Tag: climate change
Earth Day Canada 2022 theme is “Remedy Together”
Earth Day Canada's 2022 campaign, under the theme "Remedy together," recognizes those who live with eco-anxiety, a mental health issue affecting Canadians concerned about...
What’s the true cost of electric versus gas vehicles?
With the new reality of record high gas prices combined with the increasing awareness about the impacts of climate change, more Canadians are considering...
Roadmap to recruit soil in combatting climate crisis
A new report calls on Canada to use the potential of soil to help combat the climate crisis. The report includes detailed, science-based soil-...
The Era of Innovation: Environmental stewardship in Canada’s forestry sector
By Kate Lindsay and Scott Jackson
The lives of Canadians are intrinsically linked to our forests. We know that they provide us with oxygen, clean...
Federal investments for sustainable initiatives in Quebec
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) recently announced a combined investment totaling more than $12.6 million through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to help reduce...
Smooth Sailing with Sustainable Solutions: New retrofits brings electric motors to...
By Zack Metcalfe
Over the past decade, Canadians have become familiar with electrified bikes, cars, passenger trucks, dump trucks, transport trucks, city buses, and even...
Health Canada releases report on health effects of climate change
This climate crisis has taken lives in extreme heat waves, and is increasing risks to Canadians from flooding, and from respiratory illnesses like asthma....
Environment minister’s new mandate and to-do list for 2022
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has provided updated mandates for his ministers, including Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault.
“During a difficult time,...
Massive flooding prompts B.C. to impose state of emergency
More warm weather and more frequent extreme weather events are among the predicted outcomes of climate change due to human-generated fossil fuel emissions. In...
Make it Count: Structuring Climate Finance to Meet COP26 Objectives
By Christina Schwantes and Colin Powell
One of the most pressing goals of COP26 is mobilizing climate finance, but we need the right structures in...