Montreal - Quebec, February 14, 2022 - As the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec prepares to release its annual results, the Sortons la Caisse du carbone coalition is releasing for the fifth year in a row its analysis of the stock market performance of the CDPQ's top 50 oil and gas investments (n.b. report available in French only) again showing losses in returns between 2011 and 2021 and pointing to the financial and climate risks of the Caisse's increased presence in

by Steve Bentley The whole world shifted for Alberta in 2014 and it never stopped shifting. The oil and gas rollercoaster economy that was all we’d ever known kept taking unprecedented hits from a dizzying array of sources, all of them global in scope and that would ultimately prove insurmountable for business as usual. Heading into 2022, Covid had forced the world to stop and consider just what it was we’d all been doing and reconsider what’s really important. At the same ti

These indicators track how well municipalities are providing options and infrastructure that makes sustainable transportation possible. How easy is it to travel by public transit, walking, biking, and electric or shared vehicles? Why this Indicator is Important The transportation sector accounts for 27% of GHG emissions in Canada.1 Half of this is attributed to cars, vans, and light-duty trucks. Switching to electric vehicles (EVs) or hybrids can reduce these emissions. Sales

Saturday Spotlight Series Jamie was raised in a small town where he was either surrounded by agricultural fields or forest. Although it might not have been articulated in words, his connection to the land was an important part of who he was, more so than he was even aware of. The more he learnt about society in cegep and university, the more he realized it has the destructive habit of trying to take over nature. That is when he really got involved in student strike movements,

By Lianne Barnes Areas are being devalued due to newfound flood-risk zones, and rising sea levels and wildfires make it next to impossible to rebuild homes where they were lost.  A new report from the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices (CICC), a federally funded research institute, revealed some shocking discoveries about the current and future state of Canada’s infrastructure last month. From private dwelling homes to public roads and powerlines, the very structures w