This report investigates the effects of emissions pricing, such as the federal fuel charge or B.C. carbon tax. It focuses on how these policies impact households differently based on their income levels, regions and family types. The analysis is set against the backdrop of rising inflation, particularly between June 2021 and June 2022, when consumer prices rose sharply. One of...
Canada is aiming to cut its emissions in half by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, a newly released target range...
At least 16 fossil fuel companies operating in Canada’s oilsands allegedly broke rules requiring them to pay for environmental monitoring...
The COP29 Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, wrapped up last weekend. COP or Conference of the Parties, brings together countries...
As the annual climate change negotiations enter their final days with countries still deeply divided over key issues, Environment and...
The Conservative Party of Canada’s pre-election slogan is “Bring it Home.” This saying is dictionary-defined as making important things clear...
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) represent around 72 per cent of global greenhouse-gas emissions, and the proportion is growing. Without...
Canada could be an important consensus builder at this year's international climate negotiations, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault...
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday he wants China and Saudi Arabia to contribute money to international efforts to help...
Canadian government ministers introduced new details of their oil and gas emissions cap plan on Monday. If the federal draft...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith did not mince words over Ottawa’s new greenhouse gas emissions cap announced Monday. “I’m pissed —...
The massive $16-billion carbon capture plan proposed by Pathways Alliance — a group of the largest oilsands companies — will...
Two years ago, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised a “plain language law” for government laws and policies if he becomes...
Canada is poised for a transformative shift in its energy landscape. With the passage of Bill C-49—officially titled “An Act...
Anita Anand says Canada will “exceed” its target to slash planet-warming pollution from tens of thousands of its own buildings...
In what some have called a game-changing decision, an Ontario court has ruled that the provincial government's weakened climate target...
Burning fossil fuels is costing Canadians, not only by exacerbating climate change for their kids and grandkids, but also by...
Can Conservative thinkers convince Pierre Poilievre to take climate change seriously? That’s the question that centre-right website The Hub, with...
It was a summer of weather-related losses in Canada. And it’s clear that we need to better prepare for inevitable...
Five eminent CBC alumni are urging the public broadcaster to deepen its coverage of the climate crisis in the face...
From September 19 to 25, 2024, Abacus Data conducted a national survey of 1,701 Canadian adults (18+) to examine their...
The CEO of one of the country’s largest oil and gas companies says Canada doesn’t need to cap pollution from...
A panel of experts advising the federal government on climate policy says Canada should at minimum cut its carbon emissions...
Canada’s national carbon emissions have recorded their first post-pandemic drop, according to an early estimate of 2023 emissions put out...
In 2018, the newly elected Ontario government passed one of its first pieces of legislation – to repeal the Green...
For anyone who spent their childhood riding stinky, noisy school buses, it's a revelation to climb aboard one of the...
It was once the driver of Canada’s nascent clean-technology industry, supported by Liberal and Conservatives alike. Publicly funded but arms-length...
Unless policies or technologies change, the cost of electric vehicles (EVs) needs to decrease by 31 per cent if Canada...
In the coming year, Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) – a consortium of nuclear energy and waste producers –...
The association representing Canada’s power utilities is stepping up its criticism of the federal government’s proposed Clean Electricity Regulations, as...
Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent across the globe, including in Canada. From August 16 to 18, 2024, we...
After multiple water main breaks and floods across the country this summer, municipalities and experts are warning that urban flooding...
As another Canadian summer brings another round of natural disasters — wildfires in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Newfoundland, flooding...
The federal government, having committed tens of billions of dollars to the buildout of a Canadian electric vehicle battery supply...
Every summer wildfires devastate communities. Last summer it was Kelowna, B.C., this year it’s Jasper., Alta. And yet, Canada still...
As a proud Conservative who also considers himself a Green Tory, I believe that the essence of conservatism lies in...
Three wildfire tragedies in 13 years: Slave Lake, Fort McMurray and now Jasper. Alberta has seen wildfire engulf and almost...
You really wonder what it’s going to take to shake us from our willful blindness. Our forests and communities burn...
As wildfires scorch ever-larger parts of Canada and force thousands to evacuate, they are fueling the spread of right-wing disinformation...
"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase often used to describe how statistics can be manipulated to support weak...
