Class & Climate: The Politics of Electrification
The David Suzuki Foundation’s Stephen Thomas discusses the political challenges and possibilities for building a truly green Canadian electricity grid.
National Convener
May Day Webinar: Workers Safety In The Climate Crisis
A new podcast episode from Class & Climate is out now. This is a recording of our May Day Webinar on workers’ health and safety in the climate crisis. Our Guests: Alex Callahan: National Director of Health, Safety and Environment with the Canadian Labour Congress.… Read More »May Day Webinar: Workers Safety In The Climate Crisis
Class & Climate Returns: The COP Folly with Martin Empson
Episode 8 of Class & Climate is out now
May Day Webinar: Workers’ Safety In The Climate Crisis
Hi there After a brief period of hiatus we’re very happy to announce that we will be returning to regular programing on May Day, May 1 at 1pm EST for a webinar on protecting workers’ safety in the climate crisis. Our panelists, to be announced… Read More »May Day Webinar: Workers’ Safety In The Climate Crisis
Canada’s Climate Actions Do Not Match COP30 Commitments
Ahead of COP30, climate scientists called out governments for retreating on emissions reduction measures in the face of a deepening climate emergency – and, with the 2025 budget, Canada’s government signalled its intent to do the same. In a pre-COP30 brief, Canada’s Environment and Climate… Read More »Canada’s Climate Actions Do Not Match COP30 Commitments
2025 federal budget analysis roundup
This page exists to bring together progressive policy organizations’ responses to the 2025 federal budget.
WATCH: GEN Member Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood discusses Green Industrial Policy on CPAC
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood on the failures of Canada’s existing EV subsidy scheme and the path to building up Canada’s green industrial capacity.
New GEN podcast Class & Climate is out now
Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green Economy is a new podcast series from Perspectives Journal and the Green Economy Network that chats with the policy experts and front line trades workers about how climate action can create good jobs, make life more affordable, and debunk the myth that workers and the… Read More »New GEN podcast Class & Climate is out now
New clean electricity regulations are welcome, but workers need more
The federal clean electricity regulations introduced today are a win for Canadians and lower emissions, but any change to the country’s grids must do more to support workers. If done correctly, these regulations can help create hundreds of thousands of decent jobs in communities across… Read More »New clean electricity regulations are welcome, but workers need more
GEN founder Tony Clarke dies at 80
The Green Economy Network (GEN) is mourning the loss of its founder Tony Clarke, 80, a renowned advocate for social and environmental justice who leaves a foundational legacy in the Canadian climate movement. In the years after the financial crisis of 2008, Clark united… Read More »GEN founder Tony Clarke dies at 80