Posts tagged: Economy

Oil tankers and oil pipelines too great a risk: Canadians for the Great Bear

Oil tankers and an oil pipeline through Canada’s remarkable Great Bear region are too great a risk to take, said ‘Captain Canada’ hockey hero Scott Niedermayer and other well-known British Columbians at today’s Vancouver kick-off of a nation-wide campaign, Canadians for the Great Bear.

May 01, 2012
Posted by Sara Falconer

Canada’s Clean 50

In the sustainability world, some weeks are better than others. Some weeks you cannot help but see how much work needs to be done and how far we still have to go to address enormous issues like climate change.

September 23, 2011
Posted by Monica Da Ponte

Cultivating growth in Canada’s ocean economy: Smart planning would lead to jobs and safeguards for the environment

It’s a fairly unconventional headline for an environmental group like WWF to write. Promoting growth is usually left up to industry or government. In this case WWF has gotten onto this particular bandwagon because we’ve found that the core principles, of what planners are calling Marine Spatial Planning, lead to ecosystem-friendly co-ordination of human activities at sea and smart, sustainable use of resources.

December 01, 2010
Posted by Andrew Dumbrille

Water footprint: The hidden dimension of our water use and why it matters to ecosystems and economies

Think about the amount of water that you use. What probably comes to mind are household activities such as showering, drinking water, or flushing the toilet. But what about the amount of water that goes into the production of the goods and services we buy and consume?

November 30, 2010
Posted by Eric Mysak

What does the new biodiversity plan mean for Canada?

I remember well when the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED) took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992. I was living there at the time. UNCED was a successful and inspiring Conference where a number of important international instruments and agreements were adopted, including: the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

November 09, 2010
Posted by Guest Blogger

The Mackenzie Gas Project – A showcase opportunity

The Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project (JRP) isn’t satisfied with the federal and Northwest Territories governments’ response to its recommendations. No surprise there!

October 22, 2010
Posted by Robert Powell

World’s highest energy users: China and U.S.

Latest news from International Energy Agency (IEA) based on preliminary data, has sparked a debate about which country ranks highest in its energy consumption. News media are widely reporting that China has leapt ahead of the United States as the world’s largest energy consumer. But this simple headline papers over a number of more subtle issues about the demand and consumption of global energy and the size of the population.

July 23, 2010
Posted by Ashwini Prabha

Toronto Mayor calls for G20 leadership on climate change

There’s only one way to start this note, and that’s the story of how we met. Me: “Mayor Miller. A pleasure.” Mayor: “Ah yes, Zoe Caron of WWF.” Me: “…You know me?” Mayor: “You’re …wearing a massive name tag. Two of them.”

June 30, 2010
Posted by Zoë Caron

Forest industry reducing its GHG footprint

WWF has a long track record of working with forest companies and the forest industry to identify and protect high conservation value forests, to achieve market leadership through Forest Stewardship Council certification, and more recently to identify opportunities to reduce the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of the forest sector.

June 28, 2010
Posted by Martin von Mirbach

Marching for a clean energy economy

It’s a strange thing to be in Toronto for a G8/G20 summits. In a way it feels almost like a medieval scene. Each day motorcades of world leaders races through the city, parting pedestrians and traffic. It isn’t hard to imagine ancient royalty being pulled by several horse-drawn chariots.

June 27, 2010
Posted by Zoë Caron

G20 gets told (again): oil subsidies are a waste

According to a report by Reuters this week, the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently made a strong recommendation to the G20 nations to stop subsidizing oil, coal and gas – a.k.a. “fossil fuels.”

June 11, 2010
Posted by Zoë Caron

Gwaii Haanas: An endowment of hope to people, place and the future of Canada’s Pacific Ocean

The tabling in parliament Monday of an amendment to establish the Gwaii Haanas Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site by the Government of Canada is a landmark moment that fulfils a longstanding commitment by the Council of the Haida Nation and Canada to protect the natural and cultural heritage of this remarkable region. It reaffirms the aspirations of the Haida peoples and their continued relationship to their islands and waters. It is also a historic point, one of significance to the future of Canada’s Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic waters and how we manage them.

June 08, 2010
Posted by Hussein Alidina

Video: H2Ontario: The Future of Water

Ontario is now a world leader in clean water technology. As demand grows and supply becomes an issue, what can we do to sell made-in-Ontario clean water technology to the world? How do we take advantage of this economic opportunity and remain environmentally responsible?

May 17, 2010
Posted by Sara Falconer

Brother, could you spare a climate?

Canada, along with a long list of other countries, signed a climate change accord in December that promised $30 billion USD globally for developing countries to a) deal with climate change, b) invest in renewable energy, and c) save important forests.

April 12, 2010
Posted by Zoë Caron

Guest blogger: Dr. David Bell on Earth Hour and corporate sustainability

Professor Emeritus, Senior Scholar and Former Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, on the importance of corporate sustainability

March 23, 2010
Posted by Guest Blogger
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