John Woodside
Senior Ottawa Reporter | Ottawa |
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About John Woodside
John Woodside was named one of Canada Clean50's emerging leaders in 2023 for his outstanding reporting on the climate and related issues. Focusing on finance, lobbying, energy policy and the climate emergency from Ottawa, Woodside brings a depth of experience to Canada's National Observer. Before joining Canada's National Observer, John reported on energy for allNewBrunswick and allNewfoundlandLabrador, and focused on Muskrat Falls, nuclear power, and the Irving group of companies.He has also worked with Cited Media and with the foreign policy news outlet OpenCanada. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Masters in Journalism.
Does Canada need a climate czar?
“There's all sorts of reasons why it's challenging for governments to deliver on commitments, so that's the person who ultimately is cracking the whip, saying we've got to get this done faster," says former federal environment and climate change minister Catherine McKenna.
Fossil fuel lobbyists infiltrate UN climate talks in record numbers
"They're private sector entities for whom their priority is to do what's best for their business. And that doesn't make them evil, but it does mean they don't belong here.”
The oil and gas emissions cap is the trophy Trudeau wants. A major update is just days away
In an interview with Canada’s National Observer, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault said details of the oil and gas emissions cap framework are being finalized but should be ready “in the coming days.”
World leaders put on notice that more ambitious emission reduction targets are needed — and soon
New commitments under the Paris Agreement to slash more planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions are due in 2025, the UN's climate change executive secretary told delegates on the opening day of the annual climate change negotiations, upping the pressure on countries like Canada that remain off track.
Countries pour money into new loss and damage fund in a stunning achievement for the first day of UN climate conference
With the leadup to COP28 marked by scandal after scandal and geopolitical tensions pitting the Global North and South against each other, establishing a loss and damage fund and pouring hundreds of millions into it on the first day of the UN climate conference is an unprecedented achievement, advocates say.
COP28 starts today. Here’s what you need to know
The annual UN climate change negotiations officially kick off in Dubai, and Canada’s National Observer is on the ground to cover it.
Climate crisis appears to be an afterthought in feds’ fall fiscal update
A status-quo fiscal statement suggests climate change is an afterthought for Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland following the wildfire crises felt by Canadians this summer, a new economic update suggests.
Canada has widest gap between words and climate action, UN finds
With courts challenging the feds' ability to enact sweeping climate legislation at the same time premiers are pushing back, PM Justin Trudeau is in a bind. A new report from the UN finds Canada has the widest gap between words and action, adding to the pressure to deliver real emissions reductions.
Public support for carbon tax waning quickly
In what is widely seen as a strategic blunder, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pausing the carbon price on home heating oil has kicked off backlash from coast to coast, with new polling revealing collapsing support for his signature climate policy.
Rich countries finally look like they’ve met a climate target. It’s just years late, says OECD
With world leaders set to descend on Dubai for the UN's annual climate change negotiations, new figures about climate finance from rich to poor countries could help land an agreement, experts say. But there's still a long way to go.