Wednesday, April 16, 2025
New Brunswick communities ramping up climate plans
QUEST Canada is helping New Brunswick communities take their climate energy plans to the next level with the New Brunswick Smart Energy Community Accelerator (NB…
Climate Action
Municipal funds for home energy retrofits in Toronto
The City of Toronto’s Home Energy Loan Program (HELP), which has completed 245 retrofit projects with 18 more currently underway, was launched in 2014 as…
Small but Mighty: How some New Brunswick municipalities are fighting climate change
Stéphane Dallaire remembers clearly the Saturday night in September 2019 when Hurricane Dorian hit Cap-Pelé. The CAO and clerk of the small francophone village 46…
Northern Premiers issue pan-northern leaders’ statement on climate change
Yukon Premier Sandy Silver along with Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane and Indigenous leaders from across the North recently issued the…
Report on Canada’s commitments on climate and reconciliation
Climate change is front and centre in the hearts and minds of Canadians, coast-to-coast. In the crucial fight to save our planet, arguably, one of…
New research on actions that accelerate climate-driven floods
A study of more than 2,000 streams around North America found that those altered by human activity are at greater risk of flooding. The study,…
Decarbonizing Canada: Climate experts examine strategies toward net zero
The wildfires have been burning, too many towns have been flooding, and the permafrost in the north is melting. Canadians are more motivated than ever…
Climate change impacts underline work to build cleaner B.C.
In a year marked by the escalating impacts of climate change, the British Columbia government took important steps to drive down carbon pollution and build…
GNWT’s climate action and energy reports show low-carbon progress
Newly released reports show that the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has taken action to address the climate crisis and make energy more secure,…
$200M in federal funds for nature smart climate solutions
Nature-based solutions are among the most powerful tools to address climate change. They leverage the power of Canada’s ecosystems to realize a number of key sustainability goals:…
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:…
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…
Hot Topic: How do the Campaign Climate Action Strategies Stack Up?
This summer, Canada has experienced some of the hottest temperatures in its recorded history, with wildfires in British Columbia and Ontario and devastating drought across…
Support for Climate Action and Awareness for Young Canadians
The Government of Canada is supporting climate action and awareness activities for young Canadians by investing $3,326,206 in Project 2050: Community Climate Challenge. “Young Canadians…
Government of Canada Confirms New GHG Emissions Reduction Target
Yesterday Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson formally submitted Canada’s enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations—committing Canada to cut its…
Small and Rural Communities Climate Action Guidebook Released
A new national guidebook provides strategic advice for small and rural communities on how to overcome climate-related challenges. Making up a major portion of Canada’s…
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna Makes Big Moves for a Green Recovery
How Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna is supporting a cleaner, greener, more inclusive Canada. By Connie Vitello Catherine McKenna presented a confident keynote…
Canadian Communities Can Take Climate Action and Host Pond Hockey
The Climate and Sport Initiative has launched a call for applications for communities to host Save Pond Hockey events featuring top athletes, funded in part by the…
Climate Action and Awareness Fund Launches RFP
Environment and Climate Change Canada recently launched a request for proposals (RFP) under the Climate Action and Awareness Fund. Under that RFP, up to $59…
Supporting Climate Change Awareness and Action for Young Canadians
The Government of Canada has announced new support to engage more than 600,000 youth across Canada in climate science awareness and action. Through an investment…
Nunavut Calls for Climate Change Advisory Committee Members
The Government of Nunavut’s Climate Change Secretariat is looking for youth between the ages of 18 and 29 to serve on a Climate Change Youth…
TD Bank Bolsters Sustainability Efforts, ESG Reporting
TD Bank Group bolstered its sustainability efforts in the past year, according to its annual environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, including plans to link…
Manitoba Implements New Measures to Reduce GHG Emissions
The Manitoba government, through its New Measures for Manitoba Climate and Green Plan, is expected to deliver approximately 220,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…
New Strengthened Climate Plan for Canada: $15B for Resilient Recovery
The government of Canada has released a strengthened climate plan – “A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy” – to help achieve federal economic and…