Views from the Edge

Conversations from the Edge

Welcome to the CRC blog, where we discuss bleeding edge issues around sustainable community development. The term ‘bleeding edge’ connotes the idea of our failure to somehow or other convince the publics about the urgency of responding to climate change now, and that we need to better communicate the principles and practises of sustainable development to the wider publics. So, yes it takes courage to be 'at the edge', and sometimes one 'bleeds' a lot, but let's start the conversation now.

The Good Society

According to the Clean Economy Fund, donations to climate-related causes ($106 million in 2022)…

Who said it couldn’t be done?

California recently hit a new renewable energy milestone: 100 days of 100% renewable energy…

A Governance Report

This report is an analysis of the comprehensive database from the Meeting the Climate Change…

Leaders now meeting at COP 16 Biodiversity Conference!

We are at a crossroads—biodiversity loss is accelerating at an alarming rate.

And now for some good climate news!

Swiss grannies  win first ever climate case victory. Maybe more lawsuitis will finally get the…

How do you combat incomplete information?

On the news last night, an interviewee stated two times that the carbon tax was responsible for…

The climate crisis is a health crisis

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging politicians to recognize the climate crisis as a…

What is the good society?

As many of you know, I have researched social capital building on Putnam’s seminal work early on in…

New report shows that heat pumps can reduce costs

A recent report by the Canadian Climate Institute demonstrates that heat pumps are the lowest-cost…

Where does the responsibility lie?

In a recent editorial for the Globe and Mail, John Ibbitson writes "There is only so much Ottawa…

UN global stocktake is a grim report

In the wake of the first three meetings to discuss implementation of the Paris Agreement, the…