Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is our biggest weapon in the fight against climate change. And the Canadian government has introduced a myriad of climate policies with this goal in mind.

From subsidizing low-carbon technologies to imposing carbon taxes on high emitters, various levels of the government are finding multi-pronged approaches to reduce their region’s carbon emissions.

But as the federal, provincial and territorial government efforts are often taken independently, some emissions sources are covered by multiple policies while others remain unregulated.

Today, in The Conversation Canada, William Scott from Stanford University and Ekaterina Rhodes from The University of Victoria highlight how policy mixes between these different jurisdictions affect overall emission reductions.

They believe that in order to achieve our emissions goals, federal, provincial and territorial policies need to synchronize their efforts and maximize impact.

Also today:

Regards,

Freny Fernandes

Assistant Editor, Environment + Energy

Despite Canada’s numerous greenhouse gas reduction policies, these stubbornly high emissions are only now showing signs of falling. (Shutterstock)

Canada needs to synchronize its climate policies for effective emission control

William Scott, Stanford University; Ekaterina Rhodes, University of Victoria

While the introduction of more climate policies across jurisdictions is good, synchronized policy decisions are better.

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Sunil Johal, University of Toronto

A shift towards a more distributed, borderless global workforce will not necessarily lead to job losses for Canada, but it will be disruptive and require restructuring in the labour market.

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Suicide prevention: Protective factors can build hope and mitigate risks

Naomie Gendron, McGill University; Bassam Khoury, McGill University; Marie-Claude Geoffroy, McGill University; Massimiliano Orri, McGill University

The focus of suicide prevention is shifting toward protective factors: characteristics that make it less likely that individuals will consider, attempt or die by suicide.

Palestinians carry the body of a man who was killed during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Jenin in March 2023. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Why is Canada rejecting evidence of Israeli apartheid against Palestinians?

Michael Lynk, Western University; Alex Neve, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Israelis are justifiably opposing reforms to the country’s judicial system that would erode their human rights. But what about the human rights of Palestinians?

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Bien des professionnels plus âgés souhaitent demeurer en emploi plus longtemps. Mais à certaines conditions. Shutterstock

Pour pallier à la pénurie de main-d’œuvre, il faut retenir les professionnels plus âgés en emploi. Voici comment

Sylvie St-Onge, HEC Montréal

Avec la pénurie de main-d’œuvre, la rétention au travail des employés plus âgés est essentielle. Pour ce faire, il importe de satisfaire leurs besoins de compétences, d’autonomie et de relations.

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