Climate Change Archives

Carbon Pricing

#ClimateStrike Numbers Are Staggering. Canadians Anxious About #ClimateEmergency

Mitchell Beer, The Energy Mix @TheEnergyMix - October 1, 2019

Climate Breakdown

Ringing More Alarm Bells – IPCC Climate Change and Land Report

Below2C | Primary Source, CCL Canada @CitizensLobbyCa - August 18, 2019

Canada

Top 5 Reasons Why Canada Needs A Green New Deal

Below2C | Primary Source, The Leap | @TheLeap_Org - August 1, 2019

Climate Emergency

The Climate Crisis: This Is Not Something You Can Just Like...

Rolly Montpellier @Below2C_ - July 25, 2019

Extreme Weather

We’re In Climate Crisis: We Cannot Be Radical Enough

Below2C | Primary Source | Common Dreams | @CommonDreams - July 22, 2019

Plastics

Plastic = Climate Change

Annette Olson, @AnnetteLOlson - July 15, 2019

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CLEAN ENERGY

Against Carbon Pricing? Think Again.

Below2C | Primary Source, CCL Canada @CitizensLobbyCa

Elections always matter. Canada’s federal election, now just days away, will be followed by the U.S. election in November of 2020. Canadian voters have to decide whether to elect a government which will take progressive action on the climate or choose a return to the Stephen Harper years of climate inaction—a Canada chastised as a... Read more

CLEAN ENERGY

Roadmap to a Green Economy - 10 Guiding Principles

Dianne Saxe | Saxe Facts @envirolaw1

The call of youth for more ambitious climate action by world leaders cannot be ignored. And politicians who ignore their protests do so at their own peril. One in 37 Canadians showed up for the recent #climatestrike on September 27—around 1 million, or 3% of us. Change is coming! This piece by Dianne Saxe describes... Read more

CLEAN ENERGY

To Decarbonize, We Need To Electrify Everything

Below2C | Primary Source: National Observer @NatObserver

In order to avoid dangerous climate change, the world needs to get very close to zero carbon emissions in a hurry. To do this, we need to replace all technologies that run on combustion energy with clean energy alternatives. Widespread electrification is necessary. And it’s coming. David Roberts, writes in Vox that we need to... Read more

CLEAN ENERGY

Helping Kids Prepare For A Climate Constrained Future

Montpellier | Primary Source, Climate Reality @Below2C_

I have four grandkids ranging in age between 9 and 14 years old. I often think about what their future will be like. Many adults prefer to withhold the truth about climate, to coddle and protect youth from the reality of a climate-constrained future. But ignorance is not a skill set, it’s a hindrance. It’s... Read more