Publications
We generate ideas and provide realistic solutions to advise governments, Parliament and Canadians. We proceed with resolve and optimism to bring Canada’s economy and environment closer together.
Leading through our process, we release innovative reports with considered advice on reconciling environmental and economic issues. Our reports provoke discussion. They also provoke change.
Our reports convey our advice.
NRT REPORTS BY ISSUE
- Climate
- Energy
- Water
- Biodiversity
- Governance
- Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act (KPIA)
- Corporate Reporting (Annual Reports, Departmental Performance Reports, Reports on Plans and Priorities)
Climate
- Framing the Future: Embracing the Low-Carbon Economy [2012]
- Reality Check: The State of Climate Progress in Canada [2012]
- Canada’s Opportunity: Adopting Life Cycle Approaches for Sustainable Development [2012]
- /// Advisory Repory – Facing the Elements : Building Business Resilience in a Changing Climate [2012]
- // Business Primer – Facing the Elements : Building Business Resilience in a Changing Climate [2012]
- // Case Studies – Facing the Elements : Building Business Resilience in a Changing Climate [2012]
- Parallel Paths: Canada-U.S. Climate Policy Choices [2011]
- Degrees of Change: Climate Warming and the Stakes for Canada [2010]
- Measuring Up: Benchmarking Canada’s Competitiveness in a Low-Carbon World [2010]
- Climate Prosperity: The Economic Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change for Canada [2010]
- True North: Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change in Northern Canada [2009]
- Achieving 2050: A Carbon Pricing Policy for Canada [2009]
- Getting to 2050: Canada’s Transition to a Low-emission Future [2008]
- Developing Ambient Air Quality Objectives for Canada [2008]
- Advice on a Long-term Strategy on Energy and Climate Change [2006]
- Canada’s Options for a Domestic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Program [1999]
- Declaration of the National Forum on Climate Change [1998]
- On the Road to Brazil: The Earth Summit [1991]
- Preserving Our World: A Consumer’s Guide to the Brundtland Report [1990]
Water
- Changing Currents: Water Sustainability and the Future of Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors [2010]
- Charting a Path: Water and Canada’s Natural Resource Sector [2009]
- Sustainable Strategies for Oceans: A Co-Management Guide [1998]
- Water and Wastewater Services in Canada [1996]
- The Report of the Partnership on Sustainable Coastal Communities and Marine Ecosystems in Newfoundland and Labrador [1995]
Energy
- Towards a Canadian Clean Energy Strategy: Summary of the Banff Clean Energy Dialogue, April 8-10, 2010
- Geared for Change: Energy Efficiency in Canada’s Commercial Building Sector [2009]
- Economic Instruments for Long-term Reductions in Energy-based Carbon Emissions [2005]
- Toward a Canadian Agenda for Ecological Fiscal Reform: First Steps [2002]
- Measuring Eco-efficiency in Business: Feasibility of a Core Set of Indicators [1999]
Biodiversity
- Boreal Futures: Governance, Conservation and Development in Canada’s Boreal [2005]
- Securing Canada’s Natural Capital: A Vision for Nature Conservation in the 21st Century [2004]
- Private Woodlot Management in the Maritimes [1997]
- Forest Round Table on Sustainable Development [1994]
- You Can’t Give It Away: Tax Aspects of Ecologically Sensitive Lands [1992]
Governance
- Capital Markets and Sustainability: Investing in a sustainable future [2007]
- Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators for Canada [2004]
- Building Consensus for a Sustainable Future: Putting Principles into Practice [1996]
- Projet de Societe: Canadian Choices for Transitions to Sustainability [1995]
- Pathways to Sustainability: Assessing Our Progress [1995]
- A Practical Introduction to Environment Management on Canadian Campuses [1995]
- Building Consensus for a Sustainable Future: Guiding Principles [1993]
- Trade, Environment and Competitiveness [1993]
- Sustainable Development: Getting There From Here [1993]
- Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Sustainable Tourism [1992]
- Green Guide: A User’s Guide to Sustainable Development for Canadian Colleges [1992]
- Sustainable Development: A Manager’s Handbook [1991]
- Decision Making Practices for Sustainable Development [1991]
- Focus 2000: A Small Business Guide to Environmental Management [1991]
Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act (KPIA)
- 2011 Response of the NRTEE to its Obligations Under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act
(the government’s fourth Plan released in May 2011) - 2010 Response of the NRTEE to its Obligations Under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act
(the government’s fourth Plan released in May 2010) - 2009 Response of the NRTEE to its Obligations Under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act
(the government’s third Plan released in May 2009) - 2008 Response of the NRTEE to its Obligations Under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act
(the government’s second Plan released on May 31, 2008) - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Forecasting: Learning from International Best Practices [2008]
- 2007 Response of the NRTEE to its Obligations Under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act
(the government’s first Plan released on August 21, 2007)
Corporate Reporting
NRTEE Annual Reports
- Annual Report 2011-2012
- Annual Report 2010-2011
- Annual Report 2009-2010
- Annual Report 2008-2009
- Annual Report 2007-2008
- Annual Report 2006-2007
- Annual Report 2005-2006
- Annual Report 2004-2005
- Annual Report 2003-2004
- Annual Report 2002-2003
- Annual Report 2001-2002
- Annual Report 2000-2001
NRTEE Reports on Plans and Priorities
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2012-2013
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2011-2012
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2010-2011
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2009-2010
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2008-2009
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2007-2008
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2006-2007
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2005-2006
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2004-2005
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2003-2004
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2002-2003
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2001-2002
- Report on Plans and Priorities 2000-2001
NRTEE Departmental Performance Reports
- Departmental Performance Report 2011-2012
- Departmental Performance Report 2010-2011
- Departmental Performance Report 2009-2010
- Departmental Performance Report 2008-2009
- Departmental Performance Report 2007-2008
- Departmental Performance Report 2006-2007
- Departmental Performance Report 2004-2005
- Departmental Performance Report 2003-2004