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Report
June 2017
This White Paper presents areas where Smart Prosperity Institute sees a need for more analysis to underpin the development of policies that support emissions reduction and clean economic growth, with the wellbeing of Canadians at heart.
Policy Brief
Offsets represent an important and high-potential policy area for reducing GHG emissions at the lowest cost, extending incentives outside beyond regulated sectors, and accelerating clean innovation
May 2017
Smart Prosperity Institute welcomes the opportunity to provide comments to the City of Toronto and Toronto Water on their proposed Stormwater Charge.
April 2017
A clean fuel standard can play an important role in the policy package needed to transition to a low-carbon economy.
Multimedia
This webinar was presented on April 13, 2017 by Sara Jane O'Neill, Senior Research Associate at Smart Prosperity Institute.
This webinar was presented by Michelle Brownlee, Director, Policy at Smart Prosperity Institute
This presentation was given by Michelle Brownlee, Director, Policy at Smart Prosperity Institute, for a webinar on April 12, 2017.
Accelerating clean innovation can help meet environmental commitments as well as secure competitive economic advantages that grow the economy and create jobs.
Remarks by Director of Policy Michelle Brownlee, sharing findings of Smart Prosperity Institute’s research on clean innovation in Canada.
March 2017
A well-designed low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) can play an important role in the policy package needed to transition to a low-carbon economy.
This presentation was given by Sara Jane O'Neill, Senior Research Associate at Smart Prosperity Institute, for a webinar on March 2, 2017.
February 2017
Fuel use represents a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada, with fuel use in the transportation sector alone accounting for more than a quarter of Canada’s emissions.