It’s time for Canadians to stop thinking that water challenges happen elsewhere, and start taking action here at home
It’s not easy to change our behaviour, but these types of water events are only going to increase in Canada. We must choose how to adapt and learn for the future.
We must prioritize sustainable procurement to meet climate targets
Our values shape who we are. If we are going to realize a net-zero future, we need to deeply consider what we value and what it’s worth to us.
‘We’re nowhere near overcoming’ climate change issues, says Jamaican envoy in wake of Hurricane Beryl
Plus, Danish Ambassador Hanne Fugl Eskjær ends her posting.
Disaster management must include ways to tackle gender-based violence
Without action to prevent gender-based violence, the long-term consequences of the 2023 wildfire season will fall on the shoulders of already overburdened frontline health-care workers.
Deadly Hurricane Beryl a stark reminder of the need to confront climate change, says Saint Kitts and Nevis envoy
Canada should take an active role in advocating on behalf of vulnerable Caribbean nations in forums where they aren’t members, say current, former diplomats.
Oilsands alliance can’t handle the truth
Asking oil companies to provide evidence for their green claims isn’t censorship, it’s an inoculation against misinformation.
Environmental checkup: reviewing governments’ clean-economy performance
As Canada’s environment ministers prepare to meet, we examined how their governments are performing on climate, energy, and preparedness for the clean economy.
Striking the balance between accuracy and ambition for climate change communications
Limits around promotional speech are valid, but the restrictions in Bill C-59 regarding greenwashing are not the path to get us there.
Federal government weakens its program monitoring pesticides in the environment putting human health at risk
We have a right to know where, when, and how pesticides are used. The monitoring program desperately needs the oversight of experts such as independent academics who are free of conflicts of interest with profit-making from pesticides and their use.
Waste is a valuable resource and the key to sustainability
By 2050, when net-zero becomes a reality, we will need to have shaped our world where biomimicry and industrial symbiosis are at the heart of the economy, ensuring that resources are used wisely and sustainably, paving the way for a brighter, more resilient planet.
