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

PLACE Centre's Vision

Nov 23, 2022

Housing Shortages And Affordability In Canada

Nov 23, 2022

What Is Alternative Plant-Based Protein?

Nov 23, 2022

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

Student Blog: Innovation on Climate-related Risk Communication in Canada

Jun 22, 2022

Experts increasingly think the key to raising awareness and enhancing risk perceptions is through innovating our ability to communicate climate change in a meaningful way.

Guest Blog: How do B.C. households spend carbon tax rebates?

Jun 13, 2022

New research suggests that when it comes to carbon tax rebates, it’s worth considering how delivery and labelling may affect perception and behaviour.

Helping regions help themselves: Place-based approaches to skills training have promise for clean growth

Jun 06, 2022

Smart Prosperity Institute’s new partnership with Future Skills Centre aims to unpack skills needs for driving clean growth and climate action through place-based approaches.

Lights out: Impacts of power outages are gendered and intersectional

Jun 02, 2022

Addressing the intersectional impacts of power outages can protect the most vulnerable in a world with climatic changes.

Ontario Budget 2022: Telling a Clean Growth Story

Apr 28, 2022

SPI's Mike Moffatt breaks down key takeaways from the Ontario provincial budget.

Walking the talk on just transitions. Lessons from a recent audit

Apr 27, 2022

Key takeaways from the Just Transition Towards a Low-Carbon Economy audit

Shed Light, Build Resilience: Unearthing evidence on the gendered impacts of climate change in Canada

Apr 22, 2022

Looking at the gendered implications of climate change in Canada through an intersectional lens.

Future-Proofing the Workforce: Aligning Canada's Labour Market with Net-Zero Ambitions

Apr 20, 2022

As Canada strives to fulfill its ambitions to decarbonize the economy by 2050, it is important for policymakers to strategically align and develop labour and skills policies

Budget 2022: More building blocks for a clean industrial transition

Apr 08, 2022

Budget 2022 provides the building blocks for the industrial strategy Canada needs in order to drive industrial transition for net-zero and seize opportunities in global supply chains.