just transition

Vulnerable communities are benefiting from investments designed to improve their lives.

Two days before Canadians across the country will come together in a show of widespread support for just transition legislation, the federal government announced a long-awaited next step to ensure “a just transition through the creation of sustainable jobs.”

What often gets drowned out in technical climate debates is the socio-economic relationship between fossil fuel projects and self-directed development opportunities for First Nations.

Think of the Just Transition Act as a vaccine against the rise of the far-right.

Most Canadians think clean energy is critical for Canada’s economy and its importance will only grow over time while the significance of oil and gas will recede, according to a poll released Thursday.

With the climate emergency escalating, where's Catherine McKenna going now?

Opposition parties were ready to pounce after Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon read the throne speech to officially open Canada’s 44th Parliament on Tuesday, criticizing the Liberals for a lack of clear priorities.

What would be the best speech from the throne Canadians could hear later this month? Here's an imaginary take on one that would put Canada on a path to replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy right away.

Dozens of young Canadians are sounding the climate alarm in an open letter to Canadian politicians.

To conserve credibility and trust, governments need a bold and immediate shift in spending that considers respect for the environment and the strengthening of our social fabric.

Canadian workers and their skills will be vital to ensuring Canada has a place in a sustainable low-carbon world.

The village of Old Crow, 120 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, was quiet for the first time in decades, as the nation brought its solar energy micro-grid online, said Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm at an official COP26 side event Thursday.

There is a strong alignment between clean energy project development and the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), said Eryn Stewart, the managing director of the non-profit Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE). 

Student Energy’s Global Youth Energy Outlook got more than 40,000 young people from 129 countries to share their views on the transition to clean energy. The vast majority want it to happen much faster than their governments and industry are currently moving.

Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet signals strong support for climate policy but may not be well-received in Alberta, says a political science professor.