10 instructions for the social impact sector from the new IPCC report

Author Brennan Doherty
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Mitigation of Climate Change report calls for dramatic changes to all sectors of the global economy to stave off the worst effects of climate change.

Why It Matters

If Canada’s energy, transportation, food security, building, and land use sectors adopt the massive changes required by the IPCC report, the country’s social impact sector will be forced to follow suit — whether it is ready or not.

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