climate change
German carmakers snub environmental groups' EV deadline demand
German automaker Daimler on Friday, September 3, 2021, dismissed a “cease and desist” demand from two environmental groups to commit to ending the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2030.
GreenPAC debates put climate crisis front and centre
On Sept. 8 and 9, up to 100 debates on the environment will take place across Canada, giving voters a chance to see where their candidates stand on environmental policy.
A ‘minor’ molecule could make your chocolate sustainable
Chocolate lovers could soon be feasting on more sustainable chocolate with the help of a microscopic molecule that could drastically reduce the energy needed to manufacture their favourite treat, researchers have found.
UN: Weather disasters increase in numbers, cost, but deaths fall
Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports.
Biden looks at climate change risks to financial markets
In a season of daunting wildfires and flooding, the Biden administration is taking an initial step to assess how climate change could harm financial markets — planning to launch on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, a 75-day comment period on how the impacts could reshape the insurance sector.
Erin O’Toole’s climate plan would push Canada backwards fast
If Canadian voters genuinely care about climate change, they’ll do themselves a favour and put O’Toole’s plan in the trash can — before he gets a chance to do it himself, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Canada’s election comes at a critical time in the climate fight
The Liberals, NDP and Greens all aim to build on Canada’s climate efforts. They want to increase both ambition and action — and one party, the Conservatives, wants to go backward, write Clean Energy Canada's Merran Smith and Sarah Petrevan.
Liberals, Conservatives aim at opposing candidates as campaign hits third week
Liberals and Conservatives took aim at each other's candidates on Monday, August 30, 2021, questioning past statements and actions to build a character case about why they, and not their opponent, should be trusted to govern after election day.
Vote to save the Earth
Voters in this year's federal election must push parties to put climate change and biodiversity on the top of their agendas, writes the Sierra Club Canada Foundation's Conor Curtis.
Top CEOs preach diversification as Alberta struggles to find its place in changing world
Susannah Pierce's children aren't interested in following in her footsteps.
Trudeau climate promises interrupted by Ontario angry crowd
An angry crowd of agitators surrounded Justin Trudeau's campaign buses and screamed profanity at the Liberal Leader during a campaign event in Cambridge, Ont., on Sunday, August 29, 2021.
Ghostly satellite image captures the Arctic ‘losing its soul’
In the aftermath of an extreme melt event, what do scientists see in the Greenland Ice Sheet’s swirls of white, blue, and ominous grey?
Expert laments sea stars melting away from wasting disease
Sea stars in the waters off British Columbia that died off in the billions about a decade ago are not recovering as expected, an expert says.