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CLIMATE
Heavy Lifting: How Canadian manufacturers can decarbonize despite trade turmoil
Highlighting a few ways Canada can turn near-term economic pressures into long-term competitive advantages.
BUILDING
Carrots, not sticks: Building decarbonization expected to continue without consumer carbon tax
How will axing the carbon tax affect the building sector?
AGRICULTURE
Methane Efficiency: The Climate Innovation Hiding in Plain Sight
Climate innovation doesn’t always require new tools. Explore the case study how Semex is looking at innovation through a new lens
ELECTRICITY
Power Struggle: How AI is challenging Canada’s electricity grid
As AI transforms the world, Big Tech seeks energy to power data centers fueling the boom. How can Canada contribute to this global shift?
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Unlocking Indigenous Potential To Power Canada's net-zero Economy
Allen Clarke, an Indigenous expert, explores three mutually beneficial ways Canada can unlock capital for Indigenous participation in major green projects
Energy
Three Ways Canada Can Address The World's Gas & Climate Crises
Each path carries economic and climate risks that Canadian policymakers and industry must weigh quickly—the window of opportunity won’t be open for long.
Energy
Canada Needs Green Subsidies More Than Ever
Canada’s transition strategy needs to go past electric vehicles and critical minerals.

In this episode of Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era, John Stackhouse and Sonia Sennik dive into the rapidly advancing world of electric vehicles (EVs) and the ecosystem needed to support their success.
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The OceanTech Wave: Diving Deep for Climate Action - RBC Thought Leadership
John Stackhouse visits Nova Scotia — to check out the Cove Demo Day, Canada’s largest showcase of marine technology.
March 12, 2024
Unlocking the Energy Transition's Economic Benefit
John Stackhouse and co-hosts Peter Tertzakian (Founder) & Jackie Forrest (Executive Director) of ARC Energy Research Institute’s to double the impact on first-ever joint episode — discussing key considerations for Canada’s energy transition.
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