climate action

The spirit of collaboration the new Liberal-NDP deal brings to politics is encouraging, but aside from the pledge to provide dental care to low-income Canadians, it lacks ambition and won’t bring about the “transformational change we need,” said Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner.

A new agreement between the federal NDP and the Liberal government promises political stability until 2025, which will be key for climate action despite its underwhelming commitments, political scientists say.

U.K. activists fighting climate heating and pollution say public response more welcoming than expected.

A little-known proposed oil project called Bay du Nord  — a collection of six oil discoveries close to each other in the Flemish Pass — is once again bringing the federal cabinet’s commitment to climate action into question. 

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Dubbed the Green Resilience Project, these discussions, taking place throughout January in more than 30 communities, aim to marry two daunting topics — climate change and poverty — to seek out local solutions.

A recently formed group pushing for Black voices to be heard in climate justice discussions sent three of its interns to COP26 in November. They saw no other Black Canadian youth inside the venue at all and returned more motivated than ever.

The federal government has planted less than half a per cent of the two billion trees it pledged to put in the ground across Canada by 2030, The Canadian Press has learned.

Ontario’s financial watchdog considers the cost of climate change on the province's public buildings in its latest report, a price tag that could be disproportionately paid by younger taxpayers.

To be truly feminist, Canada must fully consult women — particularly land and water defenders — to lay the groundwork for community-driven and inclusive clean energy economies, writes Jane Thirikwa with KAIROS Canada.

As the co-ordinator of the Common Ground project for Community Forests International, Dani Miller uses knowledge-sharing and storytelling to support the 80,000 family landowners in the Wabanaki forest in climate-smart forest management to protect their land for generations.

The group, which has been building tiny houses in Blue River, B.C., since 2017 in an attempt to block the pipeline, was presented with the Carole Geller Human Rights Award on Tuesday.

The popular president stated more international co-operation is needed if the world is to meet crucial climate targets. 

A recent RBC report estimates that in order to catch up and meet its climate targets, Canada will need to invest $70 billion per year into green technologies such as electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, green hydrogen, carbon capture and renewable energy production. As it stands, the country falls well short of that figure, investing just $10 billion annually.

Before heading to this year’s climate conference, Canada's new environment minister, Steven Guilbeault, should announce to Canadians clear and ambitious timelines to develop and implement the government’s climate platform, Lisa Gue and Tom Green write.