May 24 2022 — National Observer — Back in 2009, the world’s nations gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, hoping to head off a full-blown climate crisis. Canada, along with all major developed nations, pledged greenhouse gas reduction targets for the then-distant year of 2020. That year has come and gone. But the 2020 emissions data has only recently been released. So, this is […]
May 24 2022 — In a new report, we look at the economic transformation that a transition to net-zero emissions would entail—a transformation that would affect all countries and all sectors of the economy, either directly or indirectly. We estimate the changes in demand, capital spending, costs, and jobs, to 2050, for sectors that produce about 85 percent of […]
May 20 2022 — CBC — Canada’s big oil companies say they have an ambitious plan that will make oil and gas production net zero by 2050. But so far, oil and gas production emissions have been growing. Emissions from crude oil production increased 67 megatonnes, or 170 per cent, since 1990, according to Canada’s latest greenhouse gas emission inventory, submitted […]
May 17 2022 — National Observer — Cheryl Cli’s house is so new, it’s still in the packaging. The modular build sits on a muddy lot on safe, high ground about five minutes outside of Fort Simpson, N.W.T. Some of the industrial plastic is ripped away, revealing its cherry red siding. On this April day, the air smells of meat and veggies […]
May 16 2022 — David Thurton — As spring flooding devastates communities in Western and Northern Canada, the federal government is calling on Canadians to offer their ideas for adapting to climate-related disasters. Ottawa is in the final stages of completing the country’s first-ever national adaptation strategy. On Monday, it launched a public engagement process to hear from Canadians on how communities […]
May 14 2022 — CTV News — “Where are the bodies buried? Climate change is showing us.” If there was ever a headline that grabs you, that would be it. Bodies? Climate change? Here’s how the two are connected. In the American West, the second-largest man-made reservoir has dropped to historic lows due to drought. Water flowing down the Colorado River fills […]
May 10 2022 — NBC News — The world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance that Earth will temporarily hit that temperature mark within the next five years, teams of meteorologists across the globe predicted. With human-made climate change continuing, there’s a 48 percent chance that the globe will reach […]
May 6 2022 — National Observer — New research exposes a “deep entanglement” between the fossil fuel industry and those who govern Canada’s biggest pension funds, raising concerns of potential conflicts of interest. Seven of Canada’s 10 biggest pension funds have at least one board member who also sits on the board of a fossil fuel company, according to research done by […]
May 4 2022 — Bloomberg — Canada is becoming more reliant on the fossil-fuel sector, even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seeks to strengthen the country’s policies on climate change. Oil, natural gas, coal and refined petroleum exports hit a one-month record of C$17.4 billion ($13.6 billion) in March, according to data released Wednesday by Statistics Canada. Shipments totaled about C$150 […]
May 3 2022 — National Observer — Despite some good plans and initiatives, Canada is shirking its international climate obligations. Its recent approval of the Bay du Nord offshore oil megaproject in Newfoundland and Labrador and its substantial investments in experimental carbon capture technology fly in the face of warnings from climate, economic and public health experts about the dangers of exploiting […]
Apr 26 2022 — Policy Options — Canada’s new federal emissions reduction plan has a goal of slashing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40 per cent by 2030. The need to do that and to get to net-zero by 2050 was recently highlighted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The net-zero target changes everything. It will no longer be sufficient to […]
Apr 22 2022 — CBC — Program offers $5,000 rebate for new electric vehicle purchases. The federal government is expanding its electric vehicle rebate program to include larger vehicles such as vans, SUVs and trucks which previously had not qualified. The program, launched in 2019, offers a $5,000 rebate for fully electric vehicles and $2,500 for hybrid vehicles, but had a […]
Apr 22 2022 — National Observer — Last week, the federal government announced Canada’s 2020 greenhouse gas emissions dropped, in part thanks to trees removing carbon from the atmosphere. However, environmentalists are quick to point out this calculation excludes a huge chunk of emissions from the logging industry. Nearly seven megatonnes of CO2 were removed by the land use and forest sector, […]
Apr 6 2022 — National Observer — It’s a big week for climate. On April 4, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report — this time covering not the scientific basis for climate change and how it will impact us, but instead what we can do to stop it. And on Thursday, the federal government will deliver the […]
Apr 4 2022 — Associated Press — Temperatures on Earth will shoot past a key danger point unless greenhouse gas emissions fall faster than countries have committed, the world’s top body of climate scientists said Monday, warning of the consequences of inaction but also noting hopeful signs of progress. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on […]