Change is in the air
By embracing scientific information about the warming planet and committing to avoid a catastrophic temperature increase this century, we create a huge opportunity for a renewable energy sector in Canada.
David's Latest Articles
Will cap-and-trade slow climate change?
'To keep the bulk of fossil fuels in the ground — as scientific evidence says we must — we need a variety of strategies. Cap-and-trade helps reduce emissions and generates billions of dollars for other strategies to address climate change. It also embodies the polluter pays principle. But it’s not enough on its own.'
Love bees — especially the wild ones!
'This spring, the Foundation will launch the Great Canadian Butterflyway Project, to inspire bee-friendly urban innovations and neighbourhood-scale pollinator corridors across the country.'
Suzuki: Energy storage gives renewables a jump-start
'Rapid storage-technology development will place renewable sources at the forefront of the global energy mix in coming years. Many renewables are already being deployed even without storage.'
It’s time to protect the Great Bear Rainforest’s grizzlies
'That the B.C. government allows it to continue in the face of opposition from First Nations and a huge majority of British Columbians for the sake of profit is disgusting.'
Solar: A brilliant way to get energy
'Every hour, the sun bathes the Earth with enough energy to supply our needs for more than a year. There’s no reason we can’t harness more of it to cut back on polluting, climate-altering fossil fuels.'
Paris changed everything, so why are we still talking pipelines?
'The urgency of the need for change demands that we rethink our entire energy potential and the way we live. It makes no sense to continue acting as if we’ve got all the time in the world to get off the path that created the crisis in the first place.'
Video Should Revelstoke sign on to the Blue Dot campaign?
Should Revelstoke join the Blue Dot campaign? In his column, David Suzuki argues that over his lifetime Canada has seen tremendous positive change towards human rights, but at the same time, environmental degradation has taken its toll, especially on the poor and disadvantaged. He says it's time Canadians have a right to a healthy environment.
We are the world; we must act on that understanding
'Are rivers the veins of the land or sources of power and irrigation? Is soil a community of organisms or simply dirt? Is another species our biological relative or a resource?'
Our voices and actions bring hope for the year ahead
'We can and must speak louder than those who would keep us on a destructive path despite the overwhelming evidence that it’s past time to shift course.'