Human-made materials now weigh more than Earth's entire biomass: study
Production of concrete, metal, plastic, bricks and asphalt is greater than the mass of living matter on the planet, new research says.
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Minister McKenna on the anniversary of the Paris climate agreement
"Five years (after the Paris Agreement), facing the ravages of the worst public health crisis in a century, what can we apply from our response to public health to our response climate change?" asks Catherine McKenna, former environment minister and current minister of infrastructure and communities.
Tipping point? Experts say the Paris Agreement changed the climate on climate
Five years after it was passed, the Paris agreement may finally be changing the climate on climate change.
Canada's new climate plan will look like an 'industrial policy,' Wilkinson says
The environment and climate change minister's remarks come after former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon urged Canada to “demonstrate greater leadership in the collective effort to tackle climate change.”
Climate change mitigation a matter of faith for the United Church of Canada
The United Church of Canada offers grants of up to $30,000 for faith communities looking to retrofit old churches with environmentally friendly alternatives.
Scientists predict Prairie climate to become drier, grassier and fiery
Federal scientists are predicting a hot, dry and fiery future for the Prairies.
How a former oil executive shunned fossil fuels and became an activist poet
Ross Belot spent a career helping oil companies maximize profit, but gradually came to recognize the climate crisis. He now shares his newfound views through poetry.
Studies show Canadian banks not so green on climate change
International analyses suggest Canadian financiers are oiling the wheels of the fossil fuel industry at a far greater rate than their peers.
Coastal communities facing climate change need an equitable retreat, geographer says
Rising seas and stronger storms are increasing the risks of living along the world’s coasts. As governments look to move millions of people out of harm’s way, geographer Jola Ajibade says they must ensure that managed retreat is done in a just and equitable way.
Corporate obstructionism endangers meaningful climate action — and the stakes couldn't be higher
The broad-based mobilization of citizens is essential to ensuring the implementation of emissions reduction measures are commensurate with the urgency of the crisis, says Bruce Campbell.
Costs of climate change are soaring in Canada, yet still barely understood: report
What is already known is stunning: the average cost per weather-related disaster has soared by 1,250 per cent since the 1970s, and the number of catastrophic events has more than tripled since the 1980s.
'Humanity is waging war on nature': UN secretary-general
The stark message from António Guterres follows a year of global upheaval, with the coronavirus pandemic causing governments to shut down whole countries for months at a time, while wildfires, hurricanes and powerful storms have scarred the globe.
Widespread lake drainage on tundra another sign of climate change, researchers say
Scientists say a year in which almost 200 tundra lakes drained away could point to what's in store for Canada's North.
Fossil fuel production must drop 6% a year to meet climate goals: UN report
Instead, governments around the world, including Canada, expect to go in the opposite direction — producing more coal, oil or natural gas, which will result in more than double what is consistent with the Paris Agreement.
Across North America, climate change is disrupting a generation's mental health
Climate change-induced angst is helping fuel growing youth mental health instability across North America, according to a cross-border investigation involving more than 70 journalists, academics and students across Canada and the U.S.