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Ontario Teachers' pension shifts climate strategy from emissions to investments

The pension plan's board says it will retire its 2030 goal of a 67 per cent reduction in the carbon emissions intensity of its portfolio and it has already reduced its emissions intensity by 50 per ...
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Winter mix delivers Ontario freezing rain, blowing Prairie snow and an East Coast wallop

Old Man Winter doled out a medley of punishment across Canada on Wednesday as freezing rain encased southern Ontario, cold ...
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Ontario fast-tracks major gold mine despite federal review and Indigenous concerns

The Ford government is fast-tracking approvals for one of Canada’s largest proposed gold mines in northwestern Ontario, despite pushback from First Nations over environmental and health concerns that ...
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Cleantech and your taxes: the incentives that matter

Canada's tax season starts on Monday and the energy transition is attracting big tax incentives. Retail investors need to know where the benefits actually show up.
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A coast-to-coast EV charging network is a ‘project of national interest’ Canadians want to see

One way to kickstart a Canadian charging strategy is to use the tools we already have and designate the build-out of a coast-to-coast EV charging network a ‘project of national interest.’ ...
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Road partially destroys an old-growth forest in Quebec that could become a protected area

Quebec has authorized work to allow logging in a natural environment rich in biodiversity in the Mauricie region.
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Feds' budget bill raises accountability concerns for both Ottawa and companies

The Budget Implementation Act proposes changing how the federal government conducts agreements with provinces and grants ministers the ability to exempt corporations from Canadian laws provided it is ...
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Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn

States and financial bodies have been using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points, instead forecasting that steady economic growth will be slowed only by ...
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How three sisters to honour mother's legacy at Vancouver's Lunar New Year parade

Lisa Ho, Val Ho and Anabel Ho appear in the documentary "Spring After Spring." The three sisters have kept their mother's legacy alive by organizing and leading the annual Lunar New Year Parade in ...
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Storm dumps 50 cm of snow on parts of eastern Newfoundland, with more on the way

A winter storm descended on eastern Newfoundland overnight on Tuesday, shutting down services and dumping more than 50 centimetres of snow on some areas.
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Ford and Chow promise collaboration as Ontario Line construction begins

At a news conference on Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow announced that ground had been broken on the elevated portion and four stations of the Ontario Line, which will open ...
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Denise Lee

Denise Lee is a policy advisor within Clean Energy Canada's clean transportation team, where she works on the development of transport policy solutions for a more sustainable future.