Analysis

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says its platform, released Aug. 24, demonstrates the industry’s desire to transition to a lower-carbon economy. Environmentalists, however, say it promotes a business-as-usual approach to the climate crisis.

Fossil fuel pollution has been searing the Golden State into a hot, dry tinderbox. The megafires have followed in accelerating fury and frequency, and carbon columnist Barry Saxifrage has the charts to prove it.

In Canadian media outlets, the term "climate change" overtook "global warming" in 2002, a gap that has since widened.

Steve Allan’s anti-Alberta energy inquiry has found the accusations levelled by the Jason Kenney government against environmentalists to be a complete sham, writes columnist Sandy Garossino.

Wildfires in B.C. are now pumping more climate pollution into the atmosphere than all fossil fuel burning in the province.

As universities gear up for a new semester this fall, many will be faced with a challenge that has nothing to do with COVID-19: Devising strategies to be more inclusive to accommodate increasingly diverse student bodies.

We are losing one of our best allies in the climate fight, writes columnist Barry Saxifrage.

Rates of anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation have risen during the pandemic with surging demand for help, but the mental health-care system was overloaded before COVID-19, writes freelance journalist Joe Bongiorno.

Bill C-12 would be strengthened by stipulating an independent scientific expert body that reports to Parliament to ensure it is immune from political retaliation, write physicians Courtney Howard and Claudel Pétrin-Desrosiers.

Reducing the impact of daily commuters is the most immediate and obvious climate benefit from embracing part-time remote work, writes Alexandra Samuel.

The first story I heard about “the missing” was from a Dene elder, Catherine, just over 10 years ago. She was speaking about the impact of tuberculosis on her family at a health conference. The topic triggered her memories of residential school, and of a younger sister who never returned.

The scary news about decarbonizing the economy is the scale of electrification and infrastructure requirements that have yet to register with governments and citizens alike, write Luke Faulks and Anil (Andy) Hira.

To hear the International Energy Agency warning about the dangers of the climate crisis is a game-changer, writes Greenpeace Canada senior energy strategist Keith Stewart.

Catholic school boards across Ontario are wrestling with the question of whether and how to celebrate 2SLGBTQ+ pride within a religion that still sees gay people as suffering their identity, making some critics again question their public funding.