May 25, 2023 – CNBC – Global investment in energy is slated to hit roughly $2.8 trillion in 2023, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency, with over $1.7 trillion of that set to go on clean energy technologies such as EVs, renewables and storage.
+May 25, 2023 – Province of Manitoba – Canada and Manitoba are working together to reduce pollution and help Canadians access clean solutions that save money and energy, create jobs, and build strong resilient communities. Today they announced $38.2 million in funding from the Low Carbon Economy Fund to support the Efficient Trucking Program (ETP) and Manitoba’s Merit-based program.
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May 15, 2023 – Winnipeg Free Press – City Council will vote on May 30 to approve council’s Strategic Priorities Action Plan 2023-2026. This plan presents 41 strategic priorities to guide council policy and finances over the next four years. A serious commitment to a comprehensive zero-carbon strategy for Winnipeg is not a guiding priority. Why?
+May 13, 2023 – Financial Times – Unusual drought conditions in Alberta temporarily shut oil and gas production. According to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, the fires in Alberta have emitted 5 megatons of carbon this year.
+May 8, 2023 – Winnipeg Free Press – Opting for new roads is the wrong way to go if there’s any true concern for the climate.
+May 4, 2023 – CTV News – After an inconsistent April flip-flopping between hot and cold, some parts of Canada are now experiencing temperatures much higher than the normal average for this time of year.
+April 12, 2023 – CBC – In the 1970s, three-quarters of Swedish homes were heated with oil boilers. Today, electric-powered heat pumps have all but replaced oil in single-family homes (most multi-family homes rely on district heating).
So how did that happen? And are there lessons for Canada’s transition away from fossil heating?
+March 29, 2023 – CBC – This week’s federal budget revealed the Liberal Party’s plans to provide clean energy from coast to coast. But making that a reality will be a massive undertaking, logistically and politically.
+March 28, 2023 – Global News – Serious money is heading for Canadian industries looking to reduce emissions after the federal government unveiled its answer to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act.
+Mar. 28, 2023 – CBC – Nothing specific in budget to address climate change, says Sask. Minister of Finance. The words “climate change” show up once in Saskatchewan’s latest budget document, but only in the context of how to the budget pressure will be driven by — among other things — federal climate change policy.
+March 24, 2023 – Global News – Humanity is on thin ice according to a new report from the UN, which says we’re running out of time to save the planet. Marney Blunt reports on the impacts of climate change in Canada’s North.
+March 27, 2023 – The Narwhal – The warming of North America’s largest peatland is sending mercury into soil and water. But it’s not clear how much there is, exactly how it becomes toxic and how much to worry
+March 27 – CBC First, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Sixth Assessment Synthesis report on March 20. I read it with a sense of déjà vu. The IPCC has been issuing warnings continuously since its First Assessment Report in 1990. This means we’ve known about the problem since I was 10 years old and failed to act for 33 years.
But this time was different. It was the first time I read one of these reports as a father. I was forced to confront what climate inaction will mean for my children and those who come after them.
+Feb. 23, 2023 – The Narwhal – A Winnipeg author and environmental activist shares his vision for transforming colonial power structures to find climate solutions.
+Feb. 20, 2023 – Global News – An uptick in drought and other extreme weather events has beef farmers in the U.S. and Canada thinning their herds in near-record numbers, which could lead to supply problems in the beef industry over the longer term, industry experts say. Farmers will increasingly struggle with profitability amid the unpredictable seasons as climate change makes drought, flooding and wildfires more common, they say.
+Feb. 15, 2023 – The Manitoba government is slated to hit its latest greenhouse gas emission reduction target but there’s more than meets the eye.
+Feb. 8, 2022 – The Narwhal – Near Churchill, conservation advocates are pushing the federal government to protect a huge swath of Western Hudson Bay, an area important to narwhals, polar bears and 60,000 beluga whales.
+Feb. 3 – Global News – Common symptoms like sneezing, runny nose and itchy, watery eyes are lasting longer and are more severe, and experts say climate change is to blame.
+While grocery bills rise, food is still being wasted in Winnipeg — and a new report says nearly half of that greenhouse gas-producing waste is avoidable. Food waste from single-family households made up about 44 per cent of Winnipeg’s waste stream.
+Jan. 14, 2023 – CTV News – Last year, we received a dire warning from climate scientists that the world needs to make more decisive changes in order to avoid catastrophic climate change impacts – but as 2023 gets off the ground, is Canada doing everything it can to secure our future?
+Jan. 4, 2023 – The City of Winnipeg may soon try to pinpoint new sites to generate solar power, with the goal of using green energy in civic buildings.
+Jan. 5, 2023 – After enduring relentless set-backs because of parts shortages, NFI (formerly New Flyer Industries) was able to start of the new year with the announced finalization of the sale of 16 zero emission buses to the Winnipeg Transit Authority.
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