Jonathan Wilkinson

Canada's $28-billion plastics industry has always resisted efforts to curtail production. But with the federal government proposing a ban on certain single-use items and looking to classify plastic as toxic, the pushback has grown even greater.

The federal government published proposed regulations online March 5 that would establish a Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System. The proposal is open for feedback until May 5; the government expects to publish final rules later this year.

Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says he is open to "a range of different amendments" to Bill C-12, the government’s net-zero legislation.

New peer-reviewed study finds global pollution cuts need to increase tenfold to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there is no path to eliminating greenhouse-gas emissions that doesn't include phasing out coal power, but critics say Canada's leadership is tainted as long as this country keeps exporting thermal coal.

Assessments of mining activity should not proceed until “access to clean water, housing, and health services have been secured for all upstream and downstream communities from the proposed Ring of Fire," the groups say.

Neither Canada's prime minister nor the U.S. secretary of state were showing their diplomatic cards on Friday, February 26, 2021, as the two countries discussed the plight of two Canadians languishing behind bars in China.

Group including Climate Action Network Canada executive director Catherine Abreu and Assembly of First Nations Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek will be able to draw upon the resources of Environment and Climate Change Canada and other government departments to conduct emissions modelling or other analysis, and can be briefed by public servants on federal programs.

Canada and the United States will push each other toward more ambitious climate goals, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, after a meeting with special envoy John Kerry.

U.S. President Joe Biden is looking for strong allies in his fight against the climate crisis. Canada is ready to do its part, writes Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson.

The head of the UN Environment Programme called on Paris Agreement signatories to live up to their promise to help poorer nations better adapt to the climate crisis.

A Just Transition Act needs to invest first and foremost in those communities bearing the brunt of both climate change and the fossil fuel industry, writes Cameron Fenton, Canada team lead with 350.org.

Canada won't stop trying to convince Joe Biden of the merits of Keystone XL, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, despite reports the U.S. president-elect appears poised to sign the pipeline project's death warrant.

Alberta has decided to cancel recently issued coal leases in the Rocky Mountains, as public opposition grows to the United Conservative government's plan to expand coal mining in the area.

“Legally binding conditions” on projects are meant to protect the environment, says Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.