Why the climate transition needs a more prominent place in Carney’s agenda

Unless governments act quickly and resolutely, we will continue to erode the asset base on which future prosperity rests.

Before he became prime minister, Mark Carney acknowledged that carbon dioxide emissions posed an ever-increasing danger to the viability of our societies and to life on the planet as we have known it. Since then, the threat has intensified, write Joseph Ingram and Augusto Lopez-Claros. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JOSEPH INGRAM, AUGUSTO LOPEZ-CLAROS

October 14, 2026

In March 2024, a Florentine foundation inspired by Renaissance humanism bestowed its “Renewed Humanism” award on Mark Carney, recognizing his leadership in mobilizing global finance for the transition away from fossil fuels and toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

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