Canada’s siloed approach to natural disasters isn’t working
We need more systemic approaches to the ever-increasing threats of heat, drought, wildfires, floods, hailstorms, and other extreme events.
The politics of climate change are changing
Economists tell us such carbon taxes are the most efficient way to fight climate change. Yet, regular people will often see them as disproportionately harming the middle class.
Global plastics treaty failed: how Canada can still protects its environment through a national microfibre strategy
Over two decades of scientific research reveals that microfibres are the predominant form of microplastics contaminating virtually all reaches of our planet. There is growing evidence that these tiny particles are being ingested by people and wildlife and posing troubling health risks.
COP29 outcome called worst ever by environment advocates, who say Canada should show $300-billion finance deal is ‘the floor and not the ceiling’
Nearly 200 countries at COP29 agreed to channel at least US$300-billion a year by 2035 to help developing countries ramp up climate action. This falls well-below the $1.3-trillion that developing countries requested. ‘We need to come together to ensure the world can get us off this highway to climate hell.’
2024 was the year of climate crisis: so how did it fall off the political agenda?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was clear: to keep a habitable planet, and to ensure the survival of human civilization, greenhouse gas emissions must peak and begin to decline rapidly ‘at the latest before 2025.’ The clock is ticking, but politicians are not leaders. We look at polls and rush to distract the citizenry with shiny trinkets.
We are powering Canada forward by building 21st Century electricity projects
Canada is third in the world for Foreign Direct Investment, and much of that is in sectors related to electrification. For the first time in Canadian history, carbon pollution is trending downward as economic growth and wages trend upwards.
Overlooked again: what the $250 rebate says about disability policy in Canada
Leaving many people with disabilities out of the rebate is not an isolated misstep. Time and again, people with disabilities are excluded from government policy design, and are often an afterthought.
Divestment is not enough
The federal government should incentivize impact investing.
Climate risk is manageable with the tools in hand
As we end the hottest year on record, one truth is clear: the impacts of climate change are inevitable, but the extent of the damage is not.
The role of health care in mitigating the climate crisis
It’s time for our governments to bring our health societies and institutions together, and task them with creating a targeted climate action plan for the health-care sector in Canada.
