OTTAWA — Strengthening industrial carbon markets to meet the terms of the Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) would have minimal cost impact on the oil sands sector’s bottom line, ...

OTTAWA, September 28, 2022—A report released today by the Canadian Climate Institute shows that the mounting costs from the impacts of climate change are already dragging down Canada’s economy. Our ...

This article was previously published in the Globe and Mail. Weeks of stifling, toxic smoke. Harrowing escapes from wildfires. Devastating floods. Deadly heat. This wasn’t just a one-off summer of ...

Answering this question is the focus of our adaptation research stream. Why is climate adaptation important? Climate change resulting from the burning of fossil fuels is already affecting the economy ...

Heat pumps are the lowest-cost option for heating and cooling most homes in Canada. The good news is that heat pumps are already the lowest cost way to do so in most cases. New research from the ...

The rise of the Maritimes heat pump adoption has been both recent and rapid. Market, policy and social conditions made the Maritimes particularly well suited to the technology. The humble heat pump is ...

OTTAWA — Rick Smith, President of the Canadian Climate Institute, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s Climate Competitiveness Strategy outlined in Budget 2025: “The ...

OTTAWA—New analysis of Canada’s current emissions trajectory finds the country is not expected to hit its 2030 emissions target before 2050, let alone achieve net zero emissions by then. Under today’s ...

Toronto—Ryan Ness, Director of Adaptation at the Canadian Climate Institute, made the following statement in response to the release of the federal government’s National Adaptation Strategy (NAS) ...

Canada’s consumer carbon pricing system is the one that’s occupied the headlines. Canadians and small businesses pay for the carbon dioxide that comes from burning fossil fuels when they buy that fuel ...

TORONTO—Rick Smith, President of the Canadian Climate Institute, made the following statement in response to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) announced today between Alberta and the Government of ...

OTTAWA—Rick Smith, President of the Canadian Climate Institute, made the following statement in response to the agreement between Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the federal government on the ...