Government support for electric vehicles drives down emissions
A recent study shows Canada’s climate is warming at twice the global rate and that to prevent environmental catastrophe, human behaviour must change.
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Stop fiddling while the planet burns
Wile E. Coyote has that moment of realization when he’s suspended in air, looks down and sees he’s gone too far, then plunges to the canyon bottom.
Rapid warming deserves more than a lukewarm response
A report commissioned by Environment and Climate Change Canada warns the country is warming at roughly twice the global average rate.
You may not like insects, but you need them
Some solutions can be implemented quickly and relatively easily, such as banning the worst pesticides, implementing the many available and emerging solutions to pollution and global warming, and examining better ways to grow, produce and distribute food.
Economists’ Nobel puts spotlight on climate solutions
Many argue economic growth is a poor way to measure a society’s progress and that it contributes to issues like climate change.
Will the world act on climate change before it’s too late?
'The [IPCC] report warns we have about 12 years to act decisively if we are to avoid a dramatic increase in impacts we’re already experiencing: extreme weather events, droughts, floods, rising sea levels, diminishing polar ice and subsequent feedback loops that accelerate warming, and ecosystem collapse among them.'
Climate change combines with other factors to fuel wildfires
Until climate change is addressed it’s likely we’ll see more smoke-clogged skies and devastated forests.
Fake grassroots campaigns deserve uprooting
'For the sake of public discourse and progress on important social, health and environmental issues, it’s up to all of us to critically assess all information sources.'