The New Climate Canada publishes science-based and fact-based articles to support climate policy discussions. This section features essays on the connections between climate policy, finance, and technical innovation in the Canadian context.
We share stories and information for policy and business leaders on the ever-important topic of Climate Change.
Canada and the world, are taking a journey toward a future that relies on green energy and also a future that will grapple with the ravages of climate change impacts. No matter how where you are or what you do for a living, these trends are a certainty. Join us here for the latest close-up analysis on these issues that impact on Canadians everywhere.
Canada has a big role to play because we are a developed country with extensive resources. Business and public sector leaders also have a challenge ahead to use innovative technologies to transition our economy from oil and gas.
There is a key role for each of us in all of this. We are, each, communicators, voters, consumers, employees and employers, executives, and even political activists. The large-scale collective transformations in the decades ahead will depend on the actions of individuals.
We hope you can use this set of essays engage with climate change topics and look for ways to get involved. We look forward to the connections and transition ahead.
City government decisions are important contributions to climate mitigation and adaptation. Municipal Climate Action Plans (CAPs) are sets of strategic
The early days of Mark Carney’s government suggest Canada’s once ambitious climate policies are in retreat. The climate commitments of
Part of the 100 Pathways Study by The New Climate Canada The following is a preliminary review of municipal climate
For over three decades, Canadian cities have been at the front line of climate action. This is an important effort
On the surface, Toronto in the summer of 2025 appears to be a city of contradictions. Cranes dot the skyline,
As the impacts of climate change become increasingly evident through extreme weather events, rising temperatures, and ecological disruptions, Canadian cities
Bill McKibben’s recent piece tells us how, over the past two years, solar power has surged from the fringes to
The Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership (N-ZAP) — Partenariat de recherche-action pour la carboneutralité municipale (P-RAC) — is a national
As the impacts of climate change intensify and the 2050 deadlines for net-zero commitments draw closer, carbon markets are fast
As the global community accelerates its efforts to tackle climate change, carbon markets have emerged as vital instruments for reducing
The Darkwoods Forest Carbon Project is an improved forest management project in British Columbia developed in 2008 to reduce GHG
Introduction Nature-based solutions (NbS) are a family of cost-effective climate change mitigation approaches that engage nature (i.e., avoided deforestation and
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