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The analysis from World Weather Attribution and Climate Central researchers comes at the end of a year that shattered climate record after climate record as heat across the globe made 2024 likely to be its hottest ever measured and a slew of other fatal weather events spared few.

A new report released Tuesday by the United Nations’ expert panel on biodiversity makes the case for a different approach based on addressing the “nexus” between two or more out of five essential issue areas: climate change, biodiversity, food, human health, and water.

The campaign organized by Decolonial Solidarity, Change Course and Stand.Earth has drawn a mix of intrigue, skepticism and praise from organizers and academics who study Canadian social movements. Observers says it offers an example of how advocacy groups are testing out novel tactics to bring in new recruits in the fight against global warming.

But this surprising effect of pollution should hardly be taken as a good sign.

Investment in the energy transition could bring sustainable, inclusive prosperity to Canadians. 

What if the resistance to climate science is not really about science at all?

A tracking project that has been in place since nations vowed to act on climate in 2015 sees a measurable increase in exposure to disease and dangerous conditions.

Carbon dioxide concentration has increased by more than 10% in just two decades, reports World Meteorological Organization

The amount of the powerful climate-changing gas methane spilling out of oil and gas equipment, coal mines and landfills globally is nowhere near fully documented and what is known is “only scratching the surface” according to the CEO of one the companies that tracks methane with its own satellites.

University of Toronto's school of the environment is banning all donations and sponsorships from fossil fuel companies as part of its commitment to divest from these industries by 2030.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday that the federal government is moving ahead with guidelines around sustainable investing and corporate climate disclosures, but details on the plans are scarce.

As climate activists spoke out against fossil fuel presence, countries detailed the barriers slowing their transition to clean energy.

Canada and other wealthy nations spent some US$535 billion on subsidies for  the fossil fuel sector in 2023, while support for clean energy topped out at US$168 billion, says a new study.

Seniors across Canada attended “rocking chair rallies,” marches, movie nights, town halls and other protests Monday to stress the importance of fighting climate change.