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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Who Deserves a Just Transition?
17 Apr 2018

Who Deserves a Just Transition?

by acw_general1 | posted in: Article | 0

Equity considerations need to be put at the forefront of the conversation.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
200,000 High-Carbon Workers Face a “Terminal Decline” Without Federal Support
14 Feb 2018

200,000 High-Carbon Workers Face a “Terminal Decline” Without Federal Support

by acw_general1 | posted in: Article, Posts | 0

Canada’s social safety system isn’t robust enough to support a ‘just and fair transition’ to the clean economy for all workers. It’s time that changed.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
Report Reveals Regions with Highest Share of Fossil Fuel Workers by Province; “Just Transition” Plan Needed
25 Jan 2018

Report Reveals Regions with Highest Share of Fossil Fuel Workers by Province; “Just Transition” Plan Needed

by acw_general1 | posted in: Posts, Reports | 0

The transition to a clean economy will create significant opportunities, but the process may also present hardship for certain workers and their communities

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
Environmental Racism: Adding African Canadians’ Voices to the Climate Change Debate
4 Oct 2017

Environmental Racism: Adding African Canadians’ Voices to the Climate Change Debate

by acw_general1 | posted in: Environmental Racism, Posts | 0

This project is designed to explore the impact of climate change upon racialized communities within Canada.

Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces (ACW), Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Carla Lipsig-Mummé, Chris Wilson, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Labour Education Center, Ontario Federation of Labour
“Ambition Gap” Plagues Canadian Climate Change Efforts, Finds Report
23 May 2017

“Ambition Gap” Plagues Canadian Climate Change Efforts, Finds Report

by acw_general1 | posted in: Domestic Policy, Posts, Reports, Working Group | 0

Efforts to curb climate change in Canada are being hampered by a serious “ambition gap,” finds a new report by researcher Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood.

Bruce Campbell, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
Evaluating Government Plans and Actions to Reduce GHG Emissions in Canada: The State of Play in 2016
13 Jan 2017

Evaluating Government Plans and Actions to Reduce GHG Emissions in Canada: The State of Play in 2016

by acw_general1 | posted in: Domestic Policy, Posts, Presentations | 0

Presentation by Bruce Campbell, CCPA & University of Ottawa, and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, at ACW All Team Meeting Conference, Vancouver, November, 2016.

Bruce Campbell, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
ACW Baseline Report – Domestic Policy
13 Nov 2015

ACW Baseline Report – Domestic Policy

by ACW Grant Manager | posted in: Domestic Policy, Posts, Reports, Working Group | 0

This report provides an overview of the Canadian policies and financing instruments designed to discourage the emission of carbon and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere (“green policies”).

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood

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