Making America Wait Again On Climate
Writing in theguardian, George Monbiot begins his January 19th article with the phrase "make America wait again". While he's actually referring to Donald Trump's...
Carbon Pricing Survives. Now What?
Climate change and carbon pricing were among the top issues in Monday's federal election. Over two thirds of Canadians voted for climate action, virtually...
Is Carbon Removal Just a Dangerous Distraction?
The compelling priority of the 2020s for humanity is the slashing of emissions. However, a flurry of recent Net-Zero 2050 announcements is "adding confusion...
Climate Denial Is Not A Policy
Climate deniers have delayed action on climate for decades. Most of the hard-core denialism has been financed by the fossil-fuel industry which has spent...
The Climate Crisis Requires Policy Persistence
Climate change gains are difficult to achieve, hard to come by. It took decades for the world community to reach a global climate consensus...
Ongoing Reckless Investment in Fossil Fuel Expansion by CPP
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is the largest pension fund in Canada and one of the largest in the world. The CPPIB (Canada Pension...
Deaths From Fossil Fuel Pollution Much Worse Than COVID
More people die every year from fossil fuel pollution—a problem that receives little attention—than have died from COVID since the outbreak in early 2020....
Indigenous Climate Justice in Canada
Climate change aggravates the difficulties already faced by Indigenous communities in all regions of Canada particularly in the Arctic and Subarctic where they experience...
Trudeau’s New Climate Pledge in Two Words: Fossil Fuels
"With the world watching, Prime Minister Trudeau had a chance to prove he's serious about facing down the climate emergency. Unfortunately, he blew it,"...
Why Canada Needs Climate Accountability Laws
Canada has missed every emissions reduction target it has ever set. The climate politics of the last three decades—politics as usual—just hasn't worked. Canadians...