The Smart Prosperity Research Network identifies and addresses gaps in environmental policy through support for intersectional research that advances a stronger, cleaner economy that is equitable and inclusive. Intersectional policy-research recognizes that policy decisions have distinct impacts on communities and individuals with intersecting identity such as race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nation, ability, and age. We conduct, promote, and fund independent research that broadens the capacity of policymakers to encompass principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion in environment-economy policy decision-making.
The research highlighted on this page stems from academic research projects selected by an independent Research Network Steering Committee and funded by the Economics and Environmental Policy Research Network (EEPRN) and the Greening Growth Partnership.
Click on the titles below to access working papers, blogs, and analyses from Smart Prosperity Research Network-funded projects completed since 2018. Scroll down to find recent research on other topics.
Gendered impacts and solutions
- Shed Light, Build Resilience: Unearthing evidence on the gendered impacts of climate change in Canada
- Celebrating women, but realizing their predicament in an era of climate crisis
- Towards better data: Women and girls in STEM make climate policy stronger
- International Day of the Girl: Creating spaces for intergenerational perspectives in climate decision-making
- Gender Equality Week: Some of our reflections over the week and a call to continue working on gender equality
- Achieving Gender Parity in Canada’s Green Economy – What Stands in Our Way?
- Gender and the Clean Economy: Moving beyond “just add women and stir”
- Identifying Promising Policies and Practices for Promoting Gender Equity in Global Green Employment
- Creating and Optimizing Employment Opportunities for Women in the Clean Energy Sector in Canada
Inclusive green growth and recovery
- Leveraging Competition Law and Policy to Promote Inclusive Growth in Canada
- International Women’s Day: let’s commit to a truly inclusive green recovery
- Here’s how policymakers can design green and inclusive recovery plans
Just transition
- Policy Precedents for Inclusive Energy Retrofits
- What we can talk about when we don’t talk about profit
- Understanding renewable energy clusters and their role in a just transition
- Walking the talk on just transitions. Lessons from a recent audit
- A Systematic Review of the Key Elements of a Just Transition for Fossil Fuel Workers
Inequity
- Environmental racism and Black environmentalism in Canada
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: The environmental legacy of residential schools
- BC’s Carbon Tax: Addressing issues of inequity
Health
- Clean growth and climate action can be great for human health
- Canada needs simpler tools for evaluating the health impacts of low-carbon infrastructure
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