Ontario Climate Change

• Electricity emissions sinking Ontario’s climate goals, internal docs say

  Back in October 2024, the Ford government was on course to exceed its 2030 target of getting greenhouse gas emissions at or below 28 per cent of their 2005 levels.

  Environment

  Oct 2, 2025
  
• Ontario bracing for climate change to ‘express itself’ in ‘new and unique’ ways

  After a tough summer of forest fires and a mild winter, black bears are emerging from hibernation early. The Ontario government acknowledges climate change is 'expressing itself.'

  Environment

  Mar 6, 2024
  
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• Changing climate making snowmobiling riskier, OPP say

  Ontario Provincial Police say 13 snowmobilers have died so far this season -- which runs from November to April -- with many falling through ice.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2023
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• Climate change effect on public transportation infrastructure to cost billions: FAO

  By 2030, changes in extreme weather mean climate-related costs will accumulate to a total of $13 billion, the Financial Accountability Office said.

  Environment

  Sep 22, 2022
• Youths’ climate charter challenge set for Ontario court hearing

  Their constitutional challenge, backed by Ecojustice environmental lawyers, is set to be heard Monday in Ontario Superior Court.

  Environment

  Sep 11, 2022
• Sudbury’s young climate activists heading to court

  On Sept. 12, the Mathur et. al. case against the Ontario government will go to trial, two years after a judge denied a motion to dismiss their complaint.

  Environment

  Aug 27, 2022
• Coalition launches campaign, calls on Ontario election candidates to address climate change

  A coalition of more than 125 groups from across Ontario is calling on candidates in the upcoming provincial election to treat climate change as "the emergency it is."

  Environment

  Apr 27, 2022
• Ontario auditor general to assess government’s climate change plan

  Ontario's auditor general will assess the government's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in her annual report, to be released Wednesday.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2019
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• Ontario environment minister to meet with federal counterpart in Toronto

  The Progressive Conservative government's plan, unveiled last week, replaces the cap-and-trade system brought in by the previous Liberal regime and does not put a price on carbon.

  Politics

  Dec 6, 2018
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• Ontario government to unveil climate change plan

  The government has promised to implement its own plan to tackle climate change after scrapping the previous Liberal regime's cap-and-trade system.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2018