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Inclusive approach to climate-change adaptation is needed in Canada

Inclusive climate-change adaptation needs clear policies, diverse knowledge, and systemic change for equitable climate resilience.

A person sits on the beach under a colourful umbrella as sail boats pass in Vancouver on July 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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Canada’s new tool to study how climate change has shifted the odds of extreme cold weather

Canada will analyze how climate change affects extreme cold, expanding a system that found climate change fueled summer heat waves.

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How are countries reporting progress toward net-zero commitments?

Countries with net-zero targets but no tracking system should engage peers to learn from their experiences and share best practices.

FILE PHOTO: The last section of pipeline is assembled on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project before operations are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2024, near Laidlaw, British Columbia, Canada, February 18, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Canadian Natural Resources to take over more space on the Trans Mountain pipeline: Bloomberg News

The recently expanded Trans Mountain pipeline has capacity to ship 890,000 bpd of crude from Alberta's oil sands to the Port of Vancouver.

Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada's energy sector as promised — but questions still linger about who will pay for the project's massive cost overruns. In this photograph taken with a drone, the Trans Mountain Burnaby Terminal tank farm is seen in Burnaby, B.C., on Thursday, April 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Six months on, what has the Trans Mountain pipeline project achieved and what’s next?

The Trans Mountain pipeline carries Alberta's crude oil to the B.C. coast — but questions remain about who will cover its cost overruns.

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Siloed Canadian climate data needs to be opened up and shared

Using the cloud to practice open science would go a long way to leveraging the findings of Canadian climate researchers.

FILE PHOTO: Alex Neufeldt, 28, one of seven young people taking the Ontario government to court over its greenhouse gas emission reduction target, poses by Lake Ontario in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 27, 2024.  REUTERS/Anna Mehler Paperny/File Photo
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Canada court orders new hearing in youth-led climate suit

The lawsuit is the first Canadian human rights-based climate lawsuit to be heard on its merits.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to reporters on the sidelines of the Canada Strong and Free Network event in Ottawa, on Friday, April 12, 2024. Alberta's government has launched a national ad campaign targeting the federal government's incoming emissions cap for the oil and gas sector. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Alberta govt launches $7M ad campaign against incoming federal emissions cap

The province's $7-million campaign claims federal regulations would make "groceries, gas and all of life’s necessities even more expensive."

A view shows the flag with the logo of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference in front of the Baku Olympic Stadium, the venue of the summit, in Baku, Azerbaijan September 19, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo
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EU ministers agree on COP29 negotiating position

A European Council statement says EU environment ministers agreed on a negotiating position ahead of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan.

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