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About Chris Adams

Christopher Adams is a reporter and Masters of Journalism student at Toronto's Ryerson University. Formerly based in Calgary, his reporting took him across Alberta to cover the environment, energy, and provincial and federal politics. He's passionate about international politics, climate policy, and good storytelling.

43 Articles
Catherine McKenna, house of commons, Ottawa, climate change

Catherine McKenna steamrolls ahead with plans to move Canada to cleaner fuels

"We stand at the dawn of the clean growth century," said Canada's Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. President-elect Donald Trump is poised to take the U.S. in the opposite direction.
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News, Energy, Politics | November 25th 2016
Catherine McKenna, Montreal, carbon pricing

Ten groups urge Trudeau government to screen "many environmentally harmful projects"

Ten environmental groups have urged Environment and Climate Change Minister McKenna to use her existing powers to assess "many environmentally harmful projects" before approval.
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News, Politics | November 4th 2016

Ontario Liberals should do more to protect species, curb climate change impact, commissioner says

Ontario's environmental watchdog warns the government "needs to walk the walk" to protect the province's biodiversity, control invasive species, and enact better forest fire management.
News, Politics | October 26th 2016
Kinder Morgan Canada, pipeline, Trans Mountain expansion, handout

Is industry exaggerating the need for new Canadian pipelines?

Oil Change International crunched the numbers, and claims that the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is inflating the need for new pipeline infrastructure.
News, Energy | October 21st 2016

Important global warming pollutants excluded from ‘historic’ aviation pact

Aircraft have impacts other than CO2 that contribute to climate change, but those impacts are not covered by the recent agreement
News, Energy | October 14th 2016

As Haiti death toll rises to 842, Hurricane Matthew slams into Florida

The Category 3 hurricane skidded along the Florida coast Friday morning, and has turned its attention northward toward Georgia and the Carolinas.
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News, US News | October 7th 2016

UN aviation agency brokers first-ever global climate deal

The first-of-its-kind industry-wide deal will cap international aviation emissions at 2020 levels and mandate that member states offset growth in emissions by investing in environmental initiatives.
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News, Energy | October 6th 2016

Canadian government says Volkwagen unlikely to face maximum penalty for cheating

One Canadian consumer said the U.S. government seems to be taking this issue seriously while the Canadian government isn't doing nearly enough to punish the German automaker.
News, Energy | September 30th 2016

Here are the major Canadian pipelines the oil patch wants built

Here's a look at the proposed oil and gas pipeline projects in Canada.
Analysis, Energy | September 22nd 2016

Companies exploit millennials, pushing them toward poverty

A majority of Millennials have "precarious work" conditions and may face "lifelong social and economic inequality"
News, Politics, Culture | August 31st 2016
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