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    Climate change activists vow to step up protests around world

    Dec. 17, 2018- The Guardian-

    Campaigners say they will force governments to act after lack of progress at UN summit

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    Canadian Chamber of Commerce solidly backs carbon pricing

    Dec. 17, 2018- CBC News-

    Businesses concerned about use of carbon pricing as ‘political bargaining chip’

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    In the quest to build a better battery, a Canadian is energizing the field

    Dec. 14, 2018- CBC News-

    MIT professor invented battery he says is safer, more reliable and lasts a long time

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    China’s ‘complicated’ role in fight against climate change

    Dec. 14, 2018- CBC News-

    Talks on implementing climate deal still stalled on final day of conference in Poland

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    To feed the world amid climate change, we need a better way to grow rice

    Dec. 14, 2018- CBC News-

    Also: Your suggestions for greening the holidays

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    As climate change bites in America’s midwest, farmers are desperate to ring the alarm

    Dec. 12, 2018- The Guardian-

    ‘The changes have become more radical’: farmers are spending more time and money trying to grow crops in new climates

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    UN chief attempts to revive flagging climate change talks

    Dec. 12, 2018- The Guardian-

    António Guterres returns to Katowice to urge China to intervene as world is ‘running out of time’

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    Arctic breaks records with 5-year heat streak

    Dec. 11, 2018- CBC News-

    Arctic warming continues at about double the rate of the rest of the planet, NOAA says

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    U.S., Russia, Kuwait and Saudis block key climate study at COP24

    Dec. 9, 2018- CBC News-

    Majority want to ‘welcome’ scientific study that shows world is not on track to meet climate commitments

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    Students demand action on climate change

    Dec. 7, 2018- Winnipeg Sun-

    Students from Ecole River Heights rallied to raise awareness and demand action on climate change.

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    Five bright spots in B.C.’s new climate plan

    Dec. 5, 2018- National Observer-

    Titled CleanBC, the province’s third climate plan sets out an exciting vision for a clean economy

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    Global carbon dioxide emissions rose almost 3% in 2018

    Dec. 5, 2018- CBC News-

    ‘Every year that we delay serious climate action, the Paris goals become more difficult to meet,’ expert says

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    Northern community of 100 people takes big steps to clean up its landfill

    Dec. 5, 2018- CBC News-

    Enterprise, N.W.T., is transporting 300 tonnes of scrap metal for recycling

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    Your meals are speeding up climate change, but there’s a way to eat sustainably

    Dec. 4, 2018- CBC News-

    5 tips for trimming your culinary carbon footprint that don’t involve going vegan

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    Why those teeny bottles of hotel shampoo might become obsolete

    Dec. 3, 2018- CBC News-

    More and more hotels are using refillable containers for bathroom amenities to reduce their use of plastics

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    Climate talks begin in Poland, with deadline looming for Paris accord ‘rule book’

    Dec. 2, 2018- CBC News-

    Meetings held after G20 members, except U.S., reaffirm commitment to implementing deal

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