Climate Change

Explainer: Quebec’s pension fund stopped investing in oil and made $4B more in green energy. Now politicians and Canada’s pension sector need to get the memo

Quebec’s pension giant proves renewables can outperform oil — and exposes how far behind the rest of Canada’s funds really are.

Latest in Climate Change
Forget a second life – this Montreal boutique is giving used clothing a third life

Montreal’s new La Fibre Atelier tests whether “third‑hand” fashion can cut waste without fuelling more consumption

Earth Day Q&A: Happiness in a finite world

Over the last ten years, Canada’s per capita footprint has declined, but so has Canadians’ life satisfaction.

How place-based investing could help finance cities’ climate plan: the LC3 network case

Climate-mitigation funding is drying up like the lakes and rivers it's trying to save. So how can Canada’s cities and municipalities pay for their plans when funding gaps prevent them? Social finance reporter Diane Berard explores the LC3 network in the case study below.

Protecting rural housing: Saltbox Fund founder on the power of lending circles

KJ Conyers-Steede is piloting a peer-to-peer community financing model that can be scaled and replicated across rural Canada.

How governments can help Indigenous communities disproportionately impacted by wildfires

Why wildfire evacuations keep failing Indigenous communities — and what governments can fix now

Lessons learned after Victoriaville backs off on its canopy charge for residents

The Quebec community had proposed a tax on trees being cut down - which stuck - but residents didn’t like a tax on yards with little tree cover.

How countries in the Americas can act to protect the environment without the United States

As the U.S. retreats from environmental oversight, countries across the Americas have a chance to build a stronger, more independent accountability system.

Draining wetlands produces substantial emissions in the Canadian Prairies: new study

Draining Prairie wetlands is driving millions of tonnes of hidden emissions, new research shows.

Q&A: What the U.S. decision to stop considering the health cost of air pollution means for Canada

A discussion with Dave Sawyer of the Canadian Climate Institute to understand the health implications for Canadians

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