This week, Canadians elected Mark Carney, leader of the Liberal party, to be their prime minister. Carney is a newcomer to politics, but is well known in international finance and climate circles, running both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, and founding the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). Canada is far from reaching its legally mandated goal to achieve net zero by 2050, and has one of the highest emissions per capita of anywhere in the world. Now Carney has been elected, can he translate his international climate leadership into domestic policy, or will climate fall by the wayside as he fortifies Canada against a trade war with the US?

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This week, Canadians elected Mark Carney, leader of the Liberal party, to be their prime minister. Carney is a newcomer to politics, but is well known in international finance and climate circles, running both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, and founding the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). Canada is far from reaching its legally mandated goal to achieve net zero by 2050, and has one of the highest emissions per capita of anywhere in the world. Now Carney has been elected, can he translate his international climate leadership into domestic policy, or will climate fall by the wayside as he fortifies Canada against a trade war with the US?
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-04-29/carney-s-anti-trump-agenda-for-canada-nods-to-climate?srnd=undefined">Carney&rsquo;s Anti-Trump Agenda for Canada Nods to Climate</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-09/canada-s-mark-carney-treads-fine-line-on-climate-in-tight-election?srnd=undefined">Canada&rsquo;s Mark Carney Treads a Fine Line on Climate in a Tight Election</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-27/arctic-sea-ice-shrinks-to-record-winter-low-as-earth-heats-up?srnd=undefined">Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Winter Low as Earth Heats Up</a></li>
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