Climate Change

29/11/24
Author: 
Allison Morrill Chatrchyan
UN Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen and the COP29 President-Designate, H.E. Mukhtar Babayev the COP29 President-Designate address the press. (Photo: UNEP/Ahmed Nayim Yussuf)

Nov. 19, 2024

[Original Title: Why I’m not in Baku—and how to prevent further co-optation of UN climate summits]

29/11/24
Author: 
Andrew Nikiforuk
The Elkview coal mine across the border in BC could be a preview of the future for Grassy Mountain. Photo via Teck Resources.

Nov. 27, 2024

A bogus referendum this week could bring a risky coal mine to the Rockies.

The outsized influence of billionaires in the workings of ailing democracies has struck again.

27/11/24
Author: 
Natasha Bulowski
Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs met on Nov. 25 to recognize the expiration of PRGT's environmental assessment permit with a ceremony. Photo from Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Office

Nov. 27, 2024

The fate of a 900-kilometre natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia is in limbo after its environmental assessment certificate expired on Nov. 25.

The province must decide whether to greenlight the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline by either making its decade-old certificate permanent or sending the entire project back to the drawing board for a new environmental assessment.

27/11/24
Author: 
Angela Amato
An oil refinery near Fort McMurray. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board owns 90 per cent of a Calgary-based oil and gas company that signed an open letter calling for withdrawal of the federal oil and gas emissions cap. Photo via Shutterstock.

Nov. 21, 2024

A senior pension fund executive sits on the board of an energy company opposed to emissions caps.

In the world of energy, Dave Chambers of Toronto wears multiple hats.

24/11/24
Author: 
Alexandria Shaner
The Green New Deal From Below - book cover

Nov. 24, 2024

Less than one week after a self-proclaimed dictator, climate change denier, and big oil-funded billionaire (among other equally impressive accolades) took the single most powerful political office in the world, it seems like a horrible time to release a book about the Green New Deal (GND).

19/11/24
Author: 
Mitch Anderson
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced a $2 billion climate financing platform at COP29. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Nov. 15, 2024

Canada Promises Climate Reparations at COP29 While Courting Big Oil at Home

With spotlight on politicians and their pledges in Baku, fossil fuel lobbyists are racking up private meetings with Trudeau’s government.

Steven Guilbeault came to the COP29 climate change negotiations in Azerbaijan ready to make what the federal Liberal government deemed a “major” announcement. 

18/11/24
Author: 
Climate and Capitalism
dry cracked ground
Nov.17, 2024

Disturbing research suggests nature is losing the ability to absorb greenhouse gas emissions

The extreme heatwaves of 2023, which fueled huge wildfires and severe droughts, also undermined the land’s capacity to soak up atmospheric carbon. This diminished carbon uptake drove atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to new highs, intensifying concerns about accelerating climate change.

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