We’ve had 12 months of record-breaking global heat. How close are we to passing the 1.5 C limit?

July 8, 2024 – CBC News – While the last 12-month period globally reached 1.64 C above pre-industrial levels, according to the latest data from the Copernicus climate research program, that isn’t quite the same as breaching the 1.5 C limit set in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

But it’s a major alarm that we’re close, and that global warming has continued to speed up in the past few years.

Climate Action Network created in Pembina Valley

July 6, 2024 – Winniipeg Free Press – The Discovery Nature Sanctuary on the eastern edge of Winkler will be a hive of activity this summer as a roster of volunteers take turns tending to its new pollinator garden. The promotion of that garden and its need for volunteers is just one of several eco-friendly initiatives recently undertaken by the Pembina Climate Action Network in Southeast Manitoba.

Manitoba shifts EV purchase rebate into drive

July 2, 2024 – Winnipeg Free Press – $25M, four-year program ‘crucial step’ in reaching greenhouse gas targets: climate minister. The NDP government’s rebate program for electric vehicles, disclosed in its April budget, came into effect July 1, with the hope it will give the sale of zero-emission vehicles a charge in Manitoba. A $4,000 purchase rebate can apply to any new electric vehicle (EV) or plug-in hybrid that costs $70,000 or less. There is a $2,500 rebate on pre-owned EVs. Manitoba EV purchasers can also access a $5,000 federal rebate on top of the new Manitoba one.

Climate change is pushing up food prices — and worrying central banks

July 2, 2024 – Financial Times – Shifting weather patterns are reducing crop yields and squeezing supplies, creating what could become a permanent source of inflation.

Parliament grilled Canada’s Big Five banks on their fossil fuel financing – here’s why it matters

July 3, 2024 – Corporate Knights – Last month there was a rare meeting, where the chief executives of Canada’s five largest banks testified before Parliament about their climate commitments. Their testimonies proved why new rules to shift finance away from polluting investments are urgently needed.

Forget Planes, Your Kitchen Waste Is The Bigger Climate Culprit. Here’s One Way To Change It

July 1, 2024 – Forbes.com – New stats from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reveal that food loss and waste generate up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. To put that in perspective, it’s nearly five times what the entire aviation industry produces. And the real kicker? More than half of this food waste comes straight from our kitchens.

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