Biodiversity conservation: the devil is in the details
The documents that emerged from COP15 were long on goals and objectives, but woefully short on details. Goals are the easy part but when it comes to legislation or treaties, precision is critical if there is to be any hope of progress. Let me explain.
Keep climate change and the environment at the top of the 2023 to do list
Pollution and climate change continue to threaten both natural habitats—and the animals and plants that live in them—and our communities and health.
Will Bill S-5 amendments undermine Canada’s international biodiversity commitments?
It will be hard for Canada to declare that it has protected ‘30 by 30’ if the humans and wildlife within those zones continue to be subjected to some of the most pernicious substances on the planet.
Call it what you will, the government owes Canadians a plan to ensure the energy transition is fair
No version of the legislation’s name will make up for a plan that doesn’t speak directly to the anxieties of affected parties.
Despite popular support from the public, progress on Just Transition remains elusive: letter writer
On Jan. 3, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced that the “Just Transition” legislation, a 2019 election campaign promise by the federal Liberals, was set to be introduced in 2023. Upset about the use of the “polarizing” term “just transition,” Alberta’s environment minister Sonya Savage, without any sense of irony, complained, “It means phasing out fossil fuels immediately, keeping it […]
Canada needs a better approach to net-zero home renovations
Incentive programs need to meet homeowners where they are and set them on a path to zero-carbon homes.
How climate change reveals the fragility of B.C. transportation infrastructure
Almost no part of Canada’s transportation network is immune to the potential for floods or wildfires, blizzards or hurricanes or tornados, that snarl and kink and sever the supply chains that are supposed to bind and unite us.
Shouldn’t a new and experimental reactor deserve a federal impact assessment?
These risks are all new to Canada. No sodium-cooled reactor has ever been built here.
Canada’s sprint toward 2030 starts now and failure is not an option
Following a landmark new deal to protect biodiversity, we must pick up the pace to meet targets enshrined at the United Nations Conference for Biodiversity.
Poilievre’s ‘carrot and stick’ housing plan more appealing to voters than Ontario’s new homebuilding law, says pollster
Greg Lyle says plan to build homes faster enjoys ‘strong support,’ but that the Conservatives’ approach to housing echoes the Liberal stance on healthcare funding.
