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Canadian Climate Institute
FormationJanuary 2020
TypeResearch institute
PurposeAdvisory body on climate change
Location
OriginsPan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change
Websitewww.climateinstitute.ca

The Canadian Climate Institute is a national climate policy research organization in Canada. It was established in January 2020 and works on climate policy research in three areas: mitigation, adaptation and clean growth. The institute has published extensively on each subject, with a number of research reports focused on quantifying the costs of climate change in Canada,[1][2][3][4] building a net zero emissions economy,[5][6] [7]and meeting the country's emissions reduction goals. The organization has published independent assessments on the federal government's Emissions Reduction Plan[8][9] and National Adaptation Strategy,[10][11] and has developed an early estimate of national emissions,[12] [13] which provides an advanced inventory of Canada's annual greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the federal government's official emission inventory. The institute is a member of the International Climate Councils Network[14] and runs 440 Megatonnes,[15] a data-driven research project that tracks emissions and climate policy progress across Canada.

History

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Formally launched in January 2020[16] under the name Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, the institute was established in response to the Canadian government's call for an independent, national organization of Canadian experts providing research and policy advice on clean growth and climate change. The institute was established as an independent advisory body on climate policy, similar to the United Kingdom's Climate Change Committee and France's Haut Conseil pour le Climat. The initial proposal to establish the institute was supported by 15 organizations—including post-secondary institutions, research institutes, and environmental groups—and selected through a competitive process[17].

In 2021, the Canadian Climate Institute became a registered charity and is supported by the Government of Canada and a number of philanthropic funders and individual donors.

Research

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The institute produced its first report, Charting Our Course: Bringing clarity to Canada's climate policy choices on the journey to 2050[18], as part of its public launch on January 20, 2020. Since that time, the organization has published a range of research reports, scoping papers, case studies and blogs[19] focusing on a variety of climate change and clean growth issues.

The Costs of Climate Change[20] series includes five reports analyzing how to protect Canadians from the financial and physical costs of climate change. Sink or Swim was the first report to assess Canada's economic prospects in the face of accelerating global market shifts responding to climate change. The report Canada's Net Zero Future[21] introduced the concept of "safe bets and wild card" technologies[5] for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. The report included the first comprehensive modelling of Canada's potential pathways to reach net zero emissions by 2050.[22]

In February 2022, the institute published its first independent assessment[23] of the federal government's Emissions Reduction Plan.[24] It followed up in December 2023 with an independent assessment[25] of the federal government's official progress report on the Emissions Reduction Plan.[26]

In November 2022, the Canadian Climate Institute launched 440 Megatonnes,[15] a data-driven research project tracking emissions and climate policy progress across Canada.[27] 440 Megatonnes is named after the level of greenhouse gas emissions needed to reach Canada's 2030 emissions reduction target. The project has published a number of data tracking initiatives, including the Early Estimate of National Emissions,[28] [12][13] which provides an estimate of total annual greenhouse gas emissions in the country before official data is available through the federal government's National Inventory Report.[29]

The institute’s research has been cited in academic journals,[30][31][32] and by the federal Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development,[33][34][35] the Canada Energy Regulator,[36] the Sustainable Finance Action Council,[37] the Parliamentary Budget Officer[38] and in numerous federal policy and regulatory documents.[39][40][41][42][43]

Organizational structure

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The Canadian Climate Institute is a fully remote research organization with staff located across the country. Its Board of Directors[44] is composed of individuals from a range of industries and disciplines.

The Institute's work is grounded in research and evidence, and is informed by a group of experts at post-secondary institutions from across Canada.

Members of the Institute's Council of Advisors[45] also provide input, feedback and guidance related to the Institute's work. The advisors include representatives of government, industry and civil society across Canada.

References

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  1. ^ Rabson, Mia (September 28, 2022). "Adapting to climate change faster will save Canada billions, new analysis shows". The Canadian Press/CBC. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Payne, Elizabeth (June 28, 2023). "Health costs of smoke-related air quality top $1B: climate change institute". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Wyton, Moira (July 5, 2023). "Annual deaths from extreme heat in B.C. could double by 2030 without climate adaptations: report". CBC. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Crawford, Lawrie (June 18, 2022). "Canadian institute report details Northern vulnerability to climate change". Yukon News. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Rieger, Sarah (February 8, 2021). "Canada uniquely positioned to hit net-zero emissions in 2050 if it makes right moves now: report". CBC. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Thurton, David (May 3, 2022). "Canada's electricity grid will need substantial changes to help achieve net zero: report". CBC. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Government of Canada (November 2, 2022). "Exploring Approaches for Canada's Transition to Net-Zero Emissions: Canada's Long-Term Strategy Submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change". United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. p. 33. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Thurton, David (November 12, 2023). "What would it take for Canada to hit its climate targets?". CBC News.
  9. ^ Radwanski, Adam (December 15, 2023). "Review shows Canada within striking distance of climate targets – if Ottawa moves faster to put promised policies in place". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Hunter, Justine (December 15, 2022). "Priorities of national climate adaptation strategy don't match risks, expert report finds". Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Hoekstra, Gordon (December 12, 2022). "National climate adaptation plan needs tighter goals, more investment: report". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Radwanski, Adam (September 28, 2023). "Rising oil and gas emissions counterbalancing progress toward Canada's climate goals in other sectors, new estimate shows". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Coulton, Marisa (February 23, 2023). "Canada's carbon emissions drop 6.4% from 2019 in small step towards net-zero target: report". Financial Post. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "International Climate Councils Network (ICCN) – Global network of national climate advisory bodies". Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "440 Megatonnes: Tracking Canada's path to net zero". 440 Megatonnes. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  16. ^ Wherry, Aaron (January 21, 2020). "New federally funded climate institute launches after demise of national roundtable". CBC. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  17. ^ Canada, Environment and Climate Change (October 30, 2018). "Government of Canada to partner with independent climate experts to support ambitious action on clean growth and climate change". www.canada.ca. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  18. ^ "Charting Our Course - Bringing clarity to Canada's climate policy choices on the journey to 2050". Canadian Climate Institute. January 15, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  19. ^ "Publications". Canadian Climate Institute. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  20. ^ "The Costs of Climate Change: A Series of Five Reports". Canadian Climate Institute. September 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  21. ^ "Canada's Net Zero Future - Finding our way in the global transition". Canadian Climate Institute. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  22. ^ Government of Canada (October 27, 2023). "Net-zero emissions by 2050". Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  23. ^ "Independent Assessment: 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan". Canadian Climate Institute. April 5, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  24. ^ Government of Canada (March 29, 2022). "2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Clean Air, Strong Economy". Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  25. ^ "Independent assessment shows Canada on track to achieve 85-90 per cent of its 2030 emissions target". Canadian Climate Institute. December 15, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  26. ^ Government of Canada (December 7, 2023). "2023 Progress Report on the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan". Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  27. ^ Kanduth, Anna; Sawyer, Dave (November 9, 2023). "Meet 440 Megatonnes". Canadian Climate Institute. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  28. ^ "Early Estimate of National Emissions". 440 Megatonnes. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  29. ^ Canadian Centre for Energy Information (July 4, 2023). "Greenhouse gas emissions — National Inventory Report (NIR)". Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  30. ^ Ford, J. D.; Clark, D. G.; Copland, L.; Pearce, T.; Ford, James D.; Harper, S. L. (February 3, 2023). "Projected decrease in trail access in the Arctic". Communications Earth & Environment. 4 (1): 23. Bibcode:2023ComEE...4...23F. doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00685-w. ISSN 2662-4435. PMC 11041733. PMID 38665204.
  31. ^ Serreze, Mark C.; Voveris, Jessica; Barrett, Andrew P.; Fox, Shari; Blanken, Peter D.; Crawford, Alex (December 30, 2022). "Characteristics of extreme daily precipitation events over the Canadian Arctic". International Journal of Climatology. 42 (16): 10353–10372. Bibcode:2022IJCli..4210353S. doi:10.1002/joc.7907. ISSN 0899-8418.
  32. ^ Cleary, Sean; Willcott, Neal (December 1, 2022). "The cost of delaying to invest: A Canadian perspective". Finance Research Letters. 50: 103242. doi:10.1016/j.frl.2022.103242. ISSN 1544-6123. S2CID 251459914.
  33. ^ Office of the Auditor General of Canada (November 7, 2023). "Report 6—Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act—2030 Emissions Reduction Plan". www.oag-bvg.gc.ca. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  34. ^ Office of the Auditor General of Canada (April 26, 2022). "Report 5—Carbon Pricing—Environment and Climate Change Canada". www.oag-bvg.gc.ca. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  35. ^ Office of the Auditor General of Canada (April 26, 2022). "Report 1—Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy". www.oag-bvg.gc.ca. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  36. ^ Canada Energy Regulator (November 24, 2023). "CER – Canada's Energy Future 2023: Energy Supply and Demand Projections to 2050". www.cer-rec.gc.ca. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  37. ^ Government of Canada, Department of Finance (March 3, 2023). "Taxonomy Roadmap Report". www.canada.ca. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  38. ^ Bagnoli, Philip; Scholz, Tim; Ammar, Nasreddine; Duncan, Krista; Perrault, Louis (November 8, 2022). Global greenhouse gas emissions and Canadian GDP (Report). Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
  39. ^ Government of Canda (March 29, 2022). "Canada's 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan". Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  40. ^ Government of Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada (January 1, 1841). "Canada Gazette, Part 1, Volume 1, Number 1: Clean Electricity Regulations". canadagazette.gc.ca. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  41. ^ Government of Canada (August 3, 2023). "Powering Canada Forward: Building a Clean, Affordable, and Reliable Electricity System for Every Region of Canada". natural-resources.canada.ca. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  42. ^ Government of Canada (January 18, 2023). "Government of Canada Adaptation Action Plan". www.canada.ca. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  43. ^ Public Safety Canada (January 11, 2022). "National Risk Profile: Strengthening Canada's All-Hazards Approach to Emergency Management". www.publicsafety.gc.ca. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  44. ^ "Board of Directors". Canadian Climate Institute. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  45. ^ "Council of Advisors". Canadian Climate Institute. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

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