Resources for Policy Makers

Our robust legal research allows the team to provide specific policy recommendations that can help policy makers in developing policies related to directors’ duties and climate change, including climate-related disclosures.

Feb 28th, 2022

Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Canada: Governance Implications in the Net-Zero Transition

Canada ranks highly among the developed countries that have provided government support to the fossil fuel sector, but this situation is changing. To address the climate emergency, Canada has legally committed to achieving net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. How our federal, provincial, and territorial governments spend public dollars […]

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Feb 28th, 2022

Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability – Summary for Policymakers

This Summary for Policymakers (SPM) presents key findings of the Working Group II (WGII) contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the IPCC. The report builds on the WGII contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the IPCC, three Special Reports , and the Working Group I (WGI) contribution to the AR6 cycle. […]

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Jan 11th, 2022

The Global Risks Report 2022

The Global Risks Report series tracks global risks perceptions among risk experts and world leaders in business, government, and civil society. It examines risks across five categories: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, and technological. Every year the report also analyses key risks to explore further in deep-dive chapters—these could be risks that feature prominently on our survey, those […]

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Nov 16th, 2021

Principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks

Basel Committee issues public consultation on principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks. The consultation paper seeks to promote a principles-based approach to improve banks’ risk management practices and supervisory practices related to climate-related financial risks.

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Oct 31st, 2021

Sink or Swim: Transforming Canada’s economy for a global low-carbon future

The global low-carbon transition needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change has already begun sweeping across economies and industries around the world, and it is building strength. In response, Canada faces a critical choice that will define our economic prospects for generations: will we fight against the tide, simply tread water, or will […]

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Oct 26th, 2021

Canada’s transition to net zero: Accelerating collaboration to meet 2050

CPA Canada’s report on Canada’s Transition to Net Zero: Accelerating Collaboration to Meet 2050 offers practical actions key players can take to facilitate a unified, inclusive, and just transition that positions Canada to remain competitive in a global low-carbon future. The report will help Canada’s key economic sector leaders, policymakers, and the investment community, by providing them […]

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