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06/08/21
Author: 
John Woodside
RCAF CF-18 Hornet fighter jets participate in a northern air defence mission during Exercise AMALGAM DART 21-1 in June. Photo via Royal Canadian Air Force / Facebook

Aug. 6, 2021

The federal government might not be directly responsible for many of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, but if it’s serious about wanting to be a climate leader, it needs to clean up its own act, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

05/08/21
Author: 
Claire Asher
Banner image: A shepherd with grazing sheep. Image via Pixabay (Public domain).
 30 July 2021
  • Agriculture and food account for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, making these sectors critical in efforts to address our current overshoot of the climate planetary boundary. They are also having profound impacts on freshwater, biodiversity and biogeochemical cycles.
05/08/21
Author: 
Jason Plautz Contributor
Justin Sullivan via Getty Images

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  • Pittsburgh is seeking to make universal basic mobility accessible to low-income residents through a new mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platform that offers access to public transit and shared mobility services. 
05/08/21
Author: 
John Woodside
Despite committing to net-zero by 2050 earlier this year, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is upping its stake in the United Kingdom’s second-largest gas network. Photo via BigStock

Aug. 5, 2021

Despite committing to net-zero by 2050 earlier this year, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) is upping its stake in the United Kingdom’s second-largest gas network.

05/08/21
Author: 
Natasha Bulowski
Nearly 90 per cent of Canadians want to see a wealth tax of one per cent paid by the wealthiest Canadians, according to new poll data. Photo By KMR Photography / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

August 5th 2021

A majority of Canadians believe wealth inequality should be tackled by increasing taxes on the wealthy and large corporations and even said it could influence their vote, according to a new poll.

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