulus

Apr 30, 2020

We are about to make a once-in-a-generation investment in rebuilding Canada’s economy. Using this tool, we can help make sure those stimulus dollars are used to make smart investments in Canada’s present and future.

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Special Research Funding Opportunity

Apr 30, 2020

Climate and Environmental Policy in the context of COVID-19

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Guest Blog: How COVID-19 is impacting the plastics recycling industry

Apr 29, 2020

Before COVID-19 hit the world, things were really starting to look up for the plastics recycling industry. How can it regain its investment traction in the face of economic recession?

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Guest Blog: The Technique Effect and Canada's Manufacturing Clean-Up

Apr 28, 2020

What is causing Canadian industries to become cleaner? Evidence suggests it’s climate policy.

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Stewart Elgie talks smart stimulus on CBC Radio’s All in a Day

Apr 27, 2020

SPI’s Stewart Elgie spoke with CBC Radio for a segment on building a smart, green economic recovery for Canada post-pandemic

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We still need 2020 to be the year of nature, perhaps more than ever

Apr 22, 2020

Instead of bouncing back, let’s bounce forward to a future in which we value and invest in the environment, benefitting nature and people.

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8 conditions Canada should attach to upcoming oil and gas bail-outs

Apr 22, 2020

If additional federal aid is given, it should come with strings attached that help Canada’s oil and gas sector become more resilient to price shocks and to support its transition to a low-carbon economy.

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Resilience and Renewal: Principles of Circularity for Post-COVID Recovery

Student Blog: Arctic Fisheries - The Last Wild Roundup

Guest Blog: Government investments can smooth worker transitions in a green economy, but must be used carefully

New research funded for 2020

Guest Blog: How Natural Infrastructure Can Help Stimulate a Green Recovery

Now that we’ve defined it, how do we measure and track a resilient recovery?

Financial actors need better climate-related data and analytics

Will COVID Recovery Be a Tipping Point for the Circular Economy?

Student Blog: Cooperative and integrated solutions for plastic pollution in the World Ocean

Job Posting: Manager of Knowledge and Partnerships at Smart Prosperity Institute

Carbon pricing isn’t enough to drive a green recovery. Here’s why

Guest Blog: Through the COVID Looking Glass - 12 Design Principles for Winning the Peace

Pilot projects are a smart place to put stimulus dollars

Not Your Typical Recession: Analysis of the April Labour Force Survey

3 Ingredients for Smart Stimulus

Special Research Funding Opportunity

Guest Blog: How COVID-19 is impacting the plastics recycling industry

Guest Blog: The Technique Effect and Canada's Manufacturing Clean-Up

Stewart Elgie talks smart stimulus on CBC Radio’s All in a Day

We still need 2020 to be the year of nature, perhaps more than ever

8 conditions Canada should attach to upcoming oil and gas bail-outs