There is no net zero without nuclear energy
To achieve our goals and preserve our climate for future generations, we can’t afford to ignore any clean energy solution.
Consider more than just the environment when examining climate-resilient infrastructure, say experts
Climate adaptation in Canada and around the world is ‘chronically underfunded,’ according to a recent Canadian Climate Institute report on climate adaptation infrastructure.
Universities are a critical piece of the climate-change puzzle
Researchers are tracking climate change impacts on our systems and infrastructure, and developing projections to help communities prepare for increases in temperature and extreme weather events.
Accelerated global warming and strange days, indeed, writes B.C. letter writer
With most Canadians looking forward to the end of this year’s wildfire season—the worst on record—the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival in Nelson, B.C., will feature guest speaker John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather. Vaillant’s book affirms the culpability of the fossil-fuel sector in creating the conditions that make wildfires more likely, along with other extreme weather […]
Regardless of politics, climate change ‘isn’t a distant phenomenon’ amid ‘most destructive wildfire season in Canada’s history,’ say experts
More than 17 million hectares of forest have burned in Canada over this year’s fire season as the climate debate in Parliament focuses on carbon pricing.
We must speak for the land and for the generations yet to come
The biggest threats to human health are climate change and biodiversity loss. Canadian medical schools are embedding planetary health into their curricula.
Ontario government locking in long-term dependence on gas plants despite federal clean electricity timelines
The province’s energy plan does not set a timeline for phasing out fossil fuels from its electricity grid, says one environmental advocate.
The impact of the climate crisis on women
Efforts to reduce gendered fallout of climate change need to happen alongside investments in cleaner fuels, greener transportation, and carbon removal systems.
Don’t underestimate ravages of climate crisis when storing nuclear waste: Meg Sears
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission should heed Mother Nature’s warning and deny the present proposal. In today’s weather, much less the future, the commission is unlikely to meet its goal to keep nuclear waste secure for hundreds of years.
In France, a culinary counteroffensive represents the meat industry’s decline
Stand by for Big Meat to launch a long, slanderous campaign against plant-based protein and its rival, ‘farm-free’ food, based on protein produced by ‘precision fermentation.’
