Opinion

The paltry amount wealthy nations agreed to give those less well off for climate reparations is about what the world spends on crude oil in just 40 days.

The green future can be abundant, not diminished — and some of the necessary changes are already happening without much of a fight.

Charlotte Gilmour is increasing demand for action on climate change. As managing director of Environmental Impact for Yulu Impact Communications, this Vancouverite supports not-for-profits, governments and companies taking leadership to increase pressure on decision-makers to protect what we love.

This is not the first time Canada has faced the threat of an economic crisis stemming from protectionist U.S. policy. Historical precedents illustrate a troubling pattern.

Mobilizing to confront the climate emergency desperately requires forward momentum. Instead, thanks to the unrelenting persistence of the fossil gas industry, countless Vancouver-area climate activists and organizations just spent untold hours over the last four months re-prosecuting a fight they had already won.

Perhaps there’s no way to prepare for a leader like Trump, but Canadian politicians seem snake-bitten by his election and utterly mad plans, which doesn’t bode well for our capacity to manage him this time around.

An electorally-vulnerable climate policy must recognize it is easier to build political coalitions around concrete, specific projects that provide more jobs, more public goods and a lower cost of living, rather than creating obscure, diffuse benefits. Photo by Trinh Trần/Pexels

Donald Trump has used its innate ability to sniff out weakness in others to cut down political foes in his own country, from former opponents like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz to his own vice-president. Now, with his latest tariff threat, he’s exposing the weakness of Conservatives north of the border.

The truth is no match for an honestly told lie. Witness the disconnect between what we know about the carbon tax in Canada and the way it’s perceived by large swathes of the public.

Canadian energy companies must tackle their financial, safety and human rights issues now or risk losing support of the Canadian population just as they must also make painful decisions to cut emissions.

New research by Pollution Probe and others lays out practical methods for enhancing delivery of reliable services from clean energy sources that have economic and environmental appeal.

This is what political desperation looks like, folks. After months of talking about the importance of bringing down inflation, the Trudeau Liberals are now engaged in explicitly inflationary policymaking.

John Redfern is busy bringing energy independence to the world. The Calgarian founded and runs Eavor Geothermal.

But even if this vote goes the wrong way, consumer demand is already forcing the shift. Just like cassette tapes  were displaced by streaming, the superior performance of heat pumps will soon spell the end of the natural gas furnace. 

As physicians and environmental health scientists, we are calling for a new environmental assessment before this project proceeds precisely due to both significant changes in the context of pipeline construction and important new evidence that must be assessed.