Infrastructure B.C. risks billions if new homes are built in the path of fires and floods A new report shows why the most affordable home is the one you don’t have to rebuild after a disaster. Ryan Ness Sarah Miller 06.02.25 Location, location, location: building much-needed homes on safer ground could save Canada billions of dollars With climate change supercharging extreme weather disasters, a new report shows why the most affordable home is the one you don’t have to rebuild. Ryan Ness Don Iveson Lisa Raitt 06.02.25 Building new homes in the path of floods and wildfires could cost billions, threaten affordability: report First-of-its-kind analysis shows significant financial risks from climate change-fuelled disasters unless a small proportion of the new homes needed by 2030 are built out of harm’s way. 06.02.25 Building new homes out of harm’s way The most affordable home is the one you don’t have to rebuild. 06.02.25 Quebec must not give in to political pressure on flooding maps Everyone in Quebec profits from the government moving forward with new policies on residences in flood risk zones in 2025. Camila Flórez Bossio 28.01.25 This summer’s climate-fuelled disasters have cost Canadians billions A new tool from the Climate Institute counts the rising financial burden of climate-fuelled disasters. 04.09.24 Beyond Sustainability: The Power of Indigenous Healthy Energy Homes A new approach to Indigenous housing can address health and climate risks. Janna Wale Maria Shallard Chad Bonnetrouge Ian Scholten 03.07.24 Time to stop building infrastructure for yesterday’s climate Canada’s infrastructure isn’t prepared for the climate crisis impacts, but there are things we can do to get ready for future events. Ryan Ness 10.04.24 Load More Topics Adaptation Carbon pricing Clean Growth Climate Accountability Climate Impacts Disasters Electrification Emissions Energy Equity Finance Health Indigenous Infrastructure Jobs Mitigation Nature Net Zero Risk Sustainable development Transportation Regions Alberta British Columbia International Manitoba Municipal National New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Provincial Quebec Saskatchewan Territorial U.S. Yukon
B.C. risks billions if new homes are built in the path of fires and floods A new report shows why the most affordable home is the one you don’t have to rebuild after a disaster. Ryan Ness Sarah Miller 06.02.25
Location, location, location: building much-needed homes on safer ground could save Canada billions of dollars With climate change supercharging extreme weather disasters, a new report shows why the most affordable home is the one you don’t have to rebuild. Ryan Ness Don Iveson Lisa Raitt 06.02.25
Building new homes in the path of floods and wildfires could cost billions, threaten affordability: report First-of-its-kind analysis shows significant financial risks from climate change-fuelled disasters unless a small proportion of the new homes needed by 2030 are built out of harm’s way. 06.02.25
Building new homes out of harm’s way The most affordable home is the one you don’t have to rebuild. 06.02.25
Quebec must not give in to political pressure on flooding maps Everyone in Quebec profits from the government moving forward with new policies on residences in flood risk zones in 2025. Camila Flórez Bossio 28.01.25
This summer’s climate-fuelled disasters have cost Canadians billions A new tool from the Climate Institute counts the rising financial burden of climate-fuelled disasters. 04.09.24
Beyond Sustainability: The Power of Indigenous Healthy Energy Homes A new approach to Indigenous housing can address health and climate risks. Janna Wale Maria Shallard Chad Bonnetrouge Ian Scholten 03.07.24
Time to stop building infrastructure for yesterday’s climate Canada’s infrastructure isn’t prepared for the climate crisis impacts, but there are things we can do to get ready for future events. Ryan Ness 10.04.24
