Opinion

Climate change and the affordability crisis are two political mountains that, far from being at odds, must be climbed together.

The media isn't responsible for the Trudeau Liberals' recent tumble in the polls. But as a recent story about the prime minister's schedule shows, they're often helping dumb down a political discourse that could stand to get a whole lot smarter.

While federal and provincial policymakers focus on recent changes in the national carbon pricing policy, they must remember that Canadian companies face a competitive investment environment because of the industrial policies of our two largest trading partners.

We need significantly more money now and into the future to shift the economy away from the production and consumption of fossil fuels.

If ambitious regulations are put in place, a net-zero electricity grid will be within reach by 2035, with massive benefits for human health.

While debate rages over carbon tax carveouts, other bold actions that could reduce planet-heating pollution get short shrift.

As an economic adviser to Environment and Climate Change Canada, Faith Edem helped identify West African countries that would benefit from Canadian financial help to reduce carbon emissions.

Is it time for the Alberta NDP to change its name? That's what one former MLA is asking, and it has people talking. But does that conversation miss the political forest for the trees — and avoid the real matter at hand?

The Ontario Liberal Party needs to rethink its electoral strategy or risk the NDP surpassing them as the alternative to the PCs in the eyes of Ontarians.

Is it possible to drive a big electric truck and be green at the same time? Chris Pollon test drives a Ford F-150 Lightning — the EV version of North America’s bestselling pickup — to find out.

Many federal and provincial political critics claim carbon pricing should be replaced, but don’t say what it should be replaced with.

The Youth Climate Corps campaign is calling on federal and provincial governments to launch and fund an ambitious new youth training and employment program, inviting young people to spend two years confronting the climate emergency.

Whether it's the high cost of housing or the low level of our climate ambitions, young Canadians are getting a raw deal right now. Why that's showing up in the Liberal government's dreadful poll numbers, and how they could go about changing them.

While banks and pension plans manage Canadians’ money, the return on investment underperforms expectations when it comes to climate action.

When the food system is disrupted by climate change, women are disproportionately impacted.