climate change

The Inflation Reduction Act was enacted in a hyper-partisan environment, but it has gained support among Republicans. Will its emissions-cutting programs endure?

The International Maritime Organization has been asked to enact a carbon levy of $150 per ton of emissions from large freight and passenger ships. The IMO’s 175 member nations have until next year to vote.

Environment and Climate Change Canada is expanding upon a system it introduced in the summer to measure heatwaves. The tool will help officials with measuring the extent to which human-caused climate change affects individual cold snaps.

In a new survey from polling firm Leger, 64 per cent of Canadian respondents said if they could cast a ballot, they’d put their support behind vice-president Harris while 21 per cent would support former president Donald Trump. Fifteen per cent weren't sure what they would do.

Whether it's digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or coal for power generation, mining around the world has skyrocketed since 2000, causing widespread destruction of tropical forests, degrading the environment and displacing Indigenous and local communities, the World Resources Institute says in a report released on Wednesday.

The Ontario legislature is about to begin its second reading of a bill to protect citizens from extreme weather events and safeguard agricultural systems and ecosystems — but the bill does not adequately address the implications of climate change on the spread of infectious diseases.

Solar panels typically last 25 years, while shingles are good for 20. Waiting until you need to re-roof is usually the best course when going solar.

The case is the first in Canada to consider whether governments' approach to climate change has the potential to violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

“With climate-driven extremes putting us in a place that we haven’t been before, it’s very difficult to stay cool, calm, and collected.”

The increasing intensity and frequency of extreme heat likely compounds stresses on the iconic butterfly, worrying biologists about how the struggling population will respond.

David Suzuki, Peter Mansbridge, and a trio of other former CBC personalities think the CBC should be more aggressive in its coverage of climate change. The research begs to differ.

Right-wing thought leaders have built a lovely story about how Conservatives are the real leaders on climate change. They're wrong, of course.

As climate activists spoke out against fossil fuel presence, countries detailed the barriers slowing their transition to clean energy.

A profile of the Canadian professor whose public stand on food prices and the carbon tax is at the nexus of our country's food and climate policy.

The fall of coal in the very birthplace of the Industrial Revolution is like a bell tolling in the distance. It’s the sound of hope.