What will it take to move Canada forward?
Too often we measure success by the number of jobs retained or created. This is the wrong metric. We should be looking for high-value Canadian content. This should be Champagne’s priority—spending more time developing our own companies and creating opportunities for them.
More aggressive short-term climate goals needed in aviation sector, say NDP, climate activists
A goal for the aviation industry to source 10 per cent of fuel from sustainable sources by 2030 was set in the Liberal government’s aviation climate action plan.
COP 27 and a glass half full
After the inevitable all-night negotiations at the United Nations climate conference, countries managed to agree on a new fund that will recompense poor countries that suffer ‘loss and damage’ from extreme climate events.
Key climate justice discussions go down to the wire at COP27
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has been involved in discussions aimed at salvaging an agreement on funding for climate-related loss and damage, a key source of division between the Global North and Global South.
Military must do its part to curb carbon emissions
It is not just the big industrial polluters or everyday consumers filling up their gas tanks that are poisoning the atmosphere, it is also the militaries of the world, literally flying quietly under the radar of public and political scrutiny.
Global population is eight billion and counting
The UN Population Division’s forecasts make grim reading, especially if you read between the lines. We are probably way past the long-term sustainable carrying capacity of our planet in terms of both population numbers and per capita energy use, and yet they will still be going up for most of this century.
The green way forward, and a 1,000-year plan
I know many people who are scientists and who are also religious. Religious belief, of itself, is not at odds with science, it is the tendency to make a comfortable attachment to dogma of centuries ago which creates the problem. No scientist of any merit will purport to ‘prove’ your God doesn’t exist.
Will Canada be the last fossil funder standing?
It is critical that Canada follow through on its pledge and reorient public finance from all fossil fuels to clean-energy solutions. Let’s not be the last to turn our words into action.
Little to celebrate so far from Canada’s COP27 attendance
So far, the clearest outcome of COP27 seems to be growing doubt over the summit’s ability to achieve results—beyond contributing to emissions.
Poor animal welfare a root cause of climate and biodiversity threats
As the world gathers to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, improving animal welfare can provide Canada with ample opportunities to demonstrate leadership on these two threats.
