Canada Climate
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Canadians want urgent climate action, but cost of living stands in the way: pollThe Ipsos survey conducted for Global News found one-third of Canadians agree the cost-of-living crisis and other economic concerns should take priority over climate action.EnvironmentSep 1, 2023
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Quebec’s ‘green’ zeal likely to push Trudeau government’s climate policiesInternal government polling says voters in Quebec, unlike those in other provinces, should make fighting climate change a higher priority than inflation or lowering gas prices.PoliticsJan 7, 2023
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Trudeau guarantees latest emissions target will be met, pointing to government planCanada has yet to meet any emissions reduction target, but Trudeau said this time the new Canada's Emissions Reduction Plan provides a road map all the way to 2030EnvironmentOct 18, 2022
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Climate change investments now will save money in future, report indicates“Investing now can pay off later,” said Sean Cleary, head of the Institute for Sustainable Development at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont.EnvironmentApr 20, 2022
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Canada must slash emissions by 42% to hit new 2030 targets, climate plan saysThe emissions reduction plan that Guilbeault tabled in the House of Commons Tuesday is projecting that electricity emissions will be almost zero by the end of the decade.CanadaMar 29, 2022
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Climate protests held in cities across Canada: ‘Don’t be a fossil fool’Climate change protests were part of the Fridays for Future movement that is inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.CanadaMar 25, 2022
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Canada’s wildfires, extreme heat bring environmental issues to election campaignFor environmental leaders, this summer's extreme weather in B.C., combined with drought across the Prairies, could shape voters' minds in the Sept. 20 federal election.CanadaAug 27, 2021
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Scientists warn of Gulf Stream collapse leading to ‘climate catastrophe’ in Canada, worldThe warning comes amid a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, which found evidence of the Gulf Stream losing "stability" over the course of the last century.CanadaAug 5, 2021
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Climate change education in Canada’s medical schools needs to improve, students sayThe growing health effects of climate change, such as the spread of Lyme disease and heat-related deaths, mean medical students must be prepared, the students' group wrote in a comment for the Lancet's Planetary Health journal last week.EnvironmentJan 11, 2020
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Water shortages and yearly floods: Canada won’t escape climate crisis, UN report saysThe report gives short shrift to those continuing to doubt the impact of human-caused climate change.EnvironmentSep 25, 2019
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