The RBC Climate Action Institute provides insights, data, and practical solutions to accelerate Canada’s climate goals.
Climate Action Reports
An annual progress report on Canada’s Net Zero journey
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Vivan Sorab: Hydrogen—a pillar of a decarbonized Canada
There is a buzz around hydrogen. It comes in many iterations—geological, low-carbon, and conventional…
John Stackhouse: Six Lessons From The First Ever Youth Climate Action Event
In late May, the RBC Climate Action Institute held its inaugural youth Climate Action Event. We brought together industry executives and climate…
Think Small: How Canada can make small modular nuclear reactors a priority
Canada has urgent and challenging energy choices to make. We will need to rapidly scale power generation to service the needs of a growing economy,…
Shifting gears: How new management tools will be as important as new engines in transforming heavy-vehicle fleets
Transportation is Canada’s second-highest emitting sector, after oil and gas, and most vehicle emissions come from passenger cars.
John Stackhouse: Real economy insights for Budget 2024
Ottawa is much more than Parliament Hill. I spent a couple of days there last week, ahead of the federal budget, and had the chance to meet home…
Myha Truong-Regan: Budget 2024 – Staying The Course On Climate?
recently renamed the Canada Carbon Rebate, and the spate of pre-budget announcements over the last several weeks signals that Budget 2024 may be a…
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Climate Crunch
Our bi-weekly newsletter that translates the energy transition trends into insights you can use.
Climate Crunch: What Trump’s energy squad loves—and hates
Which is the most critical mineral of all for decarbonization? Lithium, it turns out. The International Renewable Energy
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…
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