As Canada’s new government under Prime Minister Mark Carney takes office, the first 100 days offer a crucial window for bold climate action. From strengthening carbon pricing to finalizing clean energy incentives, here are four policy priorities that can set the stage for a more resilient, low-carbon economy.

The Union of Concerned Scientists’ new report, Decades of Deceit, reveals how major fossil fuel companies knew for decades about the climate risks of their products, but chose to deceive the public. The report makes the case for holding these companies accountable for the damage they knowingly caused.

Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to cap Alberta’s industrial carbon price at $95 per tonne has drawn sharp criticism from climate policy experts. Critics warn the sudden freeze jeopardizes billions in low-carbon investments and undermines business confidence. While the government defends the move as a measure to protect competitiveness, experts say it creates more instability than relief.

Ontario’s proposed mining bill threatens to undo decades of conservation work. The Toronto Zoo warns that species like the Blanding’s turtle could face extinction if vital habitat protections are removed. With biodiversity at risk, scientists and conservationists are urging stronger safeguards before it’s too late.

Although our research on carbon-neutral governance doesn’t address electoral reform, Alex Himelfarb’s blog offers valuable insights—especially on policy lurch, which echoes themes emerging in my national interviews.

Green Communities Canada (GCC) warns that Canada must deeply retrofit 480,000 low-rise homes every year for the next 25 years to meet its 2050 net-zero climate goals.

Over the last decade, consulting firm McKinsey & Company has received numerous high-value government contracts, fueling skepticism about accountability, transparency, and fairness.

Canada’s biodiversity is in serious decline, as is global biodiversity loss everywhere. One major reason for our failure to address our loss is the poor state of biodiversity law in our country.

As two export agreements with a Minnesota utility are set to end late this month, Manitoba is preparing to retain more of its hydroelectric power for domestic use.

The Climate Dollars project is a comprehensive strategy to transition Canada to a zero-emission economy by 2050. The strategy emphasizes three major shifts that will revitalize local economies and increase resilience in the face of climate disruption.

Last year, the Canadian government provided at least $29 billion in financing to fossil fuels, marking a record high in subsidy level to date. This substantial financial support raises concern about Canada’s commitment to its climate goals.

These findings highlight the industry’s long standing awareness about the environmental dangers of fossil fuels, and further underscores arguments to hold these companies accountable for their role in the climate crisis.

Research from the Canadian Climate Institute indicate that eliminating industrial carbon requirements would leave Canada without a viable climate strategy and would harm it’s international reputation.

There is a growing gap between the responsibility for Canadian bank boards to oversee companies’ net-zero goals, and their skills and knowledge to be able to do so. 

Carbon budgets set a clear cap on emissions, encouraging municipalities to integrate climate considerations into all levels of the decision-making processes.

A natural example of working in harmony with nature because everything is interconnected, and we can use a relational approach to building infrastructure in a way that also supports regeneration and disrupts power imbalances in designing infrastructure.

Global greenhouse gas emissions soared to a record 57 gigatons last year and are not on track to decline much, if at all, this decade, states a United Nations report issued on 2024 emissions.

Fifteen years ago, Uruguay was experiencing an energy crisis brought on by its reliance on fossil fuels. Today, the nation produces 98 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. These results can happen anywhere if we implement the right measures.

This month, Toronto City Council officially adopted the City’s 2025 budget, which included the development of a new carbon budget process for the first time. This represents a significant step forward in meeting the City’s climate and sustainability goals that will reduce carbon emissions by 244,615 tonnes per year once implemented.

The increasing economic inequality and bizarre wealth gap has reached serious ramifications for governance, both in terms of fairness and social equity as well as combatting the climate crisis. It is clear that trickle down economics has failed miserably, most notably the poor.