climate denial

A recent resolution by Alberta's ruling United Conservative Party (UCP) to recognize carbon as "a foundational nutrient for all life on Earth" is rooted in fossil fuel disinformation that dates back to the 1990s.

A survey concluded there is widespread opposition to British Columbia's plan to replace fossil fuel-powered vehicles with electric cars. But observers say the survey was crafted to heighten a sense of public discontent, rather than reflect the reality on the ground.

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.

Questioning climate science, in a certain sense, is what got Rustad where he is today. In 2022, he was booted from the B.C. United party for boosting false, conspiratorial claims about the problem. Now that skepticism is in the spotlight.

Around 90 per cent of Canadians who say they intend to vote Liberal or NDP tell pollsters that "climate change is a fact and is mostly caused by human activities," according to a survey by the Angus Reid Institute conducted in March. Yet only one-third of federal Conservative voters accept this foundational climate fact.

The move by the world’s largest public relations company, uncovered by tax records, alarms climate advocates.

A new report documents a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won't work.

It was the hottest year on Earth in 125,000 years, and #ClimateScam is taking off.

Exclusive: A new database shows 1,500 American lobbyists working for fossil-fuel firms while representing universities and green groups.

Seven Ontario youths and their legal allies vow to continue their court battles against Doug Ford's government, arguing their right to a livable future and a safe planet is at stake.

This Oak Bay-based musician, mother and grandmother is spending her retirement from the public service working with her neighbours to reduce their carbon footprints and adapt to climate impacts.

Not all the plotters have been identified, but they’re known to include a handful of senior strategists, one former cabinet minister, and Jean Charest, the only leadership candidate with any hope of beating Pierre Poilievre, writes Arno Kopecky.

In an ongoing climate lawsuit, the Doug Ford government put forward testimony from an academic who doubts basic climate science and an economist who argues Ontario’s emissions “do not have a decisive impact” on whether Canada meets its climate goals.

The point of satire is to point out ridiculous things — like a government claiming to be a climate leader and investing billions of dollars in fossil fuel expansion.

The wrapping of ecological disaster with fears of rampant immigration is a narrative that has flourished in far-right fringe movements in Europe and the U.S.