The longer we put off seriously addressing climate disruption’s causes, the more we’ll have to adapt to unavoidable consequences. Those who have been bleating that getting off fossil fuels will be too expensive are in for a surprise: adaptation can be far costlier than mitigation, and without the latter, we’ll have to accelerate the former. […]
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Failure of imagination drives the COP26 deal to cut transportation emissions
Resolving the climate crisis isn’t just about shifting from one technology to another; it’s about shifting our ways of thinking and being. It’s a point that often gets missed in conversations about major greenhouse gas emission sources. That was illustrated at the recent 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) climate summit, in Glasgow, where governments, […]
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Despite “code red,” governments continue to support fossil fuels
What’s the best way to respond to a “code red” crisis? Recent research is testing us on that. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis”—the first part of its sixth assessment—confirms we’ll continue accelerating on a terrible trajectory if we don’t rein in greenhouse gas emissions and protect natural […]
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How action to fight the climate crisis at COP26 can be undermined by trade deals
If world representatives at the UN climate conference in Glasgow put talk into action, we could forestall the worst impacts of the rapidly accelerating climate crisis. But we have to look beyond the Conference of the Parties—COP26 this year. If agreements under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are undermined through other international structures, […]
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PC climate crisis targets exceed campaign promises, but do they go far enough?
Environment and climate change minister Tim Halman says he knows the state of the climate crisis is “at a pivotal moment” and that its effects are already being felt in Nova Scotia. “People will be watching us closely, as they should,” the Progressive Conservative minister said Wednesday. “Nova Scotians want government to take action.” As […]
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The alarming links between climate, ocean and cryosphere
We’ve been dumping oil, plastic, toxic chemicals, radioactive sludge, sewage and fishing gear into the ocean for decades. We depend on oceans for so much, including half the oxygen that keeps us alive. They’re a source of protein for many people worldwide, and they absorb much of the rising heat from our indiscriminate fossil fuel […]
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A water protector and teenager, targeted and trolled
For several years me and my Indigenous community have been fighting Alton Gas and the pulp mill to keep our waters clean. My intention at the Extinction Rebellion protest on Monday morning was to try to get the government and Trudeau to make decisions and changes. The group was only supposed to march the bridge from […]
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“Less silence, more science”—photos from Halifax’s climate strike
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Thousands of Halifax climate strikers demand action
Generations flooded the streets of Halifax as thousands of Nova Scotians united on Friday afternoon to call out government inaction and make their voices heard. The main event of K’jipuktuk- Halifax Sept Climate Action Week, strikers marched throughout the city and died-in at Nova Scotia Power before reaching their final destination: City Hall. “I feel […]
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Connecting the dots between the climate and biodiversity crises
The polar bear has become the poster child for climate change impacts in the Arctic. Sea ice, which the bears depend on for hunting, is melting at an ever-expanding rate. For other species, climate impacts are not as direct. The 2019 State of Canada’s Birds report found aerial insectivores populations of birds like swifts, swallows and nightjars […]
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Should we let the children vote?
Young people have been speaking out for their rights. Many are wise beyond their years. Without the blinkers of ideology, workaday priorities and ingrained values, they can see clearly what’s happening. They’ve had to step up for their own futures because too few of their elders are willing to accept that rampant consumerism has been […]
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Visual arts review: Hopelessly Devoted To You examines the apocalypse and Olivia Newton-John
Hopelessly Devoted To You Wed-Sat 12-5pm, to Aug 24 Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1880 Hollis Street If you’ve ever imagined the end of the world—or wondered if it’s happening right now—the Khyber’s latest exhibition (titled Hopelessly Devoted To You) is for you. The group show is at the intersection of contemporary consumer capitalism, Olivia Newton-John […]