Are Canadians surrendering to climate change?
Maybe federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is on to something. He shows little interest in the overarching issue of the day—climate change—while trashing the carbon…
Big state takes on big oil—a lesson for Alberta?
Someone reading this blog might get the impression I take pleasure in hearing about environmental lawsuits against oil companies and their friends. They would be…
Do kids have to sue for a sustainable future?
Much publicity was generated recently by a court case in Montana (Held v. State of Montana). A nonprofit called Our Children’s Trust, acting on behalf…
Disaster city
"Canada is increasingly a riskier place to live, work and insure," said Craig Stewart, Vice-President, Climate Change and Federal Issues, Insurance Bureau of Canada. The…
Climate change—we make progress
Each spring, Canada submits The National Inventory Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The report holds Canada accountable to targets it…
A healthy competition
Our federal government brought down its 2023 budget last week and it was very green. Dealing with climate change was front and centre. There were…
Some encouraging support for net zero
Below is an open letter that appeared as an ad in the National Post and The Hill Times. The letter recognizes that our “major trading…
The IPCC and the Alberta perspective
On March 20 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the final instalment of its Sixth Assessment Report. The report resulted from the work…
Denmark first to pay for climate “loss and damage”
Under the Paris Climate Accords, the world’s rich nations have pledged to provide $100-billion US per year to help undeveloped nations adapt to climate change.…
Alberta, a renewables leader?
OK, Alberta creates more greenhouse gasses than any other province. Let’s get that out of the way. We are, after all, the country’s major oil…
Will Vancouver sue big oil?
I recently posted about the increasing number of lawsuits filed against corporations and government by citizens affected by climate change. One case to watch was…
Suing for a green planet
Checking out the ensia website recently I encountered an article that surprised me. In a good way. Ensia, published at the University of Minnesota, is…