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Green New Deal

The Council of Canadians is working with locally rooted campaigns to demand just transition legislation that works for people and communities. Nationally, we’re leveraging our collective expertise and energy to win real change at the federal level. Read more.

A Green New Deal for public health care

A Green New Deal for public health care

This is part of a series on sparking change with a Green New Deal. When I first started working on ...
How will a Green New Deal change everything?

How will a Green New Deal change everything?

This is the first blog in a series on the changes a Green New Deal can spark. On May 6, ...
Building the movement for good jobs, social justice, and a livable climate

Building the movement for good jobs, social justice, and a livable climate

At the intersections of the climate crisis and the system that created it there is much work to be done ...
Pull together: a guide to staying under 1.5ºC

Pull together: a guide to staying under 1.5ºC

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recently released special report can be summed up as: “it’s worse than we ...
Obama Didn't Get the Memo: The Market Doesn't Care About Climate Change

Obama Didn’t Get the Memo: The Market Doesn’t Care About Climate Change

Obama just delivered his “state of the union” address and, at the very least, he has recognized that climate change ...
Report - Green Decent and Public

Report – Green Decent and Public

Green Decent Public focuses in particular on the opportunities for creating green jobs in improving energy efficiency and rapidly expanding ...