An overwhelming majority among the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis, but they are trapped in a self-fulfilling “spiral of silence” because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority, research has shown.
Making people aware that their pro-climate view is, in fact, the majority could unlock a social tipping point and push leaders into the climate action so urgently needed, experts say.
Dear Mayor Olivia Chow, City Councillors and City Manager:
We, the undersigned coalition, are writing to strongly oppose the development of a bylaw restricting demonstrations/protests in Toronto, as directed by City Council on December 17-18, 2024.
Hotter seas supercharge storms and destroy critical ecosystems such as kelp forests and coral reefs
The climate crisis has tripled the length of ocean heatwaves, a study has found, supercharging deadly storms and destroying critical ecosystems such as kelp forests and coral reefs.
‘When we need to urgently build big things we have to do it ourselves,’ Vancouver-based author Seth Klein tells DeSmog.
U.S. President Donald Trump continues to upend global financial markets, with his chaotic tariff announcements last week plunging the Dow almost 4,000 points in two days and wiping out more than $4.8 trillion in value on the S&P 500.
Municipal politicians across Canada have written a letter to the five main federal party leaders calling for climate-related actions they say would improve the country's resilience to environmental calamities.
