In 2023, Canadian wildfires burned 5% of the total forest area of Canada
2023 was the warmest year on record for the planet. Gordon McBean, Western professor emeritus recognized for his many global efforts as well states: “Canada, with... Read more.
Leading Country Climate NGOs: Environmental Defence, Canada
Environmental Defence has been a leading non-partisan Canadian environmental advocacy organization for 35 years. It works with government, industry, and individuals... Read more.
Lessons Learned from Canada’s Emission Trading Systems
Canada has a carbon pricing system to recognize the cost of pollution. It makes it more expensive to use fossil fuels; the more you pollute, the more you pay. Carbon... Read more.
Canada 2024 Climate Scorecard Award: Honourable Steven Guilbeault
Climate Scorecard’s 2024 Government Climate Leadership Award is presented to a country official who has done the most to reduce emissions in their country’s... Read more.
Canada’s Next Federal Election (Must be held by Fall 2025)
There are an unprecedented number of elections in countries worldwide scheduled for 2024. In Canada, a federal election must be held before October 20, 2025, under... Read more.
Conflicts Between Climate Mitigation and Economy in Canada
Ecojustice (Canada’s largest environmental law charity) explains that choosing between a healthy environment and a strong economy is a flawed lens through which... Read more.
Canada’s Most Significant Climate Policies and Programs in 2023
A proposed Federal Nature Accountability Bill: Canada’s pledge (2022) to protect a third of Canada’s land and water by 2030 is legislation. As Scorecard looks... Read more.
Canada: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
OTTAWA Canada’s Climate Atlas affirms over 80% of Canadians live in cities and towns. This dense concentration of people, government, business, infrastructure,... Read more.
Canada: COP 28 Recommendations for Strengthening Country Climate Ambition
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change House of Common, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Steven.Guilbeault@parl.gc.ca Hello Sir, My... Read more.
The Status of Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
ACCESS TO DATA Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, Canada adopted 2005 as the base year for its greenhouse gas emissions (GGE) reduction target and submits an inventory... Read more.