A new report details Canadians’ outlook on the country and the economy, views on tackling climate change, and perceptions of federalism, regionalism, and nationalism.

This week on the podcast, Nancy Olewiler, David McLaughlin and Céline Bak discuss climate change policy in Canada.

Experts tackle such topics as risk disclosure and carbon pricing before a full house at Ottawa’s Rideau Club.

Ottawa – Members of the media are invited to join the second in a series of Policy Options events on key issues that could — or should — be part of the debate in the 2019 federal election. The second event in this breakfast series, held in partnership with the Max Bell School of Public […]

How can Canada meet its climate-change commitments? Three experts weigh in.

As Canada has formally withdrawn from the Kyoto Accord, what can we do to contribute meaningfully to reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Climate policy activists and experts have long argued that adopting emissions-reduction targets and implementing policies to try to meet these targets is the best approach. In this study, Isabel Galiana, Jeremy Leonard […]

Climate change policy in Canada today is fragmented and largely uncoordinated among governments. Many provinces, frustrated by the perception that Ottawa has not been proactive enough in setting national targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions, have independently embarked on their own policies to reduce emissions. The resulting patchwork of measures illustrates the complexity of achieving […]

Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) represent around 72 per cent of global greenhouse-gas emissions, and the proportion is growing. Without action to stem the growth of emissions in those countries, the shared goal of keeping global average temperature increases to well below two degrees above pre-industrial levels will not be achieved. At the same time, […]