B.C. moves from leader to follower with new climate plan
Reviewing the plan, it’s as if this summer’s deeply distressing smash-up against the climate emergency never happened, writes columnist Seth Klein.
COP26
COP26 president says Glasgow climate goals harder to achieve than Paris
COP26 president Alok Sharma says the clock is ticking for countries to commit to climate action, but consensus on critical issues hasn’t yet been found.
Trudeau off to Europe for first in-person G20 meeting since pandemic began
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flying to Europe later this week touting Canada's climate plan and post-pandemic recovery progress at leaders' summits in Italy and Scotland.
Dirty energy: Coal versus cars
Gasoline cars are even more CO2-intensive than coal power plants. And in Canada, it is gasoline, not coal, that is driving climate failure, says columnist Barry Saxifrage.
Inuk activist Ashley Cummings on why Indigenous climate voices need to be heard now more than ever
Twenty-three-year-old Inuk activist Ashley Cummings was the keynote speaker at the World Forum on Climate Justice at Glasgow Caledonian University last month.
From degrees to drops: Putting water on COP26’s agenda
Water is essential for human life yet doesn't get a mention on the COP26 agenda, writes Sonaar Luthra.
Pre-COP26 youth summit unveils its list of demands
Almost 400 young people who met earlier this month in Milan have released a 44-page manifesto with a list of climate action demands and an insistence on being heard a week ahead of COP26.
‘Natural infrastructure’ could save billions a year in climate response
Planting trees and preserving mangrove swamps and wetlands are cheap and effective but overlooked, a new report says.
‘Unforgivable’: Developing nations will have to wait longer for promised climate fund
Days ahead of a critical UN climate conference, Canada’s Climate Minister Jonathan Wilkinson admitted rich countries have failed to meet a critical international climate financing milestone, and are unlikely to reach it for years to come.
A guide to Canada's National Observer's on-the-ground coverage of COP26 and the climate emergency
Why we're going, how to follow our coverage and what you can expect.
Climate advocates bill proposed U.K. coal mine an environmental disaster
They say it sends a disastrous message as the United Kingdom welcomes world leaders, advocates, diplomats and scientists to Glasgow, Scotland, for a United Nations climate conference that starts Oct. 31.
Canada's climate leadership will help at UN talks in Glasgow, British envoy says
Britain's new envoy to Ottawa says Canada still has credibility as a reliable partner on fighting climate change despite a domestic rise of greenhouse gas emissions in recent years.
Plastics are worse than coal for climate change. Does anyone care?
Plastics are expected to contribute more to climate change than coal-powered generating plants within the next decade, a new report by U.S. environmental organization Beyond Plastics has found. But the problem has so far received minimal attention from politicians and businesses.
COP26 vaccine program not a Band-Aid fix to conference inequity, advocates say
Despite the international climate conference rolling out a vaccine and quarantine plan, other inequities hinder participation from countries in the Global South, and those who are on the U.K's "red list."
