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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...
Report: Planning for sustainable jobs through Canada’s energy transition
“There is growing recognition across stakeholder groups that a skilled workforce is essential to designing, building, and advancing solutions to meet Canada’s climate...
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...
Australian homes are getting bigger and bigger, and it’s wiping out gains in energy efficiency
New Australian homes are being designed bigger and so require more energy for heating and cooling, wiping out potential gains in energy efficiency.
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...
