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CALIBRATING THE CLIMATE TRANSITION:  SUSTAINABILITY, ENERGY SECURITY, PROSPERITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT  IN THE COLD WAR II ERA

Changing the Narrative on Climate: the LRI/BMO CI Symposium

19 May 2022 | Queen’s Park, Toronto

A convergence of factors – climate change, geopolitical conflict and inflationary pressures – has brought the debate on how to balance sustainability with security, prosperity and social impact into much sharper focus.

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An LRI Conversation with Russell Napier

Russel Napier Conversation poster

17 February 2022 | In Conversation Series

In this fireside chat, LRI director John Turner interviews Russell Napier about his new book and the outlook for the global economy.

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BUBBLES: AN LRI BRIEFING

23 July 2021 | Online Briefing

Something peculiar has been happening in financial markets. Despite the worst pandemic in a century, stock markets have been booming. Why?

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Articles

Changing the Narrative on Climate: the LRI/BMO CI Symposium

Changing the Narrative on Climate: the LRI/BMO CI Symposium

The climate/energy transition has deep implications for resource-based economies like Canada. Our speakers and invited audience were drawn from the senior ranks of the university, public policy and corporate worlds – and all engaged in various dimensions of the conversation. How are we to negotiate this massive transformation of energy regime, keeping in mind not only sustainability, but also material prosperity and social impact?

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Boom & Bust

Boom and Bust Now Available in Paperback

The paperback version of William Quinn and John Turner’s book Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles is released this week.

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