Policy approaches can help build—and rebuild—communities so they are resilient to the weather of today and tomorrow.

The 2021 extreme heat emergency experience in urban, rural, and remote British Columbia First Nations.

A proactive approach to the inevitable decarbonization of our energy system.

The policies and forces driving widespread uptake.

What a decision on an Enbridge gas pipeline in Ottawa tells us about the energy transition.

Canada can draw lessons from Australia’s Green Bank to help the Canada Infrastructure Bank and the Canada Growth Fund define or improve their principles and approach.

Canada can apply several lessons from the United Kingdom’s Contracts for Difference policy for renewable electricity generation.

What are the U.S. hydrogen tax credits and how their design can inform Canada’s support for hydrogen fuels.

Longship’s example shows how Canada could optimize its comparative advantages in its climate-related and carbon capture investments.

Clean power lessons from Nordic efforts to expand electricity trade and decarbonize the grid.

Lessons for Canada’s electricity system transformation

With strong market signals, innovation and investment in renewable energy takes the lead.

A national strategy that includes economic transformation and a just transition for high-emitting industries.

A proactive, place-based, and regional partnership approach.

Adapting to the impacts of climate change on the Great Lakes.

To adequately prepare for the energy transition, the oil and gas sector must reckon with the historic and ongoing impacts on the land and on Indigenous rights holders.

Applying the wisdom of Indigenous place names in a changing climate—lessons from the Ahousaht First Nation’s Land Use Vision process

Understanding climate resilience as Naadahahlhakwhlinhl (interconnectedness)

The first step is to decolonize systems that exclude Indigenous rights holders, land protectors, and knowledge experts from the conversation.

Re-valuing Indigenous worldview in today’s climate response

Indigenous place-based people transitioning to a low-carbon economy

Indigenous clean energy partnerships will play a critical role in the low-carbon transition

How the W8banaki Nation is Adapting to Climate Change in Southern Quebec

Sahtú community-led approaches to climate change monitoring are building the knowledge and capacity needed for adaptation 

Lessons from the Mi’kmaq Pollinator Project

Addressing the structural determinants of health can bring us closer to achieving health equity in Canada and building resilience to climate change.

Indigenous Relationship-Building as Processes of Environmental Action

The Gitanyow are using both Indigenous knowledge and laws (Ayookxw) and western science to build a comprehensive understanding of the ecological health of our territory, and translating that knowledge into policies that respond to the impacts of climate change.

Colonialism, climate displacement, and Indigenous sovereignty in Siksika Nation’s disaster recovery efforts

Improving flood risk assessment by mapping socioeconomic vulnerability in a mid-sized Canadian city

As climate change increases the risk of wildfires, which tools are effective in supporting local action and building capacity in communities?

Green roofs help to cool the air, absorb excess water, and reduce energy use while supporting biodiversity and making cities more liveable.

Forests deliver many benefits to cities, including offering refuge in heatwaves, sequestering greenhouse gas emissions, limiting flooding, and providing mental and physical health benefits.

Protecting and restoring wetlands will be critical to reducing climate-driven flood risks and slowing biodiversity loss.

Nova Scotia provides a tangible example of what clean growth means in practice. The province has significantly reduced its greenhouse gas emissions since 2005 while growing its economy.

How a whole-of-government approach to climate change can improve Canada’s climate performance

This case study explores the core features of B.C.’s amended Climate Change Accountability Act 2019. The legislation mandates the setting of sectoral and interim emissions reduction targets, regular reporting requirements and establishes an independent expert advisory body to provide advice.

In 2018, Manitoba became the first province in Canada to implement climate accountability legislation. Its legislation does not include long-term emissions reductions targets or a clearly-defined emissions reduction pathway. Manitoba’s approach and experience offers valuable lessons for Canadian governments contemplating broader climate accountability legislation. 

Aoteroa/New Zealand created climate legislation that enshrines long-term emissions reduction targets. Their legislation is notable for its emphasis on engagement, recognition, and inclusion of iwi and Māori throughout the development and implementation process.

Reviewing the six defining features of the UK’s 2008 Climate Change Act, the first law to make long-term emissions reduction targets legally binding. What lessons does this legislation have for Canada?