Expert Views
Natural asset management is proving its value in the field
While Canada focuses on efforts to reduce climate change, there’s growing recognition that we can’t meet our climate change goals without finding ways to adapt. A natural assets management approach has the advantage of addressing both mitigation and adaptation, taking us to the next level of policy solutions.
Environmental Economist
Four reasons why cap-and-trade is ‘for the people’
As evidence that it is “for the people,” Ontario’s new government cites its plan to eliminate the cap-and-trade carbon-pricing system. But is killing cap and trade good “for the people”?
Climate Change and Transportation Policy Analyst
Salish Sea orcas need immediate actions to survive
Even though the government acknowledges that Salish Sea orcas face imminent threats to their survival, government actions fall short to ensure the whales' survival. With members of the population being lost to starvation, it couldn’t be more urgent for the government to act.
Senior Science and Policy Analyst
B.C.’s 2030 and 2040 climate targets: a compass points to the future economy
New legislation introduced by the B.C. government, the Climate Change Accountability Act, releases the government from its 2020 commitments but adds new targets for 2030 and 2040. However, targets are only useful if they drive action and if government is held accountable, Tom Green explains.
Climate Solutions Policy Analyst
Budget 2018 recap: A down payment on climate action
What does this year's federal budget mean for the climate? Tom Green, our climate solutions policy analyst, breaks down Budget 2018: the good, the disappointing and what Canada needs to do next.
Climate Solutions Policy Analyst