Climate Change In Canada

• July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month ever record: scientists

  July is traditionally the hottest month of the year, and the EU said it did not project August would surpass the record set this month.

  World

  Jul 27, 2023
  
• Canada plans to finalize emissions cap by mid-2024: Guilbeault

  The cap, which envisions limits on emissions or potentially raising the carbon price to incentivize driving down emissions, was first promised in Trudeau's 2021 election campaign.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2023
  
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• Earth just had its hottest week. Current heatwave may break records again

  A heatwave engulfing the northern hemisphere this week is set to intensify, causing overnight temperatures to surge, the World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday.

  World

  Jul 18, 2023
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• Canada ill prepared for a major earthquake, new disaster risk profile warns

  The national risk profile published Thursday morning is the government's first attempt to identify the biggest threats Canada faces from natural disasters.

  Environment

  May 11, 2023
• More than 2,200 plants, wildlife at risk of extinction in Canada, report suggests

  This year's report assessed more than 50,000 of the 80,000 species identified in Canada but still doesn't have enough information to rank almost half of them.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2022
• Ottawa failing Indigenous communities in wildfire, flood response: auditor general

  The department is spending three-and-a-half times more money helping First Nations recover from disasters, than it is on helping them prepare.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2022
• Renewables mean global CO2 emissions to grow less than 1% this year: IEA

  In China, CO2 emissions are set to remain flat in 2022 due to weaker economic growth, the impact of drought on hydropower, and deployments of solar and wind.

  Environment

  Oct 19, 2022
• Canada to fund satellites that’ll help monitor and respond to climate change

  Francois-Philippe Champagne says the multi-satellite mission will improve extreme weather prediction, climate modelling, and monitoring of disasters.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2022
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• Big banks financed 1.9B tonnes of emissions in 2020: Oxfam Canada study

  Canada's biggest banks have committed to reaching net zero financed emissions by 2050, but have also talked about the importance of continued fossil-fuel funding.

  Environment

  Oct 18, 2022
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• Canada needs hard targets on disaster resilience, climate advocates say

  Climate Proof is calling for a 2028 target to flood proof at least 300,000 of the most flood-prone homes, either with water diversions and protections or relocations.

  Environment

  Sep 12, 2022