14 Miracle workers start their magic …. our own Net Zero Advisory Body
It’s a tall order, to say the least: take 14 people and ask them to figure out how Canada can meet its net-zero emissions targets by 2050. That’s the job…
There Are No Borders in a Climate Crisis
Greenhouse gases will still sail right across even the biggest, most beautiful wall. The “crisis” at the Mexico/US border is dominating the news, and the immediate focus is on the…
B.C. sets sectoral targets, supports for industry and clean tech
[A rewriten govt PR release – yes yet another late Friday addition to public knowledge – with RG’s cynical comments] The Province has met its legal obligation to very quietly…
Chinese 5 year plan leaves carbon targets hanging
China — by far the world’s biggest producer of greenhouse gas — has held back from a commitment to cut emissions within five years, in a step that has dismayed…
Bill Gates: These 5 concepts will help you understand the urgency of the climate crisis
Scientists, politicians, youth activists and business leaders are talking about the dire consequences of climate change. But for the average person sitting on their couch, it can be hard to…
CANADA’S NET ZERO FUTURE: Finding our way in the global transition
Report from the The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices An unedited Summary of the Report and the Recommendations URL link to all 130 pages at the bottom Getting to “net…
A provocative view on the climate emergency from Māori
In Aotearoa [NZ], the Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 between the British Crown and local northern Maori, has for better or worse [with subsequent common law decisions and acts…
Scientists address myths over large-scale tree planting … as a climate crisis solution
Scientists have proposed 10 golden rules for tree-planting, which they say must be a top priority for all nations this decade. Tree planting is a brilliant solution to tackle climate…
BC Government emission targets more illusive than a Sasquatch
Our ambitious targets are not being helped by: The Trans Mountain petroleum pipeline expansion, moved forward in spite of B.C.’s objections when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nationalized the project,…
Briefly Noted
Just more bad news – 2.7 degrees possible by 2100 In its most recent landmark report in August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated that limiting global average temperature…