climate crisis

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David He hiking on Cortes Island in British Columbia. Photo by Joshua Fletcher

Bending politicians’ ears for a fair, low-carbon future

When David He tells stories about climate impacts, the prime minister and other senior government officials pay attention.

Opinion

Youth climate action

By Patricia Lane & David He | Opinion, Climate Solutions Reporting | June 26th 2023

The World Bank building is seen on April 5, 2021, in Washington. File photo by The Associated Press/Andrew Harnik

Paris summit aims to shake up the financial system and test leaders' resolve on climate

Heads of state, finance leaders and activists from around the world will converge in Paris this week to seek ways to overhaul the world's development banks — like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank — and help them weather a warmer and stormier world.

By Fatima Hussein & Paul Wiseman | News | June 21st 2023

Pass the climate gavel to the young

When world leaders gather, 16-year-old Clara Brown from Merrickville, Ont., helps ensure young people have a greater voice.

Opinion

Youth climate action

By Patricia Lane & Clara Brown | Opinion, Climate Solutions Reporting | June 19th 2023

For 11 days this month, global temperatures spiked into the no-go zone

The mercury has since dipped again, but experts say the short surge marked a new global heat record for June and indicates more extremes ahead as the planet enters an El Niño phase that could last years.

By Associated Press | News | June 15th 2023

Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Feds table sustainable jobs bill to back up pledge to help workers transition

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said it is not about shutting down Canada's fossil fuel industry, but the sector will only survive if it massively invests in technology to cut greenhouse-gas emissions from extracting and refining oil and gas.

By Mia Rabson | News | June 15th 2023

Be skeptical of oil company claims that tech will handle climate-wrecking pollution: US envoy Kerry

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry urged the world to be “very skeptical” about claims from oil and gas producers that emerging technology soon will allow people to adequately capture the climate-wrecking fumes emitted by their cars, planes and businesses.

By Edith M. Lederer, Ellen Knickmeyer & Frank Jordans | News, US News | June 14th 2023

Summers of smoke: Planning and response does good and feels good

We are not at a new normal — wildfires will continue to worsen.

Opinion

By Courtney Howard | Opinion | June 14th 2023

Rough flight? That’s climate change in the pilot’s seat

Researchers say bumpier air travel is driving up costs and increasing the risks for passengers and crews.

Race Against Climate Change

By Matthew Taylor | News | June 14th 2023

Vancouver Island communities isolated by the shutdown of Highway 4 due to the Cameron Bluffs wildfire face another week's wait before road reopens. Photo by B.C. Ministry of Transport

Cut off by wildfire, B.C. communities must wait another week for vital route to reopen

Rocks the size of coffee mugs continue to drop hundreds of feet down steep bluffs onto Highway 4, an important transportation route closed by wildfire activity on Vancouver Island a week ago.

Canada burns

By Rochelle Baker | News, Island Insider | June 13th 2023

Doctors demand ban on fossil fuel ads to save lives

Fossil fuel advertising increases demand for the very products that are driving the climate crisis.

Opinion

By Melissa Lem , Husein Moloo & Samantha Green | Opinion | June 13th 2023

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