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Trade Ministers of the World Unite? Climate Crises and the Future of Trade

Is the new Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate a branding exercise, or a potentially useful tool?

Canada could help stop a $15-billion climate-wrecking lawsuit

Canada should agree with the U.S. that TC Energy has no NAFTA case against the cancellation of its Keystone XL pipeline

Climate inequality defines the present; don’t let it define the future

The people who are least responsible for climate change will feel its effects the hardest. It's time for policy-makers to address that injustice.

Is "sustainable jobs" the new just transition?

Shift Storm newsletter—February 2023 edition

Introducing the Shift Storm newsletter

A Q&A with CCPA climate researcher Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood

Does Canada’s Sustainable Jobs Plan deliver on the promise of a just transition?

The interim Sustainable Jobs Plan is a solid framework for advancing a workforce development agenda, but there are important sticking points.


What is a just transition, and why does it matter?

Alberta is trying to provoke a showdown with the feds over just transition legislation. What does that mean, anyway?

“Natural” gas and the new climate denialism

Climate denial is not just about pretending climate change isn't real—it's also about slowing down the momentum towards real climate solutions.

Climate importing: Understanding Europe’s proposed climate trade rules

Trade tensions surround prospective launch of Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

The clear-cut case against ISDS with Indonesia

Forestry-related firms made regular use of NAFTA’s controversial but expiring investor-state dispute settlement process. Why is Canada opening the door to ISDS claims from Indonesian forestry giants?

Electrifying North American trade

The Biden administration wants to continentalize America’s green industrial renewal. There are risks and potential rewards for Canada.

Four keys to achieving a just transition in Canada

Remarks to the House of Commons Natural Resources Committee on its study on a just transition

Canada’s muddled month of climate action: CCPA’s climate plan and budget analysis

The new era of climate ambition looks a lot like the old era of climate foot-dragging

Federal Budget 2022: What we're watching for

This budget could herald the beginning of a Pearsonian period of progressive policy making