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Vermont is on the cusp of making Big Oil pay for climate disasters
If a new bill survives inevitable legal challenges, the state would become the first in the nation to make fossil fuel companies pay into a climate superfund
Honda EV plant will cement Ontario's place at the forefront of the energy transition
OPINION | If the Japanse car manufacturer sees an electric mobility future in Ontario, then you can bet that they’re sure it’s pretty much already here
The World Bank cooks up a recipe for a climate-friendly food system: Cut red meat subsidies
A new paper lays out a roadmap for how the world can reduce emissions from food partly by redirecting the subsidies given to the meat and dairy industries
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The world’s 100 most sustainable corporations
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Top funds for the planet and your pocketbook
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30 youth leaders making waves in sustainability
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Canada's fastest growing sustainable companies
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An annual ranking of Canada's top corporate citizens
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Top publicly listed companies by clean revenue
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The world’s first interactive, crowd-sourced sustainability index for cities
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The speed at which countries are reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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INSIDE OUR LATEST REPORT
Our inaugural Climate Dollars report tracks the shortfall between what the government has committed to spending on climate and what it actually has
LATEST STORIES
Ontario pension funds are starting to understand there’s no retirement security on a dead planet
OPINION | These pension portfolio managers are making progress, but they must pick up the pace
How consultants have taken over sustainability reporting – and not for the better
OPINION | Companies are hiring external consultants to help report on ESG, but there aren’t enough checks to guard against greenwash
RBC agrees to new measures on race, climate after pressure from investors and First Nations
The moves come after weeks of negotiation with investors who supported Indigenous and Black leaders and their allies assembled at the bank’s annual general meeting in April
Mandatory climate reporting is building momentum—are you prepared?
If you haven’t been asked to disclose climate-risk data already, it is likely a matter of time
Despite backlash, bans on gas use in new buildings keep spreading
The natural gas industry has been emboldened by a string of victories, but gas bans keep evolving throughout North America
Canada's emissions inch up, but show progress
The federal government says new data shows the country’s climate policies “bent the curve” on greenhouse gas pollution
Can a global plastics treaty be reached after talks languish in Ottawa?
Environmental groups blast the lack of progress made at INC-4, which 196 petrochemical industry lobbyists attended
Canada isn’t taking the escalating environmental impact of AI seriously
The US is considering stringent data centre rules to keep AI’s impact on water, land and carbon in check. But the recent Liberal budget was silent on the environmental elephant in the room.
Is swapping debt to protect nature the key to solving Africa's climate woes?
For some nations, the suffocating burden of debt gets in the way of climate adaptation. Converting a portion of that debt into funds dedicated to climate action could be transformative.
Hero: Meet the ‘sponge city’ guru who is climate-proofing China
Beijing-based landscape architect Kongjian Yu has pioneered the concept of “sponge cities” – urban landscapes designed to soak up stormwater, while creating appealing natural spaces
Zero: Indonesian leaders are dealing with climate change in Jakarta by moving out
It’s billed as a “low-carbon super hub” but 2,500 hectares of rainforest have been cleared to make way for the new capital, and so far reforestation has been haphazard
Publisher's Note: The times call for heroic climate action – and shedding long-held beliefs
The environmental movement should let go of its views on the carbon tax, nuclear power and conservatives
INSIDE THE CURRENT ISSUE
Our spring issue features a special Plant Power series on the plant-based revolution taking root, a cities section about the climate progress municipalities are making, and much more.
Canada isn’t taking the escalating environmental impact of AI seriously
John Lorinc
The US is considering stringent data centre rules to keep AI’s impact on water, land and carbon in check. But the recent Liberal budget was silent on the environmental elephant in the room.
Here are the nine biggest corporate greenwashing fines
Alex Robinson
As Europe cracks down on greenwash, here’s a tally of the largest greenwashing fines ever faced by companies like Volkswagen, Keurig and H&M
There still aren’t enough women in the C-Suite – here’s how to fix it
Louise Champoux-Paillé and Anne-Marie Croteau
There's a big climate cost to failing to recognize Indigenous sovereignty
Anita Hofschneider
RBC agrees to new measures on race, climate after pressure from investors and First Nations
Eugene Ellmen
The moves come after weeks of negotiation with investors who supported Indigenous and Black leaders and their allies assembled at the bank’s annual general meeting in April
The growing movement to take the bull shit out of organic farming
Nicholas Carter
Organic agriculture has become synonymous with spreading manure. Veganic farmers are cultivating what they say is a greener path.
Cooking the books: The magical math of ‘climate-friendly’ meat
Adria Vasil and Jessica Scott-Reid
Is the rush to build affordable homes putting them in the line of fire (and floods)?
John Lorinc
Political pressure to build more affordable housing shouldn’t become a licence for shortsighted construction that can’t withstand climate catastrophes
Lessons on how (and how not) to build a bike-friendly city
Alex Robinson
Cycling advocates in Washington, D.C. and Montreal have worked toward the same goal, but with starkly different results
from the archives
How to wean your house off natural gas (it’s complicated)
A practical guide to swapping your furnace (and A/C) for a heat pump
Canada’s biggest emitters are paying the lowest carbon tax rate
Oil and gas producers pay among the lowest average carbon costs of any sector – and it’s threatening Canada’s climate targets
Breaking through our climate inertia
Climate scientists say we need to go further, faster, but social scientists say we won’t get there unless we heal divisions
Of mice and men: Could COVID spell the end of animal testing?
The vaccine race is accelerating the emergence of a new frontier in science looking at alternatives to animal modelling