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As Earth Day approaches the conversation over climate change, its validity and how to battle it continues. Gwynne Dyer author of a new climate book, Intervention Earth, joins Jennifer Palma on Global News Morning Weekend BC to discuss geoengineering and how to get global cooperation.

It’s a first of its kind in Canada and is designed to bring University of Alberta researchers from different disciplines together to seek solutions to health problems caused by climate change. U of A professor Sherilee Harper joined Global News Morning Edmonton with more about the new “Climate Change and Health Hub.”

Timekeepers have discovered the world’s clocks may need to lose one second to stay on time with the Earth’s rotation, which has slightly slowed down. Eric Sorensen explains how this “negative leap second” is linked to climate change, and why losing one second of time matters much more than you might think.

A team at the University of Alberta is layering data to display which communities are more or less vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change. Emily Mertz explains.

Inside a laboratory in the University of Toronto, a small group of scientists is working to develop new, faster ways to convert captured carbon dioxide into useful products. Alyssa Julie has a closer loook at this self-driving lab and how its using AI to find solutions in the fight against climate change.

The British Columbia government is committing $70 million to help the province’s wineries recover from years of climate-induced crop losses, a growing problem plaguing grape growers across Canada. Neetu Garcha looks at the recent struggles of B.C.’s winemakers, who say their losses are so severe that the survival of the industry is at stake.

Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault stated on Thursday that climate change and its impacts are not slowing down, and that the premiers who want to get rid of the system are taking away the most effective measures to fight climate change. He said, “eight out of 10 Canadians who pay carbon...

Experts are calling for faster implementation of a universal water-metering program in B.C. in order to better manage the impacts of climate change. Kylie Stanton reports.

The winter months and early spring tend to be when viruses run rampant, and illnesses are in abundance. The past year has been especially difficult, with drastic temperature fluctuations and the wildfires, that increase stress not only physically but mentally as well. Emergency physician Dr. Shazma Mithani joined us for our monthly Ask the Expert...

European farmers have protested higher costs, lower profits and climate change regulations for weeks. Could Canadian producers also launch blockades? Global’s Nathaniel Dove explores the issue.

Feb. 13 marks Canadian Agriculture Day, a vital sector in Alberta providing a livelihood to tens of thousands in the province along with needed food and products for Canada and its international trading partners. Stan Blade, dean of agricultural, life and environmental sciences at the University of Alberta, joined us on Global News Morning Edmonton...

A new report from Vancouver Coastal Health delves into the impacts of climate change on local populations. Medical health officer Dr. Michael Schwandt explains some of the research in a Tues. Feb. 13, 2024, press conference.

On Earth Day, the province announced it is restoring funding to three environmental non-profit organizations to help take action on climate change.

The Vancouver Park Board has approved a thirty-year plan to revitalize the West End waterfront and also protect it from the effects of climate change.

UBC forestry professor Suzanne Simard is on the 2024 TIME 100 list. She speaks with Global News about the recognition, and her ongoing efforts to preserve forests as a way to lessen the impact of climate change.

Debate is growing about stratospheric aerosol injection, a type of solar geoengineering which could someday help slow the effects of climate change. Eric Sorensen explains how the technology works and why it is dividing the scientific community.

It’s a film looking into the impacts of climate change and how polarizing the debate has become. ‘Close the Divide’ is playing as part of the Vancouver International Film Festival’s special Earth Day screenings. Director Thomas Acton talks to Jennifer Palma about how the movie came together and how people can catch it.

The rain, sun, and mild temperatures have brought out the usual spring pests and animals out a little sooner than expected. Whether it be mosquitos, ticks, or even racoons, officials say it’s all tied to climate change. Tricia Mason has more.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled the Switzerland government’s climate policy failures violate human rights. Redmond Shannon looks at how the landmark case came to be, and its potential implications on combatting climate change worldwide.

The United Nations (UN) climate chief Simon Stiell said Wednesday that people across the globe have two years to avert the worst effects of climate change and “save the world.” Stiell said G20 leadership — especially governments, business leaders and development banks — must be at the core of the solution, as G20 countries make...