Top climate scientists urge swift action for Canada and the world in critical decade for change
A climate bomb is ticking, and the latest report from the world’s leading climate science body is a how-to guide for defusing it, says United Nations Secretary General António Guterres.
Government of Canada and City of Vancouver invest in Vancouver’s resilience to climate change
Today, Taleeb Noormohamed, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville, His Worship Ken Sim, Mayor of the City of Vancouver, and Scott Jensen, Chair of the Vancouver Board of...
District energy projects putting municipalities on path to net-zero
Making tangible progress on climate goals in a country as spread out and geographically diverse as Canada was always going to be a challenge.
Canada Announces Climate Reporting Requirements for Banks, Insurers, Beginning 2024
Canada’s financial regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), announced the release of its new guidelines on climate risk management, setting out requirements for banks and insurance companies to manage and disclose climate-related risks.
New soil relocation rules now in effect for British Columbia
The British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy has released new regulations for soil relocation in B.C. effective March 1, 2023.
Climate change must be considered in highway infrastructure planning: Transport Futures speaker
Governments around the world are looking to reduce carbon emissions to meet climate goals and the future of highway infrastructure has to be factored into those planning discussions.
Report on Canada’s first zero-carbon, net-positive energy building
Office buildings are typically not energy efficient, and globally they contribute to nearly a third of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from construction to end of life.
Exclusive: Alberta minister says Canada emissions cap stalls other climate action
Alberta's environment minister said Canada's proposed oil and gas emissions cap is a stumbling block in the province's discussions with the federal government about clean-energy policies including in carbon capture and storage (CCS) needed to meet Canada's ambitious 2030 climate targets.
Insurance’s reinvention – how climate risk is forcing change
When it comes to climate impacts, the frontline of the finance industry is insurance. Last year’s payout from damages caused by extreme-weather events totalled US$120 billion—about the same as the economic output of Kenya.
Urban planning in an age of climate change will require a more flexible approach. Here’s why
The Prairies Climate Change Project is a joint initiative between CBC Edmonton and CBC Saskatchewan that focuses on weather and our changing climate.
CSA Publishes Guidance on Greenwashing and ESG Disclosures
On November 3, 2022, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) published CSA Staff Notice 51-364 – Continuous Disclosure Review Program Activities for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 (the “Notice”).
Priciest territorial contaminated sites include abandoned mine, former town site
Three of Canada’s five most expensive federal contaminated sites are abandoned mines in the North. Former resource extraction projects are also among the most costly sites where the territories are responsible.
Ontario now has a carbon tax on industry. What will Doug Ford’s government do with the revenue?
Premier Doug Ford's government expects to bring in more than $2 billion through a carbon tax on industrial emitters over the next eight years, CBC News has learned.
2022 was another record hot year. Experts say we must prepare for more climate-related disasters
2022 was the fifth-warmest year on record, the European-based climate service Copernicus reported on Tuesday.
Building a greener future begins with buildings
Turning sustainability ambition into action begins with buildings. The built environment is the single largest emitter of carbon, ahead of even transportation and agriculture.
Are we in the Anthropocene? Geologists could define new epoch for Earth
Researchers have zeroed in on nine sites that could describe a new geological time, marked by pollution and other signs of human activity.
Planning a Path to Zero Carbon
In June 2022, Canada released its first-ever Emissions Reduction Plan, indicating a building sector-specific GHG emissions reduction target of 37 per cent relative to 2005 levels (or 42 per cent relative to 2019) and net-zero by 2050.
Helping communities adapt to the ravages of climate change
More than 600 municipalities in Canada have declared a climate emergency. Many are now working to tackle the issue head on — together.
Green Building Council guide to climate change resilience
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) recently launched a new industry guide on “Climate Change Resilience in the Built Environment,” collating effective and practical steps that can be taken on a building, community and city scale in order to adapt...
From ‘car-dependent hellscapes’ to green cities, Canadians find new ways to fight climate change
To balance the books, Canadian cities make like Europe where going car-free is easy.
