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Major partnership receives funding to study how British Columbians are impacted by precarity, develop solutions for post-COVID era
(Vancouver) A six-year initiative to study the impacts of precarious work on the lives of British Columbians kicks off today, with the announcement of a $2.5…
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Ottawa’s fixation with trees and climate: What exactly are we planting?
By two significant measures, last year’s effort to plant 300 million tree seedlings in Canada’s most forest-rich province was a remarkable achievement. Not only was…
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Net zero emissions: muddying the waters or real solutions?
VANCOUVER – Increasingly, government and industry talk about “net zero” when it comes to emissions reduction targets. But what does this really mean? Reducing emissions…
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Dangerous Distractions
Canada’s carbon emissions and the pathway to net zero Download 724.3 KB 16 pages Reducing emissions to zero is a clear concept, but “net zero”…
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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
Download 3.02 MB12 pages In this issue: Corporate Mapping Project virtual conference Rosenbluth lecture 2021 Building affordable housing: Let’s change the game New anti-racism education…
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Canada’s Carbon Conundrum and the Difficult Path Forward
Since the first oil well was drilled in 1859 humans have been on a roll. Global population has increased more than six-fold and energy use…
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Wealth tax would raise far more money than previously thought
1% wealth tax (July 2020 PBO estimate) 1% wealth tax (new estimate)4 Moderate wealth tax (1%, 2% and 3% brackets)5 Gross revenue $5.7 billion…
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Canada’s emissions increase greatest in G7 since Paris
—New report shows jobs and royalties declining with emissions rise— VANCOUVER – A stark change in direction is needed if Canada is to meet its…
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Canada’s Energy Sector
Status, evolution, revenue, employment, production forecasts, emissions and implications for emissions reduction Download 9.4 MB 60 pages This report by veteran earth scientist David Hughes…
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L’augmentation des émissions du Canada est la plus importante du G7 depuis la signature de l’Accord de Paris
Un nouveau rapport révèle que les emplois et les redevances diminuent avec l’augmentation des émissions CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. VANCOUVER – Un changement…
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Priming the pump
Scientist warns cumulative effect of thousands of fracked gas wells means powerful earthquakes ahead for northeast BC Massive amounts of water pumped with brute force…
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Out of water?
As deadline looms, thousands of BC groundwater users risk losing access to water, but not most water bottling, fracking and mining companies In February 2018,…
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