Canada's Climate Daily

Inuit youth claim space to seek climate resiliency in the Arctic

Inuit young people have a tough path to traverse as they seek an active and meaningful role in the building of climate resilience in the far north of the planet, where actions taken elsewhere are having a profound impact on both geography and cultural life.

These cities and towns have food at the heart of their climate plans. Why don’t nations?

Over 100 cities, towns, and other regional governments worldwide informally launched a pledge Wednesday to put food at the heart of their climate plans — even as their national counterparts have failed to do the same. 

Canada’s new natural resources minister wants a strong economy with a smaller carbon footprint

Canada’s National Observer asked Jonathan Wilkinson how he will approach his new role as natural resources minister after serving as environment and climate change minister from 2019 to 2021.

Canada: climate hero or climate villain?

Canada has a dismal record on meeting its promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but carbon taxes are a promising development, writes David Tindall.

Hey Vancouver, Birmingham passed a fee on pollution-belching vehicles

In June, Birmingham, U.K., did what few other cities outside London have had the temerity to do and imposed a fee on high-polluting vehicles entering certain city zones.

B.C. gives First Nations one month to decide on large swath of old-growth logging deferrals

The provincial government announced Tuesday that an independent panel of scientific experts has mapped priority areas and it's asking First Nations to decide within 30 days whether they support the deferrals or require further discussion.

30,000 sign petition urging Trudeau government to end thermal coal exports by 2023

The groups behind the push say the federal government's current promise of ending exports by 2030 isn't soon enough to keep global warming below 1.5 C.

I want to believe Biden and Trudeau on climate, but some pieces just don't fit