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18/11/23
Author: 
Alexis Sterling
Trump

Nov. 16, 2023

The aim of building an ideological army to push forward a far-right authoritarian agenda in 2025.

In a shocking revelation, it has come to light that powerful allies of former President Donald Trump are actively working on an initiative known as “Agenda47” in conjunction with the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, with the aim of building an ideological army to push forward a far-right authoritarian agenda in 2025.

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18/11/23
Author: 
Peter Zimonjic
Jerry DeMarco, commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development's latest report, says Canada is set to miss its 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

Nov. 7, 2023

Liberal government set to miss 2030 emissions targets, says environment commissioner audit

'We found that the measures most critical for reducing emissions had not been identified or prioritized'

The federal government is set to miss its 2030 target to cut carbon emissions by at least 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, according to the latest audit from the commissioner of the environment's office.

17/11/23
Author: 
John Woodside

Nov. 16, 2023

Since the mid-1980s, the 25 largest oil and gas companies around the world have fought climate policies tooth and nail, making US$30 trillion in the process, according to a study published Thursday.

17/11/23
Author: 
Seth Klein
BC Climate Emergency Campaign co-ordinator Emiko Newman and Toronto Youth Climate Corps organizer Bushra Asghar (left) in Toronto at a rally for good, green jobs for all and a Youth Climate Corps. Photo submitted by Climate Emergency Unit

Nov. 16, 2023

15/11/23
Author: 
Seth Borenstein
Mangroves grow in a recovered mangrove forest, once part of a garbage dump, in Duque de Caxias, Brazil, July 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)

Nov. 14, 2023

The world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming in 41 of 42 important measurements and is even heading in the wrong direction in six crucial ways, a new international report calculates.

15/11/23
Author: 
Barry Saxifrage
2030 image

Nov. 15, 2023

Canada still has eight years to achieve our 2030 climate target. But rising emissions over the last two years look like they've already pushed it out of reach. That’s because we are now at a point where each wasted year makes the remaining task overwhelmingly larger.

Have we already run out the clock on climate hope in Canada? Take a look at these five charts and decide for yourself.

The rising cost of delay

My first chart shows the rapidly steepening path to Canada’s 2030 climate target.

15/11/23
Author: 
Tik Root
Lawn equipment spews ‘shocking’ amount of air pollution. Photo by Seattle Parks and Recreation/Flickr (CC BY 2.0 Deed)

Nov. 15, 2023

This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

Lawn-care equipment — leaf-blowers, lawnmowers and the like — doesn’t top most people’s lists of climate priorities. But a new report documents how, in aggregate, lawn care is a major source of U.S. air pollution.

12/11/23
Author: 
Lisa Lerer and Shane Goldmacher
Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky won a second term after repeatedly criticizing his Republican opponent for initially backing a state abortion ban that contains no exceptions for rape or incest.Credit...Jon Cherry for The New York Times

Nov. 8, 2023

Democrats won decisive victories in major races across the country on Tuesday evening, overcoming the downward pull of an unpopular president, lingering inflation and growing global unrest by relying on abortion, the issue that has emerged as their fail-safe since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.

In races in parts of the South and the Rust Belt, Democrats put abortion rights at the center of their campaigns, spending tens of millions of dollars on ads highlighting Republican support for abortion bans.

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