Chair of France’s climate council says Canada needs 2025 target, stronger net-zero advisory body
New peer-reviewed study finds global pollution cuts need to increase tenfold to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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Why Canadian farmers should harvest lessons from the North
Sonny Gray thinks the crop of farms popping up across Northern Canada might end up teaching the rest of us lessons vital to the future of the country’s food system.
Canada can't kick coal-power habit at home and keep exporting it, environmental group says
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there is no path to eliminating greenhouse-gas emissions that doesn't include phasing out coal power, but critics say Canada's leadership is tainted as long as this country keeps exporting thermal coal.
A simple life will make you happy, says young Albertan who traded oil for solar
Patricia Lane introduces us to Brandon Sandmaier, who left a well-paying job in the oilsands, went back to school and started his own business, Generate Energy.
Youth are planting seeds for food security in Durham
The young leaders of Youth Roots Durham want to educate youth and other local residents and help them find ways to produce, store and transport food sustainably.
Freshwater fish across the globe at risk of extinction: study
The World’s Forgotten Fishes report lists pollution, overfishing and climate change as dangers for freshwater fish populations around the globe.
Trudeau, Blinken tight-lipped on two Michaels
Neither Canada's prime minister nor the U.S. secretary of state were showing their diplomatic cards on Friday, February 26, 2021, as the two countries discussed the plight of two Canadians languishing behind bars in China.
Cultivating radical change by gabbing about gardening
Lucretia Schanfarber, who lives on the remote edges of a tiny B.C. island plagued by shaky internet service, has launched free, weekly Zoom gatherings to inform, inspire and connect gardeners worldwide.
Lack of sea ice explains lost seals needing rescue in P.E.I., experts say
For the second time in a week, police in Prince Edward Island were called to the scene of a wandering seal, and animal specialists say it may not be the last.
Wilkinson discusses shared climate priorities with presidential envoy John Kerry
Canada and the United States will push each other toward more ambitious climate goals, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, after a meeting with special envoy John Kerry.
‘Not an honest effort’: First Nations leaders say water infrastructure must account for climate change
Communities say more needs to be done to help protect water infrastructure from floods, drought and other climate hazards.
Biden on China's detention of two Michaels: Humans are not 'bartering chips'
Joe Biden granted Justin Trudeau at least one of the items atop his wish list on Tuesday, as they met for the first time as president and prime minister: a pledge to help get two Canadians out of a Chinese prison.
Why the feds' $1.7B investment in new infrastructure in First Nations hasn’t accounted for climate change
A national survey finds First Nations water plant operators believe they are already feeling the impacts of climate change.
Alberta to argue federal environmental assessment law unconstitutional
Alberta and its allies are in the province's highest court trying to have the federal government's environmental assessment act declared unconstitutional.
Farmers ask feds for $300M to cut agricultural emissions
Paying farmers to plant cover crops and use less fertilizer could reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 10 million tonnes, according to a new report.