Before heading to this year’s climate conference, Canada's new environment minister, Steven Guilbeault, should announce to Canadians clear and ambitious timelines to develop and implement the government’s climate platform, Lisa Gue and Tom Green write.
Public pressure and lessons learned from Indigenous peoples and the pandemic are keys to tackling the climate emergency, says Severn Cullis-Suzuki, the David Suzuki Foundation’s new executive director.
The federal government has failed to do enough to reel in the recreational fishery, which also impacts salmon returns, despite making historic and dramatic reductions to the commercial fleet on the West Coast, say conservation groups.
The groups say the bill, known as the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, may not be perfect, but it can be improved on in the future. Stalling it would be much worse for Canada’s climate plan, they say in a letter.
“If we are to talk about economics in general, I think we can’t hide the fact that there is huge divestment happening from the fossil fuel sector,” says David Suzuki Foundation director general for Quebec and Atlantic Canada, Sabaa Khan.
“We're finding that (methane) emissions are at least 1.5 times higher than what's currently being reported in official inventory reports,” says Katlyn MacKay, lead author of a recent study.
Patricia Lane introduces us to Samantha Lin, who works with the David Suzuki Foundation supporting young climate activists pressuring cities to lower their carbon footprint.
The Léger poll, conducted between March 19 and March 21, compared data from the same survey question asked in November: "Are you in favour or against this project?"