The climate emergency is a public health crisis
We need a strong health-centred approach in the federal government’s efforts to mitigate and adapt to global heating.
Waking up: Australia and the El Niño
Watch what happens in Australia this summer, and then what happens in the Northern Hemisphere next year.
Climate crisis inaction isn’t worth the cost
The impact of warming on today’s financial architecture could make the 2008 financial collapse look like child’s play.
Address the climate crisis through sustainable infrastructure and mitigation, adaptation finance
While there may be no singular solution for climate resilience, it is imperative for world leaders, climate advocates, and sustainability champions to call for a massive increase in funding for climate resilience and adaptation.
There is no net zero without nuclear energy
To achieve our goals and preserve our climate for future generations, we can’t afford to ignore any clean energy solution.
Consider more than just the environment when examining climate-resilient infrastructure, say experts
Climate adaptation in Canada and around the world is ‘chronically underfunded,’ according to a recent Canadian Climate Institute report on climate adaptation infrastructure.
Universities are a critical piece of the climate-change puzzle
Researchers are tracking climate change impacts on our systems and infrastructure, and developing projections to help communities prepare for increases in temperature and extreme weather events.
Regardless of politics, climate change ‘isn’t a distant phenomenon’ amid ‘most destructive wildfire season in Canada’s history,’ say experts
More than 17 million hectares of forest have burned in Canada over this year’s fire season as the climate debate in Parliament focuses on carbon pricing.
Accelerated global warming and strange days, indeed, writes B.C. letter writer
With most Canadians looking forward to the end of this year’s wildfire season—the worst on record—the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival in Nelson, B.C., will feature guest speaker John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather. Vaillant’s book affirms the culpability of the fossil-fuel sector in creating the conditions that make wildfires more likely, along with other extreme weather […]
We must speak for the land and for the generations yet to come
The biggest threats to human health are climate change and biodiversity loss. Canadian medical schools are embedding planetary health into their curricula.
