Governance for Our Kids Climate

RBC is one of several financial institutions to begin disclosing information about climate-related investments Canada's largest bank has reversed course on a policy to disclose how much it invests in green energy versus fossil fuel energy following demands from New York City's large public pension funds, with environmental groups welcoming... Read more

  32 lawsuits now target fossil fuel companies over climate damage. After years of legal appeals and delays, some oil companies are set to stand trial in lawsuits brought by state and local governments over the damages caused by climate change. Meanwhile... Read More

  Desjardins no longer offering mortgages in high-risk flood areas, worrying homeowners In May 2017, after two days of heavy rain, the river that runs along the shores of Pierrefonds-Roxboro, a suburban borough of Montreal, overflowed its banks, flooding hundreds of homes. Tania Caro's basement was submerged. "It was hell for everybody," she recalled ...read more

  New report analyzed pension funds for climate targets — and many fell short Canada's largest pension funds, which hold trillions of dollars in assets combined, are trailing behind many of their international counterparts when it comes to shifting away from investments in fossil fuels... read more

A growing number of colleges and universities are using deep underground pipes to heat and cool their buildings without burning fossil fuels. By  Cara Buckley , The New York Times OriginalArticle here When administrators at Princeton University decided to cut the carbon emissions that came from heating and cooling their campus, they opted for a method that is gaining popularity among colleges and universities. They began drilling holes deep into the ground. The university is using the earth beneath its campus to create a new system that will keep buildings at comfortable temperatures without burning fossil fuels. The multimillion dollar project, using a process known as geoexchange, marks a significant shift in how Princeton gets its energy, and is key to the university’s plan to stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2046. The drilling makes an almighty muddy mess, but when all is said and done, the more than 2,000 boreholes planned for the campus will be undetectable, de

This is an interesting video that touches on many of the risks we talk through in our workshops. However, it is obviously from a lawyer's perspective as it is all about risk--no opportunity. And we do see opportunity in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Depending on your organization, that could be new revenue streams, new programs or new advocacy goals. Watch the video.

  Climate and vaccine misinformation seemed worlds apart – but it turned out the Cranky Uncle was a universal figure A version of the Cranky Uncle game used in east Africa.  Photograph: Nadir Kinani/The Guardian A game that teaches people how to spot climate misinformation is now being rolled out – with the same cantankerous central character – to combat vaccine... read more