Trudeau’s climate strategy a master class in greenwashing
On climate change, Canada’s politicians have created a culture of excuses, blame games, outright denials, and fatalistic calls for adaptation strategies. Except for Green Leader Elizabeth May.
What becomes of Canada’s role in solving global crises if Donald Trump is re-elected?
Canada would be pulled into a vortex of an America-first agenda driven by unilateralism and narrow short-term self-interest.
Now is not the time to retreat on public transit leadership
The federal government must not retreat from public transit leadership. It’s time to embrace solutions that will help build public transit ridership, make our cities more inclusive, and put transport emissions on track towards our net-zero goals.
Feds can help Ontarians fight against foolish infrastructure spending
Ottawa should stop federal money from being spent on infrastructure that feeds destructive sprawl, including highways.
The way forward on the climate crisis
Renewable energy microgrids are best initiated at local scales, ignoring fossil fuels, and allowing market forces to dictate reductions in fossil fuel demand.
2024 leaving no wig unsnatched
Between climate change standing on our necks, and alleged war criminals getting gathered, the world is literally burning.
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 […]
‘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 […]
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.
