Focus on Climate
Rescuers look for improved tides this week in effort to save orphaned B.C. whale
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — The latest advancements in identifying killer whales with the help of artificial intelligence are being put to use to help...
Opinion: New U.S. auto emissions standard will speed transition to cleaner cars, addressing consumer, industry concerns
Alan Jenn, University of California, Davis The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released strict new emissions limits on March 20, 2024, for cars built...
Small forest fire put out in Oka provincial park as Quebec fire season starts early
MONTREAL — A small forest fire has been extinguished in a provincial park west of Montreal, signalling an early start to the 2024...
In a cycle of extreme weather, drought in southern Africa leaves some 20 million facing hunger
MANGWE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Delicately and with intense concentration, Zanyiwe Ncube poured her small share of precious golden cooking oil into a plastic...
Labour party’s clean energy plan ‘mad, bad and dangerous,’ says UK net zero secretary
The British Labour party’s plan for clean electricity by 2030 is “unfeasible” and would leave the UK reliant on importing key material from...
Low tide pauses efforts to save orca stranded off Canada’s west coast
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Low tide kept rescuers trying to save an orphaned whale calf stranded near a remote British Columbia community off the...
A researcher who has studied sand dunes for 40 years shares what people find most surprising
Sand dunes can teach us about how the climate has changed over time, writes the University of Oxford's David Thomas for The Conversation.
New electrochemical technology could de-acidify the oceans – and even remove carbon dioxide in the process: research
In the effort to combat the catastrophic impacts of global warming, we must accelerate carbon emissions reduction efforts and rapidly scale strategies to...
Emissions impossible? How the transport sector can help make the 2050 net-zero goal a reality
Meeting Canada’s ambitious net-zero emissions target by 2050 necessitates significant technological, behavioural and systemic changes in the transportation sector, a major contributor to...
South Africa’s new energy plan needs a mix of nuclear, gas, renewables and coal – expert
Steven Mathetsa, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). The country’s coal-fired...
