Canada is Only Half Back My Friends
On November 30 of 2015, during his address to the climate delegates at the Paris climate talks, Prime Minister Trudeau uttered this inspiring catchphrase:...
The BC Carbon Tax – Environmental and Economic Success
The British Columbia Carbon Tax has been hailed as an environmental and economic success by the Pembina Institute. The material in this blog post has been sourced...
Children Face Unique Health Risks Due To Climate Change
The medical profession has sounded the alarm on the potential health risks of climate change. And one demographic in particularly is vulnerable to the threats arising from a warming planet. Climate change disproportionately affects children. A recent paper in the Pediatrics journal estimates that children will bear 88% of the burden of climate-related disease.
The War On Warming – World War III
During the decade preceding World War II, Winston Churchill was a lone voice raising the threat of German aggression and the rise of the Nazis. He...
Earth Overshoot Day – My Pledges for the Planet
Humans have now reached Earth Overshoot Day 2016. In less than eight months, we have used more natural resources than the planet is capable...
If I Were Canada’s Prime Minister. My Bold New Climate Vision
I'm pleased to welcome Guy Dauncey as a new contributor to Below2C. Guy is an author and futurist who works to develop a positive...
Human And Environmental Health Go Hand In Hand
A recent study by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the University of California shows that climate change is affecting our health and...
Clean Energy Job Growth Is Booming in Canada
When we talk about energy in Canada, we immediately think of oil and gas and pipelines like the Trans Mountain project. We think of...
Fossil Fuel MegaProjects Falling Like Dominos in Canada
Fossil fuel megaprojects -- pipelines, terminals, plants -- are quickly disappearing from Canada's energy landscape. Less than a year ago (November of 2016), the federal...
Fossil Fuel Subsidies – Dumbest Policy Of Our Times
A recent Editorial Board article by Bloomberg labelled fossil fuel subsidies as the world's dumbest policy ever. The delay by G20 leaders in eliminating fossil fuels...