carbon emissions

Cranes and large steel columns at Tesla GigaFactory under construction in Austin Texas on Jan. 4, 2021 (iStock)

Climate action is going to create too many jobs 

Mike Moffatt and John McNally: Two big bottlenecks stand in the way of Canada’s climate ambition—a shortage of skilled labour and a shortage of housing

The best and worst federal party climate plans, graded

A climate scientist and an economist assign letter grades to the major parties’ plans to cut carbon emissions

This Ontario town is trying to be Canada’s first carbon-neutral community

The tiny village of Eden Mills is closing in on its goal, proving what collective action can achieve

A smart road map to lower carbon emissions? Look to Texas, of all places

Opinion: When it comes to balancing economic growth with reducing carbon emissions, the stars are oddly bright deep in the heart of Texas

Will Ottawa’s plan for a national carbon price work?

A Q&A with economist Andrew Leach on what we know about the Trudeau government’s national carbon price plan, and all the questions that remain unanswered

A plan for cutting emissions with more than a carbon price

Mark Jaccard, an expert on the intersection between environmental policy and the energy economy, argues that carbon pricing isn’t politically practical on its own

Talking Points: Of curvy Barbie and emissions malarkey

Speed read the news with our Talking Points round-up, and sound like the smartest person in the room

IPCC plus 20: a world warming but not frying

Colby Cosh points out the asterisk on the latest headline about climate change

Home renovation free ride

Do energy rebates help the environment or fund home makeovers that would have happened anyway?