Climate

Meet Vanessa Corkal, a sustainable development researcher who's not afraid to ask the big questions.

“Canadians don’t like to hear it, and I don’t like to say it, but even under Donald Trump, the Americans did a better job at tackling the climate emergency over his four years than Canada did,” newly elected Green party Leader Annamie Paul said during a public conversation via Zoom on Thursday.

After five days of nail-biting, anxiety-inducing ballot counting in half a dozen key swing states, Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

Five environmental organizations released an analysis of the government’s recent emissions modelling, which shows that under current federal regulations, Canada will only reduce methane emissions by 29 per cent by 2025.

Proposal outlines $2tn for clean energy infrastructure and climate solutions, to be spent as quickly as possible in next four years.

Unsustainable use of resources is wrecking the planet but recycling is falling, report finds

I am a climate scientist on holiday in the Blue Mountains, watching climate change in action

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showed no sign of dropping his government’s stated commitment to climate action when he unveiled a new cabinet Wednesday. But whether the government will act quickly enough to address the growing climate emergency remains to be seen.

The prime minister unveiled his new cabinet of 37 people at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday. Jonathan Wilkinson is Canada's new environment and climate change minister.

Greta travelled a long way from Sweden to visit Canada. In the spirit of cultural exchange, I've put together five charts comparing the climate emissions and efforts in our northern nations.

Greta has travelled a long way from Sweden to visit B.C. In the spirit of cultural exchange, I've put together five charts comparing the climate emissions and efforts in our two northern nations.

Instead of May flowers, late spring in Newfoundland and Labrador is known for the towering icebergs sent drifting down the province's coasts.

After a year of power sharing with B.C.'s NDP government, Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver says he’s excited about a new economic plan, but doesn’t believe environmental targets can be met if a planned LNG project goes ahead.

Irena Creed, a Canadian biology professor and executive director of the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, co-chaired a 19-member panel that compiled evidence showing how the health of the planet’s forests is intricately tied to the safeguarding of sustainable access to water.

A San Francisco federal judge ruled in favor of Big Oil, throwing out a prominent lawsuit brought by two California cities, Oakland and San Francisco, over the fossil fuel industry’s responsibility in dealing with climate change.