Tag: Extreme weather
“Atlas of Human Suffering” Says UN Secretary General
United Nations secretary general António Guterres calls the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report “an atlas of human suffering”. "The report is a...
2021: Year of Unprecedented Climate Impacts
This year, extreme weather and other disasters made it clearer than ever that the climate crisis will only worsen unless we act. 2021 will...
Climate Change: Adaptation Is No Longer a Dirty Word
In the early years of climate policy discussions—in the 1980s—adaptation to climate change was problematic for those advocating for the reduction of carbon emissions....
The Top Five Below2C Posts of 2021
During 2021, 136 articles were posted on Below2C under the broad categories of climate, energy, solutions, environment, fossil banks and socio-politico. The number of...
Canada’s Big Oil Reality Check
"The federal government has repeatedly told the public that Canada can be a climate leader while continuing to have a thriving oil and gas...
Election 2021 Is All About Climate
Canadians need to elect bold climate leaders in this election. It's time to sound the climate emergency alarm in every riding across Canada. Not...
Mr. Wilkinson: You Can’t Be Canada’s Climate Minister and Promote Fossil Fuels
The message to Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, in a letter drafted by two members of GASP (Grandmothers Act to Save...
IPCC: The Most Sobering Report Card Yet On Climate Change
António Guterres, secretary-general of the U.N., said in a statement (following the latest IPCC report on climate change) that the IPCC's latest findings are "a...
Climate Crisis at Our Doorstep: Call for Bold and Ambitious Action
Wildfires are raging across the country, cities are choked by smoke and entire communities are being displaced. The climate crisis is at our...
Canada: Climate Change and the Muddled “Moveable Middle”
Over seventy five percent (75%) of Canadians are truly worried about climate change and want a climate action agenda that is more bold and...