UN's top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
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Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, leading scientists warn
The Earth could be doomed to breach the symbolic 1.5C warming limit in as little as three years at current levels of carbon dioxide emissions. That's the stark warning from ...read more
This viral climate graphic just got a troubling update
The updated ‘climate stripes’ graph now visualizes the impact of climate change on oceans and the atmosphere. Some parts may surprise you. Few illustrations have electrified the climate movement more ... Read more
Supreme Court won't hear province's appeal in youth-led Ontario climate case
The Canadian Press · CBC News · Posted: May 01, 2025 7:15 AM PDT The Supreme Court will not hear an appeal regarding a case put forward by several young Ontario citizens, including 18-year-old Sophia Mathur of Sudbury. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) Canada's top court has turned down Ontario's request to weigh in on a major challenge to its climate plan brought by a group of young activists. The Supreme Court of Canada's decision means Read more...
More than $400 million pledged by nine foundations to help solve climate change in Canada
A group of families and foundations from across Canada have pledged $405 million over the next decade to help solve climate change. Read more...
Food as You Know It Is About to Change
By David Wallace-Wells Opinion Writer July 28, 2024 From the vantage of the American supermarket aisle, the modern food system looks like a kind of miracle. Everything has been carefully cultivated for taste and convenience — even those foods billed as organic or heirloom — and produce regarded as exotic luxuries just a few generations ago now seems more like staples, available on demand: avocados, mangoes, out-of-season blueberries imported from Uruguay. But the supermarket is also increasingly a diorama of the fragility of a system — disrupted in recent years by the pandemic, conflict and, increasingly, climate change. What comes next? Read more...
Vancouver wants to decarbonize its large buildings. Some owners may not be able to afford it
New law requires large-building owners to report emissions, with plans to reduce greenhouse gas... read more