Cuba's government has for the first time asked the UN's food programme for help as food shortages on the Communist-run island worsen.
The World Food Programme (WFP) said it had received an unprecedented official request from the Cuban government for help providing powdered milk to children under seven years of age.
The request is a sign of the seriousness of Cuba's economic crisis.
Despite commitments to align their portfolios with net-zero emissions, Canada’s largest banks are increasingly financing fossil fuel companies and pushing their decarbonization goals out of reach.
‘The program is designed for there to be consequences, but those responsible for spills don’t comply with the law.’
B.C. is not adequately prepared to deal with a serious hazardous spill, according to an audit of the province’s Environmental Emergency Program released Tuesday.
B.C. premier staking political career on strong climate action policies
With consumers feeling the bite of ever-increasing carbon taxes, and business leaders pushing back on the potential economic costs of B.C.’s climate change policies, David Eby’s NDP government is coming under increasing pressure to take its foot off the CleanBC accelerator.
A better headline for this might be "EVs, Highways, and Pre-Election Squabbling" - Gene McGuckin
Feb. 18, 2024
Canada's environment minister stepped into an essential conversation on traffic, congestion, climate pollution, and highway funding. He got political theatre and sacrificial sound bites in return.
It’s going to be that much harder to get climate solutions done when no good deed goes unpunished.
