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01/22/2026

Environmental Groups Demand Answers from ArcelorMittal on Decarbonization Project

Environmental groups are demanding clear answers from the owner of Canada’s largest steel mill, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, over continued delays and a lack of transparency surrounding the company’s flagship decarbonization project at its Hamilton facility.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco committed in 2022 to transition away from coal-based steelmaking to Direct Reduction of Iron (DRI) technology by 2028, pledging to cut emissions by more than 60 per cent. More than three years into the project timeline, there has been little to no progress on the ground. ...

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, STEELWATCH, ENVIRONMENT HAMILTON Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the

12/11/2025

WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES MUST SHAPE CANADA’S SUSTAINABLE JOBS ACTION PLAN

https://bluegreencanada.ca/news/workers-and-communities-must-shape-canadas-sustainable-jobs-action-plan/

“Canada can’t build anything — new homes, clean power, modern transit, or low-carbon industries — without the workers who make it possible,” said Meg Gingrich, President of Blue Green Canada. “Climate action is not optional if we want a healthy economy. But it only succeeds when workers are at the centre of the plan—not pushed far from the shop floor where their real-world impacts are easily ignored.”

“Climate action must happen, and industrial strategy is how we can do it. However, when major industrial change moves faster than the supports meant to help workers through it, communities pay the price,” said Christine Jones, Industrial Decarbonization Manager at Blue Green Canada. “If government listens to workers and reflects the themes that have emerged across consultations and Partnership Council work so far, Canada can cut emissions while strengthening good jobs. That only works when planning starts on day one.”

“Workers know what’s changing in their industries and what’s needed to make transitions fair and successful,” Gingrich added. “A one-size-fits-all approach won’t work. The Action Plan must reflect regional realities, treat climate action as the necessity it is, and provide concrete mechanisms to ensure transitions happen as fairly as possible.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2025 Workers and communities must shape Canada’s Sustainable Jobs Action Plan (Ottawa) — With the federal government releasing key elements of its Sustainable Jobs Action Plan (SJAP) and the newly published report from the Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council....

04/01/2025

Blue Green Canada and Green Economy Network are extremely excited to be co-hosting the following symposium at the Broadbent Institute's Progress Summit: Green Industrial Policy for Canada to Fight Today's Climate Emergency and Trade War.
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Ending the carbon price system in Canada with nothing to replace it risks backsliding on climate commitments.

The failure by successive governments to plan for a diversified decarbonized economy has also left millions of jobs hanging in the balance as US tariff threats engulf our political agenda and threaten our economic security.

Ravaged by climate disasters and economic precarity, Canada faces multiple crises that our current policy tools and economic institutions are ill-equipped to handle.

At the 2025 Progress Summit, we’re hosting a special Wednesday Workshop, with Blue Green Canada and the Green Economy Network, bringing together labour and environmental movements on the path forward:

Featuring trade, climate and labour expertise on industrial policy, we’re bringing forward progressive perspectives on fighting Trump’s tariffs and what’s next for Canada’s climate policy:

Caroline Brouillette, Executive Director, CANRac Canada

Brendan Haley, Director of Research, Efficiency Canada

Angella MacEwen, Economist, Canadian Union of Public Employees

Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, Senior Researcher, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Stuart Trew, Senior Researcher, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Todd Tucker, Director of Industrial Policy and Trade, Roosevelt Institute

In this time of economic and political crisis, we need to re-orient Canada through industrial policy to fight inflation and tariff-proof our economy. Join us for these important discussions on Wednesday, April 9th from 1pm to 4pm at the 2025 Progress Summit.

Register today