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BC Court Convicts Three Indigenous Land Defenders

16/01/24
Author: 
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Link: 
The Tyee
From left, Corey Jocko, Shaylynn Sampson and Sleydo’ Molly Wickham stand outside the Smithers courthouse. All three were found guilty of criminal contempt of court today. Photo for The Tyee by Amanda Follett Hosgood.

Jan. 12, 2024

But defence will push to stay the verdicts based on alleged RCMP rights violations.

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U.S. cut climate pollution in 2023, but not fast enough to limit global warming

16/01/24
Author: 
Jeff Brady
Link: 
National Public Radio
The James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant in Adamsville, Alabama is a coal-fired facility. In 2023 U.S. greenhouse gas emissions declined 1.9% because less of the country's electricity came from plants like this one. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Jan. 10, 2024

 

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Last year was the hottest on record, and globally, countries continue to emit the greenhouse gases that are warming the climate. In 2023, the U.S. did manage to cut its emissions nearly 2%. That is still not enough to meet the country's climate goals, but it did happen despite a growing economy. Jeff Brady from NPR's climate desk is here. Hey, Jeff.

JEFF BRADY, BYLINE: Hi there.

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Will we breach the 1.5 C global heating threshold this year?

16/01/24
Author: 
Oliver Milman
Link: 
National Observer
Flooded streets after hurricane Idalia. Photo by CityofStPete/Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0 Deed)

Jan. 16, 2024

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

The internationally agreed threshold to prevent the Earth from spiralling into a new superheated era will be “passed for all practical purposes” during 2024, the man known as the godfather of climate science has warned.

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Premier Lies About Near Collapse of Alberta Hydro

16/01/24
Author: 
Max Fawcett
Link: 
National Observer
A woman covers her face walking down the street as freezing temperatures as low as -38 C hit the city of Calgary, Alta., Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol

Jan. 16, 2024

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How This Climate Activist Justifies Political Violence

14/01/24
Author: 
David Marchese
Link: 
The New York Times
Illustration by Bráulio Amado

Jan. 14, 2024

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2024 could be the year we end oil and gas expansion in B.C.

13/01/24
Author: 
Kai Nagata
Link: 
Dogwood BC
Okanagan solar

Jan. 9, 2024

Major pipelines over budget, cancelled or facing fierce opposition

Just three days before Christmas, British Columbians received a surprise gift: a pipeline rejection. The BC Utilities Commission denied the application by FortisBC to build a $327 million gas pipeline in the fast-growing south Okanagan.

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Canada needs to phase out tax breaks for fossil fuels

13/01/24
Author: 
Katrina Miller
Link: 
National Observer
The federal government needs to think holistically about how we support fossil fuels through the tax system, direct government funding, and other financial aid. Photo by Shutterstock

Jan. 8, 2024

The UN Climate talks ended with a global commitment to transition away from fossil fuels and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault celebrated Canada’s leadership role in negotiating the agreement.

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The great debate over dairy manure

10/01/24
Author: 
Phil McKenna
Link: 
National Observer
CO2 released by burning biogas from cow manure is counted as an emission reduction, rather than a climate pollutant, and multiple state programs are taking credit for the cuts that some see as phantoms. Photo by Chad K/Flickr (CC BY 2.0 Deed)

Jan. 10, 2024

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

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Canada’s next big LNG project may be the sleeper climate issue of 2024

10/01/24
Author: 
Seth Klein
Link: 
National Observer
A delegate is silhouetted while walking past the ExxonMobil booth during the LNG2023 conference, in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, July 10, 2023. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Jan. 10, 2024

One of the biggest climate stories in Canada in 2024 might well prove to be a project that, so far at least, few in the country have heard of — Ksi Lisims LNG.

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'You burn with us' (If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution - Book)

29/12/23
Author: 
Brendan Montague
Link: 
The Ecologist
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil, June 11, 2013. Image: Gabriel Cabral / Creative Commons 2.0. Gabriel Cabral / Creative Commons 2.0

Website editor: Important read.

Dec. 18, 2023

We need a mass movement to ensure a just transition and prevent climate breakdown. But such contestations can go very wrong.

The people in power are not acting on climate breakdown. Which presents us, those not in power, with three options. We change the actions of those in power, we change the people in power or we change the nature of power itself.

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