2018 Climate News Dominated by Extreme Weather

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"Fifty years ago, a photo of Earth rising beyond the lunar horizon captivated the world and inspired the modern environmental movement. Humans have since despoiled...
Why You Must Fire Your Fossil Bank, banks, fossil

Why You Must Fire Your Fossil Bank

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Have you ever stopped to think how your bank uses your money — your savings, investment certificates, retirement funds? Is your bank stepping up...
Climate Change: If Canada Was Sweden, Below2C

Climate Change: If Canada Was Sweden

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When Greta Thunberg began her friday climate strikes on August 20, 2018, she promised to continue her weekly protests until Sweden reduced carbon emissions...
Traditional Car Companies Are Zombies: Dead But Don't Know It Yet, Below2C

Traditional Car Companies Are Zombies: Dead But Don’t Know It Yet

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Internal combustion engines are doomed to die off soon, writes Jim Harris. The rise of EVs, e-scooters and autonomous Ubers will spell the death...
It's Time To Stop The Money Pipeline, Below2C

It’s Time To Stop The Money Pipeline

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A new campaign has been launched to "stop the money pipeline". The campaign targets Wall Street which it claims is financing climate destruction and...
Choose Climate, Reject Teck. It's A NO-Brainer, Below2C

Choose Climate, Reject Teck. It’s A NO-Brainer

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At the recent COP25 climate talks in Madrid, Canada told the world that climate action is our number one priority. The Trudeau government promised...
Why 1.6% of Global Emissions Really Matters, Below2C

Why 1.6% of Global Emissions Really Matters

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Canada is a small country with only 0.5% of the world’s population. And yet, we’re hitting way above our weight by producing 1.6% of...
What You Need To Know About Sea-Level Rise, Below2C

What You Need To Know About Sea-Level Rise

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As our world becomes warmer and warmer, our seas will continue to rise. That's because the number one cause of sea-level rise is climate...
Humans Can't Be Healthy On A Sick Planet, Belw2C

Humans Can’t Be Healthy On A Sick Planet

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Below2C welcomes Elaine Blacklock as its latest guest contributor. Elaine is first and foremost a practicing physician. She is also Dr. Air Care, a...
A Terrifying Twelve Years: Sounding The Climate Alarm Bells. Below2C

A Terrifying Twelve Years: Sounding The Climate Alarm Bells

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In October of 2018, the IPCC released its landmark report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. World-leading climate...