Even in the “best-case scenario,” a UN expert says hundreds of millions of people could face food insecurity, forced migration, disease and death due to climate change. Continue reading
Patricia Espinosa stressed in two recent interviews with the Associated Press that climate scientists are saying there’s still a chance to make things right “but the window of opportunity is closing very soon” and the world has 12 years until carbon emissions reach “a point of no return.” Continue reading
Global energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is urging Canada’s largest oil and gas organization to get off the fence and support both the Paris climate accord and the pricing of carbon to encourage greenhouse gas emission reductions. Continue reading
The U.N. detailed how Earth would be in better shape if warming was limited to just a half degree Celsius from now, instead of the globally agreed-upon goal of one degree C. Continue reading
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada is committed to meeting its climate change targets despite a growing gap between promises and emissions projections. Continue reading
The Canadian government should look at trying to replicate the research in a new U.S. report that bluntly says climate change is real, a national environmental think tank said. Continue reading
The New York Times acquired a draft copy of the report by scientists from 13 federal agencies. Continue reading
The best thing you can do for the environment is have fewer kids, a recent study said. Continue reading
Less than one-third of Americans support U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, a new poll shows. Continue reading
Worldwide demand for coal decreased in 2016, for the second year in a row. Continue reading