climate change

Youth activists are hoping to turn up the heat on governments on Friday, September 24, 2021, with the first large-scale international protest against climate change in six months.

Four famous giant sequoias were not harmed by a wildfire that reached the edge of Giant Forest in California’s Sequoia National Park, authorities said.

The election is over — and not much has changed. "There is no real triumph to be found, but at least we’re still here to fight another day," writes columnist Jesse Firempong.

Pittsburgh-based rail freight company Wabtec shows off its new electric locomotive amid a fresh attempt by some U.S. lawmakers to slash carbon emissions from rail transport.

The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot summer that spurred an onslaught of drought-worsened wildfires and caused hundreds of deaths from the Pacific Northwest to hurricane-ravaged Louisiana.

Younger voters make up around 40 per cent of the electorate but are often seen as unmotivated to participate in the electoral process. Here are some of those who did show up on Monday on what matters to them.

Flames on Sunday reached a grove of sequoia trees in California as firefighters battled to keep fire from driving further into another grove, where the base of the world’s largest tree has been wrapped in protective foil.

A global survey finds most 16- to 25-year-olds worry a lot about the future, and many feel failed by their governments on climate action.

With just three days now until the federal election, the main party leaders will be keeping the campaign throttle wide open today as they chase any still undecided votes in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.

Climate change may not make your list of considerations shopping in the TP aisle, but it should. 

COP26, the United Nations climate conference, sets the agenda on climate action around the world — and this year's event is critical in bringing planetary heating under control.

Peatlands make up three per cent of the Earth’s landscape, yet absorb large amounts of carbon and harbour surprising biodiversity.

Annamie Paul will almost certainly go down to defeat on Sept. 20, and she will probably be joined by all but one of her party’s candidates. But in a way, the 2021 election will be the Green Party of Canada’s biggest victory yet, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

What the federal government does (or doesn’t do) is not the sole determinant of emissions in our federation. It’s a shared responsibility with provinces, writes Dan Woynillowicz.

For vulnerable communities, libraries are increasingly becoming a refuge in times of disaster.