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FINDING SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS

OUR PROCESS

Our process helps Canada achieve sustainable development solutions that integrate environmental and economic considerations to ensure the lasting prosperity and well-being of our nation.

RESEARCH

We rigorously research and conduct high quality analysis on issues of sustainable development. Our thinking is original and thought provoking.

CONVENE

We convene opinion leaders and experts from across Canada around our table to share their knowledge and diverse perspectives. We stimulate debate and integrate polarities. We create a context for possibilities to emerge.

ADVISE

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.

In the news

Charting a Course: Sustainable Water Use by Canada's Natural Resource Sectors

Prime Time Politics - CPAC TV (November 17, 2011 - interview at timecode 28:00)
Mark Parent, vice-chair of the National Round Table on the  Environment and the Economy, outlines a new report on Canada's water supply and  the potential need for pricing for large businesses.

Canada may have to charge more for water - CBC News

Canada should charge industry for water: Report - Ottawa Citizen

Federal advisers tell governments to slap a price on industrial water usage - Canadian Business

Certaines industries devraient payer l'eau, selon des experts - Radio-Canada.ca

Canada should charge industry for water: Report - Post Media (Canada.com)

Industry should pay for water it uses, advisory panel says - Vancouver Sun

Canada should slap a price on industrial water usage: Report - Toronto Star

Les industries doivent payer leur eau, dit un comité d'experts - Cyberpresse.ca

Federal advisers tell governments to slap a price on industrial water usage - Macleans.ca

Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada

Climate change cost - CBC (The National) - video

Climate change will cost Canadians billions - Global National News - video

A new report warns Canadians to prepare themselves for sticker shock, if we do nothing about climate change - CBC Radio "As It Happens" (audio timecode 18:24)

Climate change will cost Canada $5B yearly by 2020, report shows - The Toronto Star

Climate change could cost Canada 1% of GDP by 2050: panel - The National Post

Report predicts heavy costs for climate change - Canada could start to lose billions annually in under ten years, government-funded agency suggestsmacleans.ca

Climate change will cost Canada billions - CTV.ca

Climate change could cost billions a year by 2020: Adaptation key to limiting costs, reports says - CBC News

Climate change cost to Canada pegged at billions, new research shows - Global News

Global warming could cost Canada billions, study warns - New York Times - Green Blog

Les changements climatiques coûteront cher aux Canadiens - Radio-Canada

NRT Reach

CDP Canada 200 Report 2011: Realizing Opportunities from Effective Corporate Management of Climate Change

A report by the Carbon Disclosure Project

“Business in Canada is stepping up when it comes to climate change. This profound environmental issue is fast becoming a critical economic issue. How Canada, and its business leaders, respond to this inevitable reality will help determine Canada’s future prosperity.” David McLaughlin, President and CEO, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRT)