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Reflections on Connecting Canada’s Climate Policy Network
A new book, Reflections on Connecting Canada’s Climate Policy Network, will be published open-access by the Canada Climate Law Initiative in 2023. This webinar will explore the book’s key messages and discuss how to improve climate policy coordination, blurring public and private divides, and revealing where responsibility for change must rest. According to the Supreme […]
Add to calendarFossil Fuel Subsidies and Climate Transition Risk: How Will Your Organization Adapt to Changing Policies?
The Government of Canada has signed the COP26 Statement on International Public Support for the Clean Energy Transition, committing to prioritize the clean energy transition and end new direct public support for the international unabated fossil fuel energy sector by the end of 2022, and the Glasgow Climate Pact to accelerate the phaseout of inefficient […]
Add to calendarPartnerships in Indigenous Finance: Paths to Sustainable Finance and Protection of Biodiversity
Financing the transition to net-zero carbon emissions requires government to government and government to private sector partnerships. Please join us for an important discussion on Indigenous partnerships for sustainable finance and governance, including successful partnerships in conservation finance; the transition to sustainable energy in action; and a discussion of the recent creation by the Canada […]
Add to calendarKnowledge Hub Resources
Integrity matters: Net zero commitments by businesses, financial institutions, cities and regions
Report from the United Nations’ High-Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities
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Roadmap to a Sustainable Financial System in Canada
When it comes to Canada’s climate policies, there is a widely overlooked frontier: finance. In this policy briefing, Ecojustice, Shift: Action and Environmental Defence lay out an actionable pathway to address how Canada should regulate climate-alignment within our financial system. The brief shows how financial alignment is a critical piece of the broader climate package […]
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Partial Disclosure: Assessing the state of physical and transition climate risk disclosure in Canada
The latest Institute for Sustainable Finance (ISF) study demonstrates that in aggregate, climate-related disclosures by Canadian companies are inadequate, both in terms of quantity and quality. This impedes the ability of financial institutions to properly price the opportunities and risks associated with climate change, which has significant consequences for Canadian competitiveness and the functioning of […]
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Climate-washing in Québec and Canada: How to turn the tide
This report by the Centre québécois du droit de l’environnement (CQDE) outlines which rules and standards exist now to address climate-washing, and the CQDE’s policy recommendations to improve how climate-washing is addressed.
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