
International Report on COVID-19 Recovery and Climate Crisis
Urgent action is needed to protect homes, clean air and build resilience, according to a recent report published by the World Health Organization. The international…
Urgent action is needed to protect homes, clean air and build resilience, according to a recent report published by the World Health Organization. The international…
The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices has released its latest report, the first in a series on the costs of climate change. The report, “Tip…
The Ontario government is making gasoline that drivers use every day cleaner by becoming the first province to require fuel suppliers to increase the amount…
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has released its Climate Change Plan that includes ambitious goals aimed at driving efficient, economy-wide decarbonization and economic renewal, while protecting…
With the aim to deliver on the federal government’s commitment to legislate Canada’s goal of net zero by 2050, the Minister of Environment and Climate…
The Ontario government has released a discussion paper for public consultation that will inform the creation of the province’s first hydrogen strategy. The paper sets…
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has released recommendations for federal post-COVID economic recovery plans—urging a green and inclusive recovery that empowers local leaders to…
Severn Cullis-Suzuki, environmental and cultural activist, speaker and author, has been appointed the new incoming executive director of the David Suzuki Foundation. Cullis-Suzuki has been…
The City of Toronto has selected 12 mentees to participate in the first cohort of the Women4Climate Toronto (W4CTO) Mentorship Programme. Created in partnership with…
Canada’s largest pipeline operator, Enbridge Inc., has set new emissions reduction targets, as the industry faces intense pressure from investors and government commitments to limit carbon…
An investment of $841,000 for Laurentian University will help build climate change adaptation capacity among Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario. Through knowledge sharing workshops and…
More than 10,000 companies, cities, states and regions reported data through global environmental non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in 2020. This is the highest number…
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) are continuing to make strategic investments through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to support…
New regulations have been introduced to reduce methane emissions apply to oil and gas production activities in three provinces. Minister of Environment and Climate Change,…
The Cowichan Valley in Duncan, British Columbia is receiving federal support to safeguard against the impacts of climate change, including flooding. Catherine McKenna, Minister of…
The governments of Canada and Quebec have announced investments of nearly $3.6 million for Propulsion Québec, Quebec’s industrial cluster for electric and smart transportation, to…
Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, has announced approximately $100 million from the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund to support initiatives in Alberta…
Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Natural Resources, recently launched the $750-million Emissions Reduction Fund to reduce methane and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. “We’re taking action to…
The Alberta government is spending $50 million from the industry-funded Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system to grow the clean-tech industry and cut emissions.…
The University of British Columbia (UBC), which has a commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 through climate-action initiatives such as its District Waste Heat…
Twelve organizations from all sectors across Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) will host 15 interns and build climate change expertise in 2021 as part of the…
The City of Ottawa’s Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management approved investing the $2.6-million surplus from last year’s Hydro Ottawa dividend in…
McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario is taking steps toward strengthening its commitment to climate change action, with transparent measurement, carbon reduction goals, and reporting. McMaster…
A new provincial fund will support creativity and community-led solutions to address climate change in Prince Edward Island. A $3-million commitment to be delivered over…