Canadian Climate Institute

Unrelenting extreme weather driven by climate change is affecting Canadians from coast to coast to coast. The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation shares some concrete steps that can help protect our homes and communities.👇 nationalobserver.com/2026/07/29/opi…

Our recent 440 Megatonnes insight shows that wildfire smoke is becoming a persistent public health burden with economic costs measured in billions of dollars annually. 440megatonnes.ca/insight/health…

B.C. air quality is getting worse, and wildfire smoke is a leading reason. A new report by the B.C. Lung Foundation highlights that particulate matter from wildfires contributes to the premature deaths of about 1,900 people in the province every year. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

While reducing greenhouse gas emissions will help prevent these wildfires from getting even worse, Canadians must also adapt by preparing at-risk communities, building new homes out of harm’s way, and protecting against the health risks of smoke. climateinstitute.ca/extreme-weathe…

It’s undeniable that many Canadians are now experiencing the devastating impacts of intensifying wildfires and smoke. The fact is, no amount of forest management and firefighting alone can solve these climate-driven realities. We will have to adapt. 👇thestar.com/news/canada/ou…

Climate change will test every community in Canada. It's important to ask: who are our policies designed to protect? Can everyone evacuate safely, access emergency information, and recover with dignity? Read Director of Indigenous Research Maria Shallard’s latest 🔽 nationalobserver.com/2026/07/24/opi…

🇨🇦📈📉 Fleet emissions intensity improvements are increasingly correlated with EV sales—when sales go up, emissions intensity goes down—but more stringent standards are needed to achieve Canada's stated EV adoption goals, according to @ClimateInstit.👇440megatonnes.ca/insight/electr…

Great to see Maritime provinces working together with the federal government to improve electricity generation, transmission and demand-side management—a crucial part of building a cleaner, more electrified regional economy⚡️ news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/07/23/…

Canada has a new plan to decarbonize passenger vehicles—but is it enough to hit the government's own EV adoption goals? Our latest piece digs into the data on fleet emissions intensity, EV sales trends, and what it will take to close the gap👇 440megatonnes.ca/insight/electr…

The Canada-Alberta MOU on carbon pricing promised a fix for carbon markets: too many carbon credits meant low prices were undermining low-carbon investment. But the proposed solution makes this problem worse. Read more from @dalebeugin & @enviroeconomics climateinstitute.ca/not-all-carbon…

How can Canada double the size of its electricity grids while keeping prices down? Partnering with coauthor @MLiebreich, we propose a new policy idea to help deliver on those two goals. Read our our Policy Brief: climateinstitute.ca/news/new-feder…

Slightly wonky new post on minimum prices in carbon markets the Alberta-Canada MOU from @enviroeconomics and me. The *mechanism* for a establishing a price floors matter, irrespective of the level.

B.C. just announced it's tripling its EV charging network through BC Hydro to 3,500 ports by 2035, backed by $700M. This is the kind of infrastructure investment that is needed in provinces across the country.⚡ news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026E…

An emerging debate over how to best protect people seeking an escape from heat waves in air conditioned-indoors is degrading into a false choice between reducing emissions or adapting to climate change. Read more from @@Ryan_B_Ness. climateinstitute.ca/dangerous-fals…

Climate change makes wildfires worse: fire season is starting earlier, is lasting longer, and is harder to contain. Get the facts in our fact sheet ⬇️ climateinstitute.ca/news/fact-shee…

Ontario is having its worst wildfire season on record and it’s not even August yet. Over 7,250 km² burned so far, beating the previous record in 2021. Most of that has burned in just the last 10 days. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

The Canada-Alberta MOU on carbon pricing promised a fix for Alberta’s carbon market: too many carbon credits meant low prices were undermining investment to reduce emissions. But the proposed solution makes this problem worse. Read more from @dalebeugin climateinstitute.ca/not-all-carbon…

You can read more detail about the EU’s plan here from @janrosenow janrosenow.substack.com/p/nine-times-f…

The EU has just released its electrification target and plan that would see the continent doubling the proportion of electricity used as total energy.⚡️📈 The plan would help reduce reliance on imported oil and gas while cutting energy costs. bsky.app/profile/ember-…

Home cooling and emissions aren’t trade-offs, both are necessary as Canadians summers heat up. Governments can keep people safe and answer the growing demand for energy by building clean electricity systems faster and with more flexibility.

The idea that A/C makes heat waves significantly worse is a dangerous misconception. The science doesn’t support that claim, and cooling is one of the best tools to keep people safe from deadly heat. Read more from our Adaptation Director Ryan Ness 👇 nationalobserver.com/2026/07/17/new…