Canada's Climate Daily

Feds pushed for firm commitment on Greener Homes cash

“Given the current climate politically, I'm really surprised they didn't say: We're going to come through with more money for eco-energy retrofits,” Green Party Leader Elizabeth May told Canada’s National Observer in an interview at Parliament Hill.

‘Business as usual is not going to cut it’: Niki Ashton on feds’ economic update and wildfires

As the ash settles on Canada’s record wildfire season, “business as usual from the federal government is not going to cut it,” NDP MP Niki Ashton told Canada’s National Observer.

Clean energy transition brings social and economic rewards

While federal and provincial policymakers focus on recent changes in the national carbon pricing policy, they must remember that Canadian companies face a competitive investment environment because of the industrial policies of our two largest trading partners.

Tax the Super Rich. Carbon Inequality Costs 1.3 Million Lives.

Poor countries face the biggest threats from plastic pollution

A person picks up trash in a landfill. A new analysis finds lower-income countries pay eight times more for plastic’s social and environmental impacts.

Money to compensate developing nations for climate change promises to be hot topic at COP28

Sunil Kumar watched helplessly in July as his home and 14 others were washed away by intense monsoon rains lashing the Indian Himalayas.

EU lawmakers reject proposal to cut use of chemical pesticides

The vote came less than a week after the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the 27-nation bloc was extended for 10 more years.

Wild "super pigs" from Canada threaten to invade northern US states

An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.

Trudeau’s days off? The media needs to get serious

The media isn't responsible for the Trudeau Liberals' recent tumble in the polls. But as a recent story about the prime minister's schedule shows, they're often helping dumb down a political discourse that could stand to get a whole lot smarter.