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Towards Canada’s Fair Share: New research on achieving a stronger climate target

About The Report: The modeling being presented here shows Canada can do the hard work required to achieve our fair share of carbon emissions reductions – 60% reductions by 2030….

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Reports & Guides by Issue

Our 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.

Report: Alternative Fuel Use in Cement Manufacturing

Report: Alternative Fuel Use in Cement Manufacturing

About The Report: Cement manufacturing is a very emissions-intensive process. If Ontario is to get on track to meet the province’s greenhouse gas reduction targets, it will be necessary to reduce emissions across industry, including in the cement sector. This white paper explores one way Ontario’s cement sector can reduce their carbon emissions: by replacing...

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Report: Reality Check: Climate Change and the Tar Sands

Report: Reality Check: Climate Change and the Tar Sands

About The Report: Big Oil is spending millions of dollars trying to greenwash the tar sands, Canada’s fastest growing source of greenhouse gas pollution. A new report, Reality Check: Climate Change and the Tar Sands, sets the record straight on industry claims when it comes to global warming pollution. The report counters claims by industry...

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Report: Transcanada’s Energy East: An Export Pipeline, Not For Domestic Gain

Report: Transcanada’s Energy East: An Export Pipeline, Not For Domestic Gain

About The Report: TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline is not a made-in-Canada energy solution. As this analysis shows, almost all of Energy East’s crude oil would be exported. Canadian oil refineries would refine only a very small amount of Energy East’s oil. The vast majority of the oil would be shipped unrefined out of Canada....

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Report: Power Advisory Report: Components of an Ontario Residential Electricity Bill

Report: Power Advisory Report: Components of an Ontario Residential Electricity Bill

About The Report: This report was prepared by Power Advisory LLC for Environmental Defence. It breaks down the costs of residential electricity bills from today to 2030. Check out our new report, Your Home Electricity Bill: A Study on the Costs in Ontario for an explanation of the role renewable energy plays in our home...

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Report: Taking Stock

Report: Taking Stock

About The Report: When it comes to toxic chemicals and the cosmetics industry, which companies are making progress and which ones are falling behind? Environmental Defence ranked the Big 5 cosmetics companies in Canada against each other based on the following criteria: Whether they have targets for eliminating harmful ingredients; How they are addressing concerns...

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