Climate

"We pride ourselves on being climate leaders, yet we have been highly resistant to tackling our role as global producers of fossil fuels," writes Seth Klein.

With a federal environmental assessment off the table, the contentious project is set to become an election issue with the Ford government strongly in favour and other parties opposed or lukewarm.

It took 11 years for the province to stop generating electricity from coal, and climate advocates say it’s time for natural gas to go.

David Holland is set to reach the Thwaites Glacier in the coming days, one of the most unstable glaciers in Antarctica, where he will set up a base for a month-long research project.

Alexander Reford has directed the Les Jardins de Métis (Reford Gardens), a 100-acre property nestled on the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Grand-Métis, since the 1990s.

On Wednesday, Verena Tunnicliffe, professor emeritus at the University of Victoria’s biology and earth and ocean sciences departments, was among 134 others appointed to the Order of Canada by Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon.

Alison Gu knows politicians must make decisions now to save humanity. So at 24 years old, she became one.

Supriya Dwivedi is a sought-after political commentator who will be writing mostly about Ontario climate policy.

If we don’t act now on climate change, we’ll be dealt a much higher bill down the road, writes columnist Supriya Dwivedi. 

Halton Hills, a town of around 60,000 people, is the first municipality in Canada to commit to such an ambitious target.

Cover crops and other key practices in organic, regenerative, and agroecological farming also help farms weather the climate crisis. In addition to keeping soils stable during floods, they protect the ground from extreme heat, which can kill important microbial ecosystems, and help retain moisture during dry spells.  

The letter outlines meeting notes Greenpeace obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture, which say the federal government will continue to virtually engage with Mercosur and move forward with “technical discussion” concerning the agreement.

Operating since the 1980s, the company asked for its third extension past its original contract on Wednesday, while members of a nearby First Nation raised numerous concerns about what that would mean for their community.

Atlantic Canada experienced an atmospheric river, which saw part of the Trans-Canada Highway in Newfoundland destroyed.

Canada has one of the world's most wasteful economies when it comes to recycling and reusing commodities like plastic, metal, and energy, a new report commissioned by Environment and Climate Change Canada has found.