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We must now prepare for decades of more extreme and damaging weather

This article was previously published in the Globe and Mail. Weeks of stifling, toxic smoke. Harrowing escapes from wildfires. Devastating floods. Deadly heat. This wasn’t just a one-off summer of ...

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Canada is now more than 20 years behind reaching its 2030 emissions target

OTTAWA—New analysis of Canada’s current emissions trajectory finds the country is not expected to hit its 2030 emissions target before 2050, let alone achieve net zero emissions by then. Under today’s ...

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The evolving Carney climate plan

The contours of that new plan have been slow in coming, but after the government’s first year and a half in office, some details are now evident. This is among the more specific and important of the ...

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Electricity projects are the backbone of Canada’s economy and the most important pages in the Prime Minister’s pitchbook

When Prime Minister Mark Carney meets this week with some of the largest institutional investors from around the world, he will be working from a pitchbook reported to contain 167 domestic projects ...

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Canada doesn’t need to abandon climate efforts in the name of growth or unity

This article was previously published in the Hill Times. As elected representatives take their seats on Parliament Hill this month, they return to a political environment where, in many cases, it’s ...

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Valérie Plante

Valérie Plante served as the 45 th Mayor of Montréal from 2017 to 2025. She was first elected in 2013 as city councillor for the downtown district of Saint-Marie and was chosen by Projet Montréal ...

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FACT SHEET: Climate change and wildfires

Accelerating climate change, largely from the burning of fossil fuels, makes wildfires bigger, hotter, and more destructive (Climate Atlas of Canada n.d.). With Canada warming twice as fast as the ...

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