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“Ambition Gap” Plagues Canadian Climate Change Efforts, Finds Report
Efforts to curb climate change in Canada are being hampered by a serious “ambition gap,” finds a new report by researcher Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood.
Evaluating the Impact of the BC Insulators’ Union Campaign to Promote Improved Mechanical Insulation Standards in BC’s Construction Industry
These papers are part of a series being produced for the ACW’s Built Environment Working Group—chaired by John Calvert —which is investigating the BC Insulators union’s efforts to promote a major climate initiative in the construction industry.
Promoting Climate Literacy in British Columbia’s Apprenticeship System: Evaluating One Union’s Efforts to Overcome Attitudinal Barriers to Low Carbon Construction
There is considerable evidence of a significant gap between the needed skill sets for low carbon construction and the capacity of the training and apprenticeship systems to deliver appropriate skills – including climate literacy – to the construction workforce, both in Canada and internationally.
Canada’s evolving domestic climate policy landscape
These working papers are a series of three preliminary reports being produced for the ACW’s Domestic Policy Working Group—chaired by Bruce Campbell—which is investigating Canada’s evolving domestic climate policy landscape.
The Union as Climate Change Advocate: the BC Insulator’s Campaign to “Green” the Culture of the Building Industry in British Columbia
This paper examines the efforts of one Canadian building trades’ union, the BC Insulators, to influence the culture and climate change policies of the construction industry in British Columbia.
ACW Baseline Report – Manufacturing (Auto and Forestry)
The group is proposing to study three industries: automotive; food processing; and forestry/pulp and paper.
ACW Baseline Report – Built Environment
Buildings represent over one third of the total GHG emissions and energy use, on average, in Canada and internationally. They are a critical area for the introduction of measures to reduce carbon emissions and energy use.
ACW Baseline Report – Energy
A review of all energy-related emissions are provided in the report, along with projections of future energy use.
ACW Baseline Subreport – Policies and Practices to Promote Work Enhancing Pathways in the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
The report assesses recent policy reviews and proposals in order to map out a new work-enhancing green economy transition agenda.
ACW Baseline Subreport – Labor Unions and Green Transitions in the U.S.
An exploratory overview of US labor union proposals and practices regarding a green transition.