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Skilling up for decent green jobs

Aug 28, 2017

The Government of Ontario recently unveiled a new initiative to help tradespeople acquire green building skills. Scott at Smart Prosperity Institute explains why this is important for the green economy and decent work agendas.

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Student Blog: Ecosystems and productivity--A different way to look at the birds and the bees

Aug 10, 2017

Canadians have a good understanding of how the natural resources we use (like timber, oil and water) underpin our economy, but we understand less about the economic contributions of ecosystems.

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Why the agrifood sector is ripe for natural capital analysis

Aug 08, 2017

Ask the person next to you to name an important economic sector where human health, the environment and the economy are closely linked, and there’s a good chance they’ll respond with food production. Canadians produce a lot of food (for our own use and for export) and we both rely on and impact nature in doing so.

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California’s Cap and Trade course correction--and what it means for Ontario and Quebec

Jul 27, 2017

Last week the California Legislature passed a proposal to extend the state’s cap-and-trade regime – California’s landmark program to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

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Getting to 2030 and beyond: Canada's low carbon policy research agenda

Jun 21, 2017

Imagine it’s the year 2030 (and beyond). Canada is very different – yet still instantly recognizable. Our cities and towns are vibrant and green, with clean air, and great quality of life.

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5 Key Trends in Sustainable Water and Stormwater Management

Jun 15, 2017

Canadian municipalities are exploring exciting new ways to provide water and stormwater services to their communities. At Blue Cities 2017, we heard from the municipalities who are adapting within a changing industry by providing their citizens with increased value from efficient, sustainable services.

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Guest Blog: The Office Goes Waste Free (or at least tries to)

Jun 07, 2017

Did you know that in 2013, Ottawa residents produced 175,000 tonnes of trash? This waste not only costs the city millions of dollars ($23.4 million in 2014, to be exact), it’s also filling our landfills and polluting our waterways.

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Why does decent work in the green economy matter?

Jun 01, 2017

If the right policies are not put in place through the green transition, we will have missed a vital economic and environmental opportunity: to draw upon the diverse skills and perspectives of all Ontarians to solve today’s pressing challenges.

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Ontario 2017 Budget: Spending cap-and-trade revenues and other clean growth measures

May 02, 2017

On April 27, the Government of Ontario presented its first balanced budget in 9 years. The headlines had to do with its focus on health care and housing. But there are a number of clean economy efforts included in the budget as well.

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Nova Scotia 2017 Budget: Infrastructure spending but no clean growth mentions

May 02, 2017

In its second surplus budget in a row – and one that came just 3 days before an election was announced – the Government of Nova Scotia focused on tax cuts, highways and roads, and healthcare in its 2017 budget.

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How SMEs can thrive with a price on carbon

May 02, 2017

The carbon pricing systems that have been adopted by four Canadian provinces and are soon to be in place across Canada will have an impact on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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How Clean Innovation Happens

Apr 04, 2017

Following 3 years of investigation, Smart Prosperity Institute has released a Policy Brief that introduces a model for understanding clean innovation and the role of governments in accelerating it.

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Clean innovation emerges as major focus of Budget 2017

Mar 22, 2017

Canada’s transition to a stronger, cleaner, more innovative economy received a substantial boost when Minister of Finance Bill Morneau tabled the 2017 Federal Budget.

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A good idea spreads: Quebec issues its first green bond

Feb 24, 2017

The Province of Quebec is following Ontario’s lead, issuing its first green bond this month.

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Implementing green infrastructure across Canada

Feb 13, 2017

Local governments across Canada are starting to look at rainwater through a new lens – as a resource that can be managed and harvested on site as opposed to a waste product that must be removed.

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Government Critical in Supporting Clean Innovation, But the Design of Government Matters

Feb 06, 2017

There is a growing recognition that direct government involvement is critical to the promotion of clean energy technologies and sustainability transitions. Technologies like the internet, lithium-ion batteries, electric vehicles, and wind and solar energy were aided by government policy.

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How a Low Carbon Fuel Standard could reduce your GHG footprint without you even noticing

Feb 06, 2017

Never heard of a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)? That's okay. Neither have most survey respondents in British Columbia (BC), the only Canadian jurisdiction with one currently in place. Yet when the policy was explained, 90% of respondents supported it.

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Ontario issues its third – and largest – green bond

Feb 03, 2017

Good ideas are worth repeating. And the Province of Ontario has found that green bonds are a good idea. On January 26, 2017, Ontario issued its third green bond – it’s largest yet – a reopening of its 2016 bond amounting to $800 million.

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Guest Blog: How much is a wetland worth?

Jan 20, 2017

This guest blog is based on the paper “Valuing ecosystem services in the Columbia River Treaty” written by Anthony Cotter (Simon Fraser University) as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Public Policy.

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Low-carbon policy research for 2017

Jan 10, 2017

With the announcement of the Pan-Canadian Framework (PCF) on Clean Growth and Climate Change on December 9, we can now see the trajectory that federal, provincial and territorial climate policy will follow over the short and medium term.

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