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About The Backgrounder: Written by Kent Elson, this plan provides a pathway to reduce carbon emissions from fossil gas (aka “natural gas”) in a way that will create good green…
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.
Toxics
About The Report: Every day, Canadians are exposed to many chemicals that are linked to adverse health conditions such as cancer, asthma, diabetes and behavioural problems like ADHD. Glyphosate, Canada’s top-selling weed killer and the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, is of particular concern because of its links to cancer. That’s why we tested common...
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About The Report: Canada is poised to realize benefits of almost $9 billion from implementing its regulations to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. But Alberta’s draft methane regulations won’t measure up without significant improvements. Download The Report Read The Blog Post
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About The Report: This report suggests opportunities and tools for public engagement in the planning process. It is the outcome of a workshop session with ratepayers groups, NGOs, and municipal leaders. Download the report (English) (Adobe Reader is required to read this pdf report. Please ensure you have the latest version.)
Climate change
About The Report: New polling shows that Canadians are strongly opposed to federal and provincial governments using public dollars to subsidize oil and gas companies. Despite this significant public opposition, Canadian governments continue to hand out billions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies, without disclosing to the public the value of the financial supports and...
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About The Report: Canada has pledged to significantly reduce greenhouse gases under the Paris Agreement on climate change. However, our current national action plan won’t get us to the goal. But there’s good news: we can achieve our climate targets using current policy tools, and it will have nearly no impact on Canada’s economic growth....
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