Climate Change
The power of peatlands as nature-based climate solutions
Although peatlands only cover three percent of the Earth’s surface, they store five times more carbon than the Amazon rainforest and twice as much carbon as forests worldwide. Composed of a thick
Edmonton is leading the way in municipal climate action
Not only is the City of Edmonton the first municipality in North America to commit to a carbon budget, but they’re also engaging with the public and mayors worldwide to take steps forward together for
Canadian pension fund giant to divest from oil sector
Canada’s second-largest pension fund, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has committed to fully divesting in oil by the end of 2022, as part of their new climate change strategy. With the
First global climate strike since start of pandemic
Last Friday, September 24, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to demand urgent action to tackle the climate crisis. Across 99 countries, protesters participated in the first global
US city raises $100 million to decarbonize buildings
One city in upstate New York has found a novel means to help decarbonize thousands of commercial and residential buildings. The City of Ithaca raised $100 million through private investors to help
Social media is undermining environmental action
The proliferation of misinformation and disinformation on social media are creating roadblocks for addressing various environmental issues. A recent report published by the Royal Swedish Academy of
Catherine McKenna on climate action
After Catherine McKenna’s six years as minister, she’s stepping out of politics to refocus her efforts on fighting climate change on a global scale. As McKenna told The Narwhal, “The whole world needs
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Winning slowly is the same as losing
Given the dire warnings from the latest IPCC assessment released August 2021, this article published by The Guardian on climate delay is even more timely.
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Reexamination of traditional workplace models
In a pilot program conducted from 2015 to 2019, Iceland witnessed the successes of a 4-day workweek. According to the report released in June 2021, project participants “enjoyed greater well-being
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