During wildfires and hurricanes, a language gap can be deadly
The importance of translating emergency warnings is often a lesson learned too late.
climate change
Activists take Norway to human rights court over Arctic oil plans
The activists, Greenpeace and Young Friends of the Earth, want the European Court of Human Rights to rule that Oslo’s 2016 decision to grant 10 Barents Sea oil exploration licences violated Article 112 of Norway’s constitution, which guarantees the right to a healthy environment.
Western U.S. swelters in heat wave. Is this the new normal?
An unusually early and long-lasting heat wave brought more triple-digit temperatures on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, to a large swath of the U.S. West, raising concerns that such extreme weather could become the new normal amid a decades-long drought.
Federal court blocks Biden's bid to halt new oil, gas leases
The Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water was blocked on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, by a federal judge in Louisiana who ordered that plans continue for lease sales that were delayed for the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska waters “and all eligible onshore properties.”
Forest fire season in Canada set to get worse — along with the health implications
A new report from international environmental organizations in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment found the full breadth of health impacts haven’t been adequately studied or prepared for.
Climate targets have never inspired Canadians — but real-world action will
While Canadians generally support stronger climate targets, a whopping 85 per cent admit they have “no real idea” what Canada’s actual target is, writes Clean Energy Canada's Trevor Melanson.
G7 restates climate targets but no new funding for developing nations
Climate finance for developing nations was supposed to reach $100 billion a year by 2020 but has fallen far short.
As Canada's cities race against climate change, the urgency of finding solutions intensifies
Over the last six months, Canada's National Observer has been looking into what's working and what's failing in cities as they rise to the challenge of tackling climate change. In a 13-part series, we will be taking you across the country, province by province, for a look at how cities are meeting the climate emergency with sustainable solutions. We start with this overview.
Canada's climate bill isn't the bill we would have written. But it must go through
Bill C-12 is a better bill today because of our efforts, write NDP MPs Laurel Collins and Taylor Bachrach. But let’s be clear: this isn’t the climate plan we would have written.
Your favourite fashion brand may be fuelling runaway climate change
The fast-fashion boom is fuelling a rise in the use of synthetic fibres made from fossil fuels, study shows.
Ban Ki-moon wants to solve the climate crisis with kindness
The former UN secretary-general reflects on the dinner parties and diplomacy that led to the Paris Agreement.
Why you should take oilsands giants' net-zero pledge with a barrel of skepticism
As pressure builds on oil and gas companies, some major players are making big climate pledges. We should weigh them with considerable skepticism, write professors Kathryn Harrison, Martin Olszynski and Patrick McCurdy.
Where's the accountability? Senate grills Wilkinson on climate bill
With Bill C-12 on the cusp of becoming law, Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson defended the climate accountability bill Wednesday from charges it's too weak.
How the feds see a big role for Big Oil in a hydrogen future
As some climate advocates push for hydrogen made from renewable energy, Natural Resources Canada is on the hunt for ways to include the oil and gas industry in the fuel’s future.
COVID shrank the economy — but climate change will be much worse
The economies of rich countries will shrink by twice as much as they did in the COVID-19 crisis if they fail to tackle rising greenhouse gas emissions, according to research.