Climate Change

02/10/26
Author: 
Sarah Cox
Mark Carney announced Thursday, alongside Danielle Smith in Fort McMurray, that the West Coast pipeline will go ahead as a project in the national interest. Photo by Greg Halinda, the Canadian Press.

Oct. 2, 2026

Announcing funding to prepare BC for oil spills is ‘a warning sign all on its own,’ UBCIC women’s rep says.

Ending months of speculation, today the Carney government designated the West Coast oil pipeline a project of national interest, sidestepping environmental safeguards that have been in place for decades and charting a course that could irrevocably alter the Salish Sea.

29/09/26
Author: 
Emiko Newman, Tracey Saxby and Isabel Siu-Zmuidzinas
The state of climate action in BC remains grim. Stronger environmental policies have not materialized in five years, and in many ways, the government has been backtracking on its progress, write the authors. Photo for The Tyee by Steve Burgess.

Sept. 29, 2026

After pressing the province for five years, we’re still coming up short.

As we bid goodbye to summer and welcome fall, many of us breathe a sigh of relief that another “wildfire season” is winding down. Our skies are clear of smoke again. The days may be shortening, but our hearts feel lighter.

29/09/26
Author: 
Andrew Kurjata
A flare fires off from the LNG Canada plant in Kitimat, B.C., on April 11, 2025, where a Phase 2 expansion has been approved. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press, Chris Corday/CBC)

Sept. 29, 2026

Expansion of LNG Canada project would double exports from Kitimat, B.C., to overseas markets

LNG Canada says its multibillion-dollar Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C., is going forward, in a move that could double exports of liquefied natural gas from the northern coastal facility to overseas markets.

In a statement Tuesday, LNG Canada CEO Chris Cooper said the project will create thousands of jobs and further strengthen Canada's role as a trusted energy partner.

29/09/26
Author: 
Andrew Kurjata
A flare fires off from the LNG Canada plant in Kitimat, B.C., on April 11, 2025, where a Phase 2 expansion has been approved. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press, Chris Corday/CBC)

Sept. 29, 2026

Expansion of LNG Canada project would double exports from Kitimat, B.C., to overseas markets

LNG Canada says its multibillion-dollar Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C., is going forward, in a move that could double exports of liquefied natural gas from the northern coastal facility to overseas markets.

In a statement Tuesday, LNG Canada CEO Chris Cooper said the project will create thousands of jobs and further strengthen Canada's role as a trusted energy partner.

16/09/26
Author: 
Anupriya Datta, Nicoletta Ionta, Eddy Wax
Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets. [Thomas Imo/Photothek for the German Federal Foreign Office via Getty Images]

Sept. 15, 2026

The potential rival to NATO will come with a call for an ‘Alliance for the future’ with Canada, according to a draft

STRASBOURG – Ursula von der Leyen will propose a radical change to Europe’s security architecture and the NATO Western alliance when she takes the floor in the European Parliament on Wednesday.

12/09/26
Author: 
Ryan Durante
The Elbe River in Magdeburg, Germany, on Aug. 8, 2026. The river, which flows through the Czech Republic and Germany, saw record-low water levels amid intense droughts and heatwaves across Europe. (Roy Zuo/Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA

Aug. 23, 2026

Data centres and democratic decline could lead to more water conflict in the future

Transboundary waters — rivers, lakes and aquifers residing in more than one country — are facing challenges due to climate change, with conflicts over these waters increasing.

09/09/26
Author: 
Nick Murray and The Energy Mix staff
A government handout photo shows wildfires in Wanless, Manitoba, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 (Jacob Morse/Facebook)

Sept. 9, 2026

Last week’s Canada’s Changing Climate Report is a call for faster action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and shift the economy to clean electricity, analysts say, after the government reported that average warming will reach 3.5° to 5°C by 2100 across Canada and more than 10°C in the Arctic.

05/09/26
Author: 
Donna Lu
Devghat village, Nepal, after flash floods in August. Photograph: Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images

Sept. 3, 2026

 The full scale of the disaster is still emerging, but as rescue efforts continue, scientists warn that a warming Himalayas could mean more deadly hazards

At 8.37am local time last Wednesday, a huge mass of rock and ice sheared free from a mountain, sliding 1,200 metres to the valley floor in Nepal’s Langtang national park, about 60km north of the country’s capital, Kathmandu.

02/09/26
Author: 
The Energy Mix
Jay Phagan/flickr

Sept. 1, 2026

West Coast Pipeline Won’t Recoup Its $43.7B Cost as Global Oil Demand Weakens

There’s no likely need for Alberta’s proposed West Coast Pipeline, as the rise of electric vehicles and a faster global energy transition drive down future oil demand and prices at a faster rate than industry and governments may have expected, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) concludes in an analysis released this morning.

28/08/26
Author: 
Seth Klein
Standing up to Trump. . .

Aug. 27, 2026

It has been heartening to witness the degree of national unity as Canadians steel themselves for the current trade war and insist that our governments stand up to Trump. According to many reports, Canada was dangerously close to signing a terrible deal with yet more concessions. But thankfully, at the 11th hour, the US demanded too much and Prime Minister Carney pulled the plug. The federal government has now announced counter-tariffs that will kick in after Labour Day, along with initial supports for affected workers and businesses.

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