Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat

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OpenAI’s newly launched Sora 2 makes AI’s environmental impact impossible to ignore

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How Canada can support rural regions in its net-zero transition

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Our AI model can help improve indoor ventilation during wildfire season

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Rethinking Approaches to Industrial Policy for a Net-Zero Future

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Vanishing waters in a warming world

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Governments, universities and non-profits must work together to safeguard Canada’s lakes and rivers

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How researchers are making precision agriculture more affordable

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Go or Stay? Hurricane Evacuation Triggers and Local Alerts

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Middle Eastern countries are among the most exposed to climate change – so why is media coverage so low there?

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Canada’s $43-billion subsidy scheme for critical minerals misses supply chain steps

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Decolonizing climate action

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Bearing the brunt of climate change in Nunatsiavut

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Canadian cities can prepare for climate change by building with nature

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Canada’s tariff wall on Chinese electric vehicles is deepening dependence on the U.S.

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Climate change is fast shrinking the world’s largest inland sea

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العتبة العباسية المقدسة: أكثر من 50 ألف نخلة في مشروع الحزام الأخضر الجنوبي الثاني

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Regulating AI use could stop its runaway energy expansion

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Today more than ever, biodiversity needs single-species conservation

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Trees alone won’t save us: new study says forestation has less potential to fix the climate than hoped

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How environmental RNA can give us a real-time picture of freshwater biodiversity

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Warming temperatures affect glaciers’ ability to store meltwater, contributing to rising sea levels

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New study shows how Amazon trees use recent rainfall in the dry season and support the production of their own rain

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Bill 97 faces backlash

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Cigarette filters do nothing for smokers’ health and just create plastic pollution – they should be banned

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Droughts don’t just dry up water — they drain livelihoods and weaken local economies

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How climate change is making Europe’s fish move to new waters

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Plastics: all around us and inside us

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Three reasons plastic pollution treaty talks ended in disagreement and deadlock (but not collapse)

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More resources heading to N.B. amid increasing forest fires

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From sanctuary to shipping lane: LNG Canada tankers threaten BC’s whale haven

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First Nations call for co-governance in coastal economic development

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Portage la Prairie Prepares for Wildfire Evacuees at Former MDC Site

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The world’s longest marine heat wave upended ocean life across the Pacific

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How the UK’s cold weather payments need to change to help prevent people freezing in winter

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World Could Breach 1.5°C Target in 3 Years, Report Shows

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Here’s how you can make your garden a safe and biodiverse space for urban wildlife

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Canada could use thermal infrastructure to turn wasted heat emissions into energy

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Europe’s Heat Domes: Why This Summer Is the Hottest Yet

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Dealing with wildfires requires a whole-of-society approach

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There’s enough natural hydrogen in the Earth’s crust to help power the green energy transition

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Indigenous leaders denounce Alberta’s plans to alter water management

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Extreme Heat Threatens 2026 World Cup, Scientists Warn

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Maximizing Emerging Trends in Locally Led AI Solutions for Climate Action

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Yellowknife’s Giant Mine: Canada downplayed arsenic exposure as an Indigenous community was poisoned

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Canadian wetlands are treasures that deserve protection

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Bluetongue outbreak endangers UK livestock – what you need to know about the virus

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Three types of drought – and why there’s no such thing as a global water crisis

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Wildfires spark demand for Indigenous fire stewardship

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Fraser River feels the burn: Wildfires spiking pollutants and altering ocean carbon

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First Nations, Carney meet to discuss One Canadian Economy Act

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Rethinking energy security in a net-zero world

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Artificial photosynthesis can power the clean energy transition

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The US Environmental Protection Agency’s retreat from science endangers the health of people and the planet

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Canada’s proposed east-west energy corridors should prioritize clean energy

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How AI can help protect bees from dangerous parasites

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Most plant-friendly fungi are a mystery to scientists

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Plankton can investigate crime, affect the climate and influence science

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AI applications are producing cleaner cities, smarter homes and more efficient transit

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Could trees know when the summer solstice is?

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‘Making decisions closer to the wharf’ can ensure the sustainability of Canada’s fisheries and oceans

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‘Canada is not for sale’ — but new Ontario law prioritizes profits over environmental and Indigenous rights

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Access to nature shouldn’t be a privilege

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Indoor farming helps community members bring healthy food to northern Manitoba

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Sask wildfires: ‘Most difficult season’ in years

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Wildfire smoke can harm your brain, not just your lungs

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Canada must take action to prevent climate-related migration

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Carney points to Grays Bay as key nation-building project

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Anti-environmentalism is on the rise but it’s full of contradictions

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Why India is unable to meet WHO air quality standards

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Fire-tolerant chinaberry tree endorsed for forest planting

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How lichens are bringing stone to life and reconnecting us with the natural world

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Batteries that absorb carbon emissions move a step closer to reality – new study

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Ford’s car-friendly cuts will boost gridlock, drain transit funds, experts warn

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India-Pakistan conflict over water reflects a region increasingly vulnerable to climate change

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Insect trafficking poses a risk to wildlife and human health

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Using fire to produce nanoparticles could revolutionize various industries

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Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

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First Nations leaders push for energy wealth and ownership at Canadian Hydrogen Convention

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Why Now Is the Best Time to Reform Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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Old growth forests in eastern Canada show that the climate started changing almost 100 years ago

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People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer – new study

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Ambitious changes to Canadian conservation law are needed to reverse the decline in biodiversity

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How Big Tech’s Data Centers Are Draining Water-Stressed Regions

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Terminations at U.S. government agencies that monitor extreme weather events will have negative effects

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Who really killed Canada’s carbon tax? Friends and foes alike

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Humanity depends on the ocean — Here is what we need to prioritize for immediate ocean science research

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Chewing gum is plastic pollution, not a litter problem

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Plant-based plastics could help reduce the millions of tonnes of medical waste hospitals generate each year

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Email signatures are harming the planet and could cost people their lives — it’s time to stop using them

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The end of coal and the fake nuclear energy campaign

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Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next

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Investors value green labels — but not always for the right reasons

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Electric Vehicle Adoption Is Stumbling, but Still Growing Amid Geopolitical Clashes

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Biodiversity Credits: Hybrid Financing Solutions for Scalable Conservation

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Global Tax on Shipping Emissions: Support Remains Strong Despite Slow Negotiations

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How gas keeps the UK’s electricity bills so high – despite lots of cheap wind power

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Soaring U.S. egg prices and millions of dead chickens signal the deep problems and risks in modern poultry production

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The UK must make big changes to its diets, farming and land use to hit net zero – official climate advisers

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Switching to electric vehicles will push the power grid to the brink

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German election: why most political parties aren’t talking about the climate crisis

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How plants are able to remember stress without a brain

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Net-zero homes are touted as a solution for climate change, but they remain out of reach for most

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Car brake dust can be more harmful than diesel exhaust – new study

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Prioritizing nuclear power and natural gas over renewable energy is a risky move for Ontario’s energy future

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Many Canadian households are being shortchanged from retrofit programs — this needs to change

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Greenland Ice Sheet Deteriorating Faster Than Ever, Study Shows

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4 Potential Climate Solutions — and Their Viability

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The 2°C Target Is ‘Dead,’ Says Top Climate Scientist

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The Greenland ice sheet is falling apart – new study

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Lake beds are rich environmental records — studying them reveals much about a place’s history

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Canada’s electric vehicle industry is facing existential threats — here’s how it can still flourish

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Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations: Ways Forward

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‘Solar shepherds’ earn big by grazing sheep on solar farms — and they benefit everyone involved

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Climate science must unlock solutions in new era

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Parks Canada working to reduce wildfire risk in Jasper, Banff national parks

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What will cost more in 2025

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Heat pumps growing in popularity across P.E.I. as a winter heating solution

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Climate News to Watch in 2025

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Canadian companies are using social media to boost their ESG credibility, but investors aren’t buying it

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How heat storage technologies could keep Canada’s roads and bridges ice-free all winter long

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Climate change is coming for Canada’s critical transport infrastructure

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How climate change affects P.E.I.’s infrastructure

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Who’s afraid of Donald Trump?

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A gold rush for ‘green finance’ risks changing our relationship to nature

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In the Arctic, planting more trees actually makes the world warmer

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Pesticide policy failings in Africa a ‘risk to health’

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Finance no panacea for world’s climate woes

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Valencia floods showed why coastal cities should restore their wetlands

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Climate Policies Could Save up to 15,000 Lives a Year in the US

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Will AI save the planet? Why the evidence is flawed

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Climate Change Is Driving Dangerous Bacteria Farther North

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The Arctic Tundra Is Now a Source of Carbon Emissions: NOAA Report

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Micro- and Nano-Plastics Are in the Air, Water, and Land: The Health Effects Need Much More Study

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Mineral Water in European Countries Found to Be Contaminated With ‘Forever Chemicals’

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Priorities may change, but energy efficiency remains a solution

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The carbon tax needs fixing, not axing — Canada needs a progressive carbon tax

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Climate Change Responsible for Irreversible Drying of Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land: UN Report

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Why We Need Climate Action in Mountains Now

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Tree islands ‘restore biodiversity’ in oil palm farms

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How microplastics are destroying soil and human health

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The hunt for sustainable plastic solutions

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A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning

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Climate change is making Canada’s ice roads hard to navigate

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B.C. youth H5N1 diagnosis: Anti-whistleblower “ag-gag” laws help global pandemics grow and spread

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How the World Gave up on 1.5 Degrees

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Climate Policies Could Save up to 15,000 Lives in the US by 2035

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INC-5: Ambitious Countries Are Failing the Planet

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How Gravity Can Be Harnessed to Store Renewable Energy

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Proposed open-pit mine on Quebec-Labrador border drawing concern from Innu, Inuit

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Turning pine needles from fire risk to renewable fuel

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COP29: Weak Finance Deal Is a Setback for Climate Action

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Are COP29 Food Pledges Going to Succeed? COP28’s Impact Holds Clues

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COP 29 in Trouble: Calls for Drastic Reform

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Evaluating Canada’s pledge to triple nuclear capacity

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Bracing for the Storm: How to Ensure Water Safety in Hurricane-Prone Regions

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Climate inequality must take centre stage at COP29

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COP29: Agrifood Systems Transformation Holds Solutions for the Climate Crisis

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How Bad Are Gas Stoves?

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Turning the Corner on Deforestation?

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How honeybees can help us monitor pollution across Canada

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Commercial whaling and climate change are inhibiting evolutionary change in Arctic whales

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Why organic food can lead to a risk of gut disease

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Amplifying Pacific voices for science

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A Global Imperative: Moratorium on Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling

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For Canada, the 15-minute city is made trickier by sprawl

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Early Lessons From Climate Policy Implementation

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AI to Revolutionize Weather Prediction, but It’s up to Us to Act on It

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Catastrophic 73% Decline in the Average Size of Wildlife Populations in Just 50 Years Reveals a ‘System in Peril’

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Seasonal change can affect people’s moods — and their moral values

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BC election 2024: where do parties stand on climate?

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Scientists Discover a New Way to Break Down Plastics

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‘Carbon contracts for difference’ are not a silver bullet for climate action

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How Healthy Is Earth?

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Trump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control

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Climate change means we may have to learn to live with invasive species

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Financial incentives alone are not enough to get more heat pumps in homes

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How the ‘rebound effect’ could eat away at the green gains from electric vehicles

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Climate Change Is Making Hurricanes and Typhoons Worse, Experts Say

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As renewable energy demand rises, mining for minerals in the Amazon is at a critical point

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How we discovered a new type of wood – and how it could help fight climate change

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How cyberattacks on offshore wind farms could create huge problems

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Plastic pollution hotspots pinpointed in new research – India ranks top due to high levels of uncollected waste

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Scientists Present Europe’s New Greenhouse Gas Budget

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A New Era in Environmental Accountability: SpaceX Launches Methane-Tracking Satellite

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Indigenous leaders burn pipeline agreement, set up B.C. road blockade

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A window of opportunity for climate and biodiversity

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Avoiding a Trade Crisis as Countries Look to Phase Out Plastic Pollution

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What We Can Do About Gen Z’s Climate Anxiety

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Who dies in a heat wave? How to help protect the vulnerable in our communities

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How a futuristic material is able to change its properties from soft to rigid, and back again

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The fight against the climate crisis must not increase inequalities

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Electricity Generation in the EU: Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels for the First Time

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Is Canada’s critical-minerals strategy a green shift or greenwashing?

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How Canada can better adapt to extreme weather

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Japan’s MUFG Launches New Sustainable Finance Network

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We’re Protecting the Ocean Wrong

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Rare earth elements a potential bonanza for Malaysia

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Trump 2.0 would be a disaster for climate policy

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Uber Partners With China’s BYD to Deploy 100,000 EVs

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As wildfires become more frequent and intense, how will persistent smoke exposure affect long-term health?

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Is There a Wrong Way to Talk About Climate Change?

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The 2024 Jasper Fire is a grim reminder of the urgency of adopting a Canadian national wildfire strategy

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Completion of wildlife overpass east of Canmore delayed – again

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MD of Bighorn evacuation order downscaled to alert, wildfire still burning out of control

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Jasper fire complex now estimated to be 36,000 hectares

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To address the growing issue of microplastics in the Great Lakes, we need to curb our consumption

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Wildfire spreads closer to Jasper townsite

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MD of Bighorn declares state of local emergency due to wildfire

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Where Does Kamala Harris Stand on Climate and Energy?

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First in Europe: UK Approves Lab-Grown Meat

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Co-creating cities through Indigenous knowledge and nature-based solutions

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When it comes to sustainability reporting, it depends on how serious companies are about making change

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Climate Change Litigation Significantly on the Rise, Report Finds

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Debt for Climate and Nature Swaps: Time for a Refreshed Approach?

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What Is the True State of Recycling Worldwide?

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NatureMetrics: Demonstrating the Power of eDNA Analysis

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Small Town, Big Impact: Overstrand Local Municipality’s Sustainability Initiatives

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How the EU’s Historic New Law Targets Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss

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Public transit in Quebec: looking beyond the next election

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A grocer’s code of conduct isn’t a silver bullet. The right to food comes first.

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Climate change is helping the H5N1 bird flu virus spread and evolve

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Could Perovskites Reshape the Solar Industry?

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Empowering Small Island Nations: The Path to Resilient Prosperity

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Farmed Fish Overtakes Wild Catch for the First Time: What That Means for the Consumer and the Environment

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Calgary water shortages: Key ways to reduce your water footprint

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Is the World on Track to Triple Renewable Energy Capacity by 2030?

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Apeel: Fighting Food Waste With Plants

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How to Account for Offshore Wind Impacts on Oceanic Wildlife? Make a Plan.

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Unmasking the Carbon Offset Mirage: Junk Credits and Corporate Responsibility

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Navigating the Climate Crisis: Insights From Beira, Mozambique

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Finance and Equity Should Be the Core of COP29 Talks

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Fungi to Fork: The Rise of Mycoprotein and the Story of Startup Enifer

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Bower App: Rewarding Recycling

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Where does our plastic waste go?

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The oil and gas industry has been lying about global warming for decades — accountability is long overdue

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Biodiversity Is in Crisis — Here’s One Way to Fix It

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DNA analysis reveals that there are more species of parasitoid wasps than anticipated

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The Past Holds the Key to Future Antarctic Melting

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British Columbia needs a unified response to respond to the biodiversity crisis

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