Despite a rise in renewable energy, global energy production from fossil fuels keeps breaking records. 50% of all fossil fuels burned in human history has taken place since 1990, just before the Kyoto
A 2013 study (following a 2004 study), quantifying the consensus on the link between anthropogenic greenhouse emissions and global warming, found that 97% of studies agreed humans were causing global
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just announced the creation of a new marine conservation area in the Arctic. This means that Canada will surpass its 2020 target of 10%! Since 2015, ocean protection has
Penpon Project, a youth-led nature restoration project in Wales, is tackling ecological decline in the heart of Brecon Beacons National Park. A group of 12-17-year-olds will soon be working with
We often hear about how people living in coastal areas are more exposed to the threat of rising sea-levels. However, earlier this month, while average temperatures were hitting coastal communities in
Teenage climate-activist, Greta Thunberg, has joined forces with British indie-pop-rock band, the 1975. As the first track on their new album, Notes on a Conditional Form, this somewhat unusual
Divestment is not a new concept. For over 4 years, investors and large companies (including some of the largest banks) are starting to consider investment in fossil fuels as risky. The potential for
If we want to keep climate change within acceptable limits, we need to bring global emissions to zero within 30 years. This was the message given to governments last year by the IPCC.
All governments
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Back in May 2019, a series of diverse Indigenous, civil society, environmental, and labour groups launched the Pact for a Green New Deal in Canada. To
Plastics continue to pollute the earth and its oceans. As well, there are social justice issues involved as we ‘export’ our waste to developing countries, many of whom do not recycle their own