Does Brexit blur a low carbon future?
Presentation by Linda Clarke, Professor at the University of Westminster, at ACW All Team Meeting Conference, Vancouver, November, 2016.
The just green transition: Canada’s proactive approach
Canada, which until only recently had a bad reputation in this area, is catching up with its energy policy and green economy ambitions.
Evaluating Government Plans and Actions to Reduce GHG Emissions in Canada: The State of Play in 2016
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.
ACW and Black Trade Unionists launch Environmental Racism project
The CBTU will explore the impact of climate change on racialized communities within Canada.
UNFCCC Taps ACW Project to Assist Intergovernmental Climate Change Negotiations
The UNFCCC report, entitled “Just transition of the workforce, and the creation of decent work and quality jobs,” profiles research produced by the Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces to Respond to Climate Change project (ACW)
ACW releases three new factsheets on climate and work
“These factsheets will help to educate employers and workers looking for ways to achieve the essential task of reducing the carbon footprint of the workplace,” said Carla Lipsig-Mummé.
BC Green Jobs Conference: Nov 24 – 25, 2016
Many Participating Researchers from ACW will be presenting at the conference.
ACW Factsheet: Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canadian Forestry
Energy use and emissions created by different stages of manufacturing It is an interesting time to be looking at the topic of emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in Canadian forestry, as 2015 marks the target year, announced in 2007, by … Continued
ACW Factsheet: Greening Vehicle Manufacturing
Reducing the climate impact of producing vehicles in Canada Canadians are both users and manufacturers of greenhouse gas–emitting passenger vehicles, which connect Canada’s climate efforts to thousands of jobs, and form a substantial part of our manufacturing economy. Vehicle manufacturing … Continued
Green Unions at Work
Presentation by Gordon Laxer, founding Director of Parkland Institute, at After Paris: Politics, Climate Change and Labour. Toronto, 2015.