Rejecting carbon capture risks increasing emissions. Here’s why
A single tax incentive under consideration in Ottawa has the potential to create jobs, grow businesses and investment, and cut Canada's carbon emissions.
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If you really want to affect climate change, talk to women
It's not that men are useless, it's that women are useful and are more likely to take action.
Think O’Toole’s carbon price hurt him? It didn’t
Since the election and the party's disappointing result, some Conservative insiders have argued the leader's embrace of carbon pricing was a mistake that cost the party votes. But a new exit poll by Leger and Clean Prosperity shows that’s not true.
To meet its climate goals while remaining competitive, Canada needs a scheme to levy a charge on the carbon content of imports
To achieve its climate goals, Canada needs to decarbonize heavy industry while maintaining competitiveness; the best way to do this is by putting a charge on the carbon content of imports in a scheme similar to the one recently introduced by the European Union.
A voter’s guide to climate action
New poll data shows a surge in the number of Canadians who want urgent climate action.
There’s a missing tool in our fight against climate change
A tool you’ve probably never heard of may be the key to enabling Canada's climate ambition. It's called border carbon adjustment, and it could change the way we pursue decarbonization.
Canada can win the cleantech sweepstakes
If the effects of climate change on our planet don't concern you, the impacts on our economy should.
Could there be a silver lining to Doug Ford’s carbon tax loss?
Where Ford once found himself boxed into an anti-carbon-tax corner, he's now been liberated by the Supreme Court. Now he has an opportunity to develop a climate policy that is popular with the public.
Improve Carbon Tax, Don’t Reject It
The Fraser Institute’s Matthew Lau acknowledges in his February 9 Toronto Sun column (“Canadians should reject Trudeau-style carbon taxes”) that there is a strong case to be made for taxing carbon emissions. We couldn’t agree more. From economists to oil company executives, there’s broad agreement that carbon pricing is the most cost-effective way to reduce
Raising the carbon tax makes more sense than you might think
The first time I heard the phrase "carbon tax," I admit that I was confused. I had a sense this was a policy to help protect the environment, but I couldn’t have told you anything beyond that.
A climate plan that works for the planet and the oil and gas sector
If we play our cards right, Canada can create good jobs, clean growth, and prosperity for Canadians in the low-carbon society of the future.
New moves to more carbon information serve Canadian consumers — and our businesses, too
By Sarah Lazarovic, Vice President of Marketing, Clean Prosperity Originally published by the Toronto Star Maple Leaf Foods recently announced it’ll be adding a jazzy new label to its packaging: a seal that declares its products carbon zero. It’s PR to be sure, part of an announcement proclaiming them the first major food producer to be carbon