2024 leaving no wig unsnatched
Between climate change standing on our necks, and alleged war criminals getting gathered, the world is literally burning.
‘Crisis of radioactive waste management in the Ottawa River watershed’: advocates
We are writing to alert Hill Times readers to what we see as a crisis of radioactive waste mismanagement in the Ottawa River watershed. Components of the crisis include: A giant, above-ground landfill for one million tonnes of radioactive waste at Chalk River Laboratories, less than one kilometre from the Ottawa River. According to the […]
Fight climate change with solar and energy storage: reader
As many Canadians grapple with the high cost of living and the climate crisis, it is worth noting that action on climate change makes sound financial sense, and many ways to reduce emissions also save money. New research published in Nature concludes that the cost of environmental damage will be six times higher than the […]
An apolitical blueprint for achieving Canada’s climate targets
Our climate policy should be responsive and objective, ensuring that political winds do not sway essential action.
Why common mitigation efforts are not solutions to the climate crisis
Climate warming in any year is the result of cumulative carbon emissions over the previous 50 to 100 years, so any process that allows emissions to continue at current rates dooms us to catastrophe.
Feds ‘slow’ to act on green procurement, says environment watchdog
Departments ‘did not use their public infrastructure procurement and financing capacity effectively to prioritize the use of construction materials with a lower carbon footprint,’ reads the audit report.
Ocean temperature: the mother of all climate feedbacks?
There are about a dozen potential environmental tipping points that we do know about, but there may be a few still to be discovered.
Oil and gas emissions on the rise again: a federal emissions cap is our best chance to rein them in
Canadians are doing their part to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions; it’s time for the oil and gas sector to do the same.
It is never too late to make brave and bold decisions that preserve a survivable climate
Without making the 2030 goal deeper and urgent, net-zero emissions by 2050 is dangerous.
Meanwhile, climate change is accelerating
Maybe we should quickly rethink our mitigation plans, and shift to how to actually rapidly reduce emissions—not just pretend.
