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The RBC Climate Action Institute provides insights, data, and practical solutions to accelerate Canada’s climate goals.

Climate Action 2026

Retreat, reset or renew?

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An annual progress report on Canada’s Net Zero journey

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Climate Crunch: Unpacking Trump’s climate agenda

The scrap over the oil and gas emission’s cap and COP 29’s calendar conflict.

Climate Crunch: The Great Nuclear Reboot

A dedicated chapter on “Security, affordability and sustainability.” That wasn’t the case in the 2023 World Energy Outlook, and it’s about…

AIOC: A Bridge Builder Helping Unlock Indigenous Potential

At Energy Disruptors United in Calgary, I sat down with Chana Martineau, CEO of Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC), to discuss…

Climate Crunch: A Northvolt-Sized Problem, Green Taxonomy, Dead Tree Emoji

Here in Canada, Alberta banished coal-generated power this year, but Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are still figuring out ways to rid…

Carbon Pricing in Transition: How to align Canada’s many systems to strengthen competitiveness and climate action

The energy transition presents a chance for Canada’s small, open economy to reset and recharge its global competitiveness.

Climate Crunch: Big Apple Vs Baku, Carbon Tax Twists, Emissions-Slashing Workhorse

Issue #01 ➔ Welcome back to the newsletter formerly known as Climate Signals, offering crunchy insights and quick takes on changing climate and…

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Climate Crunch

Our bi-weekly newsletter that translates the energy transition trends into insights you can use.

Climate Crunch: How to fast-track $350B worth of energy projects

Why (almost) everyone’s hating on the Impact Assessment Act

Climate Crunch: The Great American Energy “Addition”

It was Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney’s first policy pronouncement 12 minutes into his victory speech after sweeping the Liberal race, as he…

Climate Crunch: A Climate Plan In Trump’s Era

Most of the world forgot to do its climate homework. As many as 95% of countries, missed a U.N. deadline to submit new climate pledges for 2035.

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