Opinion

The wildfires in Alberta are just the latest reminder of how omnipresent the climate crisis has become. So why hasn't the campaign focused more on climate issues — and what does that say about politics right now? asks columnist Max Fawcett.

During the provincial election, Albertans should demand candidates running for office promote policies to protect the environment.

As I write, places in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan hold 17 of the top 50 spots on the list of world cities with the worst air pollution.

Given the fossil fuel industry’s track record, there is good reason to mistrust the motives behind the oilsands consortium’s sudden commitment to joining the fight against climate change.

Are NDP governments bad for the economy? As history shows, it's quite the opposite — and that's a story Rachel Notley's NDP needs to start telling before it's too late, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

The political lesson for MPs of all stripes should be that a strong emissions cap is a win-win, both for the climate and in public opinion.

In 2022, 22-year-old Ashoke Mohanraj was named one of Starfish Canada’s Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 after writing a best-selling children’s book, Pollinator Man, aimed at helping children become more engaged with their role in defending our planet.

Promoting mineral exploration in B.C. should not be done at the expense of Indigenous Peoples.

Are Canada's new passports a modest technological improvement or a Trojan horse intended to undermine Canada's values and erase its history? Welcome to the latest (and dumbest) front in our ever-expanding culture war, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

In the end, it comes down to you and me. People who understand the value of good information, and want to see its creation supported, need to be willing to put their money where their eyeballs are and make a donation today.

When I make space for some reflection time this Mother’s Day, I’ll also be thinking about climate actions such as recycling, composting and reducing my carbon footprint as part of my role as a parent.

It can leverage its membership in the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance and stop investing in the oil and gas companies that are putting our pensions and our climate at risk.

In the 2012 provincial election, it was the outrageous comments from a Wildrose candidate (and Danielle Smith's refusal to condemn them) that cost her the election. This time, she might want to look in the mirror, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

To be like Norway, Canadian pension and public investment funds should set targets and transition plans for their portfolio companies to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 by reducing their Scope 1, Scope 2 and material Scope 3 emissions and divesting and excluding the same companies from their portfolios.

Max Fawcett talks with an environmentalist who thinks it is essential for nuclear to be part of the climate solution