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Chris Hatch

Chris Hatch

Zero Carbon Correspondent | Vancouver
About Chris Hatch

Chris Hatch writes Canada's National Observer's celebrated Sunday newsletter, Zero Carbon. Chris is the former Executive Director of Rainforest Action Network as well as the former executive editor at Canada's National Observer. He is now a columnist at National Observer and writes the acclaimed Sunday newsletter, Zero Carbon.

110 Articles

Halfway to 2050, and far from where we need to be

This halfway point to 2050 offers a stark reckoning. We've burned through a quarter century in what feels like a blink. Now, we’re left with the same span in which we had vowed to accomplish what may be the most dramatic economic and social transformation in human history. Twenty-five years to rewire our energy systems, reimagine our cities, and restructure our relationship with the planet.
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A deadly start to wildfire season

It’s hard to imagine a more terrifying and excruciating way to die — trapped by wildfire as the flames close in. Richard and Sue Nowell were killed this week by the Manitoba wildfires, leaving two sons orphaned and homeless. The deaths turned “an emergency into a tragedy,” said Premier Wab Kinew.
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‘Build, baby, build.’ Some conditions apply

Canadians are demanding new homes but buildings are already the third-largest source of fossil fuel pollution in Canada and cutting those emissions has proven miserably difficult. New buildings last for decades, so Carney's government needs a housing plan that comes with some conditions. Photo by Saskatchewan Conservation House
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