‘It’s going to happen’: Minister Guilbeault doubles down on conservation targets
Canada is currently not on pace to meet its conservation targets for 2025 and 2030. Guilbeault says there are protection projects in the works that will change that.
Canada must push harder to curb greenhouse gas emissions
Canada’s grand national project should be achieving a clean energy economy and meeting our net zero emissions target, but it has been our biggest failure. Instead, the country is badly divided.
Loss and damage fund for developing nations to be ‘the defining issue’ of COP27 climate conference, say advocates
As the federal government finalizes its negotiating positions for next month’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, advocates are calling on Canada to break with its previous record and support the creation of a dedicated UN fund to help developing countries rebuild in the aftermath of catastrophic climate-related disasters. Advocates have highlighted the recent devastation in […]
Nature networks in urban areas can play key role in federal plan to preserve biodiversity
Ignoring these areas will not only result in lost habitat for hundreds of species, but also compromise our own survival by destroying the ecosystems that sustain life where 80 per cent of the population lives.
Stop recycling failed ideas to manage plastic waste
Can you remember the last thing you bought that wasn’t made from, or packaged in, plastic? From double-wrapped cucumbers to throw-away coffee cups, it is more and more difficult for Canadians to buy the things they need without leaving behind plastic trash—92 per cent of which ends up in landfills, incinerators, and our ecosystems. The […]
Environment once again tops monthly lobbying as climate activists urge action in light of extreme weather events
Environment-related discussions dominated Parliament Hill in September for the eighth straight month, with the bulk of climate lobbying coming from advocates arguing that recent extreme weather events affecting Canada necessitate swift action by the federal government. “We’re at a really key moment for climate policy in Canada,” said Caroline Brouillette, the national policy director for […]
Canada needs to address the biggest issues facing humanity, and not help the U.S. start a Cold War
TORONTO—We are at a point where critical choices are being made that risk plunging humanity into a crisis worse even than those experienced in the two world wars of the 20th century, wars that cost millions of lives. This truly existential threat is climate change which represents the biggest security threat facing mankind today. We […]
Disastrous year for climate-related events on planet
TORONTO—This has been a disastrous year for climate-related events in almost every part of our planet and, as we continue to fiddle, the world literally burns. In Canada, this meant forest fires in Newfoundland; Hurricane Fiona in Atlantic Canada; drought in some parts of Central Canada; and forest fires and drought in Western Canada. But […]
When it comes to funding zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, it’s time for Canada to step on the gas
Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) has ambitious targets to bring down greenhouse gas emissions from on-road vehicles, especially for trucks and buses. The federal government has committed to requiring 35 per cent of the total number of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) sold to be zero-emission by 2030, and 100 per cent to be […]
‘Canada needs to step up’: better department-level reporting needed on sustainable targets with Canada’s biodiversity ‘at serious risk,’ audit finds
The government is offering incomplete, untimely, and inconsistent updates on Canada’s progress fulfilling Ottawa’s sustainable development strategy with many departments are failing to offer data, despite an annual reporting expectation, according to a new report released by the federal environment commissioner on Tuesday. Canada and the world are facing what the United Nations calls the […]
