Research and Publications

RECENT RESEARCH

What is preemption? (Part 1)

By Christina Hodgson-Mousseau • October 9, 2026
This is part 1 of a five part series on climate preemption in Canada.

PUBLICATIONS

Constitutional clash or swept away in the storm?

How provincial paramountcy, non-constitutional status of cities, and the removal of municipal powers transfers the ultimate climate risk to the taxpayer.


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City Council’s Climate Crash Course

Canadian municipal legal positioning in climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience.


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Property tax and retrofits

Using municipal property tax to incentivize energy efficiency retrofits in existing residential building stock: an assessment of three potential mechanisms


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As I wrap up my masters degree work, I have started to focus on how to communicate my findings. Here's a high level summary of the question I was looking to answer. I intend to publish the full paper on climate preemption in Canada as an open source resource soon.
As I wrap up my masters degree work, I have started to focus on how to communicate my findings. Here's a high level summary of the question I was looking to answer. I intend to publish the full paper on climate preemption in Canada as an open source resource soon.
Welcome to GreenCharterCities! This instagram account is focused on sharing climate change information and research specific to the local scale and Canadian municipalities.
Welcome to GreenCharterCities! This instagram account is focused on sharing climate change information and research specific to the local scale and Canadian municipalities.