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Canada's carbon emissions declined in 2023 even as economy, population grew, early estimates show
Canada carbon emissions continued their slow decline in 2023, dropping about one per cent from the previous year, according to an early summary from the federal government.
Provinces need to do more to cut emissions, feds say, while announcing Canada's new 2035 climate target
Canada will cut carbon emissions 45 to 50 per cent below 2005 levels by 2035, the federal government announced today, signaling a small advance over the current target but falling short of what a key group of climate experts had recommended to the government.
Meet 3 animal species on Canada's updated at-risk list
Canada's list of at-risk plants and animals got longer on Thursday — gaining five species that are now considered threatened or endangered, while seven others were reassessed by federal officials.
Why industrial carbon pricing may survive in Canada despite 'axe-the-tax' sentiment
A centrepiece of the Liberal climate plan, carbon pricing, has become a rallying cry for the opposition leader Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives, whose Axe the Tax campaign has tapped into growing anxieties about the daily costs of housing, food and other necessities.
Caribbean countries are trapped in a vicious cycle of debt and climate disasters. Here's why
For the island countries of the Caribbean, the trail of destruction left by tropical storms extends to government debt — and their ability to borrow the money they need to rebuild and recover.
The next Trump presidency could alter global climate policy. Here's how
U.S. emissions could jump and the energy transition could take a major hit if the incoming Trump administration rolls back President Joe Biden’s climate policies, modelling analysis shows.
A balmy Halloween for Ontario, Quebec as October temperature records broken
Record-breaking temperatures are making many places in Ontario and Quebec feel more like summer. Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, London and a swath of other cities in the region are forecast to hit record highs for Oct. 31.
Cholera cases explode after extreme rains fuelled by climate change in west and central Africa
In west and central Africa, heavy rains and flooding show climate change is another thumb on a scale already weighed down by war and disease.
Is toilet paper a waste of Canada's boreal forest? Scorecard pushes greener choices
Toilet paper is a waste of Canada's boreal forest, a U.S. environmental advocacy group says. But more green options are hitting the market, the NRDC's latest report card finds. Will choosing them make a difference?
After a lull, hurricane season is set to come roaring back
This year’s hurricane season began ominously enough — with warnings from Canadian and U.S. forecasters that it was going to be rougher-than-normal season, and Hurricane Beryl plowing through the Caribbean as the earliest Category 5 storm in history.