just transition

"Only by taking collective action will we halt global warming and lessen its economic, social, and environmental impacts," says Melita Gabrič, ambassador of the European Union to Canada.

On Thursday afternoon, Canada’s National Observer hosted what deputy managing editor David McKie described as a “kitchen table” discussion on Canada’s path to a net-zero future.

Big Oil seems to be framing climate change as something worthy of debate, rather than what it clearly is: a scientific imperative to take action, writes 350 Canada's Cameron Fenton.

A new poll from Abacus Data shows Ottawa lagging behind what a majority of Canadians want when it comes to climate action.

A new report, released this week, lays out recommendations for governments to address the phaseout of oil, gas and coal, including the need for 56,000 new jobs in alternative sectors.

This week, grassroots organizations across the country are mobilizing to demand community-led just transition legislation within the first 100 days of Parliament as part of a “Climate Code Red” week of action.

Want to know what a job looks like for a fossil fuel worker in the net-zero economy? Just ask Luisa Da Silva. As executive director of Iron & Earth, she makes the rubber hit the road. 

“I had basically made a deal with myself saying, ‘If I get laid off from this job, I'm never working in oil and gas again,’” said Delia Warren, who spent a decade trying to break into the offshore wind industry.

Oil and gas industry groups and climate advocacy organizations in Canada are squaring off to shape the federal government’s just transition strategy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must now work with other parties, writes political organizer Sonia Théroux. After all, in no other workplace would you expect to only work with people in your chosen circle.

For all of us who listen to the dire warnings of scientists, we know this new Parliament has our fate in its hands, writes columnist Seth Klein.

With the federal election behind us, there are three big fights either already underway or just on the horizon where change is possible in battling the climate crisis, writes 350's Cameron Fenton.

Wednesday’s event in Halifax — the afternoon before the first official federal leaders’ debate — was one of about 60 taking place between Ucluelet and St. John’s, hoping to train politicians' attention on the climate crisis.

Canada’s National Observer asked federal Liberal Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson about critical issues in the upcoming election, and how his party would respond to the climate crisis.

Canada’s National Observer asked federal NDP environment and climate change critic Laurel Collins about key issues in the upcoming federal election, and how Canada can respond to the climate crisis.