Climate

Scientists say we'll need technologies like direct air capture to keep global warming below 1.5°C, but they can't be a substitute to emissions reductions

Climate

Could fossil fuel companies be prosecuted for murder?

Brian Kahn

A new paper in the Harvard Environmental Law Review makes the case for charging Big Oil companies with climate homicide

Climate

'Mostly a win' for clean energy, Budget 2023 fails to end fossil fuel subsidies

Mitchell Beer

The federal budget provides an estimated $80 billion for clean technologies, but didn't shift support offered to oil and gas

Climate | Spring 2023

Insurance industry failing to warn clients of climate risks

Rick Spence

Prices for insurance are expected to jump as climate-related losses pile up, but industry players seem to be shying away from sharing this news with consumers

Climate

IPCC issues final warning about ‘rapidly closing window of opportunity’

Mitchell Beer

Scientists say the choices and actions taken in this decade will impact the planet for thousands of years

Climate | Earth Index

Rising global emissions reveal a troubling ‘say–do’ gap

CK Staff

Earth Index analysis of new IEA data reveals that no countries are doing enough to reach 2030 emissions targets

Climate

It’s not just gas stoves – we may have to give up fire completely to save the planet

Alexandra Tavasoli and Stefan Hostetter

Since fire is the principal source of CO2 emissions, its consequences are now being brought to bear in the climate crisis

Climate

World’s largest companies are buying ‘largely worthless’ carbon credits from the rainforest

Gaye Taylor

Satellite investigation finds 94% of leading carbon offsets purchased by Disney, Shell, Gucci and other big corporations are likely to be “phantom credits”

Climate | Winter 2023

Editor's note: The world needs a climate moonshot

Toby Heaps

Money was an accelerant for the mission to the moon. Today’s moonshot is addressing the climate crisis, and what gets funded, gets done.

Sustainable Economy Intelligence

These 50 Canadian corporations are betting big on green

The federal government is more than $14 billion behind on climate funding