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Jun 24 2025

TABE Webinar: Path to Net Zero – Capital Investments for a Zero-emission Economy by 2050

Corporate Knights launched Climate Dollars in November 2023 by measuring the capital expenditures needed for decarbonization, the current levels of investment, and the business and policy strategies that will be needed to close the gap.

The Corporate Knights Climate Dollars project views the zero-emissions challenge through the lens of capital investment. With the goal of measuring the deficit between current climate-related investments and the funding required to meet the country’s climate goals, it’s an important step in showing how Canada can meet its 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas emissions-reduction targets.

In 2020, Corporate Knights estimated that putting Canada on a path to zero carbon would require capital expenditures of $150 billion per year throughout the 2020s and beyond – a fraction of that year’s gross domestic product of $2.6 trillion (in today’s dollars). Subsequent estimates by a variety of institutions and organizations echoed our finding that capital investments in the range of 5% to 8% of GDP would be sufficient to meet net-zero targets by 2050.

This webinar has been organized by Jim Whitestone, a member of TABE’s Board of Directors.

Ralph Torrie Director of Research, Corporate Knights

Ralph Torrie is Director of Research for Corporate Knights, a research and publishing organization that produces rankings and financial product ratings based on corporate sustainability performance. He is known for combining visionary thinking, intellectual leadership and rigorous analysis, and has made original and important contributions to the field of sustainable development.

Ralph has been working in the area of sustainable energy futures since the late 1970’s and his low carbon scenario analysis for Canada was the first such study in the world. He is the inventor of strategic planning software for local government climate mitigation that was used by hundreds of cities on five Continents. In addition to his consulting practice, he served as Assistant Coordinator of the Energy Research Group of the United Nations University and the International Development Research Centre, as a senior executive of two publicly traded management consulting firms, and as Managing Director of the Trottier Energy Futures project. He has numerous publications, is a frequent keynote speaker, and is a recipient of the Canadian Environment Silver Award for his work on climate change.

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Virtual (Microsoft Teams)

Jun 24, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

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