Climate change: Latest News

All news where Climate change is mentioned

26.06.2023 / 05:01

Atlantic premiers call for meeting with Trudeau over new carbon tax

carbon tax kicks in, the Atlantic premiers are calling for a meeting with the prime minister “as soon as possible” — with hopes of halting it.They’ve sent a letter to Justin Trudeau to request the meeting.The premiers say the new clean fuel standards, which could see pump prices jump up in the region dramatically, will have a disproportionate impact on Atlantic Canadians.In a news release, the Council of Atlantic Premiers said they want a pause in the implementation of the carbon tax until steps are taken to mitigate the impact on the region.“Unfairly burdening Atlantic Canadians with increased costs on July 1st is not an effective way to mitigate the impacts of climate change,” the release read.

Justin Trudeau Climate change Environment

Should carbon price hikes go ahead amid high cost of living? Experts say yes

carbon price should go ahead as planned, two economists say, even as consumers across Canada are struggling amid the rising cost-of-living and feeling the impacts of a Bank of Canada rate increase.In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, economists pointed to the wildfire smoke engulfing large parts of the continent as a reminder that the climate crisis is still unfolding.“I think at a time when the country is burning and we’re not sure what the future is existentially, we need to do something very serious about climate change,” Armine Yalnizyan, Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers, said.She added, “And a carbon tax is something that had had at one point cross-party support. So, let’s just do something.

Bill Blair Mercedes Stephenson Canada county Ontario city Ottawa county Prince Edward Climate change Wildfires Bank of Canada Carbon Tax Cost of Living

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith deflects when asked about wildfires and climate change

Premier Danielle Smith says the government is bringing in arson investigators from outside the province to trace the cause of some wildfires during an unprecedented season in Alberta.

Danielle Smith Climate change Wildfires Alberta wildfire Alberta Wildfires Wildfire

Canadian military to help fight Nova Scotia wildfires amid ‘unprecedented’ season

wildfires as the eastern province, like other parts of the country, faces a “dangerous” season this year.International firefighters are also coming into the country to help with Canada’s “unprecedented” wildfire situation with blazes in eight jurisdictions promoting the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.Federal ministers made the announcement at a news conference in Ottawa Thursday, expressing concern about the early onset of the wildfire season and the ongoing risks to Canadians.Nova Scotia is the second province to receive federal assistance for wildfires this year after Alberta, where a provincial state of emergency is in effect.Last night, we approved the Request for Federal Assistance from the Government of Nova Scotia for support with wildfire response efforts in the province, including @CanadianForces personnel and resources.— Bill Blair (@BillBlair) June 1, 2023“As of this morning, I can confirm that we have approved a request for assistance from the province of Nova Scotia that we received yesterday,” Blair said.Canadian Armed Forces will aid provincial emergency management officials with planning and coordination supports, ignition specialist personnel and equipment, and other firefighting resources.“These additional firefighting resources will be used to relieve firefighters who’ve been working tirelessly around the clock to protect communities right across Nova Scotia,” he said.In addition, more than 300 firefighters from the United States and South Africa are heading to Canada in the coming days.Federal officials say at least 100 U.S.

Nova Scotia Bill Blair Usa Canada city Ottawa South Africa Climate change Wildfires Alberta Wildfires

NYC is sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, new study warns

New York City‘s skyscraper skyline is iconic, but it may be causing the Big Apple to sink, a new study suggests.According to research published by the scientific journal Earth’s Future, the cumulative 1.68 trillion-pound weight of New York City’s buildings is causing the city to sink about one to two millimetres per year on average.The “subsidence rate” — the scientific term for the speed of sinking — was observed by three University of Rhode Island oceanologists and a researcher from the U.S. Geological Survey.

New York city Brooklyn county Queens state Rhode Island city Sandy county Ida Climate change New York City

An ancient coral reef teeming with life found in the Galapagos

Galapagos Islands, coral reef, biologist Dr. Michelle Taylor and a colleague lived a moment over the weekend she’ll likely never forget.“It was just the two of us and a pilot,” Taylor says. “I was just losing it.

El Niño Australia Climate change

Topless woman chains herself to Trudeau’s office in climate protest, group says

A climate group says a topless woman chained herself to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office doorway in Ottawa in protest on Saturday, calling on the government to take immediate action to tackle the climate crisis.

Justin Trudeau Canada Ottawa Climate change Canada News

Canada’s carbon pricing is going up again. What it means for your wallet

carbon price is set to go up starting Saturday.The fuel charge is rising by 30 per cent from $50 per tonne of emissions to $65 on April 1. This will translate to an increase of roughly three cents per litre for gas, reaching a total of 14 cents per litre.The scheduled increase will apply in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon and Nunavut.Meanwhile, the carbon price jump will go into effect in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island on July 1.

Nova Scotia Canada county Ontario city Ottawa county Prince Edward county Carbon county Price Climate change Carbon Tax inflation Canada News gas prices Canada Gas Prices

UN warns ‘humanity is on thin ice’ in latest climate report. What does it say?

Humanity still has a chance, close to the last one, to prevent the worst of climate change ‘s future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday.

Antonio Guterres Canada city Paris Climate change

Topless Junos protester wants drastic climate action

The woman who went on stage topless at the Juno Awards in Edmonton on Monday said she did it to bring attention to the loss of natural carbon-capturing areas across Canada.

Avril Lavigne Juno Awards Canada city Ottawa city Vancouver Climate change Protest

La Niña’s kept things cooler this winter. But what happens when that cooling effect vanishes?

It’s been a snowy, blustery and bone-chilling winter for many Canadians. British Columbians were digging out of abnormal snow in early March. The Prairies have seen a good dose of good old-fashioned winter, and extreme cold warnings were issued in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces as well. Then there was the Christmas travel period thrown into chaos by winter storms – a huge mess from coast to coast.

Usa Indonesia Britain Australia county Ontario county Atlantic Peru Ecuador Climate change Weather

Climate change poses ‘long-term’ threat to Canada’s security, spy agency warns

climate change poses a profound, ongoing threat to national security and prosperity, including the possible loss of parts of British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces to rising sea levels.A newly released analysis by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service also foresees an increase in ideologically motivated violent extremism from people who want to speed up climate change solutions and those more interested in preserving their current way of life.

Britain Canada county Atlantic city Columbia, Britain Climate change CSIS Canada News SPY

As heat waves get hotter, experts warn against becoming ‘air conditioned society’

Hundreds of people who perished during the historic heat wave in British Columbia last summer died in homes ill-suited for temperatures that spiked into the high 30s and beyond for days,a report by B.C.’s coroners’ service found this month.

Environment Canada Britain Canada city Columbia, Britain Climate change Heatwave

Monkeypox, severe hepatitis raise concerns of virus outbreaks post-COVID

As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warn that emerging viruses are inevitable in the years to come and better surveillance is needed to stay ahead of potential new pathogens.

Mike Ryan Theresa Tam Canada covid-19 World Health Organization Climate change

Canada has planted only 8.5M of 2B trees promised by Trudeau so far

The federal government has planted less than half a per cent of the two billion trees it pledged to put in the ground across Canada by 2030, The Canadian Press has learned.

Justin Trudeau Canada Climate change

B.C. floods: New evacuation alerts issued as latest rain storm arrives

Southern B.C. remained on “red alert” Saturday, as the first of back-to-back storms began drenching the already flood-weary part of the province.

Fraser Valley Canada Climate change flooding

Abbotsford mayor ‘extremely concerned’ over new flood risk Sunday

The City of Abbotsford is bracing for more flooding as the latest in a series of powerful rain storms pounded the region Saturday.

Henry Braun state Washington region Saturday county Whatcom Climate change

Canada’s carbon tax is constitutional, Supreme Court rules

Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday has given the federal government the constitutional green light to impose a carbon tax on the provinces.The decision was the culmination of years of disputes between some provinces and the federal government over the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA).

Canada Climate change Supreme Court Carbon Tax

$14.9B promised to Canadian cities for ‘major public transit projects’

Public transit ridership down 75% compared to June 2019: report Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the $14.9-billion announcement on Wednesday as he prepared for a virtual meeting with mayors from Canada’s largest cities, many of them struggling to make ends meet due to the COVID-19 pandemic.“These investments will support major public transit projects like subway extensions, help electrify fleets with zero-emission vehicles,” Trudeau said during a virtual news conference.“They will also be used to meet the growing demand for walkways and paths for cycling and help rural and remote communities deliver projects to meet their mobility challenges.” Canada’s public transit looks to rebound amid coronavirus pandemic About $6 billion will be

Justin Trudeau Canada city Canadian Climate change Coronavirus

‘Incredibly destructive’: Canada’s Prairies to see devastating impact of climate change

climate continues to warm at an alarming rate, experts warn if dramatic steps to mitigate global warming are not taken, the effects in Canada’s Prairie region will be devastating to the country’s agriculture sector.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the country is warming, on average, about double the global rate.Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the U.S.

Canada county Prairie Farmers Climate change

The carbon tax is going up. Here’s how much more you could pay at the pumps

climate plan unveiled Friday.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several ministers announced the details of how they plan to fulfil the pledge to get the country to exceed its 2030 emissions reductions targets under the Paris Accord.“During the campaign, our government committed to exceed Canada’s existing 2030 climate target and support new jobs for Canadians,” he said.“Today, we have delivered our plan to reach that goal. At the same time, we are laying out new, more ambitious targets for the coming years.

Justin Trudeau Canada Climate change

Carbon dioxide emissions dropped a record 7% in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic

carbon dioxide emissions this year by seven per cent, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show.The Global Carbon Project, an authoritative group of dozens of international scientists who track emissions, calculated that the world will have put 37 billion U.S. tons (34 billion metric tons) of carbon dioxide in the air in 2020.

Usa pandemic Climate change Coronavirus

Levels of carbon dioxide at record highs despite coronavirus lockdowns: UN

Greenhouse gas concentrations climbed to a new record in 2019 and rose again this year despite an expected drop in emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns, the World Meteorological Organization said on Monday, warning against complacency.Many scientists expect the biggest annual fall in carbon emissions in generations this year as measures to contain coronavirus have grounded planes, docked ships and kept commuters at home.However, the WMO described the projected 2020 drop as a “tiny blip” and said the resulting impact on the carbon dioxide concentrations that contribute to global warming would be no bigger than normal annual fluctuations.“..In the short-term the impact of the COVID-19 confinements cannot be distinguished from natural

covid-19 United Nations Climate change Coronavirus

How Trump impacted the fight against climate change

Donald Trump rolled back one of the last major environmental regulations made under the Obama administration, allowing oil and gas companies to not have to detect and repair methane leaks — a potent contributor to climate change.The rollback was the latest in a series of dismantling former President Barack Obama’s efforts to cut climate-changing emissions from the oil, gas and coal industries.“It’s very classic,” said John Smol, a professor in the biology department at Queen’s University and Canada Research Chair of Environmental Change. “It’s short term thinking and making it easier to pollute.

Donald Trump Barack Obama Canada Climate change US election

Coronavirus: As Canadians huddled at home, feds found meagre support for green recovery plan

COVID-19 was easily the most important thing on most voters’ minds as summer approached, regardless of gender, age, income or where those Canadians lived.But the polling also told the Trudeau government two other things: there appeared to be little appetite for an economic recovery plan that placed a high priority on quickly transforming to a carbon-neutral economy; and voters appeared to have little concern about mounting deficits and debt.The results from the poll would almost certainly have been used for the government’s late-summer political agenda, which included proroguing Parliament and then re-setting its direction in a Speech from the Throne.The internal polling was commissioned by the Privy Council Office, the bureaucratic

Climate change Coronavirus

Trudeau to unveil plan to spend billions on infrastructure projects, climate change

Justin Trudeau will outline Thursday how the Canada Infrastructure Bank intends to invest billions in projects aimed at creating jobs and contributing to the fight against climate change.Government officials say no investments in specific projects are to be announced at a news conference Thursday, where Trudeau is to be joined by the new chair of the bank’s board, Michael Sabia, and Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna.

Justin Trudeau Catherine Mackenna Canada covid-19 Climate change Coronavirus

London, Ont.’s Reimagine Co. dreams bigger after overwhelming support for grocery store

zero-waste store in London, Ont., was hoping to raise $50,000 in 30 days for what would be the city’s first zero-waste grocery store — they did it in nine.Now, the owners have announced a stretch goal of $75,000 that would allow them to add some luxury items like a juicer, a nut grinder, a plant-based milkshake machine, juice and milk dispensers, and more. London’s first zero-waste grocery store could open by year’s end: Reimagine Co.

city London Climate change Coronavirus

Canada reluctantly approves Ontario and New Brunswick carbon prices for big emitters

carbon-pricing systems for big industrial emitters, rather than have a federal program imposed on them.The decisions come on the eve of a Supreme Court of Canada hearing that will decide if Ottawa has the jurisdiction to set a national standard for carbon pricing and impose federal programs on any provinces that don’t comply.

Justin Trudeau Jonathan Wilkinson Canada county Ontario city Ottawa city New Brunswick county Brunswick covid-19 Climate change Coronavirus

How the U.S. wildfires are impacting air quality from B.C. to Ontario

U.S. wildfires burning in Washington, Oregon and California has made its way to western Canada and is having visible impacts on air quality in several provinces.Grey skies and thick smoke have clouded parts of Manitoba and Ontario while most of British Columbia and Alberta continue to experience poor air quality brought on by the incoming pollution.Anthony Farnell, chief meteorologist with Global News, said the fires “grew rapidly” over Labour Day weekend as record high temperatures collided with strong winds.The smoke from the U.S.

Global News Anthony Farnell Britain state California Canada Washington city Ontario state Oregon city Columbia, Britain Climate change Wildfires Manitoba

‘Unprecedented’: Birds mysteriously dropping dead across southwestern U.S.

birds will not make their annual trip this winter after a mysterious mass die-off that has alarmed biologists in the southwestern United States.Many different species of birds have been found dead in New Mexico in recent weeks, sparking concern among researchers at New Mexico State University’s department of fish, wildlife and conservation ecology. Death Valley records one of the hottest temperatures in Earth’s history “It’s just terrible,” NMSU biologist Martha Desmond told CNN.

Usa state New Mexico Climate change Birds

OPEC cuts oil demand forecasts, BP sees ‘peak oil’ in 2020s

Canada ‘very concerned’ with OPEC’s decisions amid coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau OPEC cut its estimates for world demand by 400,000 barrels a day for both this year and next. It now sees a drop in demand of 9.5 million barrels a day in 2020 and a rise of 6.6 million barrels in 2021.

Canada Oil prices Climate change Coronavirus

London’s first zero-waste grocery store could open by year’s end: Reimagine Co.

Meet the people who are rejecting single-use plastics and waste in London For every dollar contributed, Reimagine says it will “issue a matching amount of store credit to be used once we open our new location” at 206 Piccadilly St., southwest of Richmond and Oxford streets.“The decision to move into the new building was made right before the pandemic hit. And so it’s something we were committed to and it’s something that we’ve been able to do thanks to a wonderful team and great support from the community.

city London county Oxford Richmond Climate change Coronavirus

Dalhousie professor outlines harmful human impacts on oceans in global report

Recent wildfires, storms, heatwaves a direct result of climate change, scientists say The report states that “populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have declined by 68 per cent on average in less than half a century.”The main cause of the dramatic decline, according to the report, is habitat loss and degradation, including deforestation, “much of which is driven by how people produce and consume food.”According to the report, the same environmentally destructive practices are also contributing to the emergence of diseases such as COVID-19.The report also noted that wildlife populations in freshwater habitats “have suffered the starkest average population decline of 84 per cent, equivalent to 4 per cent per year

Climate change Environment Wildlife Coronavirus

Greenhouse gases soar to new record despite coronavirus lockdowns: UN

coronavirus pandemic had little lasting effect.The sharp, but short, dip earlier this year represented only a blip in the build-up of climate-warming carbon dioxide, now at its highest level in 3 million years. Clearing the air: Carbon emissions down amid coronavirus outbreak “We have seen a drop in the emissions this year because of the COVID crisis and lockdowns in many countries … but this is not going to change the big picture,” Petteri Taalas, head of the World Meteorological Organization, a U.N.

covid-19 Climate change Coronavirus

Last fully intact ice shelf in Canadian Arctic collapses

Canadian Arctic has collapsed, losing more than 40 per cent of its area in just two days at the end of July, researchers said on Thursday.The Milne Ice Shelf is at the fringe of Ellesmere Island, in the sparsely populated northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. 1st Arctic Ocean assessment shows top of the world in unprecedented flux “Above normal air temperatures, offshore winds and open water in front of the ice shelf are all part of the recipe for ice shelf break up,” the Canadian Ice Service said on Twitter when it announced the loss on Sunday.“Entire cities are that size.

county Island state Indiana county Canadian city Entire Climate change

UBC Okanagan researcher says Canadians too dependent on imported foods

A UBC Okanagan researcher is saying Canada’s food supply isn’t as secure as Canadians would like to think it is.“Climate change is a big (reason). As we look at different weather patterns that affect food production, it’s very disconcerting,” said Joanna Taylor, a UBC Okanagan postdoctoral researcher on the social sciences and humanities research council.Taylor studies the obstacles and challenges the agriculture industry and Canadian producers face.

Ubc Okanagan Canada covid-19 Climate change Coronavirus

Bleak future predicted for polar bears in Canada’s Arctic

published in the journal Nature Climate Change says cubs in the Davis Strait and the west of Hudson Bay will follow a similar path in the decades afterwards. Polar bears have become the face of climate change — here’s the current state of the species Polar bears use sea ice as a way to hunt seals, but when the ice recedes, the bears take to dry land and eat less energy-rich foods, effectively fasting for the summer months.As climate change causes further reductions in summer sea ice, the bears have been fasting for longer periods, with already noticeable effects on reproduction patterns.“The first scientific study on polar bears and climate change was published in 1993.

Canada county Bay county Hudson county Davis Climate change

Kenny Loggins: We are in the climate change ‘Danger Zone’

an appearance on “Jay Leno’s Garage” where the pair took a spin in a Porsche 365, re-creating a scene from 1986’s “Top Gun.” In fact, Loggins has a seemingly inexhaustible font of good humor about his contributions to pop culture, having appeared in “Family Guy” and “Archer” as himself and referencing his “Top Gun” soundtrack song, “Danger Zone,” both times. He’s also prepping a June 28 live set to benefit Santa Barbara’s historic Lobero Theatre, which is part of his history of charity work in the area since moving there in 1973, and giving concerts to benefit Toys for Tots.

county Santa Barbara Climate change Coronavirus Music

Ottawa relaxes clean fuel targets in short term due to coronavirus

pandemic-induced economic collapse.But to make up for less stringent emissions reductions in the beginning, he said fuel producers will have to do more to green up their gasoline and diesel fuels starting 2026.

Alberta Canada Russia city Ottawa Saudi Arabia covid-19 Climate change Coronavirus

The New Reality: Will COVID-19 help flatten the curve on climate change?

monkeys brawling over food in the centre of Thailand’s historic city of Lopburi, wild turkeys strolling the suburbs of Louisiana and penguins waddling through a residential neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa. “Even here on the campus of the University Toronto Scarborough, when I bike in, I routinely see deer now on-campus,” said Marc Cadotte, a professor of biological sciences.“The major inhibitor of the movement of animals across the city is traffic, busy roads.

Will Covid Thailand state Louisiana city Cape Town Climate change Environment Wildlife Coronavirus

Flight Free 2020: Climate action group never wanted to succeed this way

In February 2019, the growth of the air travel industry seemed boundless.

Britain Canada Sweden covid-19 Climate change Environment Coronavirus

Sir David Attenborough doesn’t want us to forget about climate change just because we’re in a pandemic

Sir David Attenborough has shared his fear climate change has been ‘swept’ off the front pages by the coronavirus pandemic, as he called for a renewed focus on environmental issues.

David Attenborough Climate change Coronavirus

Indigenous leaders call for help to stop oil drilling in the Amazon River

Indigenous leaders are calling for help to stop oil companies drilling in the headwaters of the Amazon river in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, warning that encroaching on their homelands would destroy a bulwark against climate change.

Peru Ecuador Climate change Coronavirus

Ottawa still committed to plastics ban, but focus is on COVID-19 crisis: minister

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says plans to beef up Canada’s national climate action plan and ban some single-use plastics will likely be delayed because of COVID-19.

Jonathan Wilkinson Canada city Ottawa covid-19 coronavirus news Climate change Coronavirus

4 Canadian energy firms blacklisted by world’s largest wealth fund over high emissions

The Norwegian central bank on Wednesday excluded four Canadian oil and gas companies from its $1-trillion wealth fund, the world’s largest, for producing too much greenhouse gas emissions, its first use of carbon emissions as a criterion to blacklist firms.

Norway Climate change

COMMENTARY: The pandemic has taught us the importance of preparation. Let’s apply that lesson

COVID-19 has revealed again that Earth is a small planet, and we’re all in this pandemic together.

covid-19 Climate change Coronavirus

COMMENTARY: Michael Moore’s latest film enrages the left. Here’s why you should see it

As America’s most famous documentary filmmaker, Michael Moore has been unafraid to challenge the most powerful and privileged interests in the United States.

Michael Moore Usa Iraq Commentary Climate change Environment documentary

Climate expert calls for Michael Moore’s ‘shockingly misleading’ new doc to be taken down

Planet of the Humans, the brand new Michael Moore-produced climate change documentary, has become the subject of widespread controversy after being accused of being “riddled with falsehoods and misinformation” by a leading climate change activist calling to have his film removed.

Michael Moore Jeff Gibbs Usa Climate change Environment documentary

United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0