Ecocide

Negotiations are underway in Geneva on a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty that has been in the works for several years, as the crisis of pollution from plastics worldwide has grown more acute. An estimated 8 billion metric tons of plastic waste now pollute the planet. Without changes, the production of plastic is expected to triple by 2060 — much of it driven by single-use plastics. This comes as a new report by The Lancet has found that plastics are a “grave threat” to human health. “Waste plastic contains thousands of toxic chemicals that cause human exposure and result in disease and disability and premature death,” says Dr. Philip Landrigan, an author of the report and the director of the Global Observatory on Planetary Health at Boston College. He also notes that plastic is especially harmful to children, who are at risk for “decreased IQ, injury to the reproductive organs” and liver damage when exposed to plastics during early development.

Donald Trump's raucous return to the White House is emblematic of how an ascendant far-right movement is coordinating to defeat climate policies and push a fossil fuel agenda across North America, the UK, and Europe.

New research looks at how global warming is impacting pregnancies

A new report documents a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won't work.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is looking out for oil and gas profits profiteers as she stokes the fires of Alberta separatism. In order to protect the planet-destroying oil and gas industry, she is relying on and helping to build up the far-right and its hate.

Climate has fallen off the electorate’s radar, now ranking sixth in a list of priority issues in a recent poll.

Why is Canada lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to industrial policy, and how can industrial strategy help Canada take serious climate action? Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, senior researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives focusing on international trade and climate change policy in Canada, sat down with the Perspectives Journal Podcast at the 2024 Progress Summit in April to discuss Canada’s industrial policy vision.

OTTAWA | TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE — Canada’s newly elected Liberal government must step into a greater climate leadership role on the international stage and make smart choices at home in the face of compounding challenges, leaders at environmental advocacy organization Stand.earth said today.  As communities in Canada contend with more […]

Danielle Smith's agitations and the insatiable fossil fuel industry's demands will make climate action difficult, but Canada's new prime minister brings the right qualifications — and will have plenty of help in the House.

Climate change is everywhere. Moving to a new place because it seems less affected is a fool’s errand

Birds are rapidly vanishing from North America, with dramatic population losses in places that were once thought safe.

Climate change has been all but ignored in the Australian election campaign, and world leaders are giving up on the cause, even as the heat rises.

A youth-led climate case is heading back to court. Following a ruling from Ontario’s top court, the stage is set for a resolution of this groundbreaking case.

The emerging global competition for green innovation, markets and investments might boost prosperity without improving environmental sustainability.

Oil and gas companies want everyday people to believe that we're driving the climate crisis. In fact, here are the influential players behind Canada's oil an...