Focus on Climate
Explainer: How extreme heat threatens health and safety
As climate change continues to drive temperatures upward in coming years, the danger of humidity is also expected to rise. Warmer air can...
Study finds coal mine contaminants blown onto snowpack in Alberta, British Columbia
Newly published research has found cancer-causing chemicals downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand...
Rural municipality in Canada’s Nova Scotia passes coastal protection regulations
Under the coastal protection regulations passed by a rural municipality in Nova Scotia, no new coastal development will be permitted within 30 metres...
Caribbean Development Bank chief says ‘no time to waste’ on climate action
The Caribbean Development Bank's acting president called for immediate action to fund efforts to protect the region's coastlines and population from the growing...
Scottish Ministers ‘resolutely focused’ on net zero after key target missed
The Scottish Government is “resolutely focused” on achieving climate goals, the Net Zero Secretary has said after a key emissions target was missed
GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets
GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric engine with the hopes it will power next-generation narrow-body jets by the middle of the next...
Companies setting climate transition plans up 44% in 2023, research shows
The number of companies saying they have a climate transition plan in line with the world's most ambitious goal has jumped by nearly...
Canada’s parliamentary budget officer says Liberals not muzzling him over carbon price data
Canada's parliamentary budget officer says he is not being "muzzled" by the federal Liberals over economic data related to the impact of carbon...
US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Indigenous tribes
The U.S. government acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of hydropower dams on the Columbia and Snake...
New Bayer short corn variety stands up to high winds, but not over 100 mph
Bayer says the corn will reduce yield losses due to extreme weather because it has less height to catch wind.
