Developing a model to assess EV battery material requirements.
Estimating the demand for occupations with higher green skill requirements following the introduction of a carbon tax in BC.
Green stimulus is most effective in areas where workers have the skills necessary to work in green jobs. Using recently released data from the Labour Force Survey, this post explores implications for the Canadian labour market.
SPI submitted the Resilient Recovery Framework to the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery on May 19. It proposes assessing government recovery measures against nine criteria.
Announcing four newly-funded research projects focusing on climate and environmental policy in the context of COVID-19 and economic recovery.
In a world reeling from the COVID-19 impact on health and economy, smart public stimulus is a powerful tool to both avoid the more searing effects of recession and effect a structural change towards a low-carbon economy.
The Cohort 2 project refined the municipal natural asset methodology that was piloted in Cohort 1, and added additional practical examples to the evidence base for municipal natural asset management.
Apply now to our call for two Fulbright visiting research chairs, in Environment & Economy and Environmental Policy at the University of Ottawa. The deadline to apply is September 15th, 2020.
Despite various legislative and economic recovery initiatives, the current Alberta provincial government has yet to really acknowledge – let alone meaningfully respond to – the growing public liabilities that continue to be generated by the oil and gas sector.
The preliminary report from the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery identifies 5 bold moves to get Canadians back to work while building the clean, prosperous & resilient future we want.
Professor at the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University
New analysis from David Popp et al looking at the effects of green stimulus shows green investments can help “reshape” the economy and are important for Canada to maintain its commitment to a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.
SPI’s Alice Irene Whittaker spoke with CBC News Network for a segment on building a more circular economy in Canada.
A better understanding of the costs and benefits of wetland conservation can help inform the design of policies and programs to improve wetland conservation outcomes across the Canadian landscape.
SPI is hosting our first ever virtual Meet and Greet, to connect with students and early career researchers.
We should use the post-pandemic recovery to decarbonize the world economy through affordable and workable policies.
Director of the Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways, University of California, Davis
Director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and Professor of Economics, University of Maine
Director of the 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis
