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Fossil fuel divestment necessary in order to avoid “carbon bubble”: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s economy is experiencing a “carbon bubble” that could have significant consequences for Canada’s financial markets and pension…
Canada’s Carbon Liabilities
The Implications of Stranded Fossil Fuel Assets for Financial Markets and Pension Funds Download 1.57 MB 58 pages This study looks at the implications of…
BC in 2040: A Story by Marc Lee
BYB#3_BC in 2040: A Story by Marc Lee
The Bitumen Cliff
Lessons and Challenges of Bitumen Mega-Developments for Canada’s Economy in an Age of Climate Change Download 2.51 MB102 pages The failure to carefully regulate the…
Industry gets credits, schoolyards get stumps
Picture a savvy land developer who has just purchased 1,000 acres of forestland on a city’s outskirts. He plans to cut most of the trees…
BC forest bill urgently in need of a rewrite
It wasn’t so long ago that the British Columbia government was investing lots of political capital in striking a more productive “new relationship” with First…
Fast Facts: “Sustainable Development” – What’s in a name?
“Sustainable Development” – What’s in a name? Quite a lot actually, labels matter! Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship is currently conducting an online “consultation” on…
Don’t Frack the Law!
The Enbridge pipeline isn’t BC’s only major environmental threat. Find out how the provincial Natural Gas Strategy (including fracking) makes it impossible for us to…
Thinking the Apocalyptic Unthinkable
Oil-dependent “civilization” faces collapse before mid-century Whether our “civilization” will survive this century is now — or should be — the main concern of everyone.…
Planning a BC forest giveaway
Given the short duration of the upcoming legislative session and the provincial election to follow, a government plan to introduce a scant two-paragraph bill granting…
Canada vs. Norway: The Petro Path Not Taken
Momentum is building across Canada on the need to develop a sustainable national energy strategy. On this front, Canada and Alberta, its main petro-province, has…
The Petro-Path Not Taken
Comparing Norway with Canada and Alberta’s Management of Petroleum Wealth Download 1.79 MB 80 pages This report compares the Canada and Alberta experience of managing oil…
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