Feds are sending out carbon tax rebates to Canadians, but no one is noticing
Most confused Canadians received the payment with no explanation. If they already receive direct deposit payments, the climate bonus arrived with a simple annotation: Climate Action Incentive Plan. Talk about a missed opportunity.
High prices, lack of charging infrastructure must be addressed to accommodate 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, say auto industry reps
Federal government programs to close the price gap between electric vehicles and gas-powered vehicles are a start, but don’t go far enough, according to Brian Kingston, president and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association.
Only hope for our global village is to phase out fossil fuels, and CCS is a sham: McElroy
Re: “COP28 was different, controversial, and substantive: a great place for Canada,” (by Jacob Irving, The Hill Times, Dec. 20, 2023). Jacob Irving is wrong about COP28. The only hope for the survival of our global village is to phase out fossil fuels. Multinational fossil-fuel companies have used their vast resources and influence to turn our beautiful green […]
As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024
The past season demonstrated challenges of the status quo fire management system in preparing for and dealing with wildfire conditions exacerbated by climate change, says Dr. Mike Flannigan, while the federal government has launched a plan to fund the training of 1,000 firefighters.
2023 set the stage for water, in 2024 we must act
Looking ahead, science tells us that we should expect more destruction from escalating climate change, natural disasters, and environmental degradation. While this reality is unsettling, it should serve as a powerful motivator for both us and the government to take immediate action. We have the knowledge, the framework, the science, and the collective will to safeguard Canadian freshwater resources, and we know Canadians are well aware of the stakes involved.
2024: the year it got really hot
The world crossed the threshold into +1.2° about two years ago, and the general assumption was that we would stay in that zone for at least the next five years. But 2023 ended up at around +1.4°, with huge wildfires, massive floods, and storms, killer heat waves—and Jim Hansen says 2024, with the El Niño boost, will be much worse.
Number of air conditioners in the world expected to triple by 2050, six billion units
The sad truth is that the refrigerant gases helping us adapt to climate change are themselves a leading driver of the crisis. Effective rules and enforcement is needed to keep this sleeping giant of a climate threat on ice.
Lesson learned: climate failures and ozones success
We cannot re-negotiate the Paris Agreement, but we can move in the WTO to ensure all climate actions are protected to allow the use of trade sanctions, where appropriate, to insulate against decisions that penalize climate action as in restraint of trade, and to ensure the Paris Agreement will succeed where previous pacts have failed.
COP28 was different, controversial, and substantive: a great place for Canada
The presence of the petroleum industry brought fresh attention to the event.
Agriculture sector to push hard for unamended passing of carbon tax exemption bill for farmers in 2024
Bill C-234, an act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, passed at third reading with two amendments on Dec. 12.
