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James Rowe
James Rowe is an Associate Professor in the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria and a co-investigator with the Corporate Mapping Project.
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Barriers and opportunities: How Canadian activists see degrowth
Degrowth is a social movement and field of research founded on the premise that perpetual economic growth is incompatible with the biophysical limits of our…
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For climate’s sake, Canada Pension Plan needs to take a serious look at its investments
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) manages the pensions of 20 million Canadians. In a recent Corporate Mapping Project report, we found that the CPP has…
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CPP oil investments on the rise
From unprecedented droughts to deadly heat waves, climate change is making the present—and all of our futures—less secure. The dream of a tranquil retirement is…
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An Insecure Future
Canada’s biggest public pensions are still banking on fossil fuels Download 2.68 MB36 pages Two of Canada’s biggest public pension plans could lead the way…
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The death and disruption wrought by COVID-19 is calamitous. The bad news is that climate change will be worse. It is easy to forget that…
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Canada Pension Plan fuels climate crisis
“Financial experts say millennials will have to save an entire planet to retire,” says the satirical Beaverton. This is funny because it’s true. Less humorously,…
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Fossil Futures
The Canada Pension Plan’s Failure to Respect the 1.5-Degree Celsius Limit Download 4.71 MB32 pages The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) manages one of…
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Canada Pension Plan Fuels Climate Change Crisis
“Financial experts say millennials will have to save an entire planet to retire,” says the satirical Beaverton.
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BC Public Pensions Fuel Climate Change Crisis
If you have a public pension in BC, your retirement savings are likely fuelling the climate change crisis. The pensions of over half a million…
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Canada’s Fossil-Fuelled Pensions
The Case of the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation Download 1.57 MB32 pages The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), formerly known as bcIMC, is a…
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zodebala / iStock” style=”border-radius:0px;–objectFit:cover;–imagePosX:50%;–imagePosY:50%” decoding=”async” srcset=”https://www.policyalternatives.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pn_nov2017_UniversityOfVictoria_OG.jpg 1200w, https://www.policyalternatives.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pn_nov2017_UniversityOfVictoria_OG-300×158.jpg 300w, https://www.policyalternatives.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pn_nov2017_UniversityOfVictoria_OG-1024×538.jpg 1024w, https://www.policyalternatives.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pn_nov2017_UniversityOfVictoria_OG-768×403.jpg 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px” />The University of Victoria seeks to profit from climate change deniers and policy obstructionists: The Exxon connection
The school year is now well under way. For many new students starting at the University of Victoria, the university’s stated commitments to sustainability were…
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