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Putting residents and community at the heart of climate action

Posted by the Tamarack Institute on May 17, 2023

This article originally appeared in The Hill Times on May 17, 2023. Click here to access the original version.

This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.

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New on-demand public transit service offers more flexibility to Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais travellers

Posted by Laura Schnurr on April 25, 2023

This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.

Thanks to the new Transcollines On Demand service, people travelling in and out of the regional county municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais in western Quebec (population of approx. 50k) can take advantage of flexible schedules and routes to travel nearly anywhere in the region at a time that suits them for just $4.75 per ride.

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Seeking contributions for a publication on the connections between climate and the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Laura Schnurr on May 25, 2022

This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.

 

June 7 update: While we are interested in the connections between climate action and any of the other SDGs, we are currently missing ones that explore these specific goals: Goal 5 Gender Equality; Goal 6 Clean Water and Sanitation; Goal 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; Goal 10 Reduced Inequalities; Goal 14 Life Below Water; Goal 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions; and Goal 17 Partnerships. 

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Does behaviour change really matter for tackling the climate crisis?

Posted by Laura Schnurr on April 22, 2022

This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.

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Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in Your Community

Posted by Laura Schnurr on September 2, 2021

What do Montreal, Winnipeg, Victoria, the Northern territories, and Shimokawa, Japan, have in common? They are all home to inspiring work on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  

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The SDGs: Just One (Important) Part of the Story

Posted by Laura Schnurr on June 8, 2021

In my prior blog post The SDGs: A Tool for Transformative Change, I explored some of the reasons why we should all adopt the SDGs. In this post, I explore some of the shortcomings of the framework to paint a fuller picture of how we might think about the goals.  

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