Indigenous-led alert system, ‘Made for us, by one of us’
The criteria for sending out an alert is up to the sender, typically a chief or community leader.
Climate Solutions Reporting
Climate Solutions Reporting Project produces written stories, podcasts, and newsletters about Canada's action and inaction in fighting global heating, as well as the impact of environmental degradation and solutions on people and communities. We offer these stories free of charge thanks to supporters and collaborators, including individual philanthropists and foundations. Read more about the project here.
A class act for nature
Caio Krause Conradt is just 17, but he has already begun to empower the next generation. This new Canadian from São Paulo, Brazil, is a 2023 Youth Climate Activism Award winner, hosted by the Institute for Sustainability Education and Action (I-SEA), for his work engaging students in high schools and at the elementary level.
The uplifting undergarment that combats fashion industry waste
Bryn Davis Williams is disrupting the intimate garment industry. Together with her business partner Jessica Bosman, these young women have figured out how to make a more comfortable bra while reducing environmental impacts and using fair labour practices.
Fires, floods and heat: Here's how plants can help protect your home from extreme weather
If armed with the right knowledge, Canadians can take action to reduce their homes’ vulnerability to extreme heat, wildfires and flooding by using natural tools to adapt to climate change.
His job on the Hill? Helping Canadians take climate steps
Nathan Collett helps make sensible government climate policy. As a policy analyst in the Privy Council Office, this 23-year-old works with a team of social and behavioural scientists to inform Canada’s decision-making so it resonates with the people.
Inspired by insects, scientists pull water from thin air
Water scarcity is a pressing global challenge, and researchers at the University of Waterloo are turning to insects for inspiration to address the problem.
Electric school buses could breathe life into Ontario’s auto industry — and clear the air for the kids
Ontario’s auto sector has a chance to cash in on North America’s growing market for electric buses and electrifying the province’s school buses is a strong place to start, say Pembina Institute analysts.
Carole Christopher is guiding elders
As a guiding elder for Vancouver’s Society Promoting Environmental Conservation, Carole Christopher is convinced many older people can provide a well of wisdom for young people, their organizations and society.
This big blue house runs green and clean
A few years ago, Ottawa resident Bruce Fanjoy set out to build an energy-efficient house capable of producing all the power it needs. He succeeded.
Heat pumps can and should be the new AC
If the entire supply of new central air conditioners was replaced with heat pumps starting in 2025, it would mean cumulative energy bill savings of $10.4 billion across Canada by 2035.
Our forests have reached a tipping point
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.
How to make your home sweeter
"Our team offers the chance to have a meaningful conversation about how to improve your home’s comfort and climate readiness."
It might be time to ditch the water-sucking lawn
As drought persists across many parts of Canada and the U.S., cities have tried to reduce how much water is used on lawns. While many Canadian cities have tried to reward responsible residents, one American city has banned lawns on new homes.
Laura Sullivan is ready to get disruptive
Laura Sullivan’s research leads her to civil disobedience. This 24-year-old British Columbian engineer will break laws this summer to disrupt business as usual.
A First Nation that can never let its guard down
In our newest podcast, Protecting Haida Gwaii, we take listeners on a journey through the rapid waters of Haida Gwaii's coast to meet its protectors, who are known as Haida guardians.