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.

Obstructing Climate Action: Report Finds Climate Misinformation is Fueling a Global Catastrophe

According to a sweeping new 2025 report by the International Panel on the Information…

The Good Society: Catherine McKenna and Women Leaders Urge Canada to Resume Climate Disclosures

After an abrupt pause on climate disclosure rules in April, which sparked criticism from both…

Britain’s Net Zero Economy: Here's what we can take away from the 2024 findings

According to a recent article published by the Guardian (Carrington, 2025), Britain's net zero

What is the antidote to climate pessimism?

Just the facts ma’am. Now that we, and in particular, industry leaders are no longer denying the…

Where does the power lie

Over the past decade in Ottawa, McKinsey & Company, a management consulting company has been…

Is Brain Rot a pernicious affliction?

Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year is brain rot.

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…