The Wolastoq watershed - also known as the Saint John River - is facing the impacts of a changing climate deeply. Read about efforts to restore the ecosystem, with the support of @wwfcanada.org and Wawanesa Insurance - and the flora and fauna that call it home. corporateknights.com/story-studio...

It's not just humans — trees are also migrating in response to climate change. In a phenomenon known as “range migration,” tree species are heading north, into cooler climates, higher altitudes, or regions with more moisture. Read more 🌳🌿 corporateknights.com/issues/2026-...

Trees are migrating in response to climate change

The movement of trees, typically through seed dispersal, is not new. But a warming planet has quickened the pace.

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The Wolastoq, also known as the Saint John River, is home to several species at risk, among them wild Atlantic salmon. Restoring ecosystems along the 700 km waterway is crucial. @wwfcanada.org and Wawanesa Insurance have teamed up to help make that happen. corporateknights.com/story-studio...

The tourism sector provides a unique outlook on the ripple effects of climate change – and how many subtle shifts collectively lead to a major transformation of our way of life. Read managing editor Mark Mann's reflections on the new travel-themed issue of the magazine: bit.ly/3Sv9XcJ

Editor's note: Walking to the end of the world | Corporate Knights

In the race to create a sustainable way of life on Earth, everything is changing, including how we travel and see the world

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A new report by @climateinstitute.bsky.social warns that Canada could dither away its clean-power advantage if grid planners fail to act decisively. Read managing editor Mark Mann's briefing: corporateknights.com/clean-techno...

Canada risks losing its edge on low-cost industrial power: report | Corporate Knights

The Canadian Climate Institute’s new “Power Play” report issues a warning to Canada’s grid planners: act fast or lose out

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In 2024, the Galápagos Islands doubled its tourist entry fee to US$200. Why? To help pay for conservation of its vital natural resources. In this article, journalist Ashley Perl explores tourism's role in the movement to make nature visible on a balance sheet. bit.ly/4vfBgpL

How tourism is shaping the debate over natural capital | Corporate Knights

The tourism sector has a central role in the movement to put a price on nature, but commodification has its drawbacks

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The rise of streaming is changing the video game industry’s climate footprint – sometimes for better, and sometimes for much worse. Alexandre Paquet examines the carbon profile of cloud gaming: corporateknights.com/energy/the-r...

The rise of cloud gaming yields mixed results for industry emissions | Corporate Knights

As more players stream video games over the internet, the sector’s carbon profile is changing for both better and worse

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Eric Garcetti is the chief ambassador for global climate diplomacy at C40 Cities, but he doesn’t like to talk about climate. “I think ‘climate' is an abstract word for many people,”he says. Instead, the former mayor of L.A. talks about jobs, health and safety. Read the interview: bit.ly/448VJAH

U.S. climate action isn't stopping | Corporate Knights

Former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti is helping lead a parallel order of climate diplomacy where cities and regions have the upper hand

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Energy storage deployment has set new records every year since 2014. In 2025, annual additions exceeded 100 gigawatts for the first time – a surge that far outpaces wind and solar growth. Source: BloombergNEF Link: about.bnef.com/insights/cle...

"History shows that successive severe shocks tend to drive profound changes in the global energy mix... Exports of electrotech from China in the months of March and April have been higher than in any month before." From Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

The climate is “more out of balance than at any time in observed history,” the @wmo-global.bsky.social warns, and forecasters now put the odds of a “Super El Niño” summer at 82%. Read more: corporateknights.com/climate/supe...

The coming Super El Niño summer

2026 is painting a grim picture, with record low ice levels in the Arctic and record high temperatures around the world

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Lion Electric once had 1,500 employees manufacturing six models of trucks and buses. Then it went bankrupt. Now investors have revived the company to make one product, which it sells exclusively in Quebec, writes Martin Patriquin for The Logic. Paywall article here: bit.ly/4u5IoUo

What’s keeping oil prices from going higher? Commodity analysts at Goldman Sachs have an answer: demand destruction. oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...

At the heart of Canada's critical-minerals investment blitz is a complex challenge over how to negotiate trade with the United States. In this article, journalist Kelsey Rolfe speaks to experts and dives into the intricacies of the dilemma: corporateknights.com/mining/canad...

If the federal government wants to shake up competition, it needs to go to the heart of how control is exercised in markets, writes Keldon Bester in a new op-ed. Read his argument for how Ottawa can "take on the gatekeepers" and bolster Canada's competitive environment: bit.ly/4neEeru

ICYMI: In our spring issue, Calgary health journalist Christina Frangou wrote about the potential risks from Alberta's aging oil and gas infrastructure. Read her reporting here:

Canada’s oil patch has a data problem and it’s putting public health at risk

Lack of data is shrouding the health risks of Alberta’s orphaned oil wells, but the province’s plan doesn’t address the gap

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Canada is hoping to become a critical-minerals powerhouse for Western countries seeking to diversify their supply chains. But with $72.4 billion on the table, Canada’s critical-minerals drive must thread the needle between the United States and China. Read the story: bit.ly/4njEYvo

Ottawa’s recent spring economic update brought some brief excitement for anyone sick of dealing with the monopolies that dominate our economy: a new plan to bolster competition. But the details don't live up to the packaging, writes Keldon Bester in a new op-ed: bit.ly/4neEeru

Paul Belanger is an environmental engineer who worked in the oil and gas industry in Alberta for more than a decade. He believes that water leakage from old well sites is an under-recognized threat in Alberta. Read our investigation: corporateknights.com/health/canad...

Before the Iran war, Canada’s oil and gas industry was expected to make $30 billion this year in profit. Now that could rise to $100 billion. Read our story about why some organizations and politicians are calling for a windfall tax on the oil industry's war gains: bit.ly/4dprye5

In a survey of mostly Canadian asset managers and owners who’ve signed onto the Principles for Responsible Investment, 88% cited lack of clear policy direction from the federal government as the main obstacle to the real-world adoption of a Canadian sustainable finance taxonomy. Source: ISF & PRI

In a new op-ed, Climate Solutions Prize CEO and co-founder Galith Levy argues for a pragmatic path forward out of Canada's green innovation bottleneck. Read it here: bit.ly/4emkQXk

Alarms about the health impacts of Alberta's oil and gas industry have been ringing for two decades, yet definitive monitoring and investigations remain elusive. Read our feature investigation into how lack of data is shrouding the risks of oil & gas infrastructure: bit.ly/4utqlrT

"When people ask me whether I’m optimistic about climate, my answer is unequivocal: yes," writes Galith Levy. Why? Canada's green innovation ecosystem is already building the solutions the world demands. But, she argues, Canada has a bottleneck between breakthrough and deployment: bit.ly/4emkQXk

Lack of data is shrouding the health risks of Alberta’s orphaned oil wells, writes @cfrangou.bsky.social in this in-depth investigation in the latest issue of Corporate Knights. And the province’s plan doesn’t address the gap. corporateknights.com/health/canad...

Ottawa is kicking in about 20% of a $100-million project by Electra Battery Materials to build a battery-grade cobalt refinery in northeastern Ontario – the first such facility in North America to sit in the midstream of the EV supply chain. - The Logic thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

Feds kick in $20M for battery-grade cobalt refinery in Ontario amid critical minerals push - The Logic

Electra Battery Materials is building what would be the first refinery of its kind in North America

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New data on GHG emissions from @climatetrace.org show February down from last year. While 2025 hit a record high, the overall trend over the last few years is toward slowing growth of global emissions. climatetrace.org/news/climate...

Climate TRACE Releases February 2026 Emissions Data

April release 5.6.0 includes monthly emissions data through February 2026.

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If this is legit then all the energy modelling, scenarios and projections you have seen are wrong. electrek.co/2026/04/27/c...

CATL says sodium batteries are mainstream-ready, signs massive 60 GWh deal

CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, signed a 60 GWh sodium-ion battery deal with energy storage integrator HyperStrong — the...

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Mark Carney has pitched Canada’s new sovereign wealth fund as a break from the past when robber barons profiteered from big infrastructure projects. How? By getting retail investors in on the act. Read more about the fund and why green investors may recoil: corporateknights.com/finance/mark...

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative has certified more than 150 million hectares of forest in North America. But environmental groups allege that the certification system amounts to greenwashing. @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social dives deep in this new feature. corporateknights.com/issues/2026-...