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Canada is sleeping on the energy transition

Corporate Knights

Gareth Gransaull is the co-executive director of Re_Generation , Canada’s next-generation think tank working to build a regenerative economy, and a climate policy researcher with the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems at the University of Victoria.

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Why needless growth isn’t needed

GreenBiz

In its landmark Net Zero report , the IEA said that there is still a path to limit global warming to 1.5 If the world heeds that advice, we’ll leave a lot of stranded assets lying around. It’s about doing more with less, and maybe eventually reaching that still-idyllic, net-positive, regenerative, circular economy.

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Creativity and Collaboration Vital to Finance Nature

Chris Hall

We have already disbursed US$111 million to farmers as part of this scheme, including through our new ‘GreenGalaxy’ programme that securitises agricultural receivables to fund small and medium farmers – enabling them to transition to regenerative agriculture by raising yields on cleared lands, while avoiding deforestation.

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COP26 Live Blog: All in for 1.5ºC

We Mean Business Coalition

The actions being taken by signatories to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment to tackle whole life carbon are critical because they are driving emissions reductions now and in the future. The businesses and organizations signed up to the commitment account for approximately 6.5 ANALYSIS: . ANALYSIS: .

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