climate solutions

Climate-driven extreme weather has endangered Canadians and caused billions of dollars of damage. Now, the B.C. government is distributing $5 million in funding to communities to mitigate the loss caused by climate-driven extreme weather.

David Ives is passionate about redefining “waste” as things simply waiting to be repurposed.

When angler Shane Westle finds a pile of river fish stranded on land, he sparks an effort to help fish travel between the Kootenay River and one of its tributaries.

A few years ago, Ottawa resident Bruce Fanjoy set out to build an energy-efficient house capable of producing all the power it needs. He succeeded.

As drought persists across many parts of Canada and the U.S., cities have tried to reduce how much water is used on lawns. While many Canadian cities have tried to reward responsible residents, one American city has banned lawns on new homes.

As the director of sustainable communities for the David Suzuki Foundation, Julius Lindsay and his team help grassroots organizations ensure climate solutions advance their well-being. 

Climate change, pests and unsustainable harvesting have left the Canadian forestry industry vulnerable. But as wildfires across the country decimate large swaths of Canada’s remaining forests, a Vancouver non-profit is helping companies find alternatives to pulp and paper-based packaging.

Drivers will be able to recharge up to seven kilowatt-hours for free, which equals 40 to 50 kilometres of driving range and takes 15 to 20 minutes of charging, according to Jolt.

Climate change does not recognize borders. Proof can be found in the smoke from Canadian fires that recently fouled the air in the United States and the catastrophic flooding of B.C.’s Sumas Prairie when the Nooksack River in the U.S. burst its banks in 2021.

Canadians' food scraps and mouldy leftovers could soon find new life as bioplastics, solidified carbon — and even menstrual pads. 

When a powerful drought fried the fields on Doug Griller's farm last summer, the Manitoba rancher feared they would have trouble bouncing back. A herd of bison helped the recovery exceed expectations.

Now more than ever, Canadians need to understand that climate action is good for the pocketbook.

This December’s UN Convention on Biological Diversity summit, or COP15, has been relocated from Kunming, China, to Montréal. The meeting may provide an ideal opportunity to push Canada and other nations to do better.

Environmentalists are warning that slow-release nitrogen fertilizers, central to Canada's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on farms, are filling fields with microscopic plastic pollution.

An open letter from 500 academics likens fossil-energy funding of climate solutions to tobacco industry disinformation.