Canada’s climate plans risk moving too slowly unless they focus on the buildings we already live and work in. Emma Norton argues that deep retrofits—holistic, whole-building upgrades—should anchor the next federal climate platform because they cut emissions quickly,…
In this piece, Vincent Klassen argues that Canada’s environmental progress depends less on lofty commitments than on rigorous, transparent measurement. Marking 20 years of the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators, the article shows how credible data has helped Canada…
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November 16, 2025An Open Letter from 144 Members of Canada’s Clean50,Business, Academic, ENGO and Government Leaders To: The Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, and The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance We,…
Note: Canada’s leading authority on Greenwashing, Ivey Business School associate professor and Greenwash Action Lab founder, Wren Montgomery, penned this article before the budget moved to largely repeal Bill C-59 which bans greenwashing, a bill supported by a…
by Clean50 Founder / Executive Director, Gavin Pitchford How do we win? How do we get the climate action we so desperately need, and the future we want, when our political “leaders” are so often absent as “leaders”.…
Canada’s push for critical minerals could power the clean economy—or repeat the mistakes of past resource booms. In this piece, Mita Dasog argues that real leadership lies not in mining more, but in mining smarter: refining with clean…
As climate disasters grow more frequent and costly, the line between housing policy and climate policy is disappearing. Canada’s rush to build its way out of the affordability crisis risks recreating the same vulnerabilities that have already left…
No joke. We were honoured to have many of Canada’s finest, most driven and accomplished climate-connected leaders join us from every corner of the country on October 15th, at the Evergreen Brickworks, for the 15th Clean50 Summit. Comprised…
