Solar project repurposing abandoned oil and gas wells launches pilot in sunny Alberta town
RenuWell project sites near Taber are set to produce enough electricity to power 280 average households by October.
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New research says leave 40 per cent of existing fossil fuels in the ground
Exploring for more oil, delineation of new fields, constructing new oil infrastructure and commissioning new projects are all activities that waste Canada's shrinking carbon budget.
Global heating in the Arctic ‘off the scale’
New data has revealed extraordinary rates of global heating in the Arctic, up to seven times faster than the global average.
Think of old-growth as better than air conditioning
The old-growth forests of B.C. are the cooling systems, air filters and oxygen supply for Vancouver Island and the mainland. So why are governments still allowing ancient trees to be felled?
Funding needed for climate disasters has jumped more than 800% in 20 years
Only about half the funds required are being provided by rich countries, according to a report by Oxfam.
Trust this expert when she says we can’t adapt our way out of climate crisis
Katharine Hayhoe says the world is heading for dangers people have not seen in 10,000 years of civilization.
Global heating turning the snowy Alps green
Vegetated areas above the treeline have increased by 77 per cent since 1984, satellite data shows.
Exxon ordered to trial over alleged climate crimes
The ruling, and another crucial court decision last week, will force the oil giant to face charges it lied about global heating.
Early closure of fossil fuel production sites will help avert climate disaster: study
Nearly half of all existing fossil fuel facilities will need to close prematurely to limit global heating to 1.5 C, scientists say.
Six key lifestyle changes can help avert the climate crisis, study finds
Research shows that governments and individuals making small changes can have a huge impact in reducing emissions
When measuring climate change, don’t forget about the humidity
A team of scientists in the U.S. and China decided to use an obscure weather measurement called equivalent potential temperature — or theta-e — that reflects “the moisture energy of the atmosphere.”
Across the boreal forest, scientists track warming’s toll
From Minnesota to the Northwest Territories, researchers are studying dramatic changes in the vast northern forests: thawing permafrost, drowned trees, methane releases, increased wildfires, and the slow transformation of these forests from carbon sinks to carbon emitters.
We saved the puffins, but a heating planet is unravelling that work
"Seabirds are climate change prisoners. Our inaction makes us the executioners."
A group of medical students join thousands of other climate strikers on the streets of Glasgow
The young medical students standing atop a statue plinth in Glasgow’s George Square last Friday want med schools to teach about planetary health. Nearby, 50 countries this week pledged to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems.
We're losing the climate battle
Heading into COP26, delegates know the reductions made in gas emissions will not allow the world to get close to preventing the devastating changes caused by human-induced global heating, writes Nick Fillmore.
