climate crisis

Canada, a country which has profited enormously from burning fossil fuels, has a “moral obligation” to people forced to flee rising seas, drought and other plagues of a world on fire, writes columnist Jesse Firempong.

Over-reliance on tree-planting to offset carbon emissions could push food prices up 80 per cent by 2050, Oxfam said.

A new analysis draws on public health studies that conclude that for every 4,434 metric tonnes of CO2 produced, one person globally will die.

In Canadian media outlets, the term "climate change" overtook "global warming" in 2002, a gap that has since widened.

Walmart and other retail giants import millions of goods on polluting cargo ships.

A county in Washington state has become the first such jurisdiction in the U.S. to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure following a lengthy battle over the impact of oil refineries on the local community.

Many of the climate and energy ministers at a Group of 20 meeting hosted by Italy agreed Friday to work toward even more ambitious goals for fighting climate change than those established in the 2015 Paris accords, an Italian official said.

Researchers in Quebec have developed a new warning system for heat waves that they say is more precise and better adapted to climate change.

Just as the European Union was announcing plans to spend billions of euros to contain climate change, massive clouds gathered over Germany and nearby nations to unleash an unprecedented storm that left death and destruction in its wake.

As the crisis manifests, it’s time the provincial government gave its climate plan a reboot, writes columnist Seth Klein.

Swamps, bogs, marshes and peatlands have long been misunderstood or overlooked. But they’re vital carbon sinks and play key roles in protecting us from the fallout of extreme events caused by climate change.

Ambitious draft goals to halt biodiversity loss revealed, with proposed changes to food production expected to "raise eyebrows."

Many Canadian environmental groups have chosen to applaud the passage of Bill C-12 — while holding their noses over its inadequacies — because they are desperate for any legislation that might help move the federal government to action on the climate crisis, writes Ken Johnson.

The federal government is inviting the City of Vancouver to apply for up to $20 million in funding for natural infrastructure projects to support the city’s strategy to capture and clean rainfall with natural solutions.