Analysis

Unrelenting logging and fossil fuel burning have flipped one of the planet's largest forests from a critical CO2 sink into a surging CO2 source. This year's climate-fuelled wildfires are the latest acceleration in a multi-decade trend, writes Barry Saxifrage.

As climate action gains traction across Canada, a quiet feud is brewing in the oilsands over the best way to continue extracting fossil fuels in an era of decarbonization.

In an era of decarbonization, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers appears to be losing its influence on federal policy. But that doesn't mean Big Oil is on the way out.

My analysis of data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals a staggering revelation — more than 150 monthly temperature records have been broken across Canada in the first six months of this year.

David Johnston was tasked to investigate leaked intelligence that said that Beijing had sought to influence Canadian elections and policy. He quit last week. What's next?

Most of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions cuts have been focused on just one sector: electricity generation. That's left the rest of our economy hyper-emitting and exposed.

The social cost of carbon quantifies the damage our daily actions have on the climate.

Some Albertans may consider higher provincial spending on medical care as a point of pride. Especially now when so many Canadians are concerned about gaps in our medical system. But the data show this spending isn’t worth bragging about because it does not buy better outcomes. 

Most conversations on Maxed Out lead Max closer — although sometimes only millimetres — to his guest’s viewpoints. This discussion may have done the opposite. 

A new study from Generation Squeeze finds that both the UCP and the Alberta NDP commit to deliver just eight per cent of the concrete policy actions needed to support young families at the critical moment in their lives when they are planning for and having children.

The average price of a home in Alberta is approximately $447,000. It requires 10 years of full-time work for a typical young person to save enough for a 20 per cent down payment.

The government says yes. But the latest climate pollution numbers seem to tell a different story. Barry Saxifrage breaks it down for us.

One of Canada's fastest-growing sources of emissions is the extreme greenhouse gas leaking from our businesses and homes. Barry Saxifrage takes us on a chart-packed tour of one of our least-known climate threats.

A G7 meeting over the weekend is being criticized by environmental advocates for not reflecting the urgency of the climate crisis, but a close look at the meeting reveals an emerging strategy for how Canada plans to advance its interests this year.