Governments must stop treating climate action as merely an aspirational goal. It is an absolute imperative.
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Electric vehicles could provide an answer to the thorny issue of storing surplus energy until it’s needed.
Enthusiasm for climate leadership is backsliding beyond the US government, but there are some signs of hope.
This week the Liberals have scraped their commitment to net-zero in an effort to keep the Coaltion united.
The Liberals are set to dump net zero with a strong majority of the party room speaking out against the policy.
On Monday alone, the Liberals wallowed in the crisis over energy policy, its parliamentarians indulged in more than 35 media appearances.
the Nationals have got out in front of the Liberals and agreed to scrap their Netzero commitments.
Sussan Ley is set to survive “the killing season” but the task ahead is only going to get harder.
For decades, banks have presented themselves as leaders in sustainability. Yet, their outsized digital carbon footprints tell a different story.
Only a few months into her leadership, Sussan Ley is facing an extraordinary insurgency from Liberal frontbenchers.
Retrofit programs that improve home energy efficiency have become one of Canada’s main strategies to cut emissions in the housing sector. But do these programs deliver on their promises?
Net zero is not as simple as planting a tree. The first step is understanding that tackling climate change, and reaching true net zero, requires returning carbon to the ground.
Alarmingly, Earth’s climate will change for many centuries to come. But we must still push to reach net-zero emissions as quickly as possible.
A green new deal is practical, politically possible, and the best chance we have to achieve a just carbon-zero transition in Canada.
Opposition energy spokesman Ted O'Brien and the Coalition the 43% by 2030 is unachievable and see to be saying they would just ignore the target.
Never mind the carbon tax. Tax breaks and public spending for fossil fuel companies cost taxpayers billions every year and hurt the environment.
We must resist the temptation to go for a weak 2035 target and use the public consultation process to think creatively about how the net-zero transition can be both transformational and fair for all.
While barriers still remain, the benefits of electrifying the transport sector are clear for both society and individual firms.
The temptation to justify critical minerals mining at all costs is a dangerous fallacy. The social and environmental impacts of poorly mined critical minerals are dire.
Human societies produce huge amounts of excess heat. Turning it into electricity could play a key role in achieving a net-zero society.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
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Senior Scientist and Data Analyst, St. Francis Xavier University
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Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia
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climate campaigner
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Simon Fraser University
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Directeur de l’Institut de l’énergie Trottier, Polytechnique Montréal et Professeur de physique, Université de Montréal
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Adjunct professor, Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
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Adjunct Professor of Energy, Murdoch University
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Systems Lead - Sustainable Economies, Climateworks Centre
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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Professor, Département de droit, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
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Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Director of Research and Lecturer - Grantham Institute Climate Change & the Environment, Imperial College London