Renewable energy moratorium sends grim signals to Alberta students

Solutions

The latest Climate Solutions news stories from The Weather Network

Climate Solutions

Climate

As wildfire risk grows, will planting trees work to offset carbon emissions?

Humans have already used more resources than the world can restore this year

Causes

The latest Climate Causes news stories from The Weather Network

Climate Causes

Could space (the final frontier) hold climate solutions for planet Earth?

Could Canada benefit from a national power grid?

Big investor firms could have been richer if they had dropped oil and gas stocks

Toronto’s mayor gets props for climate plan, but the budget may pose a challenge

How Canada's summertime tourism is adapting to and combating climate change

Impacts

The latest Climate Impacts news stories from The Weather Network

Climate Impacts

Inside Canada’s fight to save its peatlands	

Average households could spend 12% less on energy in a net-zero future, study 

Canada’s oil production predicted to drastically drop in net zero future

New law gives feds ‘explicit power’ to investigate toxins in tailings ponds

How climate change ‘loads the dice’ for severe wildfire seasons in Canada

How climate change turns summer into a real bummer for Canada’s youth

Why heat waves and power blackouts are such a deadly combination in some cities

What’s next for net-zero and climate change in a post-election Alberta?

What’s needed to get EVs into rural Canada?

How much are fossil fuel companies to blame for western wildfires?

Peatlands create safe, natural havens from wildfires — but they need protection

Erosion, permafrost thaw, and sea level rise threaten Inuit heritage sites 

Monitoring human impacts on the ocean just got easier and cheaper

What role did climate change play in Alberta’s wildfires?

Exclusive: Environment minister on the future of criticized emissions report

A gross but vital Arctic algae has (surprise!) microplastics in it

A ‘vicious cycle’ — green active transportation gets harder with climate change

How just 1% of farmland could meet one third of Canada’s energy needs

Canada’s emissions report paints a positive picture, but not a complete one

For geothermal power, small earthquakes can cause a big headache 

The burnt remains of coal could be an untapped source of critical elements

By combining powers, small Alberta towns can draw in renewable power projects

Doug Johnson is a Canadian writer, editor and journalist. His work has appeared in National Geographic, Ars Technica, Hakai Magazine, Undark and many others. Seen here with his cat. 

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