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With the shift to higher-skilled occupations, skills training has become more crucial to ensure workers are qualified for these jobs.
More than ever, there is a widespread recognition that a healthy natural world is essential in supporting vibrant communities and economies.
We have come a long way in including gender considerations in climate policy - yet much work remains to be done.
Although it may seem counterintuitive — constraints drive creativity and innovation. When policies are more stringent - or strict - firms have a greater incentive to devise innovative low-cost paths to reaching their regulatory objective.
To divest or not to divest? & The second-hand clothing economy
The federal government’s 2021 budget offers a wide-ranging set of measures aimed at driving clean growth, encouraging nature-based solutions, supporting innovation, and advancing a host of other priorities.
Joe Biden’s impressive tax incentives are luring clean technology companies that incubated in Canada. The federal budget should be a turning point in the fight to keep them here.
In Budget 2021, the federal government should consider selectively eliminating import tariffs on parts used by Canadian cleantech manufacturers.
This publication series aims to provide a starting point in the journey towards a circular economy.
While the plastics sector still has a long way to go on its path to circularity, many promising practices are an encouraging sign of innovation across a product’s lifecycle.
To divest or not to divest? & The second-hand clothing economy
Mike Moffatt, Senior Director at SPI, explores five things to watch in the green economy.
The Biden Administration has set out an ambitious agenda to accelerate investment into clean technologies, through a series of tax measures. In Budget 2021, Canada should consider adopting similar policies, tailored towards the Canadian market.
Budget 2021 offers an opportunity to make changes to assist businesses with their adoption of cleantech and move closer to net-zero emissions targets.
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Canada taking steps to lower its corporate income tax obligations for zero-emissions technology manufacturers could be helpful for attracting investment.
Climate change, environmental sustainability and public health concerns are now the critical lenses through which all potential innovations must be filtered.
