Oct. 22, 2024 – Winnipeg Free Press – A new report outlines six opportunities Manitoba has to become a global leader in the green economy. Wind energy, critical minerals and commercial zero-emission vehicles are three opportunities outlined in the report.
+Oct. 22, 2024 – The city could soon study how to phase out natural gas heat at all Winnipeg buildings and swap in greener alternatives. The city’s Climate Action and Resilience Committee will debate the motion on Oct. 28.
+Oct. 21, 2024 – The Narwhal – Minister Anita Anand said reducing government carbon pollution by 719,000 tonnes from 2005 levels is ‘very welcome’ in ‘a world where we have climate deniers’
+Oct. 20, 2024 – CBC News – In what some have called a game-changing decision, an Ontario court has ruled that the provincial government’s weakened climate target could violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
+Oct. 21, 2024 – CBC – Two years ago in Montreal, nearly 200 countries signed a landmark agreement to reverse the loss of nature by the end of the decade and raise $700 billion a year to achieve that goal. Over the next two weeks in Cali, Colombia, delegates will meet at the COP16 United Nations biodiversity conference to check in on their progress — and advocates are hoping to see them make good on their promises. The gathering, which begins on Monday and runs until Nov. 1, is viewed as a crucial check-in on efforts to save the Earth’s animal and plant life. Here’s a breakdown of how that’s been going and what’s next.
+Oct. 20, 2024 – The Guardian – The University of Toronto’s environment school has announced it will financially dissociate from fossil fuel companies, in a landmark win for climate activists.
+Oct. 19, 2024 – The Canadian Press – An atmospheric river has drenched coastal British Columbia, triggering localized flooding Saturday as voters headed to the polls for the provincial election.
+Oct. 4, 2024 – Climate Change Connection – Climate Change Connection Youth Influencer Challenge Calls for Youth to Speak Up! From what to eat, what to drive, young people can have a big influence on what their parents, families and friends do; how they live; and what they buy; and they can be a driving source of positive change, especially when it comes to climate change.
+Oct. 4, 2024 – CBC – A community garden program in a remote First Nation in eastern Manitoba, run by a father and son, is growing in more ways than one. It’s helping sow the seeds of sustainability amid concerns about climate change and high food prices.
+Oct. 3, 2024 – CBC Manitoba -Winnipeggers will be able to drop off food scraps at one of 15 stations being set up to divert food waste from landfills. The City of Winnipeg and Compost Winnipeg, a Green Action Centre organization that already picks up residential and business compost for a fee, will launch the new project on Oct. 15 to help reduce the impacts of climate change. The 15 food waste drop-off stations will be at the three 4R Winnipeg depots and other locations in the city, mostly at community centres.
+Oct. 3, 2024 – Winnipeg Sun – The City of Selkirk reported its corporate and community Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions dropped for 2023.
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We Really Can Live Without Fossil Fuels! Curt Hull, Director, Climate Change Connection presentation at Speaking Up October 19th, 2023 at X’Cues in Winnipeg.
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