climate crisis

It’s a macabre picture: tombs, headstones and wreaths, lovingly selected by family members, floating into the oblivion of the ocean, and with them the remains of loved ones uprooted from their final resting place. Some are dragged back to land, washed up on beaches on the Grenadian island of Carriacou, transforming the beautiful Caribbean shoreline into a chaotic graveyard.

The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change that they feel endangers their very survival. They demand that major polluting nations be held to account.

After years of lobbying by island nations who fear they could simply disappear under rising sea waters, the U.N. General Assembly asked the International Court of Justice last year for an opinion on “the obligations of States in respect of climate change.”

As conservative Vancouver city councillors prepare to vote on whether to overturn a key climate measure banning natural gas for home heating in new buildings, hearings stretched days beyond schedule with over 140 people voicing opinions.

Fossil fuel companies continue to actively advocate against adequate climate policy. There are no jobs on a dead planet.

Premier Danielle Smith’s latest PR push is fossil fuel propaganda. That’s why 350.org responded with “Cap the Crap,” a campaign to call out industry lies and fight for a strong emissions cap on Alberta's oil and gas sector.

Landmark review says urgent action needed to conserve resources and save ecosystems that supply fresh water

Consumption of world’s wealthiest people also making it increasingly difficult to limit global heating to 1.5C

As we celebrate Media Literacy Week, Canadians increasingly need to take matters into their own hands if they want to sift through the noise of misinformation and find trustworthy evidence for the claims they encounter.

Demand for beef, soy, palm oil and nickel hindering efforts to halt demolition by 2030, global report finds

Hundreds of homebuilders, restaurateurs, food providers and other entrepreneurs are asking Vancouver's municipal council to reinstate the city's ban on natural gas in new buildings.

Several Conservative Party candidates running in the B.C. election have spent years spreading climate conspiracy theories online, highlighting the extent to which climate misinformation infiltrates the party.

Corporations such as ExxonMobil and Blackstone also big funders of climate crisis, new trade union report finds

A Climate Rights International report exposes the increasingly heavy-handed treatment of climate activists in Australia, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK and the US.

Promise to ‘transition away from fossil fuels’ made at Cop28 climate talks has been left out of draft resolutions