Climate Damage From Trans Mountain = 34 Million More Cars On The Road
In a desperate attempt to justify his government's approval of the Trans Mountain (TMX) expansion, Prime Minister Trudeau was so bold as to greenwash...
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...
Hypocrisy and Obstruction At Climate Talks Ahead of COP27
While COP26 in Glasgow achieved small steps, most of the heavy lifting lies ahead for COP27 and well beyond. The hypocrisy and obstruction of...
Missing Words Matter: Fossil Fuels Mentioned in COP Declaration – Updated
Words matter! Words are important because they reveal intent and are often predictors of actions to follow. But what is even more important are...
Canada: Falling Far Short On Climate Policy, Emissions Reduction and Energy Transition
"Ranked among the worst-performing countries in CCPI 2020, Canada fell another three spots in this year’s index, to 58th," reports the 2020 Climate Change...
Death of Teck Mine Is A Turning Point for Canadian Climate Policy
The death of the Frontier Teck Tar Sands project marks a turning point for Canadian climate policy going forward. And this is happening not...
Five Ways Canada Can Reach 2030 Emissions Target
"Canada's success will depend on how—and how quickly—the government puts those climate policies in place," write Dave Sawyer and Dale Beugin in their blog in...
Ban The Fossils From Climate Talks Starting With #COP26 in Glasgow
In order for climate talks to succeed, organizers must ban the fossil fuel industry—the fossils—from all future climate conferences starting with COP 26 (Conference...
Approval of Bay du Nord Oil Megaproject Exposes Canada’s Climate Plan As a Sham
With the approval of the Bay du Nord offshore oil megaproject, Canada has now solidified its hold as the world's top climate con artist,rogue...
Canada’s Climate Politics: Trudeau’s Not-To-Do List
“If you care about debt, you wouldn’t leave credit-card debt to your kids. That’s exactly what climate change is," said Catherine McKenna (Minister of the...