green economy

COP29 could make carbon markets permanent. Indigenous leaders are calling for a moratorium before it's too late.

The International Monetary Fund warns that Canada's green subsidies could stoke an international race to the bottom, even as it credits the country for a "multipronged" approach to addressing climate change.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's attempt to block the federal government's budget bill from passing earlier this month is the latest example of government spending coming under scrutiny amid high inflation.

The Liberal government has continued to fulfil its promises to the NDP within its second federal budget since the parties struck a confidence-and-supply agreement in March 2022.

The European Union presented plans on Thursday to fundamentally revamp its policies on dealing with critical raw materials, imposing limits on imports from countries like China while unleashing subsidies and other financial incentives to ramp up home production.

The cost of living will be top of mind for Liberal members of Parliament as they prepare to head back to the House of Commons next week, but for their Indigenous caucus, affordability is a long-standing issue.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said the federal government is absolutely concerned about inflation, but dismissed critics who called her callous and out of touch for suggesting the high cost of gas is a reminder of why we need to transition to greener energy solutions.

Without a clear pathway, it is difficult to ensure skilled workers are ready to build the net-zero projects set to drive clean growth in the coming years.

The phrase just transition doesn't play well in Alberta with the people whose livelihoods will be upended when oil and gas production inevitably winds down.

Singapore and New Zealand will cooperate on green technologies in the fight against climate change, prime ministers from both countries said on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he wants to make it easier for more Canadians to drive electric vehicles and he isn't ruling out nuclear power as a cleaner source of energy.

Canadian workers and their skills will be vital to ensuring Canada has a place in a sustainable low-carbon world.

It’s time to roll up the sleeves and start putting words into action when it comes to creating jobs and reducing carbon emissions via new technologies, writes dynaCERT president and CEO James Murray Payne.

The government and mining sector are betting on Canadian mineral deposits such as cobalt to help Canada's decarbonization efforts. But the country receives poor marks for enforcing corporate accountability and protecting human rights, writes Gabriela Jiménez.

The time is now for Canada to invest in retraining to help workers affected by the transition to a greener economy, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney said on Monday, September 13, 2021.