Tripling of boreal wildfire emissions since 2001 show ‘growing vulnerability’ of Canada’s northern forests: new U.K. study
Meanwhile, firefighters and wildfire survivors gather in Ottawa to call for stopping ‘the problem at the source’ by moving to clean energy and better forest management.
Mitigation failure: slip-sliding away
As things worsen and slip-sliding away gets impossible, real mitigation will eventually be considered and then—if the disaster chaos doesn’t make it impossible—implemented. But not bending the curve early enough will mean doing the right thing will happen far too late.
The Liberals’ greatest communication failure
How poor messaging on carbon pricing undermined Justin Trudeau’s climate agenda.
Feds’ purchasing power can push carbon removal innovation
We need governments to step in and use their procurement power to create a viable market, paving the way for more private buyers to do the same.
We all live in Tampa now, and we all need to find higher intellectual ground than indifference
There is, of course, a deeply human dimension to the issue at play in places like Florida and California. It is plainly traumatizing to force people to move away from the place they have either lived all their lives, or chosen to live. Spirit of place and a sense of belonging are real and powerful things. But so are the facts of climate change.
Adaptation to climate change should be a non-partisan priority
Climate change is now upon us. We need to prepare for the inevitable consequences of our failure to head off the crisis.
‘Hotter and drier’ conditions in forests will create greater fire risk in coming decades, Senate committee hears, as House continues Jasper study
Canada’s climate is warming at twice the global rate—and three to four times faster in the North. This means hotter and drier conditions in our forests, which increases forest flammability, says Wilfrid Laurier University’s Jennifer Baltzer.
Parliament at a standstill as Conservative MPs push for release of green-tech fund papers
Government House Leader Karina Gould said there will be no chance to discuss key legislation in the House until the privilege debate ends.
Protecting Canada’s outdoor recreation sector
Each party’s election platform needs a detailed plan to reach our global climate targets. Each party may take a different approach—choosing their own mix of regulatory measures, tax incentives, direct subsidies, and carbon pricing.
Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears
The Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation discussed options for future disaster resiliency in Canada as federal MPs probed the response to the Jasper wildfire in committee.
