A new 2035 NDC report was submitted to the UNFCCC in February to highlight new actions aimed at achieving Canada’s emissions reduction target of 45-50% below 2005 levels by 2035 (updated in December 2024 from 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2030). Canada’s Parliament was prorogued on January 6, 2025, to hold a federal election. Prorogation...
Gordon McBean: Leading Canadian Expert on Arctic Climate, Driving Action for a Resilient Future Professor Gordon McBean is a scientific leader on climate change and disaster risk reduction. He is a noted expert on Arctic climate and weather, climate change, meteorology, and natural hazards. From 1970 to 1988, he was a scientist with Environment Canada....
More ambitious action is necessary that avoids harming human rights. This entails phasing out the use of fossil fuels and transitioning to 100% renewable energy The Canadian Climate Institute’s narrative on climate change, which has spanned several decades, has overlooked a critical element: the impacts that climate change has had—and will continue to have—on some...
Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan includes natural climate solutions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore ecosystems to contribute to climate change mitigation and deliver societal co-benefits. Healthy ecosystems do everything from sequestering carbon to filtering toxic substances from the air, water, and soil, contributing to Canadians’ mental health, and helping reduce the costs of extreme...
Canada’s vast expanses of wilderness and long distances between cities, towns, and rural communities create challenges for public transport systems. Statistics Canada reported 16.5 million commuters in May 2024, 4 out of 5 using a car, truck, or van. Made in Canada, a grassroots agency notes that during early COVID-19 in February 2020, Canada had...
Canadians have repeatedly been told that electric vehicles (EVs) are the future. Legislation mandates all new vehicles sold in Canada must be electric by 2035 (60% by 2030). Statistics Canada reports in 2023, the total number of road motor vehicles registered in Canada was 25.7 million, down slightly (-0.3%) from 2022. The majority of registrations...
Dear Dr. Tzeporah Berman, Climate Scorecard Canada is pleased to award you a 2024 Climate Leader Award. This is part of a global recognition of leaders we want to share, as your efforts benefit Canada and contribute to the global fight against climate change. We are awarding you for your dedicated work in designing campaigns...
Refrigeration and air conditioning appliances contain harmful gases that significantly contribute to global warming and the greenhouse effect. Canada’s obligations under the UN Montreal Protocol were implemented with Ozone-Depleting Substances regulations in 1998, followed by updates to phase out the manufacture and consumption of CFCs and HCFCs. In Quebec, the number of end-of-life household refrigeration...
Last year, ReClimate’s research center at Carleton University released a report on Canadian responses to climate change and clean energy, showing that 70% of Canadians say governments should do more about climate change. Over 90% support growth in renewable power and clean energy, while almost 60% say oil and gas remain important to our future...
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) affirms 367 million hectares (Mha) of forest across Canada, comprising approximately 34.8% of Canada’s land. This is 15 times the size of all the Great Lakes put together. Canadians expect a lot from our forests, from biodiversity, recreation, carbon storage, and water filtration to building materials, employment opportunities, and cultural identity....
