Ottawa Insider

As city planners and building managers move to crack down on energy use and carbon pollution coming out of the built environment, the gas-powered swimming pool could become another example of how natural gas heating in buildings is being singled out for scrutiny.

The Dark Vessel Detection program uses satellite technology to locate and track ships partaking in illegal fishing whose location transmitting devices have been switched off.

Group including Climate Action Network Canada executive director Catherine Abreu and Assembly of First Nations Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek will be able to draw upon the resources of Environment and Climate Change Canada and other government departments to conduct emissions modelling or other analysis, and can be briefed by public servants on federal programs.

The House of Commons Natural Resources committee has embarked on a study of “critical minerals” in Canada — a term referring to the raw materials like lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, aluminum and copper that go into making lithium-ion batteries, the standard workhorse of the electric vehicle and energy-storage world.

The Green Party is proposing a basic income model that would give every Canadian a basic revenue source that could cover necessities such as clothing, food and housing.

The climate resiliency of electricity grids across North America is coming under closer examination following a winter storm in the United States that has killed dozens and left millions of others in the freezing cold. 

“The broader lesson for Canada is that (climate) adaptation is now front and centre. And that’s not a lesson just for the power sector, it’s a lesson for all infrastructure, whether it be roads, sewers, flood prevention."

Lawyers for Climate Justice believe their colleagues should consider taking on pro bono work where they can help with efforts to cut carbon pollution.

The Canada Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) was supposed to launch its Compliance and Dispute Resolution Mechanism in November, but it was delayed because CORE extended the consultation period relating to its operating procedures to early December.

The “Global Registry of Fossil Fuels” would fill a major gap in public knowledge, where only expensive or proprietary databases on fossil fuel reserves have existed before, or ones that are not detailed enough or are designed for industry use. 

Mike Thompson, chief economist and director of analysis for the U.K.'s Climate Change Committee, says, "It’s pretty clear that once you set these targets, this is not about tomorrow’s problem, this is today’s problem."

Nature Canada wants the two administrations to hone in on nature-based climate solution investments and the conservation of landscapes and seascapes, with a particular focus on Indigenous-led conservation.

Simon Fraser University professor Tim Takaro is set to have challenge of pipeline company's injunction order heard in court on March 3.

Abacus Data polled 1,500 people, a majority of whom want the list of banned plastics to include other commonly littered plastics products: hot and cold drink cups, cigarette filters, and all forms of polystyrene.

Tim Takaro, a 63-year-old health sciences professor, says he is choosing civil disobedience because his professional code of conduct requires that he protect the health of Canadians.