The UK’s approach to climate change is not just about reducing emissions, it endeavours to redesign the UK’s entire economy to be far less carbon-intensive than at present.

Canadian local governments are using cross-sector social partnerships (CSSPs) to implement sustainable community plans.

Sustainable Prosperity and the University of Ottawa’s Institute of the Environment are marking the 20th anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit by presenting a two-day conference, “Building on Rio + 20: Canada’s Role and Priorities in a Global Green Economy”.

The concept of national capital refers to the sum of natural, human, social, produced and financial capital from which countries draw their wealth.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, April 16, 2012 — Sustainable Prosperity (SP), a national green economy think tank and research-policy network, announced today that Mike Wilson has been appointed as SP’s new Executive Director.

Certain jurisdictions that have implemented policies that promote the development of local renewable power generation have added domestic content requirements for equipment
sourcing to achieve economic objectives, such as job creation.

The Ontario electricity system is the subject of a great deal of policy and political debate.

Sustainable Prosperity’s Research Associate, Dana Krechowicz and Director of Policy and Markets, Alex Wood contributed two chapters to a recently released book.

Sustainable Prosperity has co-authored a report with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

Municipalities rely on development charges for revenue, but most do not design these charges to support growth management objectives. The current basis of assessment for development charges has played a role in incenting low-density, automobile-centred development.