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2025 Canadian Pension Climate Report Card — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
Shift's 2025 Canadian Pension Climate Report Card, an independent benchmark for evaluating the quality, depth and credibility of climate policies for 11 of Canada’s largest pension managers, reveals a...
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Today, Shift released its 4th annual Canadian Pension Climate Report Card, benchmarking the climate policies for Canada’s 11 largest public pension managers. $2.7 trillion in retirement savings is at stake – making their climate strategies central to long-term returns & retirement security.
Economic models used by governments, central banks and pension funds systematically understate physical climate risks. A new expert report warns these flawed assumptions create a dangerous false sense of security about climate impacts. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Economic models used by governments, central banks and pension funds systematically understate physical climate risks. A new expert report warns these flawed assumptions create a dangerous false sense of security about climate impacts. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Last week, Shift released our 2025 Report Card, comparing the climate policies of Canada’s largest public pension managers.
Our national pension manager, CPPIB, received an overall D grade on climate – the second-lowest score among major Canadian pension funds. win.newmode.net/shiftaction/...
Our national pension manager, CPPIB, received an overall D grade on climate – the second-lowest score among major Canadian pension funds. win.newmode.net/shiftaction/...
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Last week, Shift released our 2025 Report Card, comparing the climate policies of Canada’s largest public pension managers.
Our national pension manager, CPPIB, received an overall D grade on climate – the second-lowest score among major Canadian pension funds. win.newmode.net/shiftaction/...
Our national pension manager, CPPIB, received an overall D grade on climate – the second-lowest score among major Canadian pension funds. win.newmode.net/shiftaction/...
While climate leaders are advancing ambitious strategies, scaling up climate investments, and embedding climate risk into portfolio decisions, backsliders are going quiet on climate, retreating from commitments, and expanding fossil fuel exposure.” #cdnpoli www.theenergymix.com/canada-pensi...
Canada Pension Plan Gets a 'D' in Climate Finance Report Card
The Canada Pension Plan scored a 'D' and failed three of six measures in the latest annual assessment of Canadian pension plans’ climate performance, published this week by Shift Action for Pension We...
www.theenergymix.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
While climate leaders are advancing ambitious strategies, scaling up climate investments, and embedding climate risk into portfolio decisions, backsliders are going quiet on climate, retreating from commitments, and expanding fossil fuel exposure.” #cdnpoli www.theenergymix.com/canada-pensi...
At a time when the federal government is encouraging Canadian financial institutions to invest in nation-building projects, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) keeps investing in #fossilfuels and backing away from climate commitments. #cdnpoli
Canada's largest pension fund retreats from climate but other funds show leadership
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board invested at least $7.1 billion in new fossil fuel and pipeline assets between October 2024 and October 2025, pension watchdog Shift Action estimated in its ann...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
At a time when the federal government is encouraging Canadian financial institutions to invest in nation-building projects, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) keeps investing in #fossilfuels and backing away from climate commitments. #cdnpoli
We tell the Canadian Press the country’s two largest pension funds are going in “totally different directions” on climate. Read the full article:
Canadian pension funds increasingly diverging in climate approach: report | Globalnews.ca
The Canadian Pension Plan appears to have quietly abandoned its climate investment strategy, according to a new report from the climate advocacy group Shift.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:22 PM
We tell the Canadian Press the country’s two largest pension funds are going in “totally different directions” on climate. Read the full article:
Today, Shift released its 4th annual Canadian Pension Climate Report Card, benchmarking the climate policies for Canada’s 11 largest public pension managers. $2.7 trillion in retirement savings is at stake – making their climate strategies central to long-term returns & retirement security.
2025 Canadian Pension Climate Report Card — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
Shift's 2025 Canadian Pension Climate Report Card, an independent benchmark for evaluating the quality, depth and credibility of climate policies for 11 of Canada’s largest pension managers, reveals a...
shiftaction.ca
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Today, Shift released its 4th annual Canadian Pension Climate Report Card, benchmarking the climate policies for Canada’s 11 largest public pension managers. $2.7 trillion in retirement savings is at stake – making their climate strategies central to long-term returns & retirement security.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has the scale, expertise and influence to accelerate the energy transition and develop clean energy projects that are good for our pensions and good for the climate. #cdnpoli www.cppinvestments.com/the-fund/app...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has the scale, expertise and influence to accelerate the energy transition and develop clean energy projects that are good for our pensions and good for the climate. #cdnpoli www.cppinvestments.com/the-fund/app...
Protecting the Canada Pension Plan means protecting the climate that Canadians retire into.
Check out the latest op-ed from Shift, in which we explain that climate stability and pension sustainability are not opposing goals – they are inseparable.
#cdnpoli
Check out the latest op-ed from Shift, in which we explain that climate stability and pension sustainability are not opposing goals – they are inseparable.
#cdnpoli
The Canada Pension Plan is undermining its own sustainability
A new kind of lawsuit is holding the pension fund to account for fossil fuel investments that will harm its beneficiaries
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January 20, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Protecting the Canada Pension Plan means protecting the climate that Canadians retire into.
Check out the latest op-ed from Shift, in which we explain that climate stability and pension sustainability are not opposing goals – they are inseparable.
#cdnpoli
Check out the latest op-ed from Shift, in which we explain that climate stability and pension sustainability are not opposing goals – they are inseparable.
#cdnpoli
📉 Canada Pension Plan Climate Update 🌍
Over the holidays, CPP Investments and its portfolio companies made major fossil fuel moves — from oil-linked products to LNG and gas-powered AI infrastructure. Here’s what you should know 🧵
Over the holidays, CPP Investments and its portfolio companies made major fossil fuel moves — from oil-linked products to LNG and gas-powered AI infrastructure. Here’s what you should know 🧵
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
📉 Canada Pension Plan Climate Update 🌍
Over the holidays, CPP Investments and its portfolio companies made major fossil fuel moves — from oil-linked products to LNG and gas-powered AI infrastructure. Here’s what you should know 🧵
Over the holidays, CPP Investments and its portfolio companies made major fossil fuel moves — from oil-linked products to LNG and gas-powered AI infrastructure. Here’s what you should know 🧵
As another year of wildfires, heatwaves & floods impacted Canadians from coast to coast, the CPPIB continued to invest our national retirement fund in oil & gas companies making the #climatecrisis even worse.
Read our latest CPPIB Watch for the details. #cdnpoli
Read our latest CPPIB Watch for the details. #cdnpoli
CPPIB Watch: A quarterly update on CPPIB-owned fossil fuel companies (October – December 2025) — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
In late October, four young Canadians announced they are taking the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to court. The young Canada Pension Plan (CPP) members claim that CPPIB is breaching its...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
As another year of wildfires, heatwaves & floods impacted Canadians from coast to coast, the CPPIB continued to invest our national retirement fund in oil & gas companies making the #climatecrisis even worse.
Read our latest CPPIB Watch for the details. #cdnpoli
Read our latest CPPIB Watch for the details. #cdnpoli
“With their long-term horizons & fiduciary duties, pensions are well placed to support the transition to a #netzero economy. Climate change poses a clear & present threat to pension funds' ability to meet their long-term financial commitments." #cdnpoli
Alok Sharma: Climate, capital, and commitment – why pension funds matter
Pension funds and asset owners are among the most influential investors in the UK and globally. With their long-term horizons and fiduciary duties, pension funds are well placed to support the transit...
www.professionalpensions.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The harsh reality is that the sustainability of the Canada Pension Plan is dependent on a stable climate. A precautionary warning from actuaries is needed to make this clear for decision-makers. #cdnpoli
Canada's Chief Actuary is downplaying these #climaterisks.
Canada's Chief Actuary is downplaying these #climaterisks.
Statement: Canada’s Chief Actuary continues to severely underestimate climate risks to the CPP — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
In its 32nd Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), published on Monday, Canada’s Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) has again failed to consider the increasing potential for systemic climat...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The harsh reality is that the sustainability of the Canada Pension Plan is dependent on a stable climate. A precautionary warning from actuaries is needed to make this clear for decision-makers. #cdnpoli
Canada's Chief Actuary is downplaying these #climaterisks.
Canada's Chief Actuary is downplaying these #climaterisks.
Last week, Shift joined the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs and 128 organizations from around the world to urge financial institutions, including Canada's largest pension funds, not to finance or invest in the proposed Kis Lisims LNG terminal in BC. #cdnpoli #bcpoli
Letter to Banks and Pension Funds: Don't Provide Funding to Ksi Lisims LNG | Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
Gitanyow letter to banks and pension funds urging them not to fund Ksi Lisims LNG
www.gitanyowchiefs.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🌱 Climate risk is financial risk.
Rav Singh’s new Maclean’s piece shows how climate chaos is already hitting young farmers – and why Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s fossil-fuel investments put our retirement savings at risk.
Rav Singh’s new Maclean’s piece shows how climate chaos is already hitting young farmers – and why Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s fossil-fuel investments put our retirement savings at risk.
The Fight For My Farming Future - Macleans.ca
I’m suing the country’s largest pension manager to protect my retirement fund
macleans.ca
December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🌱 Climate risk is financial risk.
Rav Singh’s new Maclean’s piece shows how climate chaos is already hitting young farmers – and why Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s fossil-fuel investments put our retirement savings at risk.
Rav Singh’s new Maclean’s piece shows how climate chaos is already hitting young farmers – and why Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s fossil-fuel investments put our retirement savings at risk.
Canada’s new fed–Alberta MoU puts another B.C. pipeline on the table, just as Carbon Tracker’s latest analysis shows there’s no financial case for new fossil expansion. In this pivotal moment our pension managers must choose a future of fiscal stability and competitive investment.
With Pipeline Deal Coming Soon, New Analysis Shows Big Risks for Investors, Crushing Losses for Provinces
With the federal and Alberta governments touting an imminent deal on a new oil pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast, analysis released Thursday morning concludes that investors in Canadian o...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Canada’s new fed–Alberta MoU puts another B.C. pipeline on the table, just as Carbon Tracker’s latest analysis shows there’s no financial case for new fossil expansion. In this pivotal moment our pension managers must choose a future of fiscal stability and competitive investment.
Ontario teachers, many of whom have been working to incorporate Truth & Reconciliation learning into their classrooms, now have a pension fund with its own Indigenous Action Plan. OTPP’s IAP does not extend to its investment decisions, but it is a step in the right direction.
www.otpp.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Ontario teachers, many of whom have been working to incorporate Truth & Reconciliation learning into their classrooms, now have a pension fund with its own Indigenous Action Plan. OTPP’s IAP does not extend to its investment decisions, but it is a step in the right direction.
UBC professors Kathryn Harrison and Simon Donner warn against being misled by recent headlines about global oil and gas demand increasing through 2050.
#ClimateFinance #FossilFuels #PensionFunds
#ClimateFinance #FossilFuels #PensionFunds
Canada’s proposed oil and gas expansion is a risky bet – for the planet and our economy
Updated pledges before this year’s COP30 meeting in Brazil fell well short of what’s needed to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
UBC professors Kathryn Harrison and Simon Donner warn against being misled by recent headlines about global oil and gas demand increasing through 2050.
#ClimateFinance #FossilFuels #PensionFunds
#ClimateFinance #FossilFuels #PensionFunds
📣 Today Shift joined 40 other national organizations to stand in solidarity with Coastal First Nations who oppose a crude oil pipeline and tankers project on the north coast of British Columbia.
Read the letter here: environmentaldefence.ca/2025/11/26/4...
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
Read the letter here: environmentaldefence.ca/2025/11/26/4...
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
41 civil society organizations oppose northwest coast oil pipeline and tankers - Environmental Defence
CALGARY CLIMATE HUB, CANADA'S CLEAN50, CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION, CANADIAN VOICE OF
environmentaldefence.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
📣 Today Shift joined 40 other national organizations to stand in solidarity with Coastal First Nations who oppose a crude oil pipeline and tankers project on the north coast of British Columbia.
Read the letter here: environmentaldefence.ca/2025/11/26/4...
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
Read the letter here: environmentaldefence.ca/2025/11/26/4...
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
🚨 Reminder to register for our webinar tomorrow!
Join us on November 25 at 1 pm EST / 10am PST for a discussion on the landmark climate litigation launched by four young Canadians against the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. #cdnpoli
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us on November 25 at 1 pm EST / 10am PST for a discussion on the landmark climate litigation launched by four young Canadians against the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. #cdnpoli
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🚨 Reminder to register for our webinar tomorrow!
Join us on November 25 at 1 pm EST / 10am PST for a discussion on the landmark climate litigation launched by four young Canadians against the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. #cdnpoli
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us on November 25 at 1 pm EST / 10am PST for a discussion on the landmark climate litigation launched by four young Canadians against the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. #cdnpoli
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
“If there isn’t a credible explanation for how Scope 3 emissions will be reduced… then from a risk perspective a company should be able to explain why they see a market for their products in a future if there are broad global commitments to a #netzero future” #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/scope-3-emis...
Why Scope 3 emissions are a big deal for Canada | The Narwhal
Greenhouse gases released indirectly through business activities, called Scope 3 emissions, can be massive — but Canadian companies don’t report them
thenarwhal.ca
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“If there isn’t a credible explanation for how Scope 3 emissions will be reduced… then from a risk perspective a company should be able to explain why they see a market for their products in a future if there are broad global commitments to a #netzero future” #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/scope-3-emis...
Join us on November 25 at 1 pm EST / 10am PST for a discussion on the landmark climate litigation launched by four young Canadians against the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. #cdnpoli #climaterisk
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Join us on November 25 at 1 pm EST / 10am PST for a discussion on the landmark climate litigation launched by four young Canadians against the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. #cdnpoli #climaterisk
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
You don’t call climate change an "existential threat" and the "single biggest investment risk that we face", and then spend the next year pouring $7BN from the Canada Pension Plan into investments which make this crisis worse. That’s reckless and absurd.” #cdnpoli www.shiftaction.ca/news/2025/11...
Statement: Facing climate litigation, CPPIB made at least $7.1 billion in new fossil fuel investments in the last year — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
Facing landmark climate litigation, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments, or CPPIB) has committed at least $7.1 billion to new oil, gas, coal and pipeline assets in the last year....
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November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
You don’t call climate change an "existential threat" and the "single biggest investment risk that we face", and then spend the next year pouring $7BN from the Canada Pension Plan into investments which make this crisis worse. That’s reckless and absurd.” #cdnpoli www.shiftaction.ca/news/2025/11...
The feds caving to industry will encourage polluting companies to #greenwash, harm companies that have invested in credible environmental efforts, and reduce investor certainty that companies are adequately managing climate-related financial risks. #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Ottawa is scrapping Canada’s greenwashing rules. This is a mistake
Canada should not back away from holding firms to account for what they say about the environment
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The feds caving to industry will encourage polluting companies to #greenwash, harm companies that have invested in credible environmental efforts, and reduce investor certainty that companies are adequately managing climate-related financial risks. #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Chris Turner: The global energy transition has become inevitable, but Canada is still straddling the gap between credible climate action and the fossil fuel status quo.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: A decade after the Paris Agreement, the clean economy is winning
As the world’s climate negotiators gather in Brazil, they must understand that the energy transition is now inevitable
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Chris Turner: The global energy transition has become inevitable, but Canada is still straddling the gap between credible climate action and the fossil fuel status quo.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
New report from @investors4paris.bsky.social warns that Canada’s largest oil and gas companies could have tens of billions in undeclared environmental liabilities on their books:
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Insufficient disclosure obscuring billions in Alberta oil sands liabilities, advocates say
Shareholders of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies could face a shortfall of tens of billions of dollars tied to spent wells, oil sands mines
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
New report from @investors4paris.bsky.social warns that Canada’s largest oil and gas companies could have tens of billions in undeclared environmental liabilities on their books:
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...