Governance for Our Kids Climate

  Here's something you don't hear much  when it comes to climate change: hope. Countries are setting records in deploying climate-friendly technologies, such as solar power and electric vehicles, according to a new   International Energy Agency report . The agency, which represents countries that make up more than 80% of global energy consumption, projects... read more

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations warned Wednesday that the “gates of hell” are at hand as  climate change  intensifies, and top international officials said the world’s leaders still aren’t doing nearly enough... read more

As the existential threat of climate change looms large, cities worldwide are grappling with the urgent need for sustainability and environmental responsibility. In this critical time, we examine Vancouver’s claim to greenest city and put it up against Oslo, Norway. It’s not pretty. When scrutinizing their efforts side by side, it becomes evident that Vancouver falls far behind Oslo in embracing sustainable practices. It is high time for Vancouver to confront its shortcomings and accelerate its climate efforts to catch up with Oslo's exceptional commitment to a greener future. Oslo electric bus recharging.  1.       Insufficient Targets: Vancouver's lackluster approach to carbon reduction is alarming. While Oslo boldly aims for carbon neutrality by 2030, Vancouver seems content with a distant target of 2050. This sluggish timeline fails to address the pressing climate crisis and risks falling short of the decisive action required to avert catastrophic consequences. 2.      

 Original article here Significant parts of the province could be lost to rising sea levels, according to spy agency CBC News   ·  Posted: Mar 10, 2023 7:00 AM PST  Canada's spy agency says climate change is threatening the nation's prosperity and security, and has identified British Columbia as a region of particular concern. A newly released analysis by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) that was prepared in April 2021 and only recently disclosed to The Canadian Press spells out several concerns presented by global warming. They include looming threats to water and food security, Arctic sovereignty, and coastal security — the latter of which could greatly impact British Columbians. According to the report, rising sea levels could cause "irretrievable loss of infrastructure and even entire communities" with the potential to destroy "significant parts" of the westernmost province. Taking steps to lessen the severity of flood and weather risks

Original article here Back to the Roots co-founder Nikhil Arora (L) is taking steps to cut the company's carbon footprint By Nathalie Jimenez, Business producer, New York For the past two years, Nikhil Arora has been working hard to cut his organic gardening company's carbon footprint, taking small steps, like shifting away from plastic packaging, to make his business, Back to the Roots, the most environmentally efficient it has ever been. The California-based company is small, employing just 21 people, but it expects to make roughly $100m (£84m) in sales this year. Mr Arora says the moves it has made are critical to the fight against climate change. "Small businesses are the lifeblood of the US economy. We power most of the jobs, most of the growth and, therefore, I think we will also power most of the change," says Mr Arora, co-founder of the company, which started selling organic gardening kits more than a decade ago. Corporate giants such as Amazon and Wal

  Wet'suwet'en Chief Madeek reacts with his middle finger to protest the Royal Bank of Canada’s funding of the Coastal GasLink pipeline and other fossil fuel investments in Toronto in April 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette Bruce Campbell , York University, Canada Original article here The United Nations climate change conference, COP27, has begun in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. In the lead-up to the conference, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report revealed “a litany of broken climate promises” by governments and corporations. “It is a file of shame, cataloguing the empty pledges that put us firmly on track toward an unlivable world,” he said. Canada is high on the list of empty pledges. The government’s COP26 commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 40 to 45 per cent by 2030 — enacted by the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act — is not only seen as an inad

RBC denies allegations and insists it is committed to net zero Jaela Bernstien  · CBC News · Posted: Oct 16, 2022 4:00 AM ET  Original  article here Kukpi7 (Chief) Judy Wilson of the Skat’sin te Secwepemc-Neskonlith Indian Band stands defiantly in front of an RBC branch in downtown Montreal. Wilson is part of a movement to hold banks accountable for funding the fossil fuel sector. (Jaela Bernstien/CBC) Standing in the rain in downtown Montreal, Kukpi7 (Chief) Judy Wilson lifts her fist in defiance outside a branch of the Royal Bank of Canada. Wilson's gesture goes largely unnoticed by the shoppers who hurry past, but her efforts to hold banks accountable on financing fossil fuels have certainly caught the attention of Canadian regulators. Wilson, based in south central British Columbia, is the chief of the Skat'sin te Secwepemc-Neskonlith Indian Band and the secretary-treasurer for the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC).  She's also one of six appli