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663 Articles
A worker pours concrete into a crane bucket

'Concrete revolution' takes aim at construction’s worst polluter

Concrete has weighed down the building industry's efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, but a low-carbon revolution in the world’s most-used construction material is starting to gather momentum
Big Green Build
By
  • Darius Snieckus
  • Analysis
  • Business
September 19th 2024

Dam dreams loom large over East Coast energy future

A proposed hydro dam twice the size of British Columbia’s Site C megaproject, looms large over the East Coast’s energy future. The project is called Gull Island, and it is a beast.
Powering Up
By
  • John Woodside
  • Analysis
  • Energy
  • Politics
September 17th 2024

Will you be in the carbon capture ‘kill zone’?

If plans to expand carbon capture technology are pursued, it will mean a network of hundreds, if not thousands, of kilometres of concentrated CO2 pipelines running under communities and Indigenous nations, demanding increased attention paid to these emerging risks.
By
  • John Woodside
  • Analysis
  • Energy
  • Politics
August 30th 2024
Top graphic for article about California wildfires

What this year's California megafire tells us about the future

Fossil fuel pollution has been searing the golden state into a hot, dry tinderbox. The megafires have followed in accelerating frequency and fury -- charts.
Race Against Climate Change
By
  • Barry Saxifrage
  • Analysis
August 26th 2024

Canada's economy is actually thriving

Canadians’ living standards certainly increased by more than what the doom-and-gloom political talk would suggest.
By
  • Pau S. Pujolas
  • Analysis
August 23rd 2024
Graphic by Barry Saxifrage representing Canada's rising emissions in 2021, 2022, and 2023

Canada's climate pollution rises for third straight year in 2023

The path to Canada's 2030 climate target has become dizzyingly steep. Here’s a series of charts showing how adrift Canadians are now
Race Against Climate Change
By
  • Barry Saxifrage
  • Analysis
August 12th 2024

'All of a sudden we’re cool' — Green builders draft a cleaner, more profitable blueprint for construction

A new generation of developers and architects deliver net-zero and green retrofit designs for an emerging clean economy.
Big Green Build
By
  • Darius Snieckus
  • Analysis
  • Business
August 7th 2024
Graphic by Barry Saxifrage for top of article discussing costs of fueling up with gasoline vs electricity across Canada

Save a buck a litre? Canadian EV drivers do just that every day

Here's how much cheaper it is in major Canadian cities to charge an electric vehicle at home vs buying an equivalent amount of gasoline at the pump…
Race Against Climate Change
By
  • Barry Saxifrage
  • Analysis
July 31st 2024

The blaze in Jasper fueled a wider disinformation firestorm

As wildfires scorch ever-larger parts of Canada and force thousands to evacuate, they are fueling the spread of right-wing disinformation and climate conspiracy theories. 
Climate of denial
By
  • Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
  • Analysis
July 26th 2024

Green building pioneers chart persuasive paths to profit

A new generation of developers and architects are designing a future for the building sector that is less polluting and still profitable
Big Green Build
By
  • Darius Snieckus
  • Analysis
  • Business
July 25th 2024

What a Harris-led USA would mean for Canada and the climate

As the American election creeps closer with two radically different visions for the country, backed by fiercely polarized political factions, the U.S. appears poised for another tense election cycle. From a climate perspective, the choice is clear.
By
  • John Woodside
  • Analysis
  • US News
  • Politics
July 24th 2024

NATO accuses Russia, China of spreading disinformation to undermine climate action

NATO says climate change is affecting its capabilities on land, in the sea, in the sky, in cyberspace and outer space. At the same time, the world's most powerful alliance wants more funding to respond to natural disasters and combat disinformation. But is more military funding the right response?
Climate of denial
By
  • John Woodside
  • Analysis
  • Politics
July 22nd 2024

What would Mark Carney as finance minister mean for Canada's climate ambitions?

Will Mark Carney join the Liberal’s inner ranks to become finance minister is a question feeding speculation across the country’s pundit class. But what would it mean for the climate?
By
  • John Woodside
  • Analysis
  • Politics
July 15th 2024

Poilievre pitches firebrand conservatism to First Nation leaders. Will they be convinced?

If Pierre Poilievre wants to become Prime Minister, then he still needs to educate himself about First Nation Peoples, says a former Chief.
By
  • Matteo Cimellaro
  • Analysis
  • Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa
July 12th 2024

Why cleaning up Canada’s building industry could be a big win for the economy and climate

New net-zero building designs and decarbonizing retrofits could lay the foundation for a green building boom — but the challenges are formidable.
Big Green Build
By
  • Darius Snieckus
  • Analysis
  • Business
July 10th 2024

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