Feds must consider oil and gas conflicts for Canada Pension Plan appointees
It’s imperative the two spots fill a troubling gap in the current board: a complete lack of identified climate expertise, and an overabundance of oil and gas entanglements.
Ignoring the planetary crisis won’t make it go away
You might think that this situation would cause alarm amongst our political and other leaders, but you would be wrong. Like a bunch of ostriches, they seem intent on burying their heads in the sand.
A nation-building project that will protect the environment and our health
A transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy has the potential to create a safer and healthier environment, less suffering from the ongoing effects of continued greenhouse gas emissions, and a stronger economy driven by the new jobs created.
Canada must join forces with allies to stop the pollution threatening our health and environment
As most of the world moves away from plastic, Canada must not lock into a bygone economy and industry.
Carney should heed his own advice from his bestselling book, Value(s)
Clean-energy projects—building out the grid, supporting renewable and other clean-tech investment, and financing efficiency—can deliver on affordability, growth, and sustainability goals. Carney and his key ministers should keep a copy of Value(s) by their bedsides.
In the midst of a national climate crisis, Carney’s government falls silent
The words ‘climate change’ have barely passed Carney’s lips, nor did they feature in communiqués from June’s G7 summit in Alberta. It has been left to premiers, mayors, and Indigenous leaders to hold press conferences, comfort evacuees, and highlight the frightening reality of more intense, more widespread, more merciless fires.
Vanuatu puts Canada on notice about climate inaction
The International Court of Justice was clear that countries have legal obligations to address climate change that extend beyond environmental treaties.
High engagement with oil and gas industry a ‘bad look’ for feds, say environmental advocates: ‘pick a lane’
Caroline Brouillette, executive director of Climate Action Network Canada, says Canada is at a moment where climate change and wildfires ‘requires us to pick a lane.’
Top UN court’s ruling to protect climate could impact Canadian lawsuits, Carney’s ‘nation-building’ projects
The ruling could make it much more difficult for Mark Carney to include fossil fuel projects on his nation-building projects list, says Dayna Nadine Scott, a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School.
Forest management is the quiet crisis behind today’s news
Forests are more than just wood. They are complex ecosystems. They are sources of life. They are home to thousands of species. They provide a place for many people to rest, reconnect and engage in recreation. They provide sustenance and support the cultures of many Indigenous communities.
