Emission cuts will hit growth, but costs of inaction much higher, IMF says
IMF says taking swift action to achieve a 25 per cent cut in greenhouse gases by end of the decade will cost less than failing to act.
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How carbon emissions got rebranded as ‘pollution’
California activists paved the way for defining climate change as an air pollution problem. Now it's federal law.
Three years in, California’s drought continues with no relief in sight
Despite some rainfall, the state is still suffering from an extreme water shortage driven by the climate crisis — and La Niña may worsen it.
Outrage fizzles over Coco-Cola’s sponsorship of COP27 climate summit
Plastics campaigners call it "astounding" that a multinational they say is the world’s top polluter has sponsored the key UN climate meeting.
It’s a race against time to keep Winnipeg’s older tree canopies alive
On the corner of Lilac Street and Mulvey Avenue, three tall, stately American elm trees bear an ominous orange dot. It’s Winnipeg’s mark of death: the familiar, telltale sign that a tree won’t live through the coming winter.
Scores of new pipelines around the world 'dramatically at odds' with climate goals
More than 24,000 kilometres of pipelines are planned around world, showing "an almost deliberate failure to meet climate goals."
On the front lines but not the front pages — Vanessa Nakate’s climate fight
The new UNICEF goodwill ambassador would like to see reparations from nations most responsible for the climate crisis.
Warming waters challenge Atlantic salmon — wild and farmed
Higher ocean and river temperatures are stressing Atlantic salmon, depriving these iconic fish of oxygen and forcing them to swim farther to find food. These climate change pressures are also impacting salmon in ocean farms, which have seen an increase in mass die-offs.
A word to Ottawa about climate solutions from National Observer columnist Seth Klein
On Sept. 21, he shared his vision for a just transition with the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. And here's what he told them.
March to Parliament Hill brings youth, labour and Indigenous advocacy under the banner of climate action
Youth activists — some not even old enough to vote — led marches on Parliament Hill Friday, demanding the government do more to address the climate crisis as part of a global day of action.
Toronto climate strikers of all ages call on governments, corporations to ‘put people first’
Protesters of all ages took to Queen’s Park Friday afternoon demanding immediate climate action as part of a global strike.
Canada's environment minister has no plans to heed UN call for windfall taxes
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault isn't warming to the idea of combating climate change by imposing a windfall tax on the massive profits being posted by some Canadian oil and gas producers.
Outrage grows after Big Oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims
Fury as "explosive" files reveal largest oil companies contradicted public statements and wished bedbugs upon critical activists.
AIMCo CEO not sold on fossil fuel divestment as an investment strategy
Evan Siddall says AIMCo wants to be a leader in financing the transition to a low-carbon economy, but it won't do that by divesting from fossil fuels as some global pension funds have done.
"Don't Look Up" director Adam McKay makes hefty donation to climate activists
In director Adam McKay's “Don't Look Up," a 2021 satire about two scientists who try in vain to warn the world about a planet-destroying comet, the scientists' desperate plea for action ultimately doesn't work.