Friday, April 18, 2025
Canada joins over 40 countries to prepare for COP26
Six years ago, the world came together to sign onto the Paris Agreement—an historic agreement amongst nations to ambitiously fight climate change and adapt to…
Climate Change Action
Report reveals the cost of climate change on infrastructure
The Climate Institute for Climate Choices has released its third report in its Costs of Climate Change series. According to to the report, UNDER WATER:…
B.C. launches electrification plan
The Government of British Columbia and BC Hydro have launched BC Hydro’s new five-year electrification plan. The plan will make it easier and more affordable…
CDPQ launches new net-zero climate strategy
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, recently announced its ambitious new plan to fight climate change. Since implementing the…
Artificial intelligence to assess climate change tipping points
Academic researchers are developing artificial intelligence that could assess climate change tipping points. The deep learning algorithm could act as an early warning system against…
New managing director for Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation has welcomed Caroline Metz as the new Managing Director, Economics and Resiliency. The centre is located at the University…
Quebec joins coalition to accelerate zero-emission vehicles
The Quebec government is taking part in the work of the Multi-State ZEV Task Force, a coalition of 16 U.S. states that will work together…
SNC-Lavalin releases vision for engineering a sustainable society
SNC-Lavalin, a global professional services and project management company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, has released its 2020 Sustainability Report: Our Vision for Engineering a Sustainable…
Tree Canada adds to urban canopy on National Tree Day
Today, Tree Canada, the only national non-profit organization dedicated to planting and nurturing trees in rural and urban environments, will plant 3,000 trees in 12…
Federal election confirms existing environmental policy for Canada
A snap election during the fourth wave of the COVID pandemic has resulted in the Liberal Party of Canada, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,…
Gallery exhibit on architecture for environmental catastrophe
The Survival Architecture and the Art of Resilience exhibit, which presents a provocative demonstration of art and design’s role in helping humans adapt to an…
CEC launches EJ4Climate grant program
The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is launching a first-of-its-kind US$2 million grant program, EJ4Climate, to support environmental justice and climate resilience for…
Halifax enables more sustainable transportation options
The Halifax Regional Municipality has launched a new campaign to help encourage the use of sustainable transportation as people begin to return to work and…
North American cooperation on climate change and environmental justice
“Climate Change and Environmental Justice Solutions,” is the theme of the 28th session of the virtual North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Annual Council…
Report reveals Montreal Protocol averted additional global warming
The Montreal Protocol, which phased out the use of ozone-depleting chemicals, not only saved the ozone layer, but also staved off an additional 2.5 degrees…
U.S. launches $1B program for climate mitigation
As part of their efforts to be proactive about weather and climate disasters, our neighbours to the south are funding efforts to improve response efforts…
CEC announces youth innovation challenge winners
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has announced the winners of the fifth annual Youth Innovation Challenge, selected among submissions from Canada, Mexico and the…
University of Ottawa appoints director of planetary health
As part of the University of Ottawa’s efforts in sustainability and social accountability, the Faculty of Medicine has appointed Dr. Husein Moloo as Director of…
CIBC increases sustainable finance targets
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) recently announced its ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions associated with operational and financing activities by…
Urgency for climate change action is surging but public confidence is weak
The University of Ottawa’s Positive Energy program released new survey results tracking Canadians’ views about action on climate change. The results provide a timely snapshot…
Feds launch zero emission public transit fund
The federal Ministry of Infrastructure and Communities has launched a $2.75 billion Zero Emission Transit Fund — a five year national program that will help…
Canada Post Commits to Achieve Net Zero GHG Emissions by 2050
Canada Post has adopted a science-based target to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, an initial target that will…
IPCC Releases “Code Red” Global Climate Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — the United Nations (UN) body that assesses the science of climate change — has released its sixth…
New Green Municipal Funds for B.C. Communities
Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources and Joanne Vanderheyden, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced $1.76-million of new investments through…