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Former prime minister Stephen Harper, now chair of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), closed the Canada Investment Summit, which drew over 250 high profile investors to Canada to get pitched on projects from fossil fuels to clean energy.
September 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, now chair of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), closed the Canada Investment Summit, which drew over 250 high profile investors to Canada to get pitched on projects from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Our take on the Canada Investment Summit: the government is shopping around at least 11 fossil fuel projects while Canadians are picking up after climate disasters and the government’s own experts are warning that the country could experience temperatures 5 degrees above average.
September 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Our take on the Canada Investment Summit: the government is shopping around at least 11 fossil fuel projects while Canadians are picking up after climate disasters and the government’s own experts are warning that the country could experience temperatures 5 degrees above average.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is making a risky bet on gas to power the build-out of data centres for AI -- contradicting its own Climate Change Principles, crowding-out renewable energy, and locking-in carbon pollution for decades. #cdnpoli
CPPIB Watch: A quarterly update on CPPIB-owned fossil fuel companies (September 2026) — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is making a risky bet on gas to power the build-out of data centres for artificial intelligence (AI). By supplying the insatiable demand for energy ass...
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September 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is making a risky bet on gas to power the build-out of data centres for AI -- contradicting its own Climate Change Principles, crowding-out renewable energy, and locking-in carbon pollution for decades. #cdnpoli
Happy Labour Day!
Thank you to labour unions for continuing to fight to make people’s lives better.
Unions have long fought for workers’ retirement security, helping to build the pension funds that now manage the retirement savings of millions of Canadians.
Thank you to labour unions for continuing to fight to make people’s lives better.
Unions have long fought for workers’ retirement security, helping to build the pension funds that now manage the retirement savings of millions of Canadians.
September 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Happy Labour Day!
Thank you to labour unions for continuing to fight to make people’s lives better.
Unions have long fought for workers’ retirement security, helping to build the pension funds that now manage the retirement savings of millions of Canadians.
Thank you to labour unions for continuing to fight to make people’s lives better.
Unions have long fought for workers’ retirement security, helping to build the pension funds that now manage the retirement savings of millions of Canadians.
A case filed against the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is at the forefront of a global trend of financial institutions facing climate litigation for breaching fiduciary duty and financing activities that are not aligned with climate action. #cdnpoli
Global trends in climate change litigation: 2026 snapshot - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
An exploration of key trends and evolutions in global climate change litigation from the calendar year 2025, plus important new developments through to May 2026.
www.lse.ac.uk
September 1, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A case filed against the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is at the forefront of a global trend of financial institutions facing climate litigation for breaching fiduciary duty and financing activities that are not aligned with climate action. #cdnpoli
Pension funds are partnering on investments with First Nations groups - but it’s unclear if pension funds are also evaluating these investments in light of climate impacts and climate-related financial risk. #cdnpoli
Report - Indigenous Rights and Canadian Pension Funds — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
Shift’s August 2026 report, Indigenous Rights and Canadian Pension Funds, finds that none of Canada’s large pension managers have publicly disclosed investment policies ensuring alignment with Indigen...
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August 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Pension funds are partnering on investments with First Nations groups - but it’s unclear if pension funds are also evaluating these investments in light of climate impacts and climate-related financial risk. #cdnpoli
The climate disclosure released this month by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) appears to be a response to the climate litigation launched against CPPIB last year. But it provides little indication that CPPIB is treating climate change with the urgency or gravity that's required.
CPPIB’s climate disclosure shows a snapshot without a strategy — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments, or CPPIB) announced an additional climate disclosure earlier this month. This is a small but welcome improvement in transparency that appear...
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August 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The climate disclosure released this month by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) appears to be a response to the climate litigation launched against CPPIB last year. But it provides little indication that CPPIB is treating climate change with the urgency or gravity that's required.
None of Canada’s large pension managers - including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board - have public investment policies aligned to #UNDRIP and FPIC.
Write to the Canada Pension Plan about Indigenous rights: #cdnpoli
www.shiftaction.ca/indigenous-r...
Write to the Canada Pension Plan about Indigenous rights: #cdnpoli
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August 20, 2026 at 10:20 PM
None of Canada’s large pension managers - including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board - have public investment policies aligned to #UNDRIP and FPIC.
Write to the Canada Pension Plan about Indigenous rights: #cdnpoli
www.shiftaction.ca/indigenous-r...
Write to the Canada Pension Plan about Indigenous rights: #cdnpoli
www.shiftaction.ca/indigenous-r...
New report from Shift: Indigenous Rights and Canadian Pension Funds. www.shiftaction.ca/indigenousri... ➡️
August 18, 2026 at 4:14 PM
New report from Shift: Indigenous Rights and Canadian Pension Funds. www.shiftaction.ca/indigenousri... ➡️
The former chief economist of the Conference Board of Canada issued a stark warning about systemic climate risks. As long-term investors, Canada’s largest pension funds should take note. #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Not addressing climate change costs the economy more. When will we finally get this?
Recent analysis found that global GDP per capita would be more than 25 per cent higher today had no warming occurred
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The former chief economist of the Conference Board of Canada issued a stark warning about systemic climate risks. As long-term investors, Canada’s largest pension funds should take note. #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Amidst a summer of dangerous climate impacts that are causing mounting economic losses around the world, climate-smart investors are reminding their peers that “#climaterisk is investment risk.” www.ft.com/content/33a7...
How long can big investors ignore climate risk?
Shift of funds from a US asset manager to a European one highlights the divergence
www.ft.com
August 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Amidst a summer of dangerous climate impacts that are causing mounting economic losses around the world, climate-smart investors are reminding their peers that “#climaterisk is investment risk.” www.ft.com/content/33a7...
Over the past month, Ontario public sector workers struggled with wildfires, smoke, evacuations and floods – while their pension manager helped lock in a new gas plant.
Most pension beneficiaries don't know about the connection between our retirement savings and new fossil fuel infrastructure. 🧵
Most pension beneficiaries don't know about the connection between our retirement savings and new fossil fuel infrastructure. 🧵
August 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Over the past month, Ontario public sector workers struggled with wildfires, smoke, evacuations and floods – while their pension manager helped lock in a new gas plant.
Most pension beneficiaries don't know about the connection between our retirement savings and new fossil fuel infrastructure. 🧵
Most pension beneficiaries don't know about the connection between our retirement savings and new fossil fuel infrastructure. 🧵
As wildfires tear through Europe, the CEO of MSCI says investors who ignore the risks climate change poses to asset values “only have yourself to blame”.
#PensionFunds #ClimateFinance
#PensionFunds #ClimateFinance
MSCI CEO Tells Investors Ignoring Climate Risk, ‘You Only Have Yourself to Blame’
As temperatures continue their relentless rise, most investors are still ignoring the impact of a hotter planet on asset values, according to Henry Fernandez, the chief executive of MSCI Inc.
www.bloomberg.com
July 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
As wildfires tear through Europe, the CEO of MSCI says investors who ignore the risks climate change poses to asset values “only have yourself to blame”.
#PensionFunds #ClimateFinance
#PensionFunds #ClimateFinance
Some of the world's biggest pension managers are analyzing how their portfolios will perform against climate tipping points – critical thresholds in the Earth’s natural systems which, if breached, could result in abrupt, dangerous & irreversible damage. #cdnpoli
Pension Funds Try to Come to Grips With the Scariest Global Warming Scenario
Institutional investors are trying to figure out what it would mean for their portfolios if continually rising temperatures trigger what JPMorgan Chase & Co. is calling “climate black swan risks.”
www.bloomberg.com
July 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Some of the world's biggest pension managers are analyzing how their portfolios will perform against climate tipping points – critical thresholds in the Earth’s natural systems which, if breached, could result in abrupt, dangerous & irreversible damage. #cdnpoli
As Canadians suffer through another summer of heatwaves, wildfires and floods, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board decided to showcase how it’s investing in the primary cause of the climate crisis – #fossilfuels.
Read our analysis.
#cdnpoli
Read our analysis.
#cdnpoli
CPPIB spotlights oil and gas expansion – again – as Canadians suffer through climate impacts — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
As more and more Canadians are experiencing the worsening impacts of climate change first-hand, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) decided – once again – to showcase how it’s investing o...
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July 17, 2026 at 2:44 PM
As Canadians suffer through another summer of heatwaves, wildfires and floods, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board decided to showcase how it’s investing in the primary cause of the climate crisis – #fossilfuels.
Read our analysis.
#cdnpoli
Read our analysis.
#cdnpoli
Canada doesn't need faster approvals at the expense of nature, Indigenous rights and public trust. Tell the federal government to reject the biggest rollback of environmental laws in a generation and strengthen – not weaken – environmental protections.
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
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July 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Canada doesn't need faster approvals at the expense of nature, Indigenous rights and public trust. Tell the federal government to reject the biggest rollback of environmental laws in a generation and strengthen – not weaken – environmental protections.
Should public money be used to try to make risky LNG projects seem more attractive to pension funds?
Tell Export Development Canada: don't use taxpayer-backed financing to de-risk LNG or pave the way for risky pension investments.
#ClimateAction #Pensions #ResponsibleInvestment
Tell Export Development Canada: don't use taxpayer-backed financing to de-risk LNG or pave the way for risky pension investments.
#ClimateAction #Pensions #ResponsibleInvestment
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
win.newmode.net
July 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Should public money be used to try to make risky LNG projects seem more attractive to pension funds?
Tell Export Development Canada: don't use taxpayer-backed financing to de-risk LNG or pave the way for risky pension investments.
#ClimateAction #Pensions #ResponsibleInvestment
Tell Export Development Canada: don't use taxpayer-backed financing to de-risk LNG or pave the way for risky pension investments.
#ClimateAction #Pensions #ResponsibleInvestment
Ontario energy procurement: Battery Storage 3, Gas Plants 0
#ClimateFinance #PensionFunds #RenewableEnergy
#ClimateFinance #PensionFunds #RenewableEnergy
Why Ontario’s big move to battery storage has observers saying ‘gas plants aren’t competitive anymore’
Climate-friendly technologies are advancing so quickly contract prices in Ontario have dropped from over $1,100 per megawatt in 2023 to $563 now.
www.thestar.com
June 24, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Ontario energy procurement: Battery Storage 3, Gas Plants 0
#ClimateFinance #PensionFunds #RenewableEnergy
#ClimateFinance #PensionFunds #RenewableEnergy
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is financing four liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals – and signalling there could be more to come – despite the industry bringing worsening climate damage and escalating financial risks to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). #cdnpoli
CPPIB is financing four LNG terminals — and may risk even more
LNG investments are particularly short-sighted for pension funds, which are mandated to invest for the long-term and are distinctly exposed to systemic climate risks.
www.nationalobserver.com
June 19, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is financing four liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals – and signalling there could be more to come – despite the industry bringing worsening climate damage and escalating financial risks to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). #cdnpoli
Pension funds mustn’t fall for the government’s sales pitch – LNG is not in our best interests. Read more in Shift’s newsletter: www.shiftaction.ca/news/2026061...
Climate Pension Quarterly - Issue #20 — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
In this Climate Pension Quarterly, we examine the the risks posed by potential LNG investment and why the pension executives entrusted to manage our retirement savings need to recognize that the fun...
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June 17, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Pension funds mustn’t fall for the government’s sales pitch – LNG is not in our best interests. Read more in Shift’s newsletter: www.shiftaction.ca/news/2026061...
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As Carney attempts to fast-track dirty gas megaprojects, First Nations leaders have a warning:
Any investors in LNG Canada will be complicit in grave violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, title and sovereignty.
📣 Listen to Hereditary Chief Na’Moks’ powerful message for financiers. 📣 #GreenSky
Any investors in LNG Canada will be complicit in grave violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, title and sovereignty.
📣 Listen to Hereditary Chief Na’Moks’ powerful message for financiers. 📣 #GreenSky
June 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
As Carney attempts to fast-track dirty gas megaprojects, First Nations leaders have a warning:
Any investors in LNG Canada will be complicit in grave violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, title and sovereignty.
📣 Listen to Hereditary Chief Na’Moks’ powerful message for financiers. 📣 #GreenSky
Any investors in LNG Canada will be complicit in grave violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, title and sovereignty.
📣 Listen to Hereditary Chief Na’Moks’ powerful message for financiers. 📣 #GreenSky
🚨 Canada’s largest pension funds are facing pressure from the federal government to finance risky LNG projects that would worsen the climate crisis and undermine their own members’ retirement security. Working and retired pension plan members are speaking out.
Pension Beneficiaries Fear Funds Will Pour Retirement Savings Into LNG
As Ottawa looks to pension funds to finance major energy projects and LNG Canada moves to double production in Kitimat, beneficiaries warn their retirement savings could become their “biggest contribu...
www.theenergymix.com
June 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
🚨 Canada’s largest pension funds are facing pressure from the federal government to finance risky LNG projects that would worsen the climate crisis and undermine their own members’ retirement security. Working and retired pension plan members are speaking out.
LNG exports may expose Canada and BC to legal risk - yet another reason for Canadian pension funds to rule out financing these risky projects.
Read the full article from Zoë Yunker in The Tyee.
Send a letter to your pension fund:
www.shiftaction.ca/news/2026/3/...
Read the full article from Zoë Yunker in The Tyee.
Send a letter to your pension fund:
www.shiftaction.ca/news/2026/3/...
LNG Exports May Expose BC to Legal Risk | The Tyee
A growing body of climate lawsuits poses a threat to oil and gas aims of the province and Canada, a new report suggests.
thetyee.ca
June 9, 2026 at 12:53 PM
LNG exports may expose Canada and BC to legal risk - yet another reason for Canadian pension funds to rule out financing these risky projects.
Read the full article from Zoë Yunker in The Tyee.
Send a letter to your pension fund:
www.shiftaction.ca/news/2026/3/...
Read the full article from Zoë Yunker in The Tyee.
Send a letter to your pension fund:
www.shiftaction.ca/news/2026/3/...
Bloomberg columnist Javier Blas writes that global LNG supply could more than double in the coming decades. Pension managers should be wary of buying high and selling low.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
An LNG Glut Is On Its Way
Get ready for a glut of liquefied natural gas.
www.bloomberg.com
June 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Bloomberg columnist Javier Blas writes that global LNG supply could more than double in the coming decades. Pension managers should be wary of buying high and selling low.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...