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Finland has practically eliminated coal-fired energy, as wind soars
Finland’s Helen Ltd. energy company shuttered Salmisaari, its last coal power plant, this week, bringing the Nordic country’s reliance on coal to less than 1%
UN agencies find that ambitious climate action brings big GDP gains
Both high and low-income countries stand to see growth rates that translate into “literally billions” by 2050, according to new research
The legacy of Just Stop Oil is that disruptive tactics work
OPINION | Just Stop Oil protestors drew outrage for their controversial methods. That’s a good thing.
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The world’s 100 most sustainable corporations
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An annual ranking of Canada's top corporate citizens
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A sector-by-sector report of Canada's climate investment gap
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Top funds for the planet and your pocketbook
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An annual ranking of the world's most sustainable MBA programs
30 under 30
30 youth leaders making waves in sustainability
Future 50
Canada's fastest growing sustainable companies
clean 200
Top publicly listed companies by clean revenue
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INSIDE OUR LATEST RANKING
The green transition may face shifting political winds, but Global 100 companies are staying the course
LATEST STORIES
Gas turbine delays are giving renewables an edge
Turbines have become a major bottleneck for gas development as manufacturers hesitate to step up production
Are we talking about carbon all wrong?
There is no “climate crisis,” argues Paul Hawken in his new book on carbon, but a crisis of human thinking and behavior
Municipalities are waking up to climate risk, and that’s a good thing
Canadian and American cities are leading the way in disclosing climate-related financial risks and leveraging municipal green bonds to finance climate initiatives
Big Oil faces ‘massive monetary liability’ as U.S. climate lawsuits move forward
Fossil fuel allies are scrambling to avoid a “day of reckoning” as several climate deception lawsuits advance toward trial
Are Teslas about to become a Republican status symbol?
With Tesla sales flagging as Elon Musk dismantles parts of the U.S. government, President Trump is giving MAGA voters an opportunity to prove their loyalty by buying an EV
As banks backslide on climate, Canadian shareholder groups demand reforms
Three shareholder groups are turning up the heat on Canadian banks to keep pace with the energy transition
Hospitals have a medical waste problem. Bioplastics offer a solution.
Plant-based alternatives to traditional plastics could reduce the waste burden of health-care systems, but rollout remains challenging
Off-grid solar is redefining energy in Africa
A market-driven transformation is doing what national grids have failed to do in Africa. Using off-grid solar power to deliver energy directly to the people who need it most.
What a nationwide grid network would mean for clean energy in Canada
As interprovincial trade barriers come tumbling down in the face of U.S. aggression, Canada could see better integration of its energy systems
Trump’s tariffs threaten Canada’s food security. It's time to go local.
OPINION | Canada has the land, the farmers and the resources to build thriving local food economies. What’s missing is the political will.
‘Humanely raised’ meat claims often don’t mean much
Companies use inconsistent definitions to label meat as ‘humanely raised’ and face very little oversight from auditors
The ‘green label effect‘ for green bonds is real
Retail investors rely heavily on green labels, but checking environmental claims is out of reach for most
INSIDE THE CURRENT ISSUE
Our winter issue is bursting with stories that speak to our chaotic times, including how to craft a climate message that moves the needle on action, can the oil lobby be barred from COP, what’s the future of DEI and what’s next for ‘act of god’ clauses in business contracts?
The legacy of Just Stop Oil is that disruptive tactics work
George Ferns
OPINION | Just Stop Oil protestors drew outrage for their controversial methods. That’s a good thing.
Gas turbine delays are giving renewables an edge
Mitchell Beer
Are we talking about carbon all wrong?
Kate Yoder
The anti-DEI movement confronts an unlikely opponent: big banks
Eugene Ellmen
JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs – along with retailer Costco – have set the stage for corporations to push back on the anti-DEI agenda. Will others join the resistance?
Most Canadian pension funds recognize the urgency of climate change. Some don’t.
Shawn McCarthy
Facing unprecedented climate-related risks, the majority of Canada’s pension plans are making progress toward net-zero. CPPIB and AIMCo are not.
How expensive eggs and dead chickens show the major problems in poultry production
Tony Weis
The culling of chickens to contain the spread of avian flu may sound jarring, but it pales in comparison to the billions slaughtered every year – and the wider implications of that
Here’s what we can learn from ancient societies about keeping buildings cool in heat waves
Adriana Zuniga-Teran
Ancient Egyptians and Puebloans knew how to harness the wind, rain and sun. Five heat-busting lessons for today’s architects.
Lack of charging stations in high-rise buildings is cutting off access to EVs
Victoria Foote
A third of Canadians and a quarter of Americans live in multi-unit housing, but the shortage of on-site charging stations is stopping them from buying EVs
Who’s trying to kill the $17,000 electric car?
Marco Chown Oved
from the archives
How to wean your house off natural gas (it’s complicated)
A practical guide to swapping your furnace (and A/C) for a heat pump
Canada’s biggest emitters are paying the lowest carbon tax rate
Oil and gas producers pay among the lowest average carbon costs of any sector – and it’s threatening Canada’s climate targets
Breaking through our climate inertia
Climate scientists say we need to go further, faster, but social scientists say we won’t get there unless we heal divisions
Of mice and men: Could COVID spell the end of animal testing?
The vaccine race is accelerating the emergence of a new frontier in science looking at alternatives to animal modelling