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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
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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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12/11/23
Author: 
Zak Vescera
Housing costs in Vancouver have left most people behind. Photo via Wikimedia, Creative Commons licensed.

Nov. 8, 2023

Workers are being left behind as costs jump almost seven per cent, says CCPA.

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