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Report Highlights Canada can only achieve its climate commitments if finance flows out of climate-damaging investments and into solutions. The federal government should adopt a package of policies that align…
Read MoreOur work is based on research, science, and a strong understanding of the facts. Below you will find our archive of reports, guides and media backgrounders that are available for download. You can find our government submissions here.
Climate change
Every year, Canada’s federal government gives billions in direct subsidies, tax breaks and government-backed financial support to the fossil fuel industry. This year, in addition to our annual report, we are tracking these in real-time.
Climate change
About The Report: While the provincial government has, on occasion, spoken about the need to fight climate change, it has offered inadequate solutions that it has failed to support with evidence, followed by little action to actually tackle the province’s greenhouse gas emissions – Canada’s second highest. Over the course of the last four years,...
Climate change
Report Highlights In 2020, the total tailings area was over 300 km² , which would cover the city of Vancouver over 2.6 times. The tailings “ponds” store acutely toxic chemicals, including high concentrations of dangerous naphthenic acids, and are known to leak and evaporate their content into the surrounding environment. Contrary to the oil industry’s...
Climate change
About The Report: As climate crisis worsens, Canada’s federal government continued to give billions in subsidies and financing for fossil fuels. For 2021, this annual index was able to track $8.6 billion in public subsidies and support. This report also features the first-ever compilation of Canadian data on public subsidies for carbon capture technology, which...
Protecting Ontario’s Environment
Premier Doug Ford and Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark have invited Ontario’s Big City Mayors and Regional Chairs to a meeting that’s been billed as a Provincial-Municipal Housing Summit. While the government has asserted this meeting will aim to “tackle the issue of housing affordability,” the Minister’s recent statements suggest it may...
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