The Canada Pension Plan Is Funding Trump’s Fossil Fuel and AI Ambitions

The Canada Pension Plan Is Funding Trump’s Fossil Fuel and AI Ambitions

While Canadians worry about climate risk and the political direction of the United States, their retirement savings are quietly riding a very different bet. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is financing—and profiting from—Donald Trump’s renewed push to expand fossil fuels and accelerate artificial intelligence development in the US. It has partnered with private equity firms to acquire American oil and gas producers and financed …