‘Electric federalism’ offers a way for Ottawa facilitate a safer and more competitive future for the country without encroaching on provincial jurisdiction

An electricity transformation in Canada is important for the transition to a net zero future. The Big Switch to clean electricity is ...

Between now and 2030, industrial carbon pricing will do more than any other policy to cut Canada’s emissions

Canada has committed to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and we have many ways to get there.

Climate change is a massive threat to the public and private infrastructure that underpins Canada's prosperity.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has asked his cabinet to try to wean Manitoba Hydro off its last gas-fired power plant by 2035 and to create a plan to make the province entirely carbon-neutral by 2050.

"This is a watershed moment for Canadian climate policy. But expedited implementation will be key to success. Now Canada needs to shift into high gear."

Canadian Climate Institute comments on the Government of Canada’s 2024 National Inventory Report

The impacts of climate change on health could cost Canada’s healthcare system billions of dollars and reduce economic activity by tens of ...

Learn more about what the government can do to control climate impacts including making affordable climate solutions readily available.

A roundtable discussion showcasing Indigenous-led research and policy responding to climate change.Hosted by the Canadian Climate Institute and the Centre fo...

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said the government used updated scientific knowledge and economic models to revise its evaluation of how much climate change costs.

Here are the stories of three Canadians who have made the switch to heat pumps to heat and cool their homes—why they made the ...

Canada’s economy faces a “sink-or-swim” decade, according to the first study to assess Canada’s economic prospects in the face of accelerating global market shifts responding to climate change.

The move will affect projects bigger than one megawatt as the province looks at issues including where they can be built and the impact on the power grid

Climate change is widening the Northern infrastructure gap and putting communities at risk. Climate change threatens Northern ...

Unlocking prosperity through progress on climate change, economic and social goals.

Climate change and climate risks are already costing Canada billions of dollars each year. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

The growth in national emissions continues a trend of the oil and gas and building sectors driving up Canada’s emissions while most ...

New regulations will help provinces capitalize on the country’s hidden advantage, but only if they join in the team effort

 “Electric federalism” is a made-in-Canada solution where provinces and the federal government join forces to deliver an affordable, ...

Nature is one of our most valuable assets. And in the face of climate change, the value of nature in cities is increasing.

How adaptation policy can help Canada get ready for the economic cost of climate change

Our independent assessment identifies five critical policies in the Emissions Reduction Plan to accelerate progress.

South Australia sources more than 80 per cent of its power needs from wind and solar over summer. Soon, the country’s main grid will be doing the same.

As more frequent disasters fuelled by climate change drain billions from Canada’s economy and drive up costs for households, stronger national coordination on proactive adaptation is essential,...

Climate change is reaching into your wallet in hundreds of ways, from higher grocery bills due to supply-chain disruption, to soaring ...

The leaders reiterated the need to urgently reduce carbon emissions and achieve a "predominantly decarbonized power sector" by 2035.

Canada has often been accused of being long on climate rhetoric and short on policy to deliver. This plan changes that.

A roundtable discussion showcasing Indigenous-led research and policy responding to climate change.

Accelerating the clean energy economy and upgrading Canada’s electricity systems will pay dividends for jobs, affordability, and growth.

Read the Canadian Climate Institute scoping papers. We produce rigorous analysis to advance climate resilience.

Indigenous-led case studies, showcasing initiatives to address and respond to climate change policy in building a resilient, low-carbon, prosperous future.

The transportation sector is the second-largest source of carbon emissions in Canada, and more than half of those emissions come from cars and light-duty trucks. In 2021, the Canadian Climate...

This period of high inflation is certainly a fresh political test for any climate policy that creates a new financial cost for industry or consumers. But in the debate about food prices, the carbon...

Dr. Rick Smith will lead the Canadian Climate Institute as President effective June 14, 2021.

When it comes to climate, one key problem is out-of-date data

With much of Canada’s forests ablaze in June, a thick haze of forest fire smoke blanketed much of the population. A fire season like no ...

The path to net zero tells us that we can’t ignore the potential of negative emissions but we can’t depend on it, either.

Canadian Institute for Climate Choices joins group of 21 climate advisory bodies

Navius Research used its technologically explicit energy-economy model, gTech, to simulate two net zero futures for Canada - one where Canada pursues the least costly pathway to achieve net zero...

A net zero future will reduce human-made particulate matter—one of the most damaging air pollutants—by as much as 88 per cent, with societal health benefits of about $7 billion a year.

What the Supreme Court's validation of carbon pricing means for climate policy in Canada.

Read our comprehensive framework for an effective Emissions Reduction Plan. Our report reviews the Emissions Accountability Act, to propose actionable solutions.

Growing the economy is absolutely consistent with a net zero future in Canada, though a few challenges remain.

Tough regulations to limit potent methane pollution are widely considered to be the cheapest and easiest way to slash Canada’s oil and gas emissions

Canadian Climate Institute comments on the Government of Canada’s 2021 National Inventory Report.

A new report from the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices on the costs of climate change for Canada’s infrastructure estimates that within 30 years, the cost of damage from coastal and inland...

The best solutions to crises lie not in expansion of long-term fossil fuel infrastructure, but in energy efficiency and clean energy.

Two major wildfires have been burning in Alberta since Saturday, forcing some to evacuate their homes

Rick Smith, President of the Canadian Climate Institute, comments on the federal government’s release of a regulatory framework for the oil and gas sector emissions cap

The proposed Clean Fuel Standard can help Canada meet its 2030 climate targets and break into new markets for clean technologies.