How Biden’s plans for environmental justice will shape his climate policies
“Capitalism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, anti-migrant sentiment, Islamophobia, anti-Indigenous sentiment, racism — all these things really help to uphold climate change, rather than work to fix it,” says Indigenous Climate Action’s Lindsey Bacigal.
Canada’s new climate plan will look like an ‘industrial policy,’ Wilkinson says
The environment and climate change minister’s remarks come after former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon urged Canada to “demonstrate greater leadership in the collective effort to tackle climate change.”
Budget officer provokes fresh round of suspicion over Trans Mountain profitability
The Dec. 8 report by Yves Giroux concludes that the government’s decision in 2018 to purchase and run the pipeline remains a profitable move only if Ottawa doesn’t take further steps to combat climate change, and if the planet maintains its unquenchable thirst for oil.
Costs of climate change are soaring in Canada, yet still barely understood: report
What is already known is stunning: the average cost per weather-related disaster has soared by 1,250 per cent since the 1970s, and the number of catastrophic events has more than tripled since the 1980s.
Federal environment minister defends offshore drilling rules amid biodiversity concerns
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said “all drilling projects must respect high environmental standards” after a Bloc Québécois MP raised questions about a government rule change meant to help industry.
Majority want feds to move now on inequality, racism, climate change: poll
A new poll demonstrates support for continued federal spending as the Liberals reportedly consider whether to set aside billions of dollars in annual permanent funding for new social programs.
Canada urged to develop a plan to limit shipping emissions
NDP environment and climate change critic Laurel Collins says it’s time Canada put in place a formal framework for shipping emissions reduction, complete with specific targets and federal funding for carrying out monitoring and other related tasks.
Liberals tout electric-vehicle manufacturing as ‘critical piece’ of climate plan
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s comments come as the Parliamentary Budget Office releases its latest estimates on the federal carbon tax.
Weak oil demand forecasts leave economists wondering if Trans Mountain makes sense
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has talked about using the revenue from the Trans Mountain oil pipeline to pay for green energy projects. But what if that revenue never comes because there’s little demand for oil in the first place?
Conservative Leader O’Toole gets tested for coronavirus, goes into isolation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the ability of parliamentarians to vote on behalf of their constituents during the upcoming session of Parliament, without putting themselves, their families or their communities at risk of contracting COVID-19, is a challenge.
