Blog Post
Oct 01, 2020
Investments into Canada’s social, human, and natural capital are needed to ensure growth is sustained, equitable and opportunity-generating.
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.
Safeguarding biodiversity is a critical ingredient to a sustainable future.
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.
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.
Sep 11, 2020
Canadians want a green and inclusive recovery. Here's how to advance both.
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.
Sep 09, 2020
Policymakers across North America are seeing the potential of a federal well cleanup effort—though some surmountable roadblocks lie ahead.
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.
Aug 11, 2020
Announcing four newly-funded research projects focusing on climate and environmental policy in the context of COVID-19 and economic recovery.
Aug 05, 2020
In a world reeling from the COVID-19 impact on health and economy, smart public stimulus is a powerful tool to both avoid the more searing effects of recession and effect a structural change towards a low-carbon economy.
Jul 29, 2020
Apply now to our call for two Fulbright visiting research chairs, in Environment & Economy and Environmental Policy at the University of Ottawa. The deadline to apply is September 15th, 2020.
Jul 22, 2020
Despite various legislative and economic recovery initiatives, the current Alberta provincial government has yet to really acknowledge – let alone meaningfully respond to – the growing public liabilities that continue to be generated by the oil and gas sector.
The preliminary report from the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery identifies 5 bold moves to get Canadians back to work while building the clean, prosperous & resilient future we want.
Jul 20, 2020
New analysis from David Popp et al looking at the effects of green stimulus shows green investments can help “reshape” the economy and are important for Canada to maintain its commitment to a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.
SPI’s Alice Irene Whittaker spoke with CBC News Network for a segment on building a more circular economy in Canada.
Jul 16, 2020
A better understanding of the costs and benefits of wetland conservation can help inform the design of policies and programs to improve wetland conservation outcomes across the Canadian landscape.
Jul 14, 2020
We should use the post-pandemic recovery to decarbonize the world economy through affordable and workable policies.
Jul 08, 2020
New evidence shows that the nature conservation sector drives economic growth and is a net contributor to a resilient global economy.
Jul 07, 2020
More experimentalist approaches to governance and more flexible regulations are required to meet the challenge of economic recovery.
