Andre Mayer

Economists have attributed inflation to a variety of factors, including supply chain disruptions and labour shortages, but there is a growing sense, particularly in the U.S., that some companies are taking advantage of inflation anxiety to raise prices.

If we want to slow the pace of global warming, one crucial step is moving from a transportation system run on fossil fuels to one powered by electricity. It’s possible that doing so might neutralize other toxic aspects of the petroleum industry, such as volatile prices and armed conflict.

We all know the benefits of travel — but a substantial increase in flying seems unsustainable at a time when aviation’s share of emissions is set to rise and most of the world has pledged to keep global warming at 1.5 C.

A small neighbourhood in Toronto has built a program to help residents reduce their household emissions. Their hope now is to adapt their grassroots approach so that other communities can achieve similar success.

Companies that build multimillion-dollar fortified homes and bomb shelters say that while work has been steady for a while, they have seen a significant uptick in recent years. And when the ultra-rich invest in a bunker, they inevitably do it in style.

Extreme weather events such as droughts or wildfires are not only causing localized damage but are affecting crop yields, supply chains and the durability of housing, all of which is making life more expensive.

Paul Kershaw, a public policy professor at the University of British Columbia and founder of the affordability advocacy group Generation Squeeze, says the emphasis on increasing housing supply obscures our collective addiction to ever-rising home prices.

While AI's inevitability has been a recurring refrain in much of the business media, there has been a small chorus of skeptics demanding proof of its ability to do what corporations need most: make money.

A thousand times thinner than a strand of hair, ultrafine particles are emitted by vehicles and industrial activity — and according to a recent study led by researchers at McGill University, contribute to more than 1,000 premature deaths a year in Montreal and Toronto.

After more than 190 countries signed the Paris Accord in 2015 — codifying an international push to keep global temperatures well below 2 C warming from pre-industrial levels — many companies made bold climate pledges. But meeting them is a tougher proposition.