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Report
February 2019
A plastics circular economy in Canada would recirculate materials in an environmentally- and financially-sustainable closed loop. It reduces waste and emissions while capturing value.
Research Paper
January 2019
This paper examines the complexities of designing policies that can keep Earth within the biophysical limits favourable to human life.
Multimedia
December 2018
We consistently overestimate the costs and underestimate the benefits of environmental regulations. In fact, costs of environmental regulations are often overestimated by at least double, and sometimes by a factor of 10 or more.
Policy Brief
This brief offers insights on strategies for building greater political support for carbon pricing, based on previous experiences with successful programs in the U.S. and abroad.
Presentations from the October 2018 Symposium on natural capital and circular economy are now available.
Session notes from the October 2018 Symposium on natural capital and circular economy are now available.
July 2018
MNAI has developed a methodology to help local governments identify, value and manage natural assets. This decision-maker summary provides a high-level overview of each pilot project and their key findings.
This brief explores policy tools that can help protect ecosystem services for public benefit while ensuring viable livelihoods for private landowners.
June 2018
This webinar explored the role of planners in municipal natural asset management, the key barriers and opportunities identified, and potential action steps that could be taken to address those barriers and opportunities.
Working Paper
Harnessing insights on path dependency, policy feedback, and transition pathways to help accelerate the low-carbon transition
This report identifies the top five barriers and opportunities in professional planning practice in Ontario that stand to affect the refinement, replication, and scaling up of municipal natural asset management projects.
