climate change

Shannon Proudfoot: The new minister of environment and climate change has a very hard job—and an intriguing background well suited to it

As the face of the climate change file, McKenna has endured a torrent of vile abuse. Behind it is a powder keg of anxiety, resentment, and a lot of anger.

Canadian youth have filed a lawsuit against the government for violating their rights to security and equality. It is one of nearly 1,400 climate lawsuits worldwide.

The 16-year-old Swede lent her voice to Albertans who care deeply about climate change. And make no mistake, there are a lot of them.

Stephen Maher: What is the Conservatives’ position on electric vehicles? The answer is unclear and it says a lot about the choices on offer in this election.

A climate scientist and an economist assign letter grades to the major parties’ plans to cut carbon emissions

With contradictory rules governing the role of non-political party actors, environmental groups are exercising caution during the federal campaign

Stephen Maher: Many climate plans rely on continuing to produce emissions and leaving it to the next generation to get carbon out of the air. It’s a choice we can’t afford.

Micro-organisms are central to the production and consumption of greenhouse gases and are in turn affected by planetary changes. And yet, they are largely ignored in most climate policies.

Michael Bernstein: We don’t all have to stop flying, swear off meat or close down our heavy industry to address climate change. Instead, we already have a better solution—an economy-wide carbon tax.