With the words 'climate change' edited out of US federal agency websites, programs, and research projects, and the Trump administration creating a hostile environment for non-Americans, there have been early discussions in international climate action circles to transplant the event to Montreal in 2026.
Some of Canada's local leaders are calling for the federal government to build two million affordable, energy-efficient homes. Experts say their benefits could extend beyond just a reduced carbon footprint.
Erlene Woollard is a Suzuki Elder who works on many climate-focused projects. She partners with diverse youth climate activists to organize and deliver intergenerational workshops.
At 79, Mary Anne Pare prefers to think of retirement as “re-firement. She is very active in climate and reconciliation work, lives on Pender Island in the Salish Sea of British Columbia, and believes "hope isn't what we have, it's what we do."
A prominent Indigenous climate organizer has received a prestigious $4-million grant to build a network that will help bolster Indigenous people's influence in global climate policy.
A tracking project that has been in place since nations vowed to act on climate in 2015 sees a measurable increase in exposure to disease and dangerous conditions.