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# Climate Change Connection

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- [We're Hiring!](https://climatechangeconnection.org/news/youth-public-education-and-outreach-associate-summer-student-position-16-weeks/#new_tab) - Join our team as a Youth Public Education & Outreach Associate. Open to a post-secondary student passionate about climate action, storytelling, communications, and creating real impact in Manitoba. 16-week summer position. Remote work opportunity. With occassion travel in Winnipeg to support in-person events and presentations. Deadline to apply: June 12, 2026! Learn more!
- [Climate Change Connection Youth Video Challenge is back!](https://climatechangeconnection.org/news/youth-video-challenge/#new_tab) - The Climate Change Connection Youth Video Challenge is back for 2025–2026—and it’s growing! This year, we’re proud to announce that CBC Manitoba is our official media sponsor, helping to amplify student voices across the province. Learn more!
- [Onion Lake Cree Nation aims to be solar power 'pioneer'](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/onion-lake-cree-nation-solar-power-1.7646923#new_tab) - Oct. 1, 2025 - CBC News - Onion Lake Cree Nation wants to lead the way into a new era of solar power for Indigenous communities. The First Nation, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border about 50 kilometres north of Lloydminster, is installing rooftop solar panels on 123 homes in the community of about 7,000 people.
- [Manitoba is one of Canada’s sunniest regions, but the government isn’t banking on solar power](https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-solar-power/#new_tab) - May 26, 2026 - The Narwhal - Canada’s second-sunniest province is running low on energy — but Manitoba is turning to fossil fuels instead of solar panels
- [Health groups say Manitoba budget leaves climate—and patients—behind](https://cape.ca/press_release/health-groups-say-manitoba-budget-leaves-climate-and-patients-behind/#new_tab) - Mar. 26, 2026 - Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), “Every dollar our province fails to invest in climate solutions is a missed opportunity to invest in people’s health,” said Dr. Riley De Blonde, a family physician and chair of Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) in Manitoba.
- [2025 was the third warmest year on record. What does that mean in Canada?](https://winnipeg.citynews.ca/2026/01/13/2025-was-the-third-warmest-year-on-record-what-does-that-mean-in-canada/#new_tab) - Jan. 13, 2026 - Canadian Press - This past year was the third warmest on record and stood on the cusp of surpassing a major climate threshold globally, according to new data from the European climate agency. Canada is warming even faster than the global average.
- [Federal deal with Alberta risks Canada’s climate competitiveness](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/12/opinion/alberta-canada-mou-climate-policy-losses#:~:text=This could lead to a,provincial carbon price even further.#new_tab) - Dec. 12, 2025 - The National Observer - Last month's agreement between the governments of Canada and Alberta lays the foundation for a new and highly contested oil pipeline to the northwest coast, swiftly putting a decade of federal climate progress in jeopardy in an attempt to protect our economy. But this approach misses the point; good
- [UN says world must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, biodiversity and land loss](https://apnews.com/article/un-environment-report-climate-crises-584715f6fd7ed32a8cf993120ef2a8aa#new_tab) - Dec. 9, 2025 - Associated Press - Running out of time. Ten years ago, almost 200 nations signed the Paris Agreement with the goal of limiting future warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since preindustrial times to avoid or lessen the most catastrophic effects of climate change. But on the current trajectory,
- [Is This Polar Bear Town Canada’s Key to the Arctic?](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/world/canada/canada-arctic-churchill-polar-bears.html#new_tab) - Dec. 3, 2025 - The New York Times - The tiny town of Churchill has two of Canada’s largest pieces of Arctic infrastructure, but years of neglect have left them in poor shape amid growing superpower rivalry in the region.
- [Why riparian buffers fail to filter agricultural runoff contaminants](https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/why-riparian-buffers-fail-to-filter-agricultural-runoff-contaminants/202057/#new_tab) - Dec. 4, 2025 - Open Access - There is an abundance of research data and field observations which demonstrate that riparian areas do not always work as filters of potential contaminants in runoff from agricultural land, and should not be promoted as a ‘silver-bullet’ Best Management Practice for agricultural watersheds. This is certainly the case
- [Why agriculture is Canada’s energy ace](https://www.producer.com/opinion/why-agriculture-is-canadas-energy-ace/#new_tab) - Dec. 4, 2025 - Western Producer - By linking renewable energy sources for transport, processing and refrigeration, the rest of the food system can maintain a positive energy balance of our food.
- [Climate change evidence too prevalent to ignore](https://www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2025/12/03/climate-change-evidence-too-prevalent-to-ignore#new_tab) - Dec. 5, 2025 - Brandon Sun - Drought in Manitoba has been ongoing for over the past six years, 2024 marked the second low water year in a row and third Manitoba Hydro has experienced in a four-year period.
- [Manitoba signs on for proposed east-west power plan](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/11/28/manitoba-signs-on-for-proposed-east-west-power-plan#new_tab) - Nov. 28, 2025 - The Winnipeg Free Press - The chair of Manitoba's expert advisory council says the province's work on various environmental projects, including creating a path to net-zero emissions and a review of its wildfire response, are well underway.
- [Manitoba's Climate Action Team raises concerns over Deep Sky project](https://www.discoverwestman.com/articles/manitobas-climate-action-team-raises-concerns-over-deep-sky-project#new_tab) - Nov. 27, 2025 - Discover Westman - In early October, the Montreal-based company, Deep Sky Climate, announced their intentions to build a facility that draws carbon dioxide out of the air using Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology here in the southwest corner of the province.
- [$3B turbine project gets warm welcome from Brandon mayor, cold shoulder from environmentalists](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/hydro-brandon-billion-proposed-9.6985270#new_tab) - Nov. 202, 2025 - CBC News - A multi-billion-dollar combustion turbine project planned for the city of Brandon will give the province “power sovereignty,” said the Wheat City’s mayor, echoing comments made by Premier Wab Kinew during Tuesday’s throne speech.
- [Federal budget takes a step back from promised Canada Public Transit Fund: CUTA](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-public-transit-fund-building-communities-strong-fund#new_tab) - Nov. 17, 2025 - Daily Hive - Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 2025 budget for the Government of Canada is drawing criticism from the public transit sector after previously dedicated public transit funding was folded into a larger infrastructure pool, raising concerns over predictability and the ability to move forward with public transit expansion projects across
- [Pretty much everything you need to know about Manitoba’s new obsession with AI data centres](https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-ai-data-centre-explainer/#new_tab) - Nov. 14, 2025 - The Narwhal - Manitoba — home of much hydro power and notoriously cold winters — says it’s perfectly positioned for a data centre boom. Here’s what that means for the province.
- [A bad budget for climate and nature](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2025/11/19/a-bad-budget-for-climate-and-nature#new_tab) - Nov. 19, 2025 - Winnipeg Free Press - To say I'm disappointed with the new federal budget would be the understatement of the year. Truth is, I'm frustrated and angry.
- [Power sovereignty’: combustion turbine facility proposed for Brandon by 2030](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/11/18/power-sovereignty-combustion-turbine-facility-proposed-for-brandon-by-2030#new_tab) - Nov. 19, 2025 - Winnipeg Free Press - Premier promises ‘Trump-proofing’ of Manitoba economy in $3-B project.
- [Becoming ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Manitoba](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/correspondents/2025/11/12/becoming-environmentally-friendly-manitoba#new_tab) - Nov. 14, 2025 - Winnipeg Free Press - Last month, our government introduced Manitoba’s Path to Net Zero, our strategy to protect the environment and reach net zero emissions by 2050. This strategy is guided by the traditions and teachings of manoomin, or wild rice.
- [$500K investment to support food rescue, distribution facility](https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/500k-investment-to-support-food-rescue-distribution-facility/#new_tab) - Oct. 2, 2025 - Harvest Manitoba is now one step closer to building a food rescue and distribution facility, thanks to some new funding. On Tuesday, the organization announced it is receiving $500,000 from Farm Credit Canada to help lay the groundwork for a food transformation and distribution centre that will take edible food leaking
- [Canada launches research fund to help divert food waste from landfills](https://www.wastetodaymagazine.com/news/canada-launches-research-fund-to-divert-food-waste-from-landfills/#new_tab) - Oct. 1, 2025 - Waste Today Magazine -The Canadian government has launched the Food Waste Prevention and Diversion: Research and Capacity Building Fund. According to officials, Canada’s main sources of methane emissions are oil and gas (38 percent of total methane emissions), agriculture (30 percent) and municipal landfills (23 percent). “Municipal solid waste landfills are
- [Canada’s 2030 emissions target is out of reach after progress stalled in 2024: report](https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/canadas-2030-emissions-target-is-out-of-reach-after-progress-stalled-in-2024-report/article_a7398068-73cb-57cd-8e7c-58471396fce4.html#new_tab) - Sept. 18, 2025 - The Canadian Press - OTTAWA – Canada’s short-term targets for reducing its emissions are now out of reach after emission levels remained unchanged last year, and recent federal policies have set back Canada’s progress, Canada’s leading climate policy research organization says in a new report.
- [Study: There is less room to store carbon dioxide, driver of climate change, than previously thought](https://apnews.com/article/carbon-capture-storage-research-climate-change-c5ebd4f7c2d23e20526512e1ef338bef#new_tab) - Sep. 4, 2025 - Associated Press - Around 1,460 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide can be safely stored underground, but this limit could be reached by 2200.
- [Every company wants to produce the last barrel sold’: the treaty to stop fossil fuel production](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/02/every-company-wants-to-produce-the-last-barrel-sold-the-plan-to-create-a-fossil-fuel-non-proliferation-treaty#new_tab) - Sep. 2, 2025 - The fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty initiative aims to sidestep slow-moving UN climate talks by gathering together nations, cities and companies that want to rapidly phase out oil, coal and gas. At the coming Cop30 summit in Belém, it hopes to gather support so it can launch negotiations for a new treaty next
- [Canada’s out-of-control wildfire crisis in six charts](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/03/analysis/canada-wildfire-crisis-emissions#new_tab) - Sep. 3, 2025 - The National Observer - Fossil fuel pollution is overheating Canadian forests, spawning an out-of-control wildfire crisis. Wildfire is now incinerating four times more forest carbon than during the 1990s. In addition to the surging immediate threats of choking smoke, wanton destruction and disrupted lives, rising wildfire is also pumping billions of
- [Carney's oil and gas strategy is coming into view](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/29/analysis/carney-oil-gas-strategy#new_tab) - Aug. 29, 2025 - The National Observer - When Prime Minister Mark Carney and his energy minister, Tim Hodgson, flew to Berlin at the end of August, their ostensible purpose was to announce a “new partnership with Germany on critical minerals and energy.” On paper, the trip was a trade mission with modest immediate results
- [Manitobans elected the NDP to lead on climate. What happened?](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/28/opinion/manitoba-ndp-climate-crisis-disappointment#new_tab) - Aug. 29, 2025 - The National Observer - Over a million hectares of Manitoba have burned this summer. As thousands flee for their lives, air quality warnings are now part of our daily weather forecasts, and we’re told not to go outside if we’re elderly or vulnerable. Meanwhile, the provincial government is still missing in
- [Moral imperative’: Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms](https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/moral-imperative-teachers-say-more-climate-change-lessons-needed-in-classrooms/#new_tab) - Aug. 29, 2025 - The Canadian Press - As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians’ daily lives, teachers across the country say the education system must better equip younger generations to deal with its fallout.
- [Canada: First 60-Foot Electric Bus Launches in Winnipeg](https://bus-news.com/first-electric-bus-launches-in-winnipeg/#new_tab) - Aug. 11, 2025 - The Fleet - This week, Winnipeg Transit is introducing its first 60-foot zero-emission electric bus (ZEB) into passenger service.
- [Fresh Lettuce in the Yukon?](https://thewalrus.ca/fresh-lettuce-in-the-yukon-believe-it/#new_tab) - Aug. 8, 2025 - The Walrus - In a territory where food arrives by truck, a handful of farmers are proving there’s another way.
- [When climate becomes class war](https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/when-climate-becomes-class-war#new_tab) - Jul. 23, 2025 - Canadian Dimension - As climate collapse accelerates, its unequal impacts reveal the class divisions at its core.
- [World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/22/antonio-guterres-climate-breakthrough-clean-energy-fossil-fuels#new_tab) - July 22, 2025 - The Guardian - António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels.
- [UN's top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law](https://winnipegsun.com/pmn/the-uns-highest-court-will-decide-wednesday-on-the-climate-obligations-of-countries#new_tab) - Jul. 21, 2025 - The Associated Press - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion Wednesday said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, and nations harmed by its effects could be entitled
- [FACT FOCUS: No, weather modification did not cause the deadly flash floods in Texas](https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-texas-flooding-weather-modification-607746d3552b0f30714c57008ed2db44#new_tab) - Jul. 8, 2025 - Associated Press - It is not possible that cloud seeding generated the floods, according to experts, as the process can only produce limited precipitation using clouds that already exist. Forecasts predicted rain for that weekend prior to July 2 in an area that was already prone to flooding.
- [U of M research finds wildfire ash contributing to phosphate levels in Lake Winnipeg](https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/u-of-m-research-finds-wildfire-ash-contributing-to-phosphate-levels-in-lake-winnipeg/#new_tab) - Jul. 9, 2025 - CTV News - Early findings indicate particulates from the ash contribute to phosphate levels, which increase algal blooms.
- [Manitoba again declares provincewide state of emergency due to wildfires](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/garden-hill-first-nation-wildfire-evacuation-manitoba-1.7581550#new_tab) - Jul. 10, 2025 - CBC News - Garden Hill, Snow Lake most recent communities under mandatory evacuation.
- [One in four Canadians report being affected by extreme weather in last year: poll](https://nationalnewswatch.com/2025/06/19/one-in-four-canadians-report-being-affected-by-extreme-weather-in-last-year-poll#new_tab) - June 19, 2025 - The Canadian Press - Almost one in four Canadians were directly affected by extreme weather events over the past year, a new poll suggests.
- [Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come](https://winnipegsun.com/pmn/scientists-warn-that-greenhouse-gas-accumulation-is-accelerating-and-more-extreme-weather-will-come#new_tab) - Jun 18, 2025 - The Associated Press- Humans are on track to release so much greenhouse gas in less than three years that a key threshold for limiting global warming will be nearly unavoidable, according to a study to be released Thursday.
- [City points to increase in landfill waste, water treatment for higher 2024 greenhouse-gas emissions](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/06/03/city-points-to-increase-in-landfill-waste-water-treatment-for-higher-2024-greenhouse-gas-emissions#new_tab) - Winnipeg's municipal government created more greenhouse gases last year, despite a key target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. In 2024, City of Winnipeg operations created 319,811 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, up 3.9 per cent — or 12,034 tonnes — from the previous year.
- [Experts warn Manitobans will have to get used to a fiery future](https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-wildfires-climate-change/#new_tab) - May 29, 2025 - The Narwhal - This spring’s wildfires are some of the most devastating our province has endured, sparking fears the scorching season is merely a prelude of what’s to come.
- [Are solar panels worth the investment? Yes — usually — but it depends where you live](https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/are-solar-panels-worth-the-investment-yes-usually-but-it-depends-where-you-live/article_6148ace9-6a24-5058-b347-5bc012edf353.html#:~:text=Are solar panels worth the,thecanadianpressnews.ca#new_tab) - May 29, 2025 - The Canadian Press - Solar panels have never been cheaper, and the lower upfront cost means homeowners can recoup their investment more quickly, with savings on electricity bills.
- [Canada wildfires: 17,000 forced to evacuate as forest fires rage across Manitoba](https://www.the-independent.com/climate-change/news/canada-wildfires-manitoba-state-of-emergency-evacuations-b2759753.html#new_tab) - May 29, 2025 - The Independent - Fires force complete evacuation of Flin Flon city near Saskatchewan border after winds shift and pushed flames dangerously close to community.
- [Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire](https://theconversation.com/earth-is-heading-for-2-7-c-warming-this-century-we-may-avoid-the-worst-climate-scenarios-but-the-outlook-is-still-dire-254284#new_tab) - May 27, 2025 - The Conversation - Is climate action a lost cause? The United States is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement for the second time, while heat records over land and sea have toppled and extreme weather events have multiplied.
- [Here's how people are making buildings more climate resilient](https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/climate-change-buildings-1.7522854#new_tab) - May 25, 2025 - Schools, communities and municipalities are looking for ways to make their buildings more adaptable.
- [Widespread wildfire smoke prompts air quality alerts in Manitoba](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/air-quality-alerts-warnings-wildfire-smoke-manitoba-1.7543570#new_tab) - May 26, 2025 - CBC - Warning in place for southeast Manitoba, special air quality statement in the north.
- [‘Afraid of the water’? Life in a city that dumps billions of litres of raw sewage into lakes and rivers](https://thenarwhal.ca/winnipeg-sewage-leak-overflows/?utm_source=The+Narwhal&utm_campaign=2b4b6157ab-April+10+2025+—+Winnipeg+sewage&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f6a05fddb8-2b4b6157ab-108942589#new_tab) - May 10, 2025 - The Narwhal - 10 billion litres of sewage are dumped into Winnipeg’s lakes and rivers each year. Some avoid touching river water altogether — but others say the untreated sewage is not as bad as it sounds.
- [Brokenhead starts heat pump program, creates jobs](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/05/08/brokenhead-starts-heat-pump-program-creates-jobs#new_tab) - May. 8, 2025 - The Winnipeg Free Press - SCANTERBURY — Brokenhead Ojibway Nation has launched a partnership with Efficiency Manitoba and Indigenous- led fund manager Raven Outcomes to improve home heating and cooling efficiency in the community, while creating jobs for its residents.
- [What Carney’s win means for environment and climate issues in Canada](https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-liability-lawsuits-damage-trillions-5ad21e47b2aa16cc90cb7669f56297f1#new_tab) - Apr. 28, 2025 - The Narwhal - Canada’s 2025 federal election campaign started on the heels of a prime minister stepping down and a tariff war brewing across the border. The dramatic twists upended what was an assumed Conservative win to instead keep the Liberals in power for their fourth consecutive term.
- [The world’s biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates](https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-liability-lawsuits-damage-trillions-5ad21e47b2aa16cc90cb7669f56297f1#new_tab) - Apr. 23, 22025 - Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates as part of an effort to make it easier for people and governments to hold companies financially accountable, like the tobacco giants have been.
- [Climate change is supercharging pollen and making allergies worse](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250410-how-climate-driven-thunderstorms-supercharge-pollen-allergies#new_tab) - Apr. 12, 2025 - BBC News - People could see the thunderstorm, but they couldn't see what was going on inside it. Trillions of pollen particles, sucked up into the clouds as the storm formed, were now being splintered by rain, lightning and humidity into ever-smaller fragments – then cast back down to Earth for
- [Worsening Heat Could Trigger Mental Health Crisis in Coming Decades](https://www.sciencealert.com/worsening-heat-could-trigger-mental-health-crisis-in-coming-decades#new_tab) - April 15, 2025 - Science Alert - Extreme heat is the most dangerous risk posed by climate change in Australia, and it's not just taking a physical toll on the population. There may also be a mental cost going unaddressed.
- [Build Clean Power Grid, High-Speed Rail Network to Boost Self-Reliance, Local Leaders Tell Federal Parties](https://www.theenergymix.com/build-clean-power-grid-high-speed-rail-network-to-boost-self-reliance-local-leaders-tell-federal-parties/#new_tab) - Apr. 14, 2025 - The Energy Mix - Nearly 170 municipal leaders from across Canada are calling on federal parties to address the dual threats of climate change and a Trump-era trade war with bold, nation-building investments, warning that “status quo” policies and revived pipeline proposals won’t meet the moment.
- [Decarbonization, News Arctic study urges stronger climate action to prevent catastrophic warming](https://environmentjournal.ca/arctic-study-urges-stronger-climate-action-to-prevent-catastrophic-warming/#new_tab) - Mar. 5, 2025 - Environment Journal - Remember when 2°C of global warming was the doomsday scenario? Well, we’re now staring down the barrel of something much worse. From the fish on your plate to the weather outside your window, everything’s about to change. A new study by an international team of researchers, including Jackie Dawson,
- [Who Will Win $2000?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/news/who-will-be-the-next-manitoba-youth-climate-changemaker/#new_tab) - Feb, 25, 2025 - Climate Change Connection - The Manitoba High School Video 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
- [Winnipeg Transit unveils first zero-emission fuel-cell bus](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-transit-unveils-first-zero-emission-fuel-cell-bus-1.7463420#new_tab) - Feb. 19, 2025 - CBC - Winnipeg Transit unveiled its first hydrogen fuel cell bus on Wednesday. But while the city expects to receive dozens more zero-emission buses over the next few years, supply chain issues, budget pressures and looming tariff threats have thrown the city's plans to phase out its diesel fleet into doubt.
- [Surge in ocean heat is a sign climate change is accelerating](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2465689-surge-in-ocean-heat-is-a-sign-climate-change-is-accelerating/#new_tab) - Jan. 28, 2024 - New Scientist - The surge in ocean temperatures to record-breaking levels in 2023 and 2024 is a sign that the pace of climate change has accelerated, say researchers. Global ocean temperatures hit record highs for 450 days straight in 2023 and early 2024. Although some of the extra heat can be explained
- [How hot will 2025 be? It could rival 2024’s record, Canadian officials warn](https://globalnews.ca/news/10960754/earth-2025-average-temperature/#new_tab) - Jan. 15, 2025 - The Canadian Press - This year’s average global temperature is expected to rival 2024’s record-breaking heat, Canadian officials said Wednesday, underlining humanity’s narrowing window to hit an international target intended to help avert some of climate change’s most serious effects. This year’s average global temperature is expected to rival 2024’s record-breaking heat, Canadian officials said Wednesday, underlining humanity’s narrowing window to hit an international target intended to help avert some of climate change’s most serious effects.
- [Canada’s ‘ugly vegetable’ problem](https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/canadas-ugly-vegetable-problem#new_tab) - Jan. 14, 2024 - Concordia University - The Link - Canada wastes $58 billion worth of food each year that could be used to feed those in need, a number that rose by 6.5 per cent since 2019, according to data released by Second Harvest in October 2024. The report found that a large portion of this
- [Off to a bleak and blazing start](https://www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/zero-carbon/2025/01/10/bleak-blazing-start#new_tab) - Jan. 10, 2025 - The National Observer - So now we know how the second Trump era begins: with Los Angeles on fire. Apocalyptic, tragic and almost impossibly emblematic. The world at large is spiralling past the guardrail of 1.5 degrees while politics retreats from tackling the problem. Ten thousand homes and buildings burned, neighbours
- [Why more frequent cold blasts could be coming from global warming](https://apnews.com/article/polar-vortex-chilly-cold-climate-change-frigid-5dd0dcb49a7ead488e221e8c5d9edc8f#new_tab) - Jan. 7, 2025 - Associated Press - Frigid air that normally stays trapped in the Arctic has escaped, plunging deep into the United States for an extended visit that is expected to provoke teeth-chattering but not be record-shattering. It’s a cold air outbreak that some experts say is happening more frequently, and paradoxically, because of
- [Climate change is coming for Canada's vital trade routes](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/23/news/climate-change-canada-trade-routes-infrastructure-roads-bridges#new_tab) - Jan. 3, 2025 - National Observer - When southwestern British Columbia was hit with the historic 2021 atmospheric river, the Port of Vancouver’s operations ground to a halt, stalling billions of dollars in trade for a week. And that’s only the beginning of the upheaval extreme weather and climate change will wreak on our infrastructure
- [A vision for growth, sustainability and reconciliation](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2024/12/19/a-vision-for-growth-sustainability-and-reconciliation#new_tab) - Dec. 19, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - As the world shifts to a low-carbon economy, Manitoba finds itself at a pivotal moment. The time to act is now — to harness our province's unique advantages, setting Manitoba on a path toward green innovation, sustainable practices and high-quality jobs. Without decisive steps forward, Manitoba risks
- [Winnipeggers work to cut down on food waste, which costs Canada billions each year](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/arts/2024/12/21/rescuing-grub-from-the-garbage#new_tab) - Dec. 22, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - Food waste continues to mount despite growing public awareness about it and opposition to it. The National Zero Waste Council says more than half of all food produced and distributed in Canada never gets eaten, resulting in significant environmental, economic and social consequences. The average Canadian household produces
- [City’s resistance to electric buses a mistake](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2024/12/13/citys-resistance-to-electric-buses-a-mistake?cx_testId=5&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s#new_tab) - Dec. 13, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press. The City of Winnipeg is scaling back plans to electrify its fleet of transit buses. That’s disappointing. Winnipeg was once a leader in the transition from carbon-emitting buses to battery power. The city led the nation in 2015 when it launched a pilot project to put four electric
- [Winnipeg's compost drop-off program 'incredibly successful', tripling expected totals](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-compost-drop-off-program-1.7409605#new_tab) - Dec 13, 2024 - CBC News - Winnipeg's community drop-off composting program has exploded in popularity with triple the amount of organic waste being contributed over what was expected.
- [Higher density key to fixing budget woes](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2024/12/07/the-climate-crisis-is-our-greatest-health-crisis#new_tab) - Dec. 9, 2024 - The Winnipeg Free Press - Our city has been growing three times faster in area than in population, meaning overall density has been dropping as it grows. In 2019, the city compared the built-up area of Winnipeg over 50 years and found that the footprint of the city had increased by
- [The climate crisis is our greatest health crisis](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2024/12/07/the-climate-crisis-is-our-greatest-health-crisis#new_tab) - Dec. 7. 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - As a physician observer attending the recent United Nations Conference of the Parties (or COP 29) in Azerbaijan, it was clear the deeply unhealthy COP process needs some massive therapy if we aim to curb the single greatest health crisis of our time: the climate crisis.
- [Winnipeg councillor frustrated after committee rejects motion to study natural gas alternatives](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-commitee-rejects-natural-gas-alternatives-study-1.7391565#new_tab) - Nov. 22, 2024 - CBC - A Winnipeg councillor is questioning the city's commitment to its climate goals after a committee voted to take no action on a motion that would have led to a study on ways to phase out natural gas.
- [Winnipeg Ponders Gas Phaseout for All Buildings](https://www.theenergymix.com/winnipeg-ponders-gas-phaseout-for-all-buildings/#new_tab) - Nov. 21, 2024 - The Energy Mix - Two years after Winnipeg began implementing its net-zero focused Community Energy Investment Roadmap, a citizen-led committee is pushing the city to study exactly how to implement one of the Roadmap’s core pillars: phasing out natural gas use in all buildings, existing and new.
- [Manitoba Hydro Considers Utility-Owned EV Charging Network](https://www.theenergymix.com/manitoba-hydro-considers-utility-owned-ev-charging-network/#new_tab) - Nov. 22, 2024 - The Energy Mix - Manitoba Hydro is considering building a public network of electric vehicle chargers, Electric Autonomy Canada reports. The new network, recommended in the province’s Affordable Energy Plan, released in September, could make EVs viable at longer distances—crucial for connecting rural and Northern communities.
- [True North Foods plant expansion draws energy from waste](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2024/11/13/true-north-foods-plant-expansion-draws-energy-from-waste#new_tab) - Nov. 14, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - The latest expansion includes the first commercial installation of another made-in-Manitoba solution: Rapid Organic Converter (ROC) technology by local company Innovative NRG. The technology developed and patented in Manitoba processes organic waste through a gassification process — it vaporizes the waste — and turns it into thermal
- [Snow in short supply in Winnipeg despite the city's Winterpeg nickname](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/no-snow-winnipeg-manitoba-1.7381150#new_tab) - Nov. 13, 2024 - CBC News - Christmas decorations are installed across downtown Winnipeg and shopping mall Santas are set to show up in some stores as soon as this weekend, but one key element of the season is missing: snow. "There was a little bit of snow reported by a few people in Winnipeg,
- [Canada Failing to Deliver Its Fair Share of Global Climate Finance](https://www.theenergymix.com/canada-failing-to-deliver-its-fair-share-of-global-climate-finance/#new_tab) - Nov. 5, 2024 - The Energy Mix - As the United Nations’ COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan approaches, researchers are urging Canada to take meaningful action on global climate finance that reflects its historical greenhouse gas emissions.
- [What an effort to preserve Cree homelands in northern Manitoba means to the people behind it](https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-kitaskeenan-cree-voices/#new_tab) - Nov. 7, 2024 - The Narwhal - Kitaskeenan Kaweekanawaynichikatek, the land we want to protect: members of five Cree nations reflect as they seek to protect land devastated by hydroelectricity.
- [5 takeaways from Canada’s draft rules for an oil and gas emissions cap](https://thenarwhal.ca/emissions-cap-draft-rules/#new_tab) - Nov. 5, 2024 - The Narwhal - Canadian government ministers introduced new details of their oil and gas emissions cap plan on Monday. If the federal draft rules are finalized as expected next year, they would represent the first time Ottawa has imposed binding obligations on the sector to slow its rising carbon emissions. The oil
- [Oil, gas companies told to cut emissions by one-third under planned cap](https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/oil-gas-companies-told-to-cut-emissions-by-one-third-under-planned-cap/article_f95b60be-5bff-555a-8592-55b133159456.html#new_tab) - Nov. 4, 2024 - The Canadian Press - OTTAWA – Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations being published today by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
- [A new report outlines six opportunities Manitoba has to become a global leader in the green economy.](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2024/10/22/once-in-a-generation-opportunity#new_tab) - 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.
- [’Let’s do something’: city to consider study to phase out natural gas](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/10/22/lets-do-something-city-to-consider-study-to-phase-out-natural-gas#new_tab) - 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.
- [Canada is set to meet — and beat — its goal of reducing emissions 40 per cent from federal buildings and cars](https://thenarwhal.ca/anita-anand-greening-government/#new_tab) - 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’
- [What a ruling by Ontario's top court could mean for the future of climate litigation](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/court-of-appeal-ontario-decision-1.7356540#new_tab) - 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.
- [Two years ago, the world promised to protect nature. Pressure is mounting to deliver](https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/cop16-biodiversity-setup-1.7356377#new_tab) - 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
- [As Canadian River Shrivels, Northern Communities Call for a Highway](https://e360.yale.edu/features/canada-mackenzie-river-highway#new_tab) - Aug. 7, 2024 - Yale 360 - With the Mackenzie River too low for barge traffic, villages in the Northwest Territories are flying in food, fuel, and other essentials. A proposed highway could offer a lifeline as climate change further reduces flows, but the project faces big challenges in a warming Arctic.
- [Atmospheric river brings heavy rains, localized flooding on B.C. election day](https://winnipegsun.com/pmn/first-atmospheric-river-of-fall-season-to-bring-heavy-rains-on-b-c-election-day#new_tab) - 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.
- [University of Toronto’s environment school cuts financial ties to fossil fuels](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/20/university-toronto-financially-dissociate-fossil-fuels#new_tab) - 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.
- [Selkirk council told city reduced GHG emissions](https://winnipegsun.com/news/provincial/selkirk-announces-notable-improvements-to-emissions#new_tab) - Oct. 3, 2024 - Winnipeg Sun - The City of Selkirk reported its corporate and community Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions dropped for 2023.
- [Community garden in Poplar River First Nation sows seeds for more sustainable future](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/community-garden-poplar-river-first-nation-1.7340798#new_tab) - 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.
- [15 food waste drop-off stations in Winnipeg will help curb impacts of climate change, city says](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-food-waste-drop-off-stations-1.7340764#new_tab) - 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
- [Seniors take on climate change](https://climatechangeconnection.org/seniors-take-on-climate-change/) - Sept. 25, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - Oct. 1, unbeknownst to most people, is Canada’s Day for Seniors. It’s a day in which the federal government urges people to be kind to their elders. And a day to propose minuscule adjustments to seniors’ benefits. But this year, seniors are turning Oct. 1 into a
- ['She is dying': Lawsuit asks Lake Winnipeg to be defined as a person](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/2024/09/19/lawsuit-by-manitoba-chiefs-urges-lake-winnipeg-be-legally-defined-as-a-person#new_tab) - Sept. 19, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - A court has been asked to declare Lake Winnipeg a person with constitutional rights to life, liberty and security of person in a case that may go further than any other in trying to establish the rights of nature in Canada.
- [Wind, 'clean' heat to green up Manitoba energy](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/09/20/wind-clean-heat-to-green-up-manitoba-energy#new_tab) - Sept. 20, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba's new affordable energy plan promises "nation- to-nation" wind power partnerships with Indigenous governments, more financial incentives for ratepayers and a shift to "clean" heat, as outlined in a copy obtained by the Free Press.
- [Manitoba Builds Green](https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/manitoba-builds-green#new_tab) - Sept. 14, 2024 - International Institute for Sustainable Development Report - Opportunities for transformational residential retrofits Transitioning off of fossil fuels in Manitoba's building sector will require transformative action on energy efficiency. This report investigates the potential to scale up a deep energy retrofit industry in Manitoba to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create good jobs,
- [Canada's 2023 emissions edged lower but progress slow, report says](https://climatechangeconnection.org/canadas-2023-emissions-edged-lower-but-progress-slow-report-says/) - Sept. 19, 2024 - Reuters - Canada is aiming to cut climate-warming carbon emissions 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2030. But an early estimate of national emissions, released by the institute seven months before the government's official national inventory report, shows slow progress towards the target and that emissions from the oil and gas sector
- [Will the Manitoba energy strategy include geothermal?](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2024/09/10/will-the-manitoba-energy-strategy-include-geothermal#new_tab) - Sept. 6, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba's buildings have a massive opportunity beneath them — unused renewable energy. Incredibly, the technology exists to extract it via geothermal heating and cooling.
- [Finding climate solutions in the dirt](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/finding-climate-solutions-dirt-katharine-hayhoe-f6fre/#new_tab) - Aug. 22, 2024 - Katherine Hayhoe - Soil is an enormous carbon sink. It’s estimated it contains three times as much carbon as the atmosphere—and we could increase that.
- [Every building sits on a thermal asset how networked geothermal power could change cities](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/09/every-building-sits-on-a-thermal-asset-how-networked-geothermal-power-could-change-cities#new_tab) - Aug. 9, 2024 - The Guardian - Along with earthworms, rocks, and the occasional skeleton, there is a massive battery right under your feet. Unlike a flammable lithium ion battery, though, this one is perfectly stable, free to use, and ripe for sustainable exploitation: the Earth itself.
- [Solar panels reducing high school’s carbon footprint](https://theflatlander.ca/solar-panels-reducing-high-schools-carbon-footprint/#new_tab) - Aug. 19, 2024 - Flatlander - The Manitoba government approved $91,000 in funding for solar panels as part of a larger, $12.8-million construction and renovation project to address growing enrolment at the French immersion school.
- [Global Warming of 1.6C Now Best Case Scenario, New Research Shows](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444314-best-case-scenario-for-climate-change-is-now-1-6c-of-warming/#new_tab) - Aug. 19, 2024 - New Scientist -Humanity’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, which has been totemic in climate policy for the past decade, is now almost certainly out of reach.
- [Rally for better bike safety blocks Winnipeg intersection](https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/rally-for-better-bike-safety-blocks-winnipeg-intersection-1.6983969#new_tab) - July 31 2024 - CTV News - Protestors shut down the Maryland Bridge on Tuesday as they called for better bike safety.
- [City unveils vision to cut residents’ car trips by half by 2050](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/07/15/city-unveils-vision-to-cut-residents-car-trips-by-half-by-2050#new_tab) - July 15, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - The city is reimagining how Winnipeggers will move in the next 26 years and has set a goal for people to walk, cycle, take transit or rideshare for half of their trips by 2050.
- [Attributing Canada’s June heat wave to climate change is an important step in adapting to a warmer world](https://theconversation.com/attributing-canadas-june-heat-wave-to-climate-change-is-an-important-step-in-adapting-to-a-warmer-world-234452#new_tab) - July 16, 2024 - The Conversation - This June saw major heat waves across Canada with peak temperatures — measured over a three-day period — of 7.4 C in eastern Ontario, 10.7 C in southern Québec, 7.2 C in northern Québec and 10.6 C in Atlantic Canada. On June 19, more than 100 locations across Canada
- [Trudeau outlines details of $30B, 10-year fund for public transit](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-public-transit-fund-1.7266275#new_tab) - July 17, 2024 - CBC - Applications opened Wednesday for two streams in the federal government's new $30-billion public transit fund, even though the money won't start flowing for another two years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
- [The World Is Moving Away from Fossil Fuels. Canada Is Holding On for Dear Life](https://thewalrus.ca/the-world-is-moving-away-from-fossil-fuels-canada-is-holding-on-for-dear-life/?utm_source=CK+Weekly+Roundup&utm_campaign=5eccff03be-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_04_25_08_45_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-d1cdc778b8-[LIST_EMAIL_ID]#new_tab) - July 15, 2024 - The Walrus - We’ve proudly failed to plan for what comes next. Last month, Alberta didn’t just announce it had transitioned entirely off coal as an energy source; the province kicked the fossil fuel six years ahead of a wildly ambitious schedule. The scale of achievement this represents defies exaggeration—and contains
- [We've had 12 months of record-breaking global heat. How close are we to passing the 1.5 C limit?](https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/global-warming-copernicus-1-5-c-1.7257223#new_tab) - 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
- [Climate Action Network created in Pembina Valley](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/faith/2024/07/06/climate-action-network-created-in-pembina-valley#new_tab) - 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
- [Manitoba shifts EV purchase rebate into drive](https://climatechangeconnection.org/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
- [Climate change is pushing up food prices — and worrying central banks](https://www.ft.com/content/125e89c0-308a-492f-ae8e-6834847d1186#new_tab) - 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](https://climatechangeconnection.org/parliament-grilled-canadas-big-five-banks-on-their-fossil-fuel-financing-heres-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](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nomanazish/2024/06/30/forget-planes-your-kitchen-waste-is-the-bigger-climate-culprit-heres-one-way-to-change-it/#new_tab) - 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
- [Shell gives go-ahead to 2 carbon capture and storage projects in Alberta](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/shell-gives-go-ahead-to-2-carbon-capture-and-storage-projects-in-alberta-1.7247142#new_tab) - Jun. 26, 2024 - CBC News - Shell Canada has announced it will forge ahead with a pair of carbon capture projects in Alberta, after recent setbacks for other proposed projects in the sector have cast doubt on the technology.
- [Millions of litres spilled and not a single fine: 16 years in a little-known Canadian oilpatch](https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-pipeline-spills-fines/#new_tab) - Jun. 27, 2024 - The Narwhal - Manitoba’s environment minister says the ‘decimation’ of her department under the previous government led to oversight gaps in the province’s oil industry. Experts say that spells big risks.
- [Ontario company FuelPositive casts eye on Manitoba for ‘green ammonia’ production system toehold](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2024/06/17/filling-farm-fertilizer-footprint#new_tab) - Monday, Jun. 17, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - Over the past few years, Curtis Hiebert has watched the price of his farm’s fertilizer skyrocket. Now he’s trying to produce the plant food on his own land.Hiebert is piloting a system Ontario-based company FuelPositive hopes will revolutionize Manitoba farm operations.
- [Feds release carbon pricing impact data as cost debate rages](https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/feds-release-carbon-pricing-impact-data-as-cost-debate-rages/ar-BB1obh41#new_tab) - June 14, 2024 - Canadian Press - Canada's greenhouse-gas emissions will be 12 per cent lower in 2030 with carbon pricing in place than they would be if it was scrapped, new federal data published Thursday suggest.
- [Major overhaul of Winnipeg Transit routes in 2025 a 'huge' but needed change: transit advocate](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-transit-master-plan-primary-network-discussion-1.7138167#new_tab) - June 11, 2024 - CBC News - Major changes to the city's transit route system next year were up for discussion at city hall on Tuesday, and while some are in favour of the overhaul, not everyone is on board.
- [Are Canadians paying ‘wacko’ high gasoline taxes?](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/06/07/analysis/wacko-gasoline-carbon-taxes-Conservatives-Poilievre#new_tab) - June 7, 2024 - The National Post - Canada’s Opposition leader, Pierre Poilievre, has repeatedly attacked our national carbon tax-with-rebate policy. This policy places a rising fee on many sources of climate pollution, including the emissions from burning gasoline. That’s the “tax” part. The “rebate” part is cheques sent to Canadians that more than cover
- [The Arctic is Warming Faster Than Anywhere Else on The Planet](https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/arctic-warming-faster-anywhere-else-planet#new_tab) - June 7, 2024 - High North News - As the effects of global warming are felt around the world, nowhere is experiencing such drastic changes as the Far North. Scientists estimate that the Arctic is warming two to three times quicker than any other place on Earth. In Under Thin Ice, a documentary from The
- [Human-caused global warming at all-time high, new report concludes](https://www.space.com/human-driven-global-warming-report) - June 4, 2024 - Space.com - Global temperatures are still heading in the wrong direction and faster than ever before. Last year alone, human activities — such as burning coal for cheap power — led to our planet warming by 1.3 degrees Celsius (2.34 Fahrenheit), according to a new report. If we continue pumping heat-trapping
- [Rate of global warming caused by humans is at an all-time high, say scientists](https://phys.org/news/2024-06-global-humans-high-scientists.html#new_tab) - June 4, 2024 - Phys.org - University of Leeds - The second annual Indicators of Global Climate Change report, which is led by the University of Leeds, reveals that human-induced warming has risen to 1.19 °C over the past decade (2014-2023)—an increase from the 1.14 °C seen in 2013-2022 (set out in last year's report).
- [Oil CEOs tell House of Commons committee they support carbon pricing](https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/oil-ceos-tell-house-of-commons-committee-they-support-carbon-pricing/article_42ea3dbd-4b0b-5912-a508-9a8f0cba9b31.html#new_tab) - June 6, 2024 - Oil CEOs testify before parliamentary committee.
- [Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill](http://Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill#new_tab) - June 6, 2024 - The Canadian Press - Disaster survivors plead with MPs to act.
- [UN Chief Calls on Advertising and PR Agencies to Stop Fuelling Climate Disinformation](https://earth.org/un-chief-calls-on-advertising-and-pr-agencies-to-stop-fuelling-climate-disinformation/) - June 6, 2024 - In a pivotal speech at the American Museum of Natural History in New York to mark World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on countries to ban fossil fuel advertising in the same way they restricted tobacco. “Many in the fossil fuel industry have shamelessly greenwashed, even as they have
- [Here’s how climate social scientists are finding their way in the era of climate crisis](https://climatechangeconnection.org/heres-how-climate-social-scientists-are-finding-their-way-in-the-era-of-climate-crisis/) - June 4, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - The acceleration of the climate crisis has been breathtaking and talking to experts in a time of crisis is a good thing. But these articles are problematic. They seek to motivate through fear while usualy offering only vague notions of absent “political will” to diagnosis the problem
- [This senator wants Canadian banks to fight climate change](https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/banks-canada-climate-change-rosa-galvez-1.7207868#new_tab) - May 27, 2024 - CBC News - Rosa Galvez has taken on a Herculean task: force Canadian financial institutions to prioritize the fight against climate change. More than two years ago, the independent senator from Quebec proposed legislation that would force banks and pension funds to steer away from emissions-intensive investments, such as the oil and
- [Liberal MP calls out PBO for error in carbon price analysis, asks for correction](https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/liberal-mp-calls-out-pbo-for-error-in-carbon-price-analysis-asks-for-correction/article_fe6b78d8-3208-55e4-9873-fad5e4c5f90f.html#new_tab) - May 28, 2024 - The Canadian Press - The parliamentary secretary for Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is criticizing the parliamentary budget officer for not issuing a more-public correction to its carbon price analysis after finding an error in it. The PBO published a note on its website on April 17 admitting its economic analyses of
- [Half-measures not good enough](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2024/05/18/half-measures-not-good-enough#new_tab) - May 18, 2024 = Winnipeg Free Press - Emissions data for Manitoba were just released via the National Inventory Report, once again highlighting the reality that our province is falling behind in the global race to net zero. Manitoba and Alberta are the only Canadian provinces whose emissions have not decreased below 2005 levels —
- [The great Canadian climate divide](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/05/17/analysis/great-canadian-climate-divide#new_tab) - May 17, 2024 - The National Observer - Western Canada has a lot of explaining to do. Canada’s recently released greenhouse gas inventory shows that every western province has increased its climate pollution since 1990, the international baseline year for measuring climate action. On the other side of the country, every eastern province has reduced its
- [He floated banning fossil fuel ads in Canada. Then came the threats.](https://www.corporateknights.com/category-climate/fossil-fuel-ad-ban-canada-charlie-angus/?utm_source=CK+Weekly+Roundup&utm_campaign=d7f73e4e53-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_04_25_08_45_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-d1cdc778b8-[LIST_EMAIL_ID]#new_tab) - May 13, 2024 - Corporate Knights - MP Charlie Angus says his proposed Fossil Fuel Advertising Act is designed to take on "the lies" of oil and gas, in much the same way parliament zeroed in on Big Tobacco decades ago.
- [New Report: Gas Does not Belong in A Canadian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy](https://environmentaldefence.ca/report/building-a-green-taxonomy-without-gascopy/#new_tab) - May 15, 2024 - Environmental Defense - Natural Gas is not green. There is serious concern that fossil fuels like liquified natural gas (LNG) and CCUS (carbon capture, utilization, and storage) could be labeled as sustainable by the Canadian Government. A new report aims to ensure they do included into a sustainable finance taxonomy.
- [Canadian banks still huge fossil fuel investors](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/05/14/news/canadian-banks-still-huge-fossil-fuel-investors#new_tab) - May 14, 2024 - The National Observer - Canada’s five biggest banks are among the 20 largest fossil fuel financiers in the world, according to new research, leading parliamentarians and climate advocates to warn the country is setting itself up for major risks through the energy transition.
- [Canadian banks are not fighting climate change on their own. They must be legislated](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-canadian-banks-are-not-fighting-climate-change-on-their-own-they-must/#new_tab) - April 21, 2024 - Globe and Mail - Modernizing financial policy for climate action remains the missing piece of Canada’s climate plan. The Climate-Aligned Finance Act is the puzzle piece ready to fill this gap. Policy makers should seize the opportunity to future-proof Canada.
- [The uneasy intersection of oil and climate](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-the-uneasy-intersection-of-oil-and-climate/#new_tab) - May 7, 2024 - The Globe and Mail - Oil production – Canada’s largest export – reached another record level in 2023, at almost five million barrels a day, up nearly 30 per cent since the Liberals took office. Forecasts suggest oil output could make its biggest-ever jump this year, as many as 500,000 barrels a day,
- [Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future](https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/3/4/pgae106/7638480#new_tab) - May 13, 2024 - PNAS Nexus - Human development has ushered in an era of converging crises: climate change, ecological destruction, disease, pollution, and socioeconomic inequality. This review synthesizes the breadth of these interwoven emergencies and underscores the urgent need for comprehensive, integrated action.
- ['It's absolute terror': Wildfire forces entire Manitoba community to retreat](https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7202362#new_tab) - May 13, 2024 - CBC - First detected on Thursday, fire quickly grew by Sunday to 35,000 hectares.
- [Climate change is an added barrier to youth physical activity, report says](https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/climate-change-is-an-added-barrier-to-youth-physical-activity-report-says/article_01c6912f-c1a4-52f6-8d4e-55aab5ada5a6.html#new_tab) - May 7, 2024 - The Canadian Press - Heat waves and poor air quality from wildfires pose extra challenges tochildren and youth who need more exercise outside and less time staring at screens, a new report says.
- [Getting climate action on the education agenda](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2024/05/06/getting-climate-action-on-the-education-agenda#new_tab) - May 6, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - Last school year, a student of mine posed a question that reverberated through my thoughts long after the class had ended: “So, how are you advocating for climate action as an adult?” It’s the kind of question that I hope many of us are thinking about, but
- [We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized](https://www.vox.com/climate/24139383/climate-change-peak-greenhouse-gas-emissions-action#new_tab) - April 25, 2024 - Vox.com - Greenhouse gas emissions might have already peaked. Now they need to fall — fast.
- [Canada faces another grim wildfire season](https://www.counterfire.org/article/canada-faces-another-grim-wildfire-season/#new_tab) - April 18, 2024 - Counterfire - The wildfires in Canada kept burning all winter, and a new season is set to be catastrophic, as climate feedback loops accelerate disaster, warns John Clarke.
- [Gas companies tell us mixing gas and hydrogen is a climate solution. New research shows it's not](https://climatechangeconnection.org/gas-companies-tell-us-mixing-gas-and-hydrogen-is-a-climate-solution-new-research-shows-its-not/) - April 25, 2024 - National Observer - Plans by Canadian gas utilities to blend hydrogen into their natural gas supplies to purportedly reduce their climate impact will in fact generate more than double the amount of harmful emissions than using natural gas alone, researchers have found.
- [Time to get serious about energy transition](https://climatechangeconnection.org/time-to-get-serious-about-energy-transition/) - April 9, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - Premier Wab Kinew’s commitment to bring the working class along with his pitch to replace the federal carbon tax and rebate system with robust measures to reduce Manitoba’s dependence on fossil fuels is an idea worth consideration. But significantly reducing our carbon footprint will require new and
- [Province restores funding to environmental groups](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/04/22/province-restores-funding-to-environmental-groups#new_tab) - April 22, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - The Manitoba government announced on Earth Day that it is restoring funding to three environmental non-profit organizations.
- [How extreme cold events fit into the global warming model](https://www.earth.com/news/how-extreme-cold-events-fit-climate-change-model-global-warming/#new_tab) - April 19, 2024 - Earth.com - Global warming is undeniable, yet recent winters have witnessed record-breaking, extreme cold temperatures in unexpected areas. This paradoxical situation has scientists investigating the Warm Arctic-Cold Continent (WACC) phenomenon and its far-reaching impacts.
- [Carbon Dioxide Levels Have Passed a New Milestone](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/20/upshot/carbon-dioxide-growth.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap#new_tab) - Apr. 20, 2024 - New York Times - According to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Monitoring Laboratory earlier this month, last year had the fourth-highest annual rise in global carbon dioxide levels.
- [How agroecology can be part of a ‘just transition’ for Canada’s food system](https://theconversation.com/how-agroecology-can-be-part-of-a-just-transition-for-canadas-food-system-224039#new_tab) - April 3, 2024 - The Conversation - Problems in Canada’s food system are being felt from field to fork — and they are increasingly hard to swallow.
- [Manitoba Food Rescue Grocery grows, to save more food and more money for customers](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/food-rescue-brandon-store-1.7164724#new_tab) - Apr. 6, 2024 - Every pallet of bread, potatoes or beef that arrives at the Food Rescue Grocery in Brandon, Man., keeps good food from going to waste. Even better, the operation has been so successful it has been moved to a bigger location.
- [Food Rescue Grocery builds on its success, moves to bigger location in Brandon](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/food-rescue-brandon-store-1.7164724#new_tab) - Apr. 6, 2024 - CBC News - Food Rescue Grocery builds on its success, moves to bigger location in Brandon. Store has kept over 740,000 pounds of edible food from landfills since opening in 2022: operations manager.
- [The National Interest, Part 1: the Carbon Tax, Inflation & Climate Change Policy in Canada](https://dougaldlamont.substack.com/p/the-national-interest-part-1-the?utm_source=substack&publication_id=2010569&post_id=143135014&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=20nx5n&triedRedirect=true#new_tab) - Apr. 9, 2024 - Dougald Lamont - The math is clear: the carbon tax is not the cause of people's economic misery. We need real investments that answer the real concerns of Canadians.
- [Detached from reality’: researchers say Pathways Alliance misleading public with greenwashing](https://thenarwhal.ca/pathways-alliance-greenwashing-allegations-study/#new_tab) - Apr. 4, 2024 - Canada’s largest oilsands companies are “misleading” the public about their industry’s environmental impact, according to new peer-reviewed research.
- [Letter: Blaming carbon tax for inflation in Canada is ludicrous](https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/letters/letter-blaming-carbon-tax-for-inflation-in-canada-is-ludicrous#new_tab) - Apr. 7, 2024 - Saskatoon Star Phoenix - Pierre Poilievre and a number of premiers are campaigning hard to gather votes around the consumer carbon tax. And make no mistake, this is — for the federal Conservative Party particularly — the wedge issue that has found traction and boosted their election chances in 2025.
- [Conservatives to challenge PM to hold ‘carbon tax emergency meeting’ with premiers](https://www.ipolitics.ca/news/conservatives-to-challenge-pm-to-hold-carbon-tax-emergency-meeting-with-premiers#new_tab) - Apr. 9. 2024 - IPOLITICS AM - With the spring supply cycle now officially underway, the Conservatives are set to devote their first designated opposition day of the season to a motion that puts a new twist on the party’s ongoing call for an end to the federal pricing regime by challenging Prime Minister Justin
- [NDP replaces nine-tenths of Efficiency Manitoba’s Tory-appointed board](https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/?archive=&item=62681#new_tab) - Mar. 24, 2024 - Province of Manitoba - The Manitoba government has appointed a new board of directors for Efficiency Manitoba and issued a new mandate letter to the Crown Corporation. New board members include: Curtis Hull, Climate Change Connection, Cindy Choy, Chair of Sustainable Building Manitoba, John (Jack) Winram, Manitoba Environmental Industries Association, Kimberley
- [What to expect from forest fire season](https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/video/c2899269-what-to-expect-from-forest-fire-season#new_tab) - Apr. 8, 2024 - CTV News Winnipeg - Curtis Hull with Climate Change Connection talks about how this year’s warm, dry winter will affect forest fire season.
- [Big government, big trouble? Defending the future of Canada’s climate policy](https://theconversation.com/big-government-big-trouble-defending-the-future-of-canadas-climate-policy-226875#new_tab) - Apr. 7, 2024 - The Conversation - The costs of climate change are piling up, yet almost 70 per cent of Canadians oppose the recent increase in the federal carbon price.
- [Fossil fuel subsidies cost Canadians a lot more money than the carbon tax](https://theconversation.com/fossil-fuel-subsidies-cost-canadians-a-lot-more-money-than-the-carbon-tax-226482#new_tab) - Apr. 1, 2024 - The Conversation Canada - The federal carbon tax increase is now in effect, and will raise gas prices by three cents per litre in most Canadian provinces. The hike prompted complaints from seven premiers and a recent parliamentary showdown, culminating in a failed vote of non-confidence in the Liberal government. Yet this ongoing debate overlooks a far costlier carbon
- [We’re heading for uncharted climate territory](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2024/04/02/were-heading-for-uncharted-climate-territory#new_tab) - Apr. 2, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - Gavin Schmidt, the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, wrote last month: “If the anomaly does not stabilize by August, then the world will be in uncharted territory.”
- [Fossil fuel fouls clean-grid future](https://climatechangeconnection.org/news/fossil-fuel-fouls-clean-grid-future/#new_tab) - March 28, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - Despite its reputation as one of Canada’s cleanest electric grids, Manitoba Hydro used more natural gas-fuelled electricity in the last 12 months than it has in a decade.
- [Canada's warmest winter on record](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/03/19/news/canadas-warmest-winter-record#:~:text=That's 1.1 degrees warmer than,widely felt across the country.#new_tab) - March 19, 2024 - National Observer - The warmest winter on record could have far-reaching effects on everything from wildfire season to erosion, climatologists say, while offering a preview of what the season could resemble in the not-so-distant future unless steps are taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
- [UN weather agency issues ’red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023](https://apnews.com/article/wmo-un-climate-global-change-report-warming-2154285aabb0cf83dc9ca4015ea0016d#new_tab) - March 19, 2024 - Associated Press - GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice, and is warning that the world’s efforts to reverse the trend have been inadequate.
- [Fill ’er up. Burn it down](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/02/09/analysis/gasoline-climate-emissions-heating-global-vehicles-SUVs#new_tab) - Feb. 9, 2024 - The National Observer - Fuelling our rising horde of gas-guzzlers in Canada is burning down our nation’s climate promises and our kids’ future.
- [How the mild weather will impact the upcoming forest fire season in Manitoba](https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/how-the-mild-weather-will-impact-the-upcoming-forest-fire-season-in-manitoba-1.6760089#new_tab) - Feb. 7, 2024 - Though most Manitobans have been enjoying the mild winter, the warm weather may have some negative impacts in the coming months. According to Curtis Hull with Climate Change Connection Manitoba, the dry weather could have “really serious consequences” in the spring and summer, including increasing the risk of forest fires.
- [Landfill gas conversion will reduce pollution, make money: city](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/02/05/landfill-gas-conversion-will-reduce-pollution-make-money-city-says#new_tab) - Feb. 6, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - A long-awaited city agreement to convert potent landfill gases into renewable energy, with a goal to raise millions of dollars by selling it off, appears on track to begin in about two years.
- [Environment groups urge NDP to turn to geothermal heating](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/02/06/environment-groups-urge-ndp-to-turn-to-geothermal-heating#new_tab) - Feb. 6, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - A coalition of Manitoba environmental groups is calling on the NDP government to launch a new geothermal utility to switch over electrically heated homes to ground-source heat to meet the province's surging electricity needs.
- [Why climate action groups are calling for geothermal heating in Manitoba](https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/why-climate-action-groups-are-calling-for-geothermal-heating-in-manitoba-1.6754782#new_tab) - Feb. 3, 2024 - CTV News - Manitoba’s Climate Action Team (CAT) is calling on Manitoba Hydro to create a geothermal utility as a way to save residents money and reduce electricity demand.
- [Climate scientists raising concerns over Alberta's groundwater levels amid Prairie drought](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/groundwater-levels-alberta-drought-1.7090527#new_tab) - Jan. 22, 2023 - CBC News - About 600,000 Albertans depend on groundwater, and scientists and rural officials say not enough is known about the effects years of drought have had on the unseen flows beneath our feet.
- [Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think](https://www.wired.com/story/global-emissions-could-peak-sooner-than-you-think/#new_tab) - Jan. 17, 2024 - Wired.com - Global deployment of solar and wind power, plus a surge in EV sales, means emissions from fossil-fuel-derived energy will finally hit the downward slope.
- [BREAKING: Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals](https://climatechangeconnection.org/breaking-greenland-losing-30m-tonnes-of-ice-an-hour-study-reveals/) - Jan. 17, 2024 - The Guardian - Total is 20% higher than thought and may have implications for collapse of globally important north Atlantic ocean currents.
- [Draft plan calls for industry-funded recycling system across province](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/01/17/draft-plan-calls-for-industry-funded-recycling-system-across-province#new_tab) - Jan. 18, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - A draft plan now calls for the non-profit, industry-funded organization to take over processing the materials and let municipalities choose if they'd like to continue providing residential recycling collection or shift that responsibility over to the association, as well.
- [Kinew opens door to carbon tax talks with Ottawa](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/01/17/kinew-opens-door-to-carbon-tax-discussions-with-ottawa#new_tab) - Jan. 18, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - Premier Wab Kinew is interested in working with Ottawa to examine the federal carbon tax in Manitoba.
- [Feasibility study will determine the status of protecting Manitoba’s Seal River Watershed](https://globalnews.ca/news/10235518/feasibility-study-will-determine-the-status-of-protecting-manitobas-seal-river-watershed/#new_tab) - Jan. 18, 2024 - Global News - The Seal River Watershed is one of the is one of the few large remaining intact watersheds in the world. Spanning thousands of kilometres of land in northern Manitoba, it could soon become protected land.
- [Competition Bureau launches investigation into Enbridge over deceptive marketing](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/01/11/news/competition-bureau-launches-investigation-enbridge-over-deceptive-marketing#new_tab) - Jan. 11, 2024 - The National Observer - Enbridge is being investigated by the Competition Bureau for misleading promotional materials in Ontario that claim fossil/natural gas is the cheapest way to heat homes and is “low carbon”.
- [Manitoba couple embraces green living in province’s sole certified passive home](https://globalnews.ca/news/10217407/manitoba-couple-embraces-green-living-in-provinces-sole-certified-passive-home/#new_tab) - Jan. 10, 2024 - Global News - Randy Webber and Mavis Lewis-Webber are embracing green living in Manitoba’s sole certified-passive home. The property looks like a regular home about an hour north of Winnipeg but it is rather unique. “The east, west, and south walls are 18 inches thick, and the north walls are 24
- [Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening](https://apnews.com/article/record-hot-climate-change-warming-el-nino-db415afb5868b9ed8b9120852c09b14d#new_tab) - Jan. 12, 2024 - Associated Press - The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary. But scientists worry that what’s behind those numbers could be even worse.
- [What climate scientists are predicting for the globe in 2024](https://climatechangeconnection.org/what-climate-scientists-are-predicting-for-the-globe-in-2024/) - Jan. 3, 2024 - Washington Post - As a year of surprising global warmth came to a close, a record high annual average temperature was already assured. Now, some scientists are already speculating: 2024 could be even hotter.
- [Much to think about — electrically](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2024/01/03/much-to-think-about-electrically#new_tab) - Jan. 3, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - Canada's Environment and Climate Change Minister Stephan Guilbault recently announced that as of 2035, new vehicles sold in Canada will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) — electric, fuel cell, and plug-in hybrid. He also announced that Canada would be supporting the installation of thousands of new electrical charging
- [Remote northern Manitoba communities anxiously wait for winter road openings](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winter-roads-nothern-manitoba-1.7071730#new_tab) - Jan. 1, 2024 - CBC - Northern Manitobans are nervously eyeing the sky and their thermometers hoping for the right conditions for winter roads to open. Ralph Harper of St. Theresa Point First Nation, Man., is watching the river in his community hoping it will soon turn to ice. The river needs to freeze so
- [How companies are using artificial intelligence to tackle global warming](https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-01/how-companies-are-using-artificial-intelligence-to-tackle-global-warming#new_tab) - Jan. 1, 2024 - NPR Illinois - All sorts of companies and researchers have embraced artificial intelligence, and that includes people working on climate solutions. Julia Simon from NPR's Climate Desk is with us to explain how AI is being used to tackle global warming. So, Julia, climate change means more wildfires, and I understand
- [The severe El Niño in South America is a preview of a climate-changed world](https://www.vox.com/climate/23992678/el-nino-south-america-peru-bolivia-flood-drought-dengue-cop28-climate#new_tab) - Dec. 11, 2023 - Vox - Dengue, drought, and floods are hammering Peru and Bolivia this year. At the UN climate talks, they’re seeking justice.
- [Carbon pricing is not to blame for Canada’s affordability challenges](https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/december-2023/carbon-price-affordability/#new_tab) - Dec. 7, 2023 - Policy Options - In fact, carbon pricing rebates ease affordability pressures for most households.
- [Hannah Ritchie: ‘Doomsday predictions are a dream for climate deniers](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/02/hannah-ritchie-not-the-end-of-the-world-interview?CMP=share_btn_tw#new_tab) - Jan. 2, 2024 - The Guardian - The scientist, whose book Not the End of the World offers a data-based analysis of environmental problems and their solutions, on how being informed and engaged can prevent defeatism.
- [Nearly half of Canadians think carbon tax is ineffective at fighting climate change: Nanos](https://climatechangeconnection.org/nearly-half-of-canadians-think-carbon-tax-is-ineffective-at-fighting-climate-change-nanos/) - Dec. 11, 2023 - The Canadian Press - A new survey has found that Canadians are feeling slightly more confident in the carbon tax’s effectiveness at combatting climate change than they were a few months ago—but uncertainty is still high. Nanos Research(opens in a new tab) surveyed more than 1,000 Canadians between Nov. 30 and Dec.
- [2023’s extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters](https://theconversation.com/2023s-extreme-storms-heat-and-wildfires-broke-records-a-scientist-explains-how-global-warming-fuels-climate-disasters-217500#new_tab) - Dec. 19, 2023 - The Conversation - Globally, 2023 was the warmest year on record, and it wreaked havoc around the world. El Niño played a role, but global warming is at the root of the world’s increasing extreme weather.
- [Measuring methane intensity is a key step on the path to net zero](https://theconversation.com/measuring-methane-intensity-is-a-key-step-on-the-path-to-net-zero-218976#new_tab) - Dec. 26, 2023 - The Conversation - After Canada and the United States both announced new policy measures to address oil and gas methane at the COP28 climate summit — just weeks after the EU agreed to extend its methane intensity standards to imported natural gas — it is clear that global policy to address the potent climate-warming greenhouse gas is
- [Gay Lea Foundation grant to support Manitoba Food Rescue and Emissions Reduction Project](https://www.gaylea.com/news/foundation/gay-lea-foundation-announces-10-new-charitable-grants#new_tab) - Dec. 21, 2023 - Gay Lea Foundation. The Gay Lea Foundation is providing a grant of $15,909 to the Manitoba Food Rescue and Emissions Reduction project. This project is aimed at reducing food waste by redirecting it to support the food-insecure population in Manitoba. CCC will facilitate the rescue of surplus food by collaborating with
- [Canada lays out plan to phase out sales of gas-powered cars, trucks by 2035](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-electric-vehicles-2035-1.7063993#new_tab) - Dec. 19, 2023 - CBC - The end of the road is coming for gas-powered vehicles in Canada as Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault finalizes regulations to mandate the transition to battery-operated cars, trucks and SUVs. Automakers will have the next 12 years to phase out combustion engine cars, trucks and SUVs, and be required to gradually increase
- [Science vs greed at COP28](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/science-vs-greed-cop28-katharine-hayhoe-alpbc/#new_tab) - Dec. 11, 2023 - Katherine Hayhoe - Recently, the COP28 President claimed, in response to a grilling by the indomitable Mary Robinson, that “There is no science out there, or no scenario out there, that says that the phaseout of fossil fuel is what’s going to achieve 1.5C.” Of course, that’s completely false – you can read what
- [Fuel for Thought](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/agriculture/2023/12/08/fuel-for-thought-final-straw#new_tab) - Dec. 8, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - As Manitoba farmers lobby for more carbon exemptions, lawmakers and environmentalists fear it could open the floodgates for more heavily polluting industries to push for their own breaks.
- [Earth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points, scientists warn](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/06/earth-on-verge-of-five-catastrophic-tipping-points-scientists-warn?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other#new_tab) - Dec. 6, 2023 - The Guardian - Humanity faces ‘devastating domino effects’ including mass displacement and financial ruin as planet warms.
- [Canada's first electric fire engine unveiled in Vancouver](https://bc.ctvnews.ca/canada-s-first-electric-fire-engine-unveiled-in-vancouver-1.6672991) - Dec. 5, 2023 - CTV News - Canada's first electric-powered fire engine is now operating out of Vancouver's Strathcona neighbourhood, promising a range of improvements over traditional trucks – including less noise and better maneuverability.
- [Canada is going all in on carbon capture. Is anyone paying attention to the risks?](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/10/11/analysis/canada-carbon-capture-poisoning-rupture-pipeline-risks#new_tab) - Oct. 11, 2023 - The National Observer - When CO2 pipelines fail, they can fail catastrophically, putting human lives in danger. Experts say this risk isn't widely understood, even as governments plot a huge CO2 pipeline expansion as part of their carbon capture plans.
- [Mother Nature Pulls the Economic Cart](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2023/12/06/mother-nature-pulls-the-economic-cart#new_tab) - Dec. 6, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - Premier Wab Kinew has adopted the saying, “the economic horse pulls the social cart.” He might want to add “ecology, or Mother Nature, pulls the economic cart.”
- [Global deal to phase out fossil fuels is in trouble](https://www.politico.eu/article/cop28-climate-crisis-global-deal-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels-is-in-trouble/#new_tab) - Nov. 30, 2023 - Politico - UAE officials running the talks are warning it may be impractical to call for the complete death of fossil fuels — infuriating activists and vulnerable countries.
- [Phasing out fossil fuels could save millions of lives](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231130113241.htm#new_tab) - November 30, 2023 - Science Daily - A new study estimates that the mortality burden attributable to air pollution from fossil fuel use is considerably higher than most previous estimates -- a phaseout of fossil fuels would have tremendous, positive health outcomes.
- [Canada’s banks must get on the climate action train](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/11/16/opinion/canada-banks-must-get-climate-action-train#new_tab) - Nov. 16, 2023 - The National Observer - If Canada decides to succeed in cutting greenhouse gas emissions this decade, at the pace required for a safe climate and stable economy, our banks and pension funds must align with the same trajectory. We can’t dither. The federal government should commit to align our whole financial
- [Greenhouse Gas concentrations hit record high. Again.](https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/greenhouse-gas-concentrations-hit-record-high-again#new_tab) - Nov. 15, 2023 - World Meterological Organization (WMO) - Geneva, 15 November (WMO) - The abundance of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere once again reached a new record last year and there is no end in sight to the rising trend, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
- [Global Fossil Production Set to Blow Through 1.5°C Climate Limit, New Report Warns](https://www.theenergymix.com/2023/11/08/global-fossil-production-set-to-blow-through-1-5c-climate-limit-new-report-warns/#new_tab) - Nov. 8, 2023 - The Energy Mix - The world’s 20 biggest fossil fuel-producing countries are set to extract more than enough oil, gas, and coal in 2030 to defeat any hope of holding global warming to a relatively safe 1.5°C, and Canada is projecting the fourth-largest increase in oil production, according to a new
- [Meet Manitoba’s new environment minister](https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-new-environment-minister-tracy-schmidt/#new_tab) - Nov. 6, 2023 - The Narwhal - NDP Minister of Environment and Climate Change Tracy Schmidt talks everything from carbon pricing to controversial mining projects — and family camping trips
- [City of Winnipeg survey floats question of 2-week garbage collection with compost program](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/city-of-winnipeg-waste-collection-survey-1.7026039#new_tab) - Nov. 13, 2023 - CBC News - The City of Winnipeg wants to hear from residents about what they think of waste collection in the city, including whether they would accept biweekly garbage pickup if the city launches a curbside compost program. The online survey, which is open until Nov. 30, asks how switching from the
- [While Tory critic lambastes Kinew for not signing ‘axe the tax’ letter, local heat-pump entrepreneur calls for action (Nov14'23)](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/11/13/kinew-leaves-name-off-premiers-axe-the-tax-letter-enough-with-the-flip-flops-tory-says#new_tab) - Nov. 14, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - While Tory critic lambastes Kinew for not signing 'axe the tax' letter, local heat-pump entrepreneur calls for action.
- [Hydrogen production could be key to province's energy future, Kinew says](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/10/30/hydrogen-production-could-be-key-to-provinces-energy-future-kinew-says#new_tab) - Oct. 31, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - Flipping the switch on local hydrogen production will be a pivotal step towards a net-zero energy grid, Premier Wab Kinew said Monday, as the NDP government tries to get ahead of a future power-pinch.
- [Increasing melting of West Antarctic ice shelves may be unavoidable – new research](https://climatechangeconnection.org/increasing-melting-of-west-antarctic-ice-shelves-may-be-unavoidable-new-research/) - October 23, 2023 - The Conversation - The rate at which the warming Southern Ocean melts the West Antarctic ice sheet will speed up rapidly over the course of this century, regardless of how much emissions fall in coming decades, our new research suggests. This ocean-driven melting is expected to increase sea-level rise, with consequences for coastal
- [Suncor CEO fields tough questions on climate change at federal committee](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/10/16/news/suncor-ceo-fields-tough-questions-climate-change-federal-committee#new_tab) - Oct. 16, 2023 - The National Observer - It’s no secret oilsands companies intend to ramp up production despite the rapidly worsening impacts of the climate crisis, and one longtime industry executive laid out his arguments for doing just that at a federal committee Monday.
- [Watch Canada’s worst wildfire season travel east to west](https://winnipeg.citynews.ca/2023/10/14/canada-2023-wildfire-season-video-watch/#new_tab) - Oct. 15, 2023 - City News - More than 17,800,000 hectares have burned across Canada so far in 2023, marking the country’s most devastating wildfire season on record.
- [Accent on Agriculture – Farmers feel impact of climate change](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/the-carillon/local/2023/10/15/column-accent-on-agriculture-farmers-feel-impact-of-climate-change#new_tab) - Oct. 15, 2023 - The Carillon - In a survey of 800 farmers done by the farm chemical company Bayer, it was found that more than 70 percent believe that climate change is already having an impact on their farm operations.
- [$30M project aims to build vertical farm in long-vacant historic building in downtown Brandon](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/brandon-fresh-farms-1.6995977#new_tab) - Oct. 14, 2023 - CBC - Brandon Fresh Farms president Adam Morand says his company aims to create a 120,000-square-foot vertical farm in a historic downtown Brandon building. The proposal is 'a food security project, but it is also a heritage building project,' he says.
- [We Really Can Live without Fossil Fuels](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-really-can-live-without-fossil-fuel-tickets-732919731647?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-ccpamanitoba&utm_content=later-38360887&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkin.bio#new_tab) - Curt Hull, Director of Climate Change Connection and lead author of Manitoba's Road to Resilience series will host a conversation about how to build a fossil-fuel free future in Manitoba on Thursday, October 19, 2023, from 7-9PM. Event is free please register on Eventbright.
- [Canadian municipalities looking to become ‘spongier’ to build climate resilience](https://www.cp24.com/news/canadian-municipalities-looking-to-become-spongier-to-build-climate-resilience-1.6594246#:~:text=From green roofs in Toronto,effects of extreme rainfall events.#new_tab) - October 8, 2023 - The Canadian Press - From green roofs in Toronto to Vancouver's rain city strategy, Canadian cities are looking to become "sponges" in order to help mitigate some of the effects of extreme rainfall events.
- [‘To our planet, with love’](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/east/2023/10/04/to-our-planet-with-love#new_tab) - Oct. 4, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press- The debut ‘climate fiction’ (or cli-fi) novel by Winnipeg author Jason Pchajek. The book — published by Ravenstone, a local subsidiary of Turnstone Press — is the first in a planned series of three, and is set more than a century into the future, in a version of
- [Steven Guilbeault’s very political, grand climate fight](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/09/29/analysis/steven-guilbeault-climate-fight-Poilievre-Trudeau-Conservatives#new_tab) - Sept. 29, 2023 - The National Observer - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have a tremendous problem at hand: the Conservatives’ war chest is overflowing with cash, their popularity is soaring, and Canadians appear exhausted with his government that will be approaching a full decade in power by the next scheduled election.
- [What the NDP win in Manitoba means for the environment](https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-election-results-kinew-2023/#new_tab) - Oct. 3, 2023 - The province will offer electric vehicle rebates and some homes will get free geothermal heating — but much remains to be seen about how the party will balance an affordability crisis with huge environmental issues.
- [New Manitoba NDP government may not be climate’s best friend](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/10/06/news/new-manitoba-ndp-government-may-not-be-climate-best-friend#:~:text=A newly elected Manitoba NDP,an Indigenous climate advocate says.#new_tab) - Oct. 6, 2023 - The National Observer - A newly elected Manitoba NDP government doesn’t necessarily mean good outcomes for the environment, an Indigenous climate advocate says.
- [Premiers declare victory over Supreme Court impact assessment ruling. Everyone else says, not so fast](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/10/13/news/premiers-declare-victory-over-supreme-court-impact-assessment-ruling-everyone-else#new_tab) - Oct. 13, 2023 - The National Observer - Premiers hostile to the Trudeau’s government’s environmental agenda were quick to declare victory over a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that found the federal law to regulate major development projects “largely unconstitutional.”
- [Nine Ideas to Improve Winnipeg’s Livability and Prosperity](https://gillettnews.com/news/nine-ideas-to-improve-winnipegs-livability-and-prosperity/160508/#new_tab) - Oct. 11, 2023 - Gillett News- This article proposes nine innovative ideas for the new provincial government of Manitoba to consider in order to make Winnipeg a more livable and prosperous city. The ideas range from addressing the housing crisis to improving public transportation and combating climate change.
- [How climate change could affect where and when people travel](https://infotel.ca/newsitem/how-climate-change-could-affect-where-and-when-people-travel/it100836#new_tab) - Oct. 1, 2023 - Info Tel - Travelers encountered many weather surprises this summer, from wildfires in Europe to knee-deep mud at Burning Man. Indeed, it was the hottest summer on record around the globe, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
- [Supreme Court majority rules against federal environmental impact law](https://winnipeg.citynews.ca/2023/10/13/canadas-top-court-to-rule-on-validity-of-federal-environmental-assessment-law/#new_tab) - Oct. 13, 2023 - City News - The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday against federal legislation on the environmental effects of major developments, with five out of seven judges finding most of it unconstitutional because its language could be used to regulate activities within provincial jurisdiction.
- [Climate Scientists: 2023 on track to become hottest year on record](https://winnipeg.citynews.ca/video/2023/10/05/climate-scientists-2023-on-track-to-become-hottest-year-on-record/#new_tab) - Oct. 5, 2023 - City News - Why is one climate scientist calling data for September “absolutely gobsmackingly bananas”? Melissa Duggan on the red hot report.
- [Feds invest $12.4 million in Winnipeg community facility](https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/government/2023/10/feds-invest-12-4-million-in-winnipeg-community-facility#new_tab) - Oct. 12, 2023 - The Journal of Commerce - The Government of Canada is investing $12.4 million towards construction of a green multi-purpose community facility in Winnipeg. The Buffalo Crossing facility will serve as a gateway to FortWhyte Alive, a 660-acre reclaimed urban green space in the city dedicated to providing programming, natural settings and facilities
- [The Pope's Global Warming Challenge World Leaders](https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/open-dialogue/news/the-popes-global-warming-challenge-world-leaders-3443841#new_tab) - Oct. 15, 2023 - The Daily Star - The need for urgent action to address global warming has been the key point in a major document released by the Vatican on October 4.
- [Young voters disappointed by lack of concrete climate plans in Manitoba election](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/2023-election-climate-change-young-voters-1.6981663#new_tab) - Sept. 29, 2023 - CBC - 'None of the parties have really put out any climate action plans' that will meet targets: environmentalist'.
- [For corporate profits, inflation is the gift that keeps on giving](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/09/28/opinion/corporate-profits-inflation-gift-keeps-giving#new_tab) - Sept. 28, 2023 - The National Observer - By far, the largest beneficiaries of inflation have been the oil and gas extraction and mining industries, which, in an era of climate change, is not what we want.
- [Manitoba election 2023: A guide to 9 big climate issues leaders are — and aren’t — talking about](https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-election-platforms-2023/#new_tab) - Sept. 26, 2023 - The Narwhal - Some Manitoba election platforms include big environmental promises while others have yet to utter the words ‘climate change.’ Here’s what you need to know.
- [Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/earth-well-outside-safe-operating-space-for-humanity-scientists-find?CMP=share_btn_tw) - Sept. 15, 2023 - The Guardian - First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged.
- [Seven in 10 Canadians worried about climate change, link it to extreme weather](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/majority-canadians-worried-about-climate-change-1.6964334#:~:text=Against that backdrop, 72 per,worried about it at all.#new_tab) - Sept. 13 - CBC - OTTAWA — A large majority of Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is the reason for an increase in extreme weather, a new national poll suggests.
- [Climate calamity hits political shores](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/2023/09/01/climate-calamity-hits-political-shores#new_tab) - Sept. 2, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba leaders starting to acknowledge looming crisis. Here's a pre-election primer on where they stand.
- [Heat Pumps Challenge the Chill](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/09/08/news/heat-pumps-challenge-chill#new_tab) - Sept. 8, 2023 - The National Observer - Ryan Kelly was already a heat pump advocate when he installed one in his almost century-old home a couple of years ago, but even he was surprised at how well it performed during a cold snap last winter.
- [More than 90% of Saskatchewan’s heavy oil sites don’t measure pollution: scientist](https://thenarwhal.ca/saskatchewan-oil-pollution-methane-rules/#new_tab) - Sept. 5, 2023 - The Narwhal - In September 2022, a European satellite spotted a massive cloud of pollution near the city of Lloydminster, which straddles the border between Saskatchewan and Alberta. A geoanalytics firm that examined the satellite’s data from the ominous cloud concluded it was methane gas coming from the fossil fuel sector. The firm
- [Rethinking Lifestyle – Climate change a Manitoba election issue](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/the-carillon/local/2023/09/04/column-rethinking-lifestyle-climate-change-a-manitoba-election-issue#new_tab) - Sept. 4, 2023 - The Carillon - Climate change is becoming more and more evident in Canada and worldwide. This summer alone, we have witnessed that change in floods, droughts, extreme weather events, rising sea levels, melting of permafrost, ocean warming, and wild fires, to name a few.
- [Manitoba leaders starting to acknowledge looming crisis. Here’s a pre-election primer on where they stand](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/2023/09/01/climate-calamity-hits-political-shores#new_tab) - Sept. 2, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - Faced with rising costs of living, a health-care system in crisis and growing public safety concerns, Manitobans haven't ranked climate among their top provincial election priorities. But in recent years, the effects of climate change have become inescapable — summer skies shrouded in wildfire smoke; heat domes
- [Carbon tax retrofits could cost more than they save: city report](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2023/09/01/costly-retrofits-potential-carbon-tax-bill-trim-city-report#new_tab) - Sept. 2, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - The City of Winnipeg has identified potential retrofits at 15 civic buildings it expects could save about $9.2 million in carbon taxes between 2023 and 2030, though the investment carries its own hefty price tag.
- [Nanaimo bans natural gas as primary heat in new homes as of July 2024](https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/nanaimo-bans-natural-gas-as-primary-heat-in-new-homes-as-of-july-2024#new_tab) - Aug. 31, 2023 - Vancouver Sun - New construction won’t be allowed to have natural gas as a primary heat source as of July 1, 2024 — six years before the provincial target.
- [Heat pumps can and should be the new AC](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/08/23/news/heat-pumps-can-and-should-be-new-ac#new_tab) - Aug. 23, 2023 - National Observer - If the entire supply of new central air conditioners was replaced with heat pumps starting in 2025, it would mean cumulative energy bill savings of $10.4 billion across Canada by 2035. When the estimated $3.7-billion cost of buying and installing the heat pumps is added, the total value
- [Oil and gas sector says new data shows it can both hike output and lower emissions](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2023/08/31/oil-and-gas-sector-says-new-data-shows-it-can-both-hike-output-and-lower-emissions#new_tab) - Aug. 31, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - Oil and gas sector says new data shows it can both hike output and lower emissions.
- [Double standards on climate change](https://torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-double-standards-on-climate-change#new_tab) - Aug. 31, 2023 - Toronto Sun - While Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault was in Beijing this week, ostensibly to discuss ways China and Canada can reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, a new report warned China is massively expanding it use of coal to produce power.
- [Climate change takes centre stage in candidate debate](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/08/29/climate-change-takes-centre-stage-in-candidate-debate#new_tab) - Aug. 29, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - BETWEEN political jabs, rebuttals and spirited discussion, Manitoba's leading political parties made a slate of promises to protect the environment, solidify the green economy and make climate action more affordable during one of the first leadership debates of the election season — though not all party leaders
- [Canada in the Year 2060](https://macleans.ca/society/environment/canada-in-the-year-2060/#new_tab) - Aug. 21, 2023 - MacLean's - Summers lost to fire and smoke. Biblical floods. Dying forests. Retreating coasts. Economic turmoil and political unrest. It’s going to be a weird century. Here’s what it will look like—and how Canada can get through it.
- [Manitoba NDP promises electric-vehicle rebates, Liberals pledge to create seniors' advocate](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-ndp-climate-announcement-electric-vehicle-rebate-1.6940631#new_tab) - Aug. 18, 2023 - CBC - Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew promised rebates for Manitobans who purchase electric vehicles. He also pledged to sign on to a federal commitment to protect 30 per cent of land and ocean by 2030.
- [Thousands ordered to evacuate in B.C.'s Okanagan as fast-moving wildfire threatens Kelowna, West Kelowna](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-about-bc-wildfires-aug-18-2023-1.6940311#new_tab) - Aug. 18, 2023 - CBC - States of emergency declared in both cities and First Nation due to 'unpredictable' McDougall Creek fire.
- [Boiling point? Canada’s warming oceans enter uncharted territory](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/08/14/news/boiling-point-canada-warming-oceans-enter-uncharted-territory#new_tab) - Aug. 14, 2023 - The National Observer - Increased marine warming due to human-caused climate change has been expected and documented for decades. But this summer’s extremes are bewildering, more severe and occurring faster than predicted, causing alarm in the scientific community, said Susanna Fuller, a vice-president at Oceans North.
- [More cities offering loans to cover upfront cost of heat pumps, solar](https://climatechangeconnection.org/more-cities-offering-loans-to-cover-upfront-cost-of-heat-pumps-solar/) - CBC - Aug. 11, 2023 - Mike Campbell didn't pay a penny upfront when his new air-source heat pumps were installed this spring to replace his old oil boiler. The Charlottetown homeowner got a zero-interest loan that he'll pay back over 10 years. In the meantime, he's saying goodbye to heating-oil bills that sometimes topped
- [Climate progress tracker reveals fossil fuel producers' shortfall](https://phys.org/news/2023-08-climate-tracker-reveals-fossil-fuel.html#new_tab) - Aug.16, 2023 - Phys.org - More than half of the world's top fossil fuel producers will fail to meet climate targets unless they ramp up decarbonization plans, according to an international team led by The University of Queensland.
- [Is climate change accelerating and is it worse than we expected?](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2387698-is-climate-change-accelerating-and-is-it-worse-than-we-expected/#new_tab) - Aug. 16, 2023 - New Scientist - With temperature records tumbling, it is only natural to worry about cascading tipping points, but the reality is far more nuanced.
- [Green Trudeau Government Drops the Hammer on Four Provinces Reliant on Fossil Fuels](https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://calgarysun.com/opinion/columnists/green-trudeau-government-drops-the-hammer-on-four-provinces-reliant-on-fossil-fuels&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODI1NjMxOTEwMTAwMTI2MDE1NTIZMmJhZjJhZDMyNjY5ZTdkYTpjYTplbjpDQQ&usg=AOvVaw2zcee4rOVvpojLCkr-64BH#new_tab) - Aug. 16, 2023 - Calgary Sun - The demand is that provinces switch from fossil-fuel generated electricity (call it FFE) to some form of ultra-low greenhouse gas-producing electricity.
- [A multitrillion-dollar carbon bubble? Climate chief warns world leaders over fossil fuel plans](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/16/climate-chief-world-leaders-at-risk-of-ignoring-fossil-fuel-time-bomb.html#new_tab) - Aug. 16 2023 - CNBC - The world’s leading climate scientists have said a sizeable chunk of fossil fuels will need to be left in the ground to limit global temperature rise.
- [Severe thunderstorms in first half of 2023 caused record amount in damages: research](https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4145889-severe-thunderstorms-in-first-half-of-2023-caused-record-amount-in-damages-research/#new_tab) - Aug. 9, 2023 - The Hill - Severe thunderstorms in the USA in the first six months of the year caused $34 billion in damages, the highest insured losses ever recorded in a six-month period.
- [Something's changed': Summer 2023 is screaming climate change, scientists say](https://battlefordsnow.com/2023/08/05/somethings-changed-summer-2023-is-screaming-climate-change-scientists-say-2/#new_tab) - Aug. 8, 2023 - Canadian Press - Floods, drought, warm waters lapping three coasts — but mostly wildfire smoke from sea to sea and overseas. Yes, this is climate change, scientists say, and expect more weather weirdness to come. “It’s been a wild ride,” said Danny Blair, co-director of the Prairie Climate Centre at the
- [The provinces have to embrace clean power. Alberta instead leads a resistance.](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-why-are-the-provinces-so-resistant-to-clean-power/#new_tab) - Aug. 8, 2023 - The Globe and Mail - Canada has a huge head start on cutting emissions, with more than 80 per cent of power in the country generated by hydro, nuclear and wind. Cleaning up the rest – alongside expanding the grid as sectors like transport are electrified – is an essential part
- [‘The world needs our ideas’ spotlight on Chanel Best - woman climate activist](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/08/08/opinion/world-needs-our-ideas-chanel-best-helps-women-lead-way-better-future#new_tab) - Aug. 8, 2023 - National Observer - Chanel Best works with women and gender-diverse climate activists. This 24-year-old supports the Womxn’s Leadership Collective for Nature and Climate Action, which is hosted at MakeWay.
- [Newlight Technologies Plans Manitoba, Canada, AirCarbon Manufacturing Plant](https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/8-7-2023/newlight-technologies-manitoba-canada.shtml#new_tab) - Aug. 7, 2023 - areadevelopment.com - Newlight Technologies Inc., known for carbon sequestration into materials and products, plans to establish an AirCarbon manufacturing facility in Manitoba, Canada. The $1.1 billion project is expected to create 80 jobs.
- [Canada Stops Funding Some Fossil Fuels: A Milestone Worth Celebrating](https://environmentaldefence.ca/2023/08/01/canada-stops-funding-some-fossils-a-milestone-worth-celebrating/#new_tab) - Last week the Government of Canada delivered on a longstanding commitment to end fossil fuel subsidies, effective immediately. Though the new rules are far from perfect, if they are applied with integrity they will make it impossible for the government to justify new public handouts to the oil and gas sector.
- [Power companies more hopeful of Trudeau climate goal than Alberta premier](https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/mission-possible-power-companies-more-hopeful-trudeau-climate-goal-than-alberta-2023-08-03/#new_tab) - Aug. 3, 2023 - Reuters - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming to turn Canada's power grid net-zero by 2035, a goal that the premier of oil and gas-producing Alberta says she will defy, charging it is unrealistic before 2050. But power-generating companies in the country's highest greenhouse gas-emitting province are more optimistic and say
- [Utility's 20-year forecast puts time-of-use structure at top of to-do list](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/08/02/20-year-hydro-plan-puts-new-rate-structure-at-top-of-to-do-list#new_tab) - Aug. 3, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - 'Trojan horse' for Hydro rate hikes: critic.NEW seasonal, time-of-use rates and programs to curb electricity demand during the depths of winter could be on deck for Manitoba Hydro customers, as the utility forecasts its current capacity may be reached within a decade.
- [When it comes to EV chargers, Canada is way behind the U.S., analysis shows](https://climatechangeconnection.org/when-it-comes-to-ev-chargers-canada-is-way-behind-the-u-s-analysis-shows/) - Aug. 1, 2023 - CBC - N.S., Quebec, Ontario, B.C. and Alberta have less than 1 charger for each 100 EVs on the road. Canada's most populous provinces are falling behind many U.S. states when it comes to building fast charging stations for electric vehicles, a CBC News analysis shows, raising questions about whether this
- [As unprecedented fire year rages on, experts warn of longer, more destructive seasons](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/longer-fire-seasons-alberta-western-canada-1.6908230#new_tab) - Aug. 1 - CBC - Large fires burning in Western Canada might last longer into fall, and even smolder through winter. The wildfire records in Western Canada just keep falling. First, this spring was the most destructive in Alberta's history in terms of area burned. Now, it's the province's most destructive year on record, with
- [Is It Hot Enough Yet for Politicians to Take Real Action?](https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/is-it-hot-enough-yet-for-politicians-to-take-real-action#new_tab) - July 11, 2023 - New Yorker - The latest record temperatures are driving, again precisely as scientists have predicted, a cascading series of disasters around the world.
- [Cutting back emissions no longer enough, climatologist says](https://climatechangeconnection.org/cutting-back-emissions-no-longer-enough-climatologist-says/) - July 27, 2023 - CBC - Canadians face some 'big challenges' when it comes to not only cutting back fossil fuel emissions that are driving rising temperatures but also learning to cope with the conditions we already have, says Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. His comments come as a new
- [We're dangerously near some climate tipping points](https://climatechangeconnection.org/were-dangerously-near-some-climate-tipping-points/) - July 27, 2023 - CBC - England and France could suddenly get a new, colder climate, as the ocean current that gives them their normally mild winters is close to collapse, a new study suggests. The current known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), crucial for warming Western Europe, could disappear as soon as 2025, according to research published
- [Manitoba plans to use wind power to double or triple energy-generating capacity over next 2 decades](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-energy-policy-1.6921091#new_tab) - July 28, 2023 - CBC - Future hydro-electric dams likely too costly, despite growing demand for electricity.
- [This summer is what climate change looks like, scientists say](https://www.politico.eu/article/climate-change-summer-2023-heat-wave/#new_tab) - July 25, 2023 - Politico - July’s record temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere driven by climate change, new study finds.
- [Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists](https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66229065#new_tab) - July 22, 2023 - BBC - A series of climate records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice have alarmed some scientists who say their speed and timing is unprecedented.
- [‘You’ve Got to Move Fast’: Science Learns to Quickly Link Extreme Weather and Climate](https://www.chrisd.ca/2023/07/23/extreme-weather-climate-change-science-canada/#new_tab) - July 23, 2023 - Canadian Press - New research suggests the heat wave preceding the fire that levelled Lytton, B.C., was made 150 times more likely by climate change.
- [Empowering Youth for Climate Action 2023 Award Winners  - Learning for Sustainable Futures](https://ourcanadaproject.ca/award/winners-2023/#new_tab) - July 17, 2023 - Two Winnipeg schools, Fort Richmond Collegiate, and H.C. Avery School, are among this year's Youth for Climate Action Award Canada recipients. Learn more
- [A vote for biodiversity](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2023/07/18/a-vote-for-biodiversity#new_tab) - July 17, 203 - Winnpeg Free Press - Winnipeg city council voted in favour of signing the Montreal Pledge for Cities United in Action for Biodiversity.
- [Climate Crisis Is on Track to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment](https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-crisis-niche-migration-environment-population#new_tab) - July 17, 2023 - ProRepublica - By late this century, according to a study published last month in the journal Nature Sustainability, 3 to 6 billion people, or between a third and a half of humanity, could be trapped outside of that zone, facing extreme heat, food scarcity and higher death rates, unless emissions are
- [Campaign launched asking Manitoba parties to consider climate action](https://winnipegsun.com/news/provincial/campaign-launched-asking-manitoba-parties-to-consider-climate-action#new_tab) - July 12, 2023 - Winnipeg Sun - "Consider Climate, Manitoba," a campaign that asks politicians to integrate climate into all policy, budget and legal decision-making launched Wednesday.
- [As tension with premiers grows, Guilbeault promises Ottawa won’t back down on clean energy policy](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/07/14/news/tension-premiers-grows-guilbeault-promises-ottawa-wont-back-down-clean-energy-policy#new_tab) - July 14, 2023 - National Observer - Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is facing virtually unprecedented opposition from almost every corner of the country as he works to implement a suite of clean energy policies.
- [Farming for the climate future](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/07/07/news/farming-climate-future#new_tab) - July 7, 2023 - National Observer - Regenerative farming methods used at @LinnaeaFarm for decades to build soil, capture nutrients and promote biodiversity are reaping rewards as the climate crisis advances.
- [Recent events that indicate Earth’s climate has entered uncharted territory](https://apnews.com/article/global-heat-climate-extremes-2023-95f6861b1312ead54ed941524fa7d2ab#new_tab) - July 6, 2023 - Associated Press - As a warming Earth simmered into worrisome new territory this week, scientists said the unofficial records being set for average planetary temperature were a clear sign of how pollutants released by humans are warming their environment. But the heat is also just one way the planet is telling
- [Selkirk says goodbye to fossil fuels in water treatment plant](https://www.myselkirk.ca/blog/2023/06/26/selkirk-says-goodbye-to-fossil-fuels-in-water-treatment-plant/#new_tab) - June 26, 2023 - City of Selkirk - Reducing our carbon footprint requires us to put one foot in front of the other, often taking baby steps, as we walk towards a healthier planet. But every once in a while, you get to take a pretty big leap, and the City of Selkirk has done
- [How Making Manitoba a Leader in Renewable Transportation Fuels will help ag](https://m.farms.com/ag-industry-news/how-making-manitoba-a-leader-in-renewable-transportation-fuels-will-help-ag-077.aspx#new_tab) - June 22, 2023 - Farms.com - Funding Supports Design Study for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Manufacturing Facility in Manitoba.
- [Putting energy efficiency in building codes](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2023/06/19/putting-energy-efficiency-in-building-codes#new_tab) - June 19, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - WHY is the Manitoba government choosing the lowest tier for energy efficiency as part of its new building code for housing and small buildings? This is a moment for the government to show they are responding to both the climate and affordability crises, yet this actually moves
- [Global temperatures hit a key threshold this June. Scientists say it's a sign of things to come](https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/climate-copernicus-heat-1.6879019#new_tab) - June 16, 2023 - CBC - Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, a hint of heat and its harms to come, scientists worry.
- [In B.C.’s bone-dry northeast, what happens when wildfires and fracking collide?](https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-donnie-creek-wildfire-fracking/#new_tab) - June 14, 2023 - The Narwhal - The Donnie Creek wildfire, the second-largest ever recorded in the province’s history, is burning in one of the world’s biggest gas deposits, suspending fracking operations and raising questions about potential dangers to human health.
- [UN chief demands fossil fuel companies "cease and desist"](https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/un-chief-fossil-fuel-firms-stop-trying-knee-cap-climate-progress-2023-06-15/#new_tab) - June 15, 2023 - (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that countries must start phasing out oil, coal, and gas - not just emissions - and demanded fossil fuel companies "cease and desist" measures that aim to "knee-cap" climate progress. "The problem is not simply fossil fuel emissions. It's fossil fuels –
- [Fossil fuel company net zero plans 'largely meaningless,' report says](https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/fossil-fuel-company-net-zero-plans-largely-meaningless-report-2023-06-11/#new_tab) - June 12, 2023 - Reuters - The number of fossil fuel companies setting net-zero emissions targets has risen sharply over the past year, but most fail to address key concerns, making them "largely meaningless", a report showed on Monday.
- [The Fire This Time: Facing the Reality of Climate Change](https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/06/12/the-fire-this-time-facing-the-reality-of-climate-change/#new_tab) - June 12, 2023 - Columbia Climate School - COVID-19, invasive species, and the spread of persistent chemicals and plastics provide one form of evidence that we live on a planet with an interconnected biosphere. Dangers from one part of the planet find their way to other parts of the planet. Our oceans and atmosphere, along
- [Reimagining downtown — for people](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/06/11/reimagining-downtown-for-people#new_tab) - June 12, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - HAVE you ever wondered what used to be on all those giant parking lots in downtown Winnipeg? The answer is most often, homes. For the first half of the last century, downtown was a beautiful residential neighborhood, with narrow streets lined with elm trees and grassy boulevards. Elegant
- [City eyes future with all-electric light fleet](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/06/06/winnipeg-casts-eye-to-all-electric-light-fleet-future#new_tab) - June 6, 2023 - Winnipeg Free Press - The City of Winnipeg is exploring options to add enough charging stations to power 1,627 all-electric vehicles.
- [Canadians' Perspectives on Climate Change & Education: 2022](https://lsf-lst.ca/research-policy/survey/#new_tab) - June 2, 2023 - Learning For Sustainable Futures - How should the Canadian education system respond to the climate crisis? Read the latest report by Learning for Sustainable Futures.
- [Solar investment set to overtake oil production and attract over $1 billion a day in 2023, IEA says](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/25/investment-in-fossil-fuels-set-to-exceed-1-trillion-in-2023-iea-says.html#new_tab) - 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.
- [Canada and Manitoba accelerate the move to renewable energy through $38.2 million investment](https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=59559&posted=2023-05-25#new_tab) - 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)
- [Why is a zero-carbon city not a strategic priority?](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2023/05/15/why-is-a-zero-carbon-city-not-a-strategic-priority#new_tab) - 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.
- [Wildfires in forests of Canada and Russia put climate scientists on alert](https://www.ft.com/content/6adb3a9b-c31a-4a36-a45e-0f1239d98014#new_tab) - 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.
- [Focus on climate, not more roads](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2023/05/08/focus-on-climate-not-more-roads#new_tab) - 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. Opting for new roads is the wrong way to go if there’s any true concern for the climate.
- [Northern Canada seeing record-breaking heat in May, here's where](https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/northern-canada-seeing-record-breaking-heat-in-may-here-s-where-1.6384329#new_tab) - 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.
- [How Sweden electrified its home heating — and what Canada could learn](https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/sweden-heat-pumps-1.6806799#new_tab) - 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?
- [Federal budget includes plan for clean energy grid](https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2187817539969#new_tab) - 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.
- [Farmer frustrated about missing climate action in Sask. budget](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-budget-2023-environment-and-climate-change-1.6791624#new_tab) - 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.
- [Federal budget sets aside $83B for clean technology tax credits](https://globalnews.ca/news/9585087/canada-budget-2023-clean-tech-tax-credits/?utm_medium=Twitter&utm_source=@globalnews#new_tab) - 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.
- [How big is the mercury threat posed by Hudson Bay’s thawing permafrost?](https://thenarwhal.ca/hudson-bay-permafrost-mercury/#new_tab) - 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
- [‘A bleak outlook’: Impacts of climate change on full display in Canada’s north](https://globalnews.ca/news/9577728/climate-change-impacts-canada-north/#new_tab) - 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.
- [For the sake of our children, the global carbon budget is the most important one to balance Social Sharing](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/opinion-brett-dolter-climate-change-budget-children-future-1.6792225#new_tab) - 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
- [Carbon Pricing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/carbon-pricing/) - Want to understand how carbon pricing works in Manitoba? Or the impact various carbon prices would have on the price of fossil fuels that Manitobans typically buy? Learn more
- [Healing from ‘incredible sickness’: Cree author Clayton Thomas-Müller talks environmental justice](https://thenarwhal.ca/clayton-thomas-muller-climate-solutions/#new_tab) - Feb. 23, 2023 - The Narwhal - A Winnipeg author and environmental activist shares his vision for transforming colonial power structures to find climate solutions.
- [Resources for schools](https://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/climate-friendly-schools/#new_tab) - We've updated our Climate Friendly Schools section of our website. Get tools and inspiration to help get your school informed and engaged in addressing climate change. Read more
- [Extreme drought could hurt future beef supply in U.S. and Canada, experts warn](https://globalnews.ca/news/9498598/extreme-drought-cattle-beef-supply/#new_tab) - 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
- [Wpg Sun: Stelter Public Needs Clear Concise Climate Targets](https://winnipegsun.com/opinion/columnists/stelter-public-needs-clear-concise-climate-targets#new_tab) - 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.
- [Manitoba’s belugas have a chance to be protected](https://thenarwhal.ca/hudson-bay-beluga-protection/#new_tab) - 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.
- [How climate change affects seasonal allergies in Manitoba and beyond](https://globalnews.ca/news/9458250/climate-change-seasonal-allergies-manitoba/#new_tab) - 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.
- [Winnipeg's waste stream is 44% food, but citywide composting could cut its climate impact: report](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-food-waste-landfill-composting-1.6711849#new_tab) - 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.
- ['We're still on the bunny slopes': As 2023 kicks off, is Canada's climate change plan aggressive enough?](https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/we-re-still-on-the-bunny-slopes-as-2023-kicks-off-is-canada-s-climate-change-plan-aggressive-enough-1.6229253#new_tab) - 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?
- [City looks at dabbling in solar energy](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/01/04/city-looks-at-dabbling-in-solar-energy#new_tab) - 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.
- [WFP: Company thrilled by hometown sale of 16 vehicles to Winnipeg Transit Authority](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2023/01/05/nfi-finalizes-sale-of-zero-emission-buses#new_tab) - 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.
- [Canada Invests in Energy Efficiency for Buildings in Manitoba](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canada-invests-in-energy-efficiency-for-buildings-in-manitoba-846594249.html) - Dec. 15, 2022 /CNW/ - Homes and buildings across Canada are where we work, live and play. But they are also Canada's third-largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Decarbonizing Canada's buildings is critical to combating climate change and achieving a net-zero economy by 2050. Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources Canada, announced an investment of $160,200 for the Manitoba government to advance an
- [Rush to electric vehicles may be an expensive mistake, say climate strategists](https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ev-transition-column-don-pittis-1.6667698#new_tab) - Dec. 12, 2022 - CBC - Move to replace fossil fuel fleet with EVs is essential, but there are things to do first. With their futuristic designs and new technology, electric vehicles are the seductive consumer-friendly face of the energy transition. As first incarnated by Tesla, the EV is increasingly seen as sleeker, slicker, faster
- [Pressure building on suppliers to reduce emissions: BMO Climate Institute](https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/pressure-building-suppliers-reduce-emissions-162854419.html#new_tab) - Dec. 7, 2022 - Canadian Press - TORONTO — Small and medium-sized businesses should start thinking about building climate plans into their operations to stay competitive, said the head of the BMO Climate Institute.
- [Urban outcasts: Leaving our most vulnerable to struggle for themselves in the cold shames this city](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/2022/12/01/urban-outcasts#new_tab) - Winnipeg Free Press - Dec. 1, 2022 - "The most important work of a city, any city, is to facilitate the movement of its people."
- [When Will Geothermal Energy Go Mainstream?](https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Geothermal-Energy/When-Will-Geothermal-Energy-Go-Mainstream.html#new_tab) - Dec. 3, 2022 - Oil Price.com - European Commission research showed that geothermal energy could help Europe in its aim to become the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050.
- [I Lived Through A Year of 'Weather Whiplash' In Our Weird, Warming World](http://cnet.com/science/climate/i-lived-through-a-year-of-weather-whiplash-in-our-weird-warming-world/#new_tab) - Dec. 4, 2022 - CNET - After praying for rain for weeks, the US state that saw some of the year's biggest wildfires in 2022 found itself soon suffering a deadly deluge. Scientists say it could be part of a disturbing new normal.
- [How climate change has helped greener energy businesses take off in Canada](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/climate-change-energy-business-1.6658748#new_tab) - Nov. 22, 2022 - CBC - Rush to beat heat waves and cold snaps during extreme weather drives demand for solar, and electric options. Many Canadian businesses have been hit hard in the last few years by everything from the pandemic to the war in Ukraine and climate change. But for some, climate change has been a
- [Droughts, floods and extreme heat: here’s how Manitoba is grappling with its water woes](https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-water-climate-plan/#new_tab) - Nov. 23 - The Narwhal - The Manitoba government is taking a first step toward dealing with water issues made worse by climate change. From nutrient-rich wetlands and 100,000 lakes to a dry southern region and an Arctic port, Manitoba is a province defined by water — after all, nearly a fifth of the province is
- [Climate conference hears loss of Arctic summer sea ice now inevitable by 2050](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-sea-ice-cop-27-1.6643783#new_tab) - Nov. 7, 2022 - CBC - A new report says it's now inevitable the Arctic will lose its entire summer sea cover at least once over the next generation and probably a lot more often than that.
- [Canada must adapt to a changing climate. So must our workforce.](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/11/14/opinion/canada-must-adapt-changing-climate-so-must-workforce#new_tab) - Nov. 14, 2022 - National Observer - Canada’s current failure to prepare our communities is a lost opportunity and must be addressed by the soon-to-be released National Adaptation Strategy, expected by the end of 2022.
- [Climate change solutions found through our youth, an opportunity to get started](https://manitoba.ca/climateandgreenplan/yac.html#new_tab) - Nov. 14, 2022 - The Manitoba Government - is encouraging the engagement of the next generation and the environment by accepting applications for the Youth Advisory Council on Climate. Applications are due at midnight on November 30, 2022.
- [COP27 climate summit to test resolve of world battling war, inflation](https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/cop27-climate-summit-test-resolve-world-battling-war-inflation-2022-10-31/#new_tab) - Oct. 31, 2022 - Reuters - An international climate summit starting next week in Egypt will test the resolve of nations to combat global warming, even as many of the biggest players are distracted by urgent crises ranging from war in Europe to rampant consumer inflation. More than 30,000 delegates, including representatives from some 200
- [96% of humans feel global warming: study](https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202210/1278314.shtml#new_tab) - Oct. 30, 2022 - Global Times - Whether they realized it or not, some 7.6 billion people - 96 percent of humanity - felt global warming's impact on temperatures over the last 12 months, researchers have said. But some regions felt it far more sharply and frequently than others, according to a report based on
- [New NASA tool helps detect 'super-emitters' of methane from space](https://phys.org/news/2022-10-nasa-tool-super-emitters-methane-space.html#new_tab) - Oct. 30, 2022 - Phys.org - NASA scientists, using a tool designed to study how dust affects climate, have identified more than 50 spots around the world emitting major levels of methane, a development that could help combat the potent greenhouse gas. "Reining in methane emissions is key to limiting global warming," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
- [Climate Changed: Canada’s health system isn’t ready for new reality, say doctors](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/2022/10/30/climate-changed-canadas-health-system-isnt-ready-for-new-reality-say-doctors) - Oct. 30, 2022 - Winnipeg Free Press - Montreal family doctor Claudel Pétrin-Desrosiers sees climate change as an all-encompassing “risk amplifier.” She says it raises the potential for hazard across the board, from threatening the most basic health determinants, such as air quality and access to food and water, to exacerbating seasonal allergies and tick-borne
- [Climate crisis: UN finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5C in place’](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/27/climate-crisis-un-pathway-1-5-c?CMP=share_btn_tw#new_tab) - Oct. 27, 2022 – The Guardian – The UN environment report analysed the gap between the CO2 cuts pledged by countries and the cuts needed to limit any rise in global temperature to 1.5C, the internationally agreed target. Progress has been “woefully inadequate” it concluded. Current pledges for action by 2030, if delivered in full, would mean a
- [Pope calls for courage in halting use of fossil fuels to protect planet](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/24/pope-calls-for-courage-in-halting-use-of-fossil-fuels-to-protect-planet#new_tab) - Sept. 24, 2022 - The Guardian - Pontiff tells young people he is pinning his hopes on their efforts to safeguard environment and help the poor. Pope Francis has called for courage in abandoning fossil fuels and lamented that older generations did not know how to protect the planet and secure peace. The pope, who
- ['Time is up': Countries trapped in climate crisis raise alarm at U.N.](https://www.reuters.com/world/time-is-up-countries-trapped-climate-crisis-raise-alarm-un-2022-09-23/#new_tab) - Sept. 23, 2022 - Reuters - UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Countries on the front lines of the climate crisis are fed up. During the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations this week, low-lying island nation Vanuatu stepped up a fight to get the world to focus on combating global warming
- [Climate Change Could Cost The Global Economy $23 Trillion By 2050](https://oilprice.com/The-Environment/Global-Warming/Climate-Change-Could-Cost-The-Global-Economy-23-Trillion-By-2050.html#new_tab) - Sept. 24, 2022 - Oilprice.com - The U.S. federal government alone could spend between $25 billion and $128 billion each year in such areas as coastal disaster relief, flood insurance and crop insurance. A new report from Oxford University found that switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy could save the world a whopping $12
- [Interview: New UN climate chief takes the fight personally](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/2022/09/24/interview-new-un-climate-chief-takes-the-fight-personally#new_tab) - Sept. 24, 2022 - Winnipeg Free Press - UNITED NATIONS (AP) — For the United Nations’ new climate chief, the fight is personal. As a former engineer who says he knows “how to make things work and get things done,” it wasn’t just what Simon Stiell did before he became a top U.N. official, it
- [Winnipeg’s shiny plan for net-zero emissions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/news/winnipeg-free-press-winnipegs-shiny-plan-for-net-zero-emissions/) - July 2, 2022 - In order to decarbonize by 2050, Manitoba’s capital needs to make big changes. A brand new roadmap lays out the path — now it’s up to the city to see it through. July 2, 2022 - In order to decarbonize by 2050, Manitoba’s capital needs to make big changes. A brand new roadmap lays out the path — now it’s up to the city to see it through.
- [Climate-change funding shouldn’t go nuclear](https://climatechangeconnection.org/news/wfp-climate-change-funding-shouldnt-go-nuclear/) - July 4, 2022 - Winnipeg Free Press - The old argument often trotted out by the nuclear industry that “the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow” is obsolete, given the storage and smart-grid technology also available now. Even post-2030, there will not be a place for nuclear generation on the smart
- [Students at Miles Macdonell Collegiate build paradise by tearing up the parking lot](https://climatechangeconnection.org/news/students-at-miles-macdonell-collegiate-build-paradise-by-tearing-up-the-parking-lot/#new_tab) - Students are tearing up the parking lot at Miles Macdonald Collegiate and transforming a 62m2 section into greenspace, part of a national initiative called, Depave Paradise.
- [Doctors’ group calls for ban on fossil fuel ads in open letter](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-doctors-call-for-fossil-fuel-gas-ad-ban/) - June 8 - Globe and Mail - The federal government should ban the advertising of fossil fuels, including gasoline-powered vehicles and household natural gas, because of their detrimental effects on health and the environment, a coalition of Canadian physicians and related organizations says.
- [Is Manitoba's wild weather a sign of climate change?](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/climate-change-manitoba-prairies-weather-1.6447990) - May 14, 2022 - CBC - While variability is the norm for the Prairies, climate change could make swings more extreme, experts say. Within the span of a year, Manitoba went from having one of its driest summers in decades to having one of its worst floods on record.
- [How to Push Wall Street to Ditch Fossil Fuels for Clean Energy](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/how-to-push-wall-street-to-ditch-fossil-fuels-for-clean-energy-1.1773622#new_tab) - Jun 2, 2022 - BNN Bloomberg -- The invasion of Ukraine has put the US and Europe on a wartime mission to abandon Russian fossil fuels. This series looks at speeding up zero-carbon alternatives by lowering political and financial barriers.
- [Climate agreement between Canada, India discusses renewable energy but omits coal](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/climate-agreement-between-canada-india-discusses-renewable-energy-but-omits-coal-576560932.html#new_tab) - June 2 - Winnipeg Free Press OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new agreement signed Thursday to co-operate with India on climate action is an opportunity for Canada to export its renewable energy technology, particularly related to making renewable energy a reliable source of electricity.
- [Provinces Show Mixed Results in Shift to Net-Zero](https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/05/31/provinces-show-mixed-results-in-shift-to-net-zero/#new_tab) - May 31, 2022 - The Energy Mix While British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, and Quebec all have clear momentum in their preparations for the global transition off carbon, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and especially Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador need to put pedal to the metal, says a new report from
- [Recent changes on our website...](https://climatechangeconnection.org/new-on-this-site/) - May 12, 2022 - We have updated 5 website pages in the "GHG Emissions - Manitoba" section. Manitoba Greenhouse Gas (GHG) data has been updated to include 2020. The Large Final Emitter page in this section will be updated soon. March 29, 2022 - The Carbon Pricing and Carbon Tax pages have been updated to
- [Regenerative agriculture can combat climate change and keep food on our plates. Here’s how it works](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/04/04/explainer/regenerative-agriculture-combat-climate-change#new_tab) - Apr 4, 2022 - National Observer Regenerative agriculture is an approach to agriculture that promises to sequester carbon and boost biodiversity. Over the past decade, the approach has been promoted by both small- and large-scale farmers, environmental and social justice advocates, agribusiness CEOs, tech bros, journalists, and academics. It's even received federal support.
- [Geothermal heating co-op shares warmth among Montreal neighbours](https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-geothermal-heating-montreal-1.6321878#new_tab) - Jan 20, 2022 - CBC News - It's been a long and complicated journey, but this winter, for the first time, Montreal co-operative organization Celsius is heating seven homes in their neighbourhood retrofitted with geothermal heat pumps, also known as ground source heat pumps or geoexchange systems.
- [As Canada tackles building emissions, what's a natural gas utility to do?](https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-bc-emissions-fortis-gas-hydro-1.6329879#new_tab) - Jan 27, 2022 - CBC News - As we tackle GHG emissions from buildings, we will need to stop using fossil natural gas for heating. In BC, this is causing a debate between BC Hydro and FortisBC (the natural gas company).
- [Another dry year raises concern for future](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/another-dry-year-raises-concern-for-future-575701832.html#new_tab) - Nov 9, 2021 - Winnipeg Free Press Though droughts and floods are part of the normal ebb and flow of prairie life, Climate Change Connection's Curt Hull believes the dry conditions that have scored the past couple years are "absolutely" cause for concern. "The indications are that climate change is amping everything up. It’s making
- [How easy is it to be green in Winnipeg? City too slow on climate emergency fight, say experts, advocates](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-climate-change-efforts-too-slow-1.6239879#new_tab) - Nov 7, 2021 - CBC News - Advocates say the city is moving far too slowly to reduce greenhouse gases. And it's not giving its residents — in this case, more than half of Manitoba's population — a real shot to do their part, either. "The emergency is getting worse and we're still talking instead
- [Bison adds electric big rig to fleet](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/bison-adds-electric-big-rig-to-fleet-575234532.html#new_tab) - Sep 3, 2021 - Winnipeg Free Press - This is a courageous and inspiring initiative on the part of Bison Transport - "For a trucking company to jump on to a new technology ... the entire industry need(s) to be adjusted." - Terry Shaw, MTA. Last year, the Manitoba and federal governments came up with
- ['Code red for humanity' met with deafening silence](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/code-red-for-humanity-met-with-deafening-silence-575208432.html#new_tab) - Aug 31, 2021 - Winnipeg Free Press - OPINION - "We need to act quickly. We need a change of heart. We need to elect politicians and support business leaders who have vision and who are prepared to lead, rather than be popular."
- [Climate change a likely ballot issue for Manitobans this federal election: pollster](https://globalnews.ca/news/8122697/climate-change-ballot-issue-manitoba-federal-election/#new_tab) - Aug 19, 2021 - Global News - According to Probe Research: “This election might actually be the first time when it becomes genuinely a little bit of a ballot issue for some of those swing voters.”
- [Climate change in our backyard: Manitoba begins to grapple with the consequences](https://globalnews.ca/news/8097926/climate-change-consequences-manitoba/#new_tab) - Aug 10, 2021 - Global TV - With the drought, heat wave, and fires here and the floods in Europe, more people are starting to realize that we need to take climate change seriously. Global TV has posted a portion of a video interview with Climate Change Connection's Curt Hull on what this means for
- [Airships for city hops could cut flying’s CO2 emissions by 90%](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/26/airships-for-city-hops-could-cut-flyings-co2-emissions-by-90#new_tab) - May 26, 2021 - The Guardian - Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) in the UK has named a string of routes it hopes to serve by airship starting in 2025. Although most of these routes are in Europe, the article includes mention of a Vancouver to Seattle leg.
- [‘Cataclysmic day’ for oil companies sparks climate hope](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/27/cataclysmic-day-for-oil-companies-sparks-climate-hope#new_tab) - May 27, 2021 - The Guardian - A Dutch court has ordered Shell to cut carbon emissions by 45% by 2030. Also this week, climate activist investors have shaken up the boards of ExxonMobil and Chevron. A few weeks ago, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, had already suffered investor revolts over climate inaction.
- [Winnipeg council passes transit master plan, setting route for major changes for riders](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-transit-council-open-streets-active-transportation-1.6007124#new_tab) - Apr 30, 2021 - CBC News - With the new Transit Master Plan, almost three times as many homes in Winnipeg will be within a 500 metre walk of all-day frequent transit service. Derek Koop, president of Functional Transit Winnipeg says “That is huge. It’s a big change, it’s an exciting change.”
- [Public works committee pushes transit master plan forward](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/public-works-committee-pushes-transit-master-plan-forward-574246232.html#new_tab) - Apr 21, 2021 - Winnipeg Free Press - Council’s public works committee voted Tuesday unanimously in favour of the overall Winnipeg Transit Master Plan, which aims to redraw most bus routes, add some zero-emission vehicles, and expand rapid transit.
- [Federal budget sets big, green goals](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/budget-sets-big-green-goals-574240892.html#new_tab) - Apr 20, 2021 - Winnipeg Free Press - This new budget is an indication of the federal government's intention to support climate policy. However, "the Manitoba government has been slow to capitalize on federal climate funding in the past".
- [Winnipeg's standing takes hit in annual climate report](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/winnipegs-standing-takes-hit-in-annual-climate-report-573866472.html#new_tab) - Feb 25, 2021 - Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg ranks middle or lower in most of the categories in the new National Climate League report. "The standings give us like a clear indication of our city’s priorities — that climate and sustainability isn’t one of our city’s priorities"
- [New spin on old polar vortex behaviour](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/new-spin-on-old-polar-vortex-behaviour-573761972.html#new_tab) - Feb 10, 2021 - Winnipeg Free Press - The polar vortex is not new but it is changing due to the way the planet is heating up. Because the arctic is warming faster than the equator, the jetstream is meandering more. This brings arctic air further south in some places while pushing warmer air further
- [Pair of projects could see Winnipeg slowly move closer to emission reduction targets](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-climate-change-bus-electricfication-gas-capture-brady-landfill-1.5905507#new_tab) - Feb 8, 2021 - CBC News - "What I'm seeing in the Transit proposal is a proposal for another study, which is following a study that was done from 2014 to 2018 where they tested electric vehicles in what was a successful study. And now they're talking about a new study."
- [Hydrogen gas-fuelled airships could spur development in remote communities](https://theconversation.com/hydrogen-gas-fuelled-airships-could-spur-development-in-remote-communities-152730#new_tab) - Jan 20, 2021 - The Conversation Canada’s ban on this use of hydrogen for airships is strange given that Canada has never had an airship industry. The origins of the false information that led to this ban on the use of hydrogen are even more surprising.
- [Where is winter? The impact of warm weather in Winnipeg](https://globalnews.ca/news/7577269/where-is-winter-winnipeg-warm-weather-impact/#new_tab) - Jan 14, 2021 - Global News - Climate Change Connection's Curt Hull was interviewed by Global News this week. The very warm Winnipeg winter we are having is not what we have been used to in the past. However, we are likely to see more warmer winters in the future. That isn't a good thing.
- [2020 ties with 2016 for warmest year ever recorded, EU climate service says](https://fortune.com/2021/01/08/2020-hottest-year-record-eu-climate-change-history/#new_tab) - Jan 8, 2021 - Fortune - Last year was the hottest on record, tied with scorcher 2016. That means that 20 of the 21 hottest years in the instrument record all occurred since 2001. And despite lockdowns, the overall atmospheric carbon concentration still ticked upwards.
- [Control of Senate allows Democrats to act on Biden’s climate change agenda](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/06/democratic-control-of-senate-is-victory-for-biden-climate-change-agenda.html#new_tab) - Jan 7, 2021 -CNBC The Democrat's won both senate seats in Tuesday's bi-election in Georgia. This should allow President-elect Joe Biden to implement his election pledge, which included a $2 trillion economic plan to accelerate a clean-energy transition, cut carbon emissions from the electricity sector by 2035, and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
- [Peatlands keep a lot of carbon out of Earth’s atmosphere, but that could end with warming and development](https://www.dailyclimate.org/peat-carbon-storage-climate-change-2649347784.html#new_tab) - Dec 8, 2020 - The Daily Climate - Warming temperatures and human actions, such as peat mining or draining bogs and converting them for agriculture, threaten to turn the world's peatlands from carbon reservoirs to carbon sources.
- [Denmark’s ‘oil and gas valves will be turned off for good’](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/12/07/news/denmark-oil-and-gas-end-fossil-fuel-extraction-2050#new_tab) - Dec 7, 2020 - National Observer - The Danish parliament reached a deal Dec. 3 that would see the country cancel its current and future licensing rounds for oil and gas in the North Sea, and phase out all fossil fuel production by 2050.
- [Future depends on sustainable buildings now](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/future-depends-on-sustainable-buildings-now-573314511.html#new_tab) - Dec 7, 2020 - Winnipeg Free Press - While the world is focused on flattening the COVID-19 curve, it’s also imperative for the building industry to decrease its reliance on natural gas, replacing it with cleaner methods, including geothermal heating and passive home design, which reduces energy requirements to keep houses and buildings warm.
- [Canada fossil fuel producer subsidies knocked by UN](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/canada-fossil-fuel-producer-subsidies-knocked-by-un-573287541.html#new_tab) - Dec 4, 2020 - Winnipeg Free Press - In order to limit global warming to 1.5℃, we need to see decreases in fossil fuel production of about 6% every year between 2020 and 2030. However, Canadian government plans call for coal, natural gas, and oil production to increase at a rate of about 2% per
- [Nutrien calls on fertilizer industry to support its agriculture climate change drive](https://globalnews.ca/news/7493252/nutrien-fertilizer-agriculture-climate-change/#new_tab) - Nov 30, 2020 - Global News - Saskatoon-based Nutrien has announced a new "carbon program". However, it appears to mostly be a carbon offset program. To properly address emissions from agriculture we need to produce and use less nitrogen fertilizer. (At least of the sort that is currently produced.)
- [The glaring problem with Canada’s solar sector and how to fix it](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/11/27/features/canada-solar-panel-recycling-problem#new_tab) - Nov 27, 2020 - National Observer - Most solar panels have a lifespan of around 25 years, which means early adopters are now facing the problem of how to dispose of them. While solar is heralded as a clean, green source of renewable energy, this is only true if the panels are manufactured sustainably and
- [Climate change will magnify risks to national security](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/simmering-threat-573220391.html#new_tab) - Nov 28, 2020 - Winnipeg Free Press - There are countless moral reasons to care about the effects of climate change and the potentially devastating consequences for vulnerable populations. If that isn’t enough of a motivator, there is also the argument that climate change will destabilize the world as we know it and become a
- [Canada Energy Regulator projects there may be no need for Trans Mountain expansion](https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/11/24/canada-energy-regulator-projects-there-may-be-no-need-for-trans-mountain-expansion.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit#new_tab) - Nov 24, 2020 - Canadian Press - A new report from the Canada Energy Regulator projects that if Canada strengthens its climate policies to cut more greenhouse-gas emissions, it could eliminate the need for both the Trans Mountain expansion and the new Keystone XL pipeline.
- [Full-size van offers fully-electric efficiency](https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-news/ford-e-transit-full-size-van-offers-fully-electric-efficiency#new_tab) - Nov 12, 2020 - Autofile.ca More electric vehicle choices are coming. Ford will soon be offering an electric delivery van. An all-electric Mustang will arrive later this year and the all-electric F150 pickup will be in showrooms sometime mid-2022.
- [Study finds climate-changing methane emissions from oilpatch twice as high as thought](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/environment-canada-dale-marshall-doug-worthy-jay-averill-1.5798886#new_tab) - Nov 12, 2020 - CBC News - Environment Canada scientists used actual atmosphere measurements to study methane released from oil and gas infrastructure such as pumps, pipelines and valves. Eight years of data from Alberta and Saskatchewan show the previous estimate was way off.
- [City to test two designs for electric bus project](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/city-to-test-two-designs-for-electric-bus-project-572760831.html#new_tab) - Oct 15, 2020 - Winnipeg Free Press - Soon Winnipeg Transit will start testing 12 to 20 battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell battery electric buses in both 40-foot and 60-foot lengths.
- [Electric cars, heating could save the climate and $2,500 per U.S. household](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/10/26/news/electric-cars-heating-could-save-climate-money-us?utm_source=National+Observer&utm_campaign=17d8de6b74-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_10_26_01_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cacd0f141f-17d8de6b74-267648049#new_tab) - Oct 26, 2020 - National Observer - The group "Rewiring America" has released a report that found that rapidly decarbonizing the U.S. by electrifying all aspects of the economy would create 25 million good-paying jobs and eliminate roughly 75 per cent of the country’s carbon emissions in the next 15 years.
- [Has the world started to take climate change fight seriously?](https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54347878#new_tab) - Sept 30, 2020 - BBC News - Chinese President, Xi Jinping has announced that China will cut emissions to net zero by 2060. China accounts for 28% of global GHG emissions. (The US for 15%) They are committing to cut that back to virtually zero within 40 years.
- [Food - from farm to fork and beyond - may be key to Paris emission goals, UN says](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/09/11/news/food-farm-fork-and-beyond-may-be-key-paris-emission-goals-un-says#new_tab) - Sep 11, 2020 - National Observer - “There are many aspects of the food system that are exacerbating climate change, but it’s the sector that’s been one of the first to be hit by climate change, and it’s also where we can do something to reduce emissions.” - Sophia Murphy, IISD food systems and expert
- [Geothermal and The Clean Dream](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/the-clean-dream-572122982.html#new_tab) - Aug 15, 2020 - Winnipeg Free Press - Natural gas is often touted as a green alternative, but it's still a fossil fuel. We need other energy sources to reach our goal of zero GHG emissions
- [Oil Companies Wonder If It’s Worth Looking for Oil Anymore](https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/oil-companies-wonder-if-it-s-worth-looking-for-oil-anymore#new_tab) - Aug 16, 2020 - Bloomberg - European oil majors have made some uncomfortable admissions in recent months: oil and gas worth billions of dollars might never be pumped out of the ground - so why explore for more?
- [Global temperatures could exceed 1.5 C target in next five years](https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/09/world/global-temperatures-wmo-climate-intl-scli/index.html#new_tab) - Jul 9 2020 - CNN - There is now one chance in 5 that one of the next five years will be at least 1.5℃ warmer than pre-industrial levels. That probability is "increasing with time." This flies in the face of the determination of the Paris climate accord - arrived at just 5 years ago.
- [‘Million-mile’ vehicle batteries are coming. Are they a revolution?](https://grist.org/energy/million-mile-batteries-are-coming-are-they-really-a-revolution/#new_tab) - Jul 6 2020 - Grist - Two hundred thousand miles is considered a good, long run for a new car today. Recently, multiple EV battery makers have announced the imminent arrival of “million-mile” batteries, power packs that supposedly have enough juice to be driven to the moon and back twice.
- [June 2020 ties temperature record](https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/another-month-gone-another-month-entering-the-global-warming-record-books#new_tab) - Jul 8 2020 - Discover - Last month finished in a virtual tie for warmest June on record. Temperature records now show that last month's global temperatures were 0.53℃ warmer than the long-term average for June. That's a virtual tie with June of 2019. In particular, extraordinary warmth in Siberia helped push the global average
- [Cloudy outlook for pipelines gets even murkier amid court rulings, U.S. election](https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/kenney-kxl-dakota-access-biden-1.5645372#new_tab) - Jul 13 2020 - CBC News - This past week, two North American pipelines were dealt legal and regulatory setbacks and another major project was cancelled. These events and others call into question the wisdom of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's decision to invest $1.1 billion US in the Keystone XL pipeline, plus $4.2-billion in loan
- [California makes history with zero-emission Clean Trucks rule](https://climatechangeconnection.org/california-makes-history-with-zero-emission-clean-trucks-rule/) - Jun 30, 2020 - GreenBiz - California's new Advanced Clean Trucks rule will require truck makers to sell an increasing number of clean, zero-emission trucks in California. Beginning in 2024, manufacturers must increase their zero-emission truck sales to between 30 to 50 percent; by 2030 and 40 to 75 percent by 2035; and by 2045,
- [Jet stream: Is climate change causing more ‘blocking’ weather events?](https://www.carbonbrief.org/jet-stream-is-climate-change-causing-more-blocking-weather-events#new_tab) - Jun 12, 2020 - CarbonBrief - This spring has been unusually cool in Manitoba. Meanwhile, it's been UK’s sunniest spring on record and Siberia has had a dramatic heatwave and “zombie wildfires”. The phenomenon behind this are persistent high-pressure “blocking” weather systems - another indication of how climate change is affecting the jet stream.
- [Seniors redirect cash to green concerns](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/seniors-redirect-cash-to-green-concerns-570812782.html#cxrecs_s#new_tab) - May 28, 2020 - Winnipeg Free Press - EDITORIAL - Some concerned seniors have formed a group called Manitoba Seniors for Sustainability, and are kicking off their initiative by forwarding their personal $200 and other donations to environmental non-profits that saw their funding suspended by the province.
- [New supplement for cows helps curb their climate change-causing burps.](https://www.fastcompany.com/90502962/these-garlicky-supplements-solve-one-societys-major-medical-issues-not-coronavirus-cow-burps#new_tab) - May 11, 2020 - Fast Company - A new feed supplement has been developed that shrinks the amount of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, that cows emit when they belch. Mootral, the Switzerland-based company making the new supplements, will soon be issued the world’s first carbon credits for methane reduction in cows.
- [Manitoba greenhouse gas emissions keep rising](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/manitoba-greenhouse-gas-emissions-keep-rising-569996832.html#new_tab) - Apr 28, 2020 - Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba's emissions increased by 8.3 % from 2005 to 2018. This marks the third-most significant growth rate among provinces. Alberta's emissions grew by 14% and Saskatchewan 12% - mostly due to increases from the oil and gas sector in those provinces.
- [What we can learn from COVID-19 to mitigate our next crisis: Climate Change](https://www.forbes.com/sites/ankitmishra/2020/04/15/how-can-we-learn-from-covid-19-to-mitigate-our-next-crisis-climate-change/#1079f4d5260d#new_tab) - Apr 15, 2020 - Forbes - There are three things we need to apply from the COVID-19 crisis to the climate crisis: 1) Scientific facts matter and have to be taken seriously, 2) Delayed response costs lives and hurts the economy, and 3) Globally coordinated policy measures are required.
- [Big Oil is using the coronavirus pandemic to push through the Keystone XL pipeline](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/05/climate-crisis-villains-oil-industry-big-banks-pipelines#new_tab) - Apr 5, 2020 - The Guardian - It is difficult to escape the conclusion that the oil industry is acting decisively now to expand pipelines like the Keystone XL because it knows this is the one moment when protesters can’t make themselves heard.
- [Greta: We must fight the climate crisis and pandemic simultaneously](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238831-greta-we-must-fight-the-climate-crisis-and-pandemic-simultaneously/#ixzz6IDVFSNoY#new_tab) - Mar 30, 2020 - New Scientist - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg observes: “If one virus can wipe out the entire economy in a matter of weeks and shut down societies, then that is a proof that our societies are not very resilient. It also shows that once we are in an emergency, we can
- [How coronavirus could help us fight climate change: Lessons from the pandemic](https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2020/03/30/how-coronavirus-could-help-us-fight-climate-change-lessons-from-the-pandemic/#1e39d18d5abc#new_tab) - Mar 30, 2020 - Forbes - A Brazilian economist and former chief financial officer of the World Bank says that the immediate danger of coronavirus has a great deal in common with the threat of climate change: “One: it’s global. Two: it affects different people in different ways. Three: it shows the importance of government.”
- [Government urged to consider environment in economic recovery plans](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/big-money-for-big-oil-569174982.html#new_tab) - Mar 28. 2020 - Winnipeg Free Press - University of Alberta political science Prof. Laurie Adkin is lead author of an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, published this week — and signed by 265 fellow academics, experts and advocates — that decries any move toward backstopping the fossil fuel industry. “We call for
- [Parents rally for electric school buses](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/03/09/news/next-stop-parents-rally-electric-school-buses?utm_source=National+Observer&utm_campaign=68c2bf1f24-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_10_12_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cacd0f141f-68c2bf1f24-267648049#new_tab) - Mar 9, 2020 - National Observer - Prince Edward Island has pledged to make that province’s entire school bus fleet all-electric. Now a network of parents called "For Our Kids" has organized to convince other provincial governments to do the same. “Reducing our kids’ exposure to harmful diesel fumes is good for their lungs and
- [Economic reality scuttled Teck project](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/economic-reality-scuttled-teck-project-568257882.html#new_tab) - Feb 27, 2020 - Winnipeg Free Press - OPINION - Some have tried to blame the cancellation of the Teck Frontier tarsands project on the federal government's lack of support for the oil industry in countering massive public protests. It’s much more likely, however, that purely a business consideration — the price of oil —
- [A who's who of the Wet'suwet'en pipeline conflict](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wetsuweten-whos-who-guide-1.5471898#new_tab) - Feb 26, 2020 - CBC News - This article provides a guide to some of the main Wet'suwet'en people who have emerged as leaders, spokespeople, advocates and opponents of the project, and how they fit into the nation's elected, hereditary and corporate organizational structures.
- [A quarter of all tweets about climate change are produced by bots](https://grist.org/climate/a-quarter-of-all-tweets-about-climate-change-are-produced-by-bots/#new_tab) - Feb 23, 2020 - Grist - A new analysis has found that a quarter of all tweets about climate on an average day are produced by bots. “These findings suggest a substantial impact of mechanized bots in amplifying denialist messages about climate change, including support for Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement,” states the draft
- [Sky-high potential for airships](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/sky-high-potential-for-airships-567790732.html#new_tab) - Feb 12, 2020 - Winnipeg Free Press - University of Manitoba professor Barry Prentice believes that investing in airships (as Quebec is doing) is exactly what governments should do. "Government has to be involved. It provides the infrastructure and regulates the sector. Trucks don’t provide the roads. The airlines don’t provide the airports.
- [BlackRock Is Getting Serious About Climate Change. Is This a Turning Point for Investors?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/blackrock-is-getting-serious-about-climate-change-is-this-a-turning-point-for-investors/) - Jan 27, 2020 - World Resources Institute - BlackRock is the world's largest asset management firm. In January, it announced that it was changing its investment and engagement approach to focus on climate change risk and action. Here are four indicators to see if this will be a watershed moment.
- [Permafrost collapse is speeding climate change: study](https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/permafrost-collapse-is-speeding-climate-change-study-1.4797267#new_tab) - Feb 4, 2020 - CTV News "Although abrupt permafrost thawing will occur in less than 20 percent of frozen land, it increases permafrost carbon release projections by about 50 percent" - Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
- [Quebec invests $30-million in airship company](https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/02/05/quebec-premier-says-returns-will-fly-high-with-30-million-airship-investment.html#new_tab) - Feb 5, 2020 - Canadian Press - The Québec government is investing $30-million in a French company, Flying Whales and its Quebec subsidiary. The company is hoping to use the airships to transport up to 60 tonnes of material at a time over regions that are difficult to access by road, such as the province’s
- [Opposition to Trans Mountain pipeline expansion spikes 11 percentage points, survey suggests](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/tmx-poll-opinion-support-opposition-pipeline-trans-mountain-calgary-alberta-1.5443092#new_tab) - Jan 28, 2020 - CBC News - In Quebec, Ontario and B.C., public opinion seems to have turned sharply against the Trans Mountain pipeline. Meanwhile, support for the pipeline is up in Saskatchewan and Manitoba over the past 18 months.
- [Goodbye, gas furnaces? Why electrification is the future of home heating](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/greener-heating-1.5429709#new_tab) - Jan 20,2020 - CBC News - We need to completely eliminate the burning of fossil fuel in the next few decades. That means no more natural gas furnaces. This article suggests alternative heat sources. However, it is missing an essential step - reducing the building's total energy consumption so that "everyone" can make the switch
- [Alberta tar sands project to test Trudeau's climate pledge in 2020](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/trudeau-liberals-climate-change-politics-alberta-kenney-1.5409028#new_tab) - Dec 27, 2019 - CBC News - One of the first things Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has to decide in the new year is whether to give cabinet approval to the Teck Frontier mine project. That is a massive new tar sands project that environment advocates say is absolutely incompatible with reaching the "net-zero"
- [Tesla Trans-Canada Supercharger route goes live all at once](https://ww.electrek.co/2019/12/20/tesla-trans-canada-supercharger-route-goes-live-all-at-once-mostly-v3-250kw/#new_tab) - Dec 20, 2019 - Electrek - Tesla Trans-Canada Supercharger route has gone live - all at the same time. Most of the locations have Tesla’s new 250 kW V3 Supercharger. These allow a Model 3 to add about 160 km range in seven minutes.
- [Cop25: What was achieved and where to next?](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/12/16/cop25-achieved-next/#new_tab) - Dec 16, 2019 - Climate Home News - The latest climate conference ended with an agreement with all language on ambition removed. Countries are now "invited" to "communicate" by 2020 their mid and long-term climate plans. No language to "update" or "enhance".
- [Australia's heatwave registers new hottest day on record](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-18/australia-heatwave-registers-new-hottest-day-on-record-bom-says/11810632#new_tab) - Dec 18, 2019 - ABC News - The average maximum temperature across Australia 40.9 degrees Celsius, breaking the mark of 40.3℃ set in January 2013. Even this record is unlikely to last for long as their heatwave continues.
- [Trudeau will fuel the fires of our climate crisis if he approves Canada's mega mine](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/10/canada-trudea-climate-crisis#new_tab) - Dec 10, 2019 - The Guardian - If the Canadian government approves Teck Resources’ Frontier mine it will "effectively signal Canada’s abandonment of its international climate goals". The mega mine would add 6 megatonnes of climate pollution every year. That’s on top of the increasing amount of carbon that Canada’s petroleum producers are already pumping
- [Scientists have gotten predictions of global warming right since the 1970s](https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/12/4/20991315/climate-change-prediction-models-accurate#new_tab) - Dec 4, 2019 - Vox - For the first time, a systematic review of climate models has been published. Long story short: “We find that climate models published over the past five decades were generally quite accurate in predicting global warming in the years after publication."
- [Moody's downgrades Alberta's credit rating, citing continued dependence on oil](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/moody-s-alberta-credit-rating-1.5383294#new_tab) - Dec 4, 2019 - CBC News - Trevor Tombe, an associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary, said the downgrade is pretty consistent in its assessment of Alberta's risk due to the importance of the oil and gas sector to the province's budget.
- [Environmental non-profits face plunge in provincial funding](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/environmental-non-profits-face-plunge-in-provincial-funding-565454912.html#new_tab) - Nov 25, 2019 - Winnipeg Free Press - At a time when climate change awareness is increasing, three Winnipeg-based non-profits that provide environmental education say their funding from the provincial government is plummeting.
- [Federal government provides $1.6 Billion bailout for oil industry with little transparency](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/oilsands-bailout-money-alberta-ottawa-1.5363218#new_tab) - Nov 18, 2019 - CBC News - Canada's $1.6-billion bailout for Alberta's battered oil industry is well underway, but with little transparency about who is getting the money and for what. Almost $1 billion of the package of loans, guarantees and government grants announced last December is in the hands of companies. The package is
- [Climate crisis: 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/05/climate-crisis-11000-scientists-warn-of-untold-suffering?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0dyZWVuTGlnaHQtMTkxMTEx&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GreenLight&CMP=greenlight_email#new_tab) - Nov 5, 2019 - The Guardian - More than 11,000 scientists have declared that the world’s people face “untold suffering due to the climate crisis” unless there are major transformations to global society. “To secure a sustainable future, we must change how we live. [This] entails major transformations in the ways our global society functions
- [Keystone pipeline spilled 1.4 million litres of oil in North Dakota](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/keystone-spils-9000-barrels-oil-n-dakota-1.5343509#new_tab) - Oct 31, 2019 - CBC News - The cause of the rupture has not yet been disclosed but the initial estimate makes it one of the biggest onshore crude spills in the past decade. Pipeline operator Calgary-based TC Energy has been seeking to expand this pipeline system linking Western Canadian oil fields to U.S. refineries
- [Greta Thunberg declined a climate award because the world needs more action, fewer awards](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/29/world/greta-thunberg-nordic-award-decline-trnd/index.html#new_tab) - Oct 29, 2019 - CNN - “...What we need is for our politicians and the people in power start to listen to the current, best available science. ...There is no lack of beautiful words. But when it comes to our actual emissions and our ecological footprints per capita - if we include our consumption, our
- [New rapid bus lines could mean massive changes for Winnipeg Transit](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/transit-winnipeg-rapid-line-route-changes-1.5339364#new_tab) - Oct 29, 2019 - CBC News - Winnipeg Transit has unveiled its Transit Master Plan. Plans for the new system would see passengers transfer buses more often but get them to their destinations faster, with more frequent service and fewer "pass-ups".
- [What a Liberal minority government means for Canada’s environment](https://thenarwhal.ca/what-a-liberal-minority-government-means-for-canadas-environment/#new_tab) - Oct 21, 2019 - The Narwhal - With the Liberals returned to government but with a minority of seats there’s much we don’t know yet. Here are a few things we can reasonably expect to happen on the environment file.
- ['Our future is at stake': Greta Thunberg tells climate rally in Edmonton](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/greta-thunberg-edmonton-climate-rally-1.5325030#new_tab) - Oct 18, 2019 - CBC News - By foot, by bus and by truck, hundreds of Albertans made their way to the provincial legislature grounds in Edmonton, drawn by a 16-year-old Swedish girl who is trying to change the conversation…
- [Thousands gather in Winnipeg for global climate strike](https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/thousands-gather-in-winnipeg-for-global-climate-strike-1.4614146#new_tab) - Sep 27, 2019 - CTV News - Thousands of Winnipeggers gathered on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building Friday to take part in a global strike for climate action.“This is a crisis, it’s serious, and we want politicians and world leaders to respond similarly – this is really serious,” said event organizer Meghan Mast.
- ['How dare you': At UN climate summit, Greta Thunberg slams world leaders in emotional address](https://www.cbc.ca/news/nyc-un-climate-summit-1.5293734#new_tab) - Sep 24, 2019 - CBC News - Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg on Monday opened the United Nations Climate Action Summit with an angry condemnation of world leaders for failing to take strong measures to combat climate change. "How dare you?" she said.
- [Bill McKibben: This Climate Strike is part of the disruption we need](https://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/climate-strike-bill-mckibben-young-people-20190903#new_tab) - Sep 3, 2019 - Yes Magazine “It can’t just be young people. It needs to be all of us.” It’s not a “strike” in the traditional sense, of course—no one is demanding better wages. But we are demanding better conditions.
- [House of Commons declares a climate emergency ahead of pipeline decision](https://climatechangeconnection.org/house-of-commons-declares-a-climate-emergency-ahead-of-pipeline-decision/) - Jun 17, 2019 - CBC News - The House of Commons has passed a non-binding motion to "declare that Canada is in a national climate emergency which requires..." that Canada meet its Paris Agreement commitments and make reductions "to keep global warming below 1.5℃."
- [Canadians are worried about climate change, but many don't want to pay taxes to fight it: Poll](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/election-poll-climate-change-1.5178514) - Jun 18, 2019 - CBC News - While nearly two-thirds of Canadians see fighting climate change as a top priority, half of those surveyed would not shell out more than $100 per year in taxes to prevent climate change, the equivalent of less than $9 a month.
- [Alberta wildfires are ‘climate change in action,’ scientist says as summer heat looms](https://globalnews.ca/news/5370840/alberta-wildfires-climate-change/#new_tab) - Jun 9 2019 - Canadian Press - As another extreme fire season starts with more people on the run, scientists say they are already seeing signs that climate change is playing a role again.
- ['The future is now': Habitat for Humanity builds first net-zero homes in Winnipeg](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/habitat-humanity-net-zero-winnipeg-1.5156564#new_tab) - May 30, 2019 - The new owners have just moved in to the first net-zero homes that Habitat for Humanity has built in Manitoba. With their rooftop solar panels, these buildings produce as much energy as they consume.
- [Manitoba students walk out of class to call for climate action](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-students-climate-strike-1.5149417#new_tab) - May 24 - CBC News - In spite of the rain, there was a massive turnout of youth and their supporters for the Student Strike rally at the Legislature and march to Winnipeg City Hall on Friday.
- [Germany tests first eHighway autobahn](https://www.dw.com/en/germany-tests-first-ehighway-autobahn/a-48632817#new_tab) - May 7 - DW.com - Germany's first real-time test of electrified trucks fed via overhead cables amid heavy motorway traffic has begun near Frankfurt.
- [UK Declares Climate Emergency](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/01/declare-formal-climate-emergency-before-its-too-late-corbyn-warns#new_tab) - May 1 - The Guardian - UK members of parliament have endorsed a motion to declare a formal climate and environment emergency. The move has been hailed as a necessary response to school climate strikers and groups such as Extinction Rebellion.
- [Canadian Teens Are Striking Over Climate Change](https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/gy4vpx/canadian-teens-told-us-why-theyre-striking-over-climate-change#new_tab) - May 2 - Vice - High school students have been using a Slack channel to organize school strikes this Friday in 64 different communities across Canada.
- [Canada's emissions target gets further away](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/canadas-emissions-target-gets-further-away-as-2017-report-shows-increase-508650312.html#new_tab) - Apr 17, 2019 - Canadian Press - The return of oil and gas production following the devastating Fort McMurray wildfire and a colder than usual winter pushed Canada's national greenhouse gas emissions up in 2017 for the first time in several years
- [Canada's building code is getting a climate change rewrite](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-building-code-climate-change-resilience-1.5092732#new_tab) - Apr 12, 2019 - CBC News - Canada's building codes are an extremely important tool to make real progress on climate change solutions and protecting us from its consequences. It's nice to see that they are now planning to include aspects of adaptation and resilience into the code.
- [Using bricks for energy storage](https://www.fastcompany.com/90328169/these-huge-towers-of-bricks-are-an-ingenious-solution-to-our-energy-storage-problem#new_tab) - Apr 9, 2019 - Fast Company - Energy Vault uses cranes powered by renewables to lift giant bricks into a tower. When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, lowering the bricks back down creates new energy.
- [Shell quits major US oil lobby over climate change](https://buff.ly/2CSFsDR#new_tab) - Apr 2, 2019 - CNN - Due to pressure from its shareholders, Shell has just quit the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers lobby group due to its resistance to the Paris Accord and carbon pricing.
- [Canada warming at twice the global rate, climate report finds](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/02/canada-climate-change-warming-twice-as-fast-report?fbclid=IwAR2Gzudipa89wG7Dyd7V9mUuqqaLd2i9HeRTVvQnMmzLyXKawakWnTmgG6k#new_tab) - Apr 2, 2019 - The Guardian - This new report says that if we fail to cut GHG emissions significantly Canada faces increases of 7-9℃ this century, and the Arctic faces 11℃.
- ['Coal is on the way out': study finds fossil fuel now pricier than solar or wind](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/25/coal-more-expensive-wind-solar-us-energy-study#new_tab) - Mar. 25, 2019- The Guardian- Around 75% of coal production is more expensive than renewables, with industry out-competed on cost by 2025
- [Don't know how to save the planet? This is what you can do](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/25/dont-know-how-to-save-planet-this-is-what-you-can-do#new_tab) - Mar. 25, 2019- The Guardian- Should we become vegetarians? Is it OK to fly? The author of There Is No Planet B, A Handbook for the Make or Break Years, answers the big questions
- [How to make your home greener (and more efficient)](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/what-on-earth-newsletter-home-green-efficient-passive-house-1.5066512#new_tab) - Mar. 22, 2019- CBC News- Many of the prescriptions for making buildings more green naturally apply to homes, too.
- [Great Lakes are rapidly warming, likely to trigger more flooding and extreme weather](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/great-lakes-climate-warming-1.5065922#new_tab) - Mar. 21, 2019- CBC News- Report also predicts more severe algae blooms will increase water treatment costs
- [Here's a running list of all the ways climate change has altered Earth in 2019](https://mashable.com/article/climate-change-2019-list/#isNx_aB7bZqc#new_tab) - Mar. 16, 2019- Mashable- Eighteen of the last 19 years have been the warmest on record. Here's the consequences of that...
- [I'm not old enough to vote, but I'm marching against climate change](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/ada-dechene-climate-change-pov-1.5056541#new_tab) - Mar. 15, 2019- CBC News- Student-led Strike 4 Climate scheduled for Friday around the world
- [The Big Picture: Car-free zones](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/what-on-earth-newsletter-geoengineering-right-to-repair-1.5047382#new_tab) - Mar. 15, 2019- CBC News- Studies find increased retail sales and hugely decreased air pollution
- [Ontario government ponders ban on single-use plastics](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-plastics-ban-1.5050539#new_tab) - Mar. 10, 2019- CBC News- Province asking the public for input on how to reduce litter and waste
- ['Community' fridges let people give food away to fight waste](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/community-fridges-hubbub-food-waste-1.4922845#new_tab) - Mar. 7, 2019- CBC News- Fridges in community centres, church let restaurants, supermarkets, home cooks donate excess food
- [What is the Green New Deal — and why do Americans seem so obsessed with it?](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/green-new-deal-us-socialist-climate-change-ambitious-explainer-1.5041645#new_tab) - Mar. 5, 2019- CBC News- Republicans warn of hamburger bans as they fixate on the climate plan splitting Democrats
- [Forget the snowy winters of your childhood](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/2019/03/neige-accumulation-hiver-quebec-environnement-meteo-gel-degel/index-en.html#new_tab) - Mar. 4, 2019- CBC News- The vast, white fields of snow that blanket Canada are shrinking more every decade, particularly in Quebec.
- [Million litres of crude oil spilled in St. Lazare, Man., train derailment](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/st-lazare-train-derailment-million-litres-1.5038970#new_tab) - Mar. 1, 2019- CBC News- Too early to comment on environmental impact, Transportation Safety Board says
- [Canada gets closer to a right to repair law](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/what-on-earth-newsletter-right-to-repair-styrofoam-1.5037697#new_tab) - Mar. 1, 2019- CBC News- Canadian governments are starting to fight back with "right to repair" legislation
- [Climate change: CO2 emissions fall in 18 countries with strong policies, study finds](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/climate-change-co2-emissions-fall-in-18-countries-with-strong-policies-study-finds-1.5032468#new_tab) - Feb. 25, 2019- CBC News- 'You develop the policies, you fund them, and then you get emission decreases"
- [We’ve had an apocalyptic warning: now will we care about biodiversity?](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/22/biodiversity-human-life-un-report-shrinking-species-bumblebees-humanity#new_tab) - Feb. 22, 2019- The Guardian- A UN report on shrinking species turns the focus away from bumblebees and on to us. It’s time for humanity to take notice
- [City eases fleet into electric tech with planned vehicle purchases, charging stations](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/city-winnipeg-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-1.5023879#new_tab) - Feb. 18, 2019- CBC News- Request for proposals asks charging station manufacturers for pitches as city studies feasibility
- ['The beginning of great change': Greta Thunberg hails school climate strikes](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/15/the-beginning-of-great-change-greta-thunberg-hails-school-climate-strikes?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0dyZWVuTGlnaHQtMTkwMjE1&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GreenLight&CMP=greenlight_email#new_tab) - Feb. 15, 2019- The Guardian- The 16-year-old’s lone protest last summer has morphed into a powerful global movement challenging politicians to act
- [Federal government, environmental groups take the stand in Sask. carbon tax challenge](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/sask-carbon-tax-challenge-1.5019135#new_tab) - Feb. 14, 2019- CBC News- Groups in favour of the federal carbon tax will take the stand in Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal on Thursday morning.
- [By 2080, the climate in these Canadian cities will look nothing like it does today](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/canadian-climate-cities-2080-1.5014695#new_tab) - Feb. 12, 2019- CBC News- A study looked at 540 cities across Canada and the U.S.
- [Carbon offsets: Worth buying to fight climate change?](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/faq-carbon-offsets-1.5008339#new_tab) - Feb. 7, 2019- CBC News- What they are, what they do, when to buy and how to get the best value
- ['Why aren't we building for wildfire smoke?' Air quality specialist calls for air filters indoors](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sarah-coefield-air-filters-wildfires-1.5008640#new_tab) - Feb. 6, 2019- CBC News- Sarah Coefield is in Vancouver for a wildfire workshop hosted by the B.C. Lung Association
- [Thawing of Earth's '3rd pole' could affect 1.9 billion people, study says](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/thaw-himalayas-glaciers-asia-rivers-crops-study-1.5004665#new_tab) - Feb. 4, 2019- CBC News- Lead author calls melting of glaciers in Asia ‘the climate crisis you haven't heard of'
- [Rising CO2 won't make trees grow more, study suggests](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/co2-trees-1.5000709#new_tab) - Feb. 4, 2019- CBC News- Research into ancient cedars in Quebec shows we may need to change predictions of vegetation, water cycle
- [Australia's extreme heat is sign of things to come, scientists warn](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/01/australia-extreme-heat-sign-of-things-to-come-scientists-warn-climate#new_tab) - Feb. 1st, 2019- The Guardian- Hottest month ever shows temperatures rising faster than predicted, say climate experts
- [How climate change is behind this week's extreme cold snap](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/climate-change-polar-vortex-1.4998820#new_tab) - Jan. 31, 2019- CBC News- With wind chill values, it could feel like –51 C in some parts of Canada and U.S.
- [Trump used the polar vortex to mock global warming. This map shows how wrong he is.](https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/1/29/18202010/polar-vortex-2019-trump-tweet-wrong#new_tab) - Jan. 29, 2019- Vox- Trump tweeted, “What the hell is going on with Global Warming?” Well, it’s still happening.
- [How green are avocados? (Yes, that's a trick question)](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/what-on-earth-newsletter-avocados-road-salt-light-pollution-1.4991627#new_tab) - Jan. 25, 2019- CBC News- Also: More alternatives to road salt
- [Playing for the planet: How scientists use gaming to talk about climate change](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/climate-change-gaming-1.4991404#new_tab) - Jan. 24, 2019- CBC News- Using video games to make the impacts of climate change "tangible," aims to help politicians make informed decisions.
- [What can we do, right now, about climate change?](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/audio/2019/jan/21/what-can-we-do-right-now-about-climate-change#new_tab) - Jan. 21, 2019- The Guardian- Global environment editor, Jonathan Watts, describes the shifts needed to keep global warming to a maximum of 1.5C.
- [Australia heatwave: overnight minimum of 35.9C in Noona sets new record](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/18/australia-heatwave-sydneys-west-to-hit-45c-after-week-of-extreme-weather?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other#new_tab) - Jan. 18, 2019- The Guardian- On fifth day of record-breaking extreme weather, temperatures in parts of Victoria, ACT and NSW forecast to soar above 40C, including in Sydney’s west
- [Wind power making gains as competitive source of electricity](https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/wind-power-cost-1.4979213#new_tab) - Jan. 16, 2019- CBC News- Recent contracts awarded in Alberta and Saskatchewan will keep electricity prices low
- [Coal-fired plants shutting down, despite Trump's promises](https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/coal-generation-trump-1.4977247#new_tab) - Jan. 14, 2019- CBC News- With cheaper natural gas and renewables, aging coal generators too expensive to keep up
- [Winnipeg lacks the financial dexterity to deal with mundane climate change](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/analysis-winnipeg-budget-climate-change-1.4975852#new_tab) - Jan. 13, 2019- CBC News- Rather than a catastrophe, new and numerous financial headaches threaten the city
- [Carbon emissions up as Trump agenda rolls back climate change work](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/08/carbon-emissions-trump-agenda-climate-change#new_tab) - Jan. 8, 2019- The Guardian- Last year’s 3.4% jump in emissions is the largest since 2010 recession and second largest gain in more than two decades
- [Climate change was the driving force behind destructive 2017 B.C. wildfire season, study says](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/climate-change-was-the-driving-force-behind-destructive-2017-b-c-wildfire-season-study-says-1.4970282#new_tab) - Jan. 8, 2019- CBC News- Researchers suggest global warming increased area burned up to 11 times
- [Wildfire soot darkening glaciers could speed up melt rate, scientists fear](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/darkening-glaciers-wildfires-melt-rate-1.4963754#new_tab) - Jan. 7, 2019- CBC News- Soot and smoke contribute to melting of glaciers, as darkening ice absorbs more sunlight
- [2018 was 4th warmest year on record, EU climate change report finds](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/2018-temperatures-copernicus-climate-change-report-1.4968286#new_tab) - Jan. 7, 2019- CBC News- This year will also likely be hot, Copernicus Climate Change Service says
- [A new climate deal has entered into force. It could change the course of our warming planet](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/01/03/opinion/new-climate-deal-has-entered-force-it-could-change-course-our-warming-planet#new_tab) - Jan. 3, 2019- National Observer- While celebrating our joint efforts and ultimate success, the world has to now brace itself for a new climate reality
- [New trade deal same old, same old: environmentalists](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Oct. 1, 2018- The Canadian Press- U.S., Canada and Mexico continue to coddle a fossil fuel economy that needs to change in the face of climate change
- [Nova Scotia’s fracking pioneer doubtful that province will lift ban](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Aug 3, 2014 - Cape Breton Post HALIFAX - The man who pioneered hydraulic fracturing in Nova Scotia says he doesn’t expect the province to lift a two-year moratorium on the contentious practice, mainly because the government is afraid of upsetting a vocal but misinformed minority.
- [UK sugar, carbon taxes could produce £3.6B in revenue, reduce emissions by 19M tonnes](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Feb 5, 2016 - Sustainable Brands Could the health and environmental benefits of taxes on sugary drinks and carbon-intensive foods outweigh the out-of-pocket costs? New research from Oxford University and the University of Reading suggests that is indeed the case.
- [Winnipeg Transit wants to know cost of buying up to 20 electric buses](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-electric-buses-1.4964111#new_tab) - Jan. 2, 2019- CBC News- Estimate for 'test fleet' a baby step toward electrification; No source of funding yet known
- [Here's what's on the radar for climate change in 2019](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/here-s-what-s-on-the-radar-for-climate-change-in-2019-1.4962581#new_tab) - Jan. 1, 2019- CBC News- Could this year be a tipping point — for better or for worse?
- [Climate change activists vow to step up protests around world](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/17/climate-change-activists-vow-step-up-protests-around-world#new_tab) - Dec. 17, 2018- The Guardian- Campaigners say they will force governments to act after lack of progress at UN summit
- [Indigenous Peoples at forefront of People’s Climate March in New York City](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Sep 4, 2014 - Indian Country The weekend before the U.N. Climate Summit, the rank-and-file are descending upon New York City to demand action in the People’s Climate March, to be held on Sunday, September 21. Foremost among them will be Native activists standing side-by-side with environmentalists and others interested in keeping Mother Earth habitable.
- [Twenty-five recommendations to help Manitoba farmers mitigate climate change](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Jan 14, 2016 - Manitoba Cooperator Agriculture accounts for about ⅓ of Manitoba's GHG emissions. But how agricultural land is used helps store carbon in soils and plants. Here are 25 very clear recommendations for ways to help farmers combat and adapt to climate change - 7 for programs, 6 for research, 6 for mitigation, and
- [Canada meets climate change](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Apr 8, 2015 - Country Guide It’s time to stop unscientific denials, and to get on with the job of preparing our farms for the real changes that are coming.
- [Canadian Chamber of Commerce solidly backs carbon pricing](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/chamber-of-commerce-carbon-pricing-1.4946754#new_tab) - Dec. 17, 2018- CBC News- Businesses concerned about use of carbon pricing as 'political bargaining chip'
- [In the quest to build a better battery, a Canadian is energizing the field](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/don-sadoway-david-bradwell-battery-invention-1.4945615#new_tab) - Dec. 14, 2018- CBC News- MIT professor invented battery he says is safer, more reliable and lasts a long time
- [China's 'complicated' role in fight against climate change](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-complicated-role-fight-climate-change-1.4945974#new_tab) - Dec. 14, 2018- CBC News- Talks on implementing climate deal still stalled on final day of conference in Poland
- [To feed the world amid climate change, we need a better way to grow rice](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/what-on-earth-newsletter-rice-climate-change-cop24-1.4944403#new_tab) - Dec. 14, 2018- CBC News- Also: Your suggestions for greening the holidays
- [Dakota Tipi installs hi-tech energy system](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Apr 30, 2015 - Portage OnLine Dakota Tipi First Nation near Portage la Prairie installed a hi-tech solar panel system on their administration building in early 2015. There are now plans to install a similar system on the school in 2016.
- [Protesters rally to 'stop capitalism,' Corporate leaders plot a low-carbon future](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Sep 23, 2014 - Daily Climate NEW YORK - Thousands of protesters converged on lower Manhattan in a "flood Wall Street" action, with a rallying cry to "stop capitalism". At the same time, executives from some of the most successful companies on Earth pledged to lead the way to a low-carbon future.
- [Challenging the economics of climate solutions](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Sep 16, 2014 - Daily Climate Nations don't have to choose between promoting prosperity and tackling climate change, according to a report released today by an international panel of government and business leaders.
- [B.C. judge approves Victoria's plastic bag bylaw going into effect in July](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - June 19, 2018- The Canadian Press- The mayor of Victoria is hailing a court victory allowing the city to enact a bylaw that will prohibit grocery stores from offering or selling plastic bags to shoppers.
- [EU proposes to ban plastic straws, stirs, and cotton buds](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - May 28, 2018- The Associated Press- The European Union has proposed banning plastic products like cotton buds, straws, stirs and balloon sticks when alternatives are easily available in an attempt to reduce litter spoiling beaches and ocean beds.
- [Feds set new standards for trucks, buses to cut tailpipe emissions](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - June 14, 2018- The Canadian Press- Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says transport trucks and school buses built after 2020 will have to be more efficient and produce fewer greenhouse gases.
- [First Nations file lawsuit over Husky oil spill into North Saskatchewan River](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - July 24, 2018- The Canadian Press- Two First Nations in Saskatchewan have filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against an energy company responsible for an oil spill that fouled the drinking water supply of thousands of people two years ago.
- [Five Things: the next steps for getting the Trans Mountain project done](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - May 29, 2018- The Canadian Press- The federal government announced a plan Tuesday to spend $4.5 billion on buying the Trans Mountain pipeline and most of current owner Kinder Morgan Canada's other assets in order to ensure a plan to twin the pipeline is allowed to proceed. Here are five things that have to happen
- [Increased northern shipping potential danger for Arctic animals: study](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - July 2, 2018- The Canadian Press- Increased shipping could make parts of the Northwest Passage among the most dangerous places in the Arctic for the whales and other mammals that live there, a study suggests.
- [Research needed on impact of microplastics on B.C. shellfish industry: study](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - May 23, 2018- The Canadian Press- A scientific study that found high levels of microplastics in the ocean near British Columbia's primary shellfish farms has scientists calling for more research to assess the impact of the pollution on the industry.
- [Skeptics in oil industry question whether Keystone XL pipeline is still needed](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Jul 30, 2017 - Omaha World-Herald - The Keystone XL pipeline might be unnecessary. Opponents of the controversial tar sands pipeline have suggested this for some time, but more and more people inside the oil industry are now saying time has passed by the project.
- [Singh, municipal leaders tackle climate change at FCM conference in Halifax](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - June 2, 2018- Winnipeg Free Press- In his speech, he told the packed ballroom at the Halifax Convention Centre that municipalities need to invest in reducing their emissions and introducing programs to promote green alternatives.
- [As climate change bites in America’s midwest, farmers are desperate to ring the alarm](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/12/as-climate-change-bites-in-americas-midwest-farmers-are-desperate-to-ring-the-alarm#new_tab) - 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
- [UN chief attempts to revive flagging climate change talks](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/12/un-chief-antonio-guterres-attempts-to-revive-flagging-climate-change-talks#new_tab) - Dec. 12, 2018- The Guardian- António Guterres returns to Katowice to urge China to intervene as world is ‘running out of time’
- [Arctic breaks records with 5-year heat streak](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/arctic-report-card-climate-change-1.4940997#new_tab) - Dec. 11, 2018- CBC News- Arctic warming continues at about double the rate of the rest of the planet, NOAA says
- [U.S., Russia, Kuwait and Saudis block key climate study at COP24](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/un-climate-welcome-study-report-objections-cop24-1.4938765#new_tab) - Dec. 9, 2018- CBC News- Majority want to 'welcome' scientific study that shows world is not on track to meet climate commitments
- [Students demand action on climate change](https://winnipegsun.com/news/news-news/students-demand-action-on-climate-change#new_tab) - Dec. 7, 2018- Winnipeg Sun- Students from Ecole River Heights rallied to raise awareness and demand action on climate change.
- [Five bright spots in B.C.’s new climate plan](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/12/05/analysis/five-bright-spots-bcs-new-climate-plan#new_tab) - Dec. 5, 2018- National Observer- Titled CleanBC, the province’s third climate plan sets out an exciting vision for a clean economy
- [Global carbon dioxide emissions rose almost 3% in 2018](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/carbon-pollution-increase-1.4934096#new_tab) - Dec. 5, 2018- CBC News- 'Every year that we delay serious climate action, the Paris goals become more difficult to meet,' expert says
- [Northern community of 100 people takes big steps to clean up its landfill](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/landfill-cleanup-enterprise-nwt-1.4932666#new_tab) - Dec. 5, 2018- CBC News- Enterprise, N.W.T., is transporting 300 tonnes of scrap metal for recycling
- [Your meals are speeding up climate change, but there's a way to eat sustainably](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/food-climate-change-carbon-footprint-1.4930062#new_tab) - Dec. 4, 2018- CBC News- 5 tips for trimming your culinary carbon footprint that don't involve going vegan
- [Why those teeny bottles of hotel shampoo might become obsolete](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cbc-ca-wavesofchange-1.4927787#new_tab) - Dec. 3, 2018- CBC News- More and more hotels are using refillable containers for bathroom amenities to reduce their use of plastics
- [Climate talks begin in Poland, with deadline looming for Paris accord 'rule book'](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/climate-change-talks-katowice-poland-paris-accord-1.4929385#new_tab) - Dec. 2, 2018- CBC News- Meetings held after G20 members, except U.S., reaffirm commitment to implementing deal
- [Canada needs its own Green New Deal. Here's what it could look like](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/11/29/opinion/canada-needs-its-own-green-new-deal-heres-what-it-could-look#new_tab) - Nov. 29, 2018- National Observer- This Green New Deal boils down to two key demands: Good Jobs and a Liveable Future
- [How to build a wind turbine for cities](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/what-on-earth-newsletter-climate-change-doubt-wind-turbine-1.4926336#new_tab) - Nov. 30, 2018- CBC News- Also: The psychology of climate change skepticism
- [If there is ever a deepwater oil blowout, help could be weeks away](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/deepwater-oil-blowout-newfoundland-1.4920844#new_tab) - Nov. 27, 2018- CBC News- Equinor documents say a capping stack could take between 18 and 36 days to arrive
- [Climate-warming El Niño very likely in 2019, says UN agency](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/27/climate-warming-el-nino-very-likely-in-2019-says-un-agency#new_tab) - Nov. 27, 2018- The Guardian- Natural cycle has major influence on global weather, bringing droughts and floods
- [Want it tomorrow? Some online shopping habits are terrible for the environment](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/online-shopping-carbon-footprint-1.4914942#new_tab) - Nov. 23, 2018- CBC News- 'If you send something back, think about what happens to it'
- [Less smoke on the water: How ship operators are charting a greener course](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/what-on-earth-newsletter-online-shopping-environment-ships-1.4916163#new_tab) - Nov. 23, 2018- CBC News- Also: Online shopping is wasteful - but it doesn't have to be
- [What Doug Ford's climate change plan is expected to look like](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-climate-change-preview-1.4911862#new_tab) - Nov. 21, 2018- CBC News- Signals from Ford's government suggest Ontario will copy Australia's carbon emissions reduction fund
- [The straight poop on disposable diapers, from cloth alternatives to a recyclable future](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/disposable-and-cloth-diapers-waves-of-change-1.4904697#new_tab) - Nov. 21, 2018- CBC News- Billions of diapers are sent to landfill every year. Is there a greener way?
- [Air pollution cuts two years off global average lifespan, says study](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/20/air-pollution-cuts-global-average-lifespan-by-nearly-two-years-study#new_tab) - Nov. 20, 2018- The Guardian- Analysis finds toxic air trims lifespans by 1.8 years, making it main threat to human health
- [Offshore oil spill appears to be largest in Newfoundland history, effects still unknown](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/damage-unknown-searose-spill-1.4911091#new_tab) - Nov. 19, 2018- CBC News- Severe storms have made it impossible to send devices underwater to survey damage
- [Mitigating flood risks in your own backyard](https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/mitigating-flood-risks-in-your-own-backyard-1.4909127#new_tab) - Nov. 16, 2018- CBC News- A new report details ways local communities can boost their resiliency to extreme weather events
- [Supermarkets still produce thousands of tonnes of plastic bags](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/15/supermarkets-plastic-bags-still-produce-thousands-tonnes-greenpeace#new_tab) - Nov. 15, 2018- The Guardian- Greenpeace says retailers failing to take responsibility for reducing footprint
- [Climate change will heat up cities and rural areas differently](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/climate-change-cities-urban-rural-1.4902234#new_tab) - Nov. 13, 2018- CBC News- Design can mitigate daytime urban warming, but has minimal effect on nighttime
- [Policies of China, Russia and Canada threaten 5C climate change, study finds](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/16/climate-change-champions-still-pursuing-devastating-policies-new-study-reveals#new_tab) - Nov. 16, 2018- The Guardian- Ranking of countries’ goals shows even EU on course for more than double safe level of warming
- [There's a right way to avoid carbon tax](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/theres-a-right-way-to-avoid-carbon-tax-500452912.html#new_tab) - Nov 14, 2018 - Winnipeg Free Press - This opinion piece reminds us that NOT putting a price on carbon pollution is, "in effect, a subsidy paid to emitters by victims and governments who pick up the costs of more damage from climate change. "
- [Entire cities evacuate as hellish wildfires whip through California](https://grist.org/article/entire-cities-evacuate-as-hellish-wildfires-whip-through-california/#new_tab) - Nov 9 2019 - Grist - A trio of rapidly expanding wildfires are burning in California, marking the latest in a string of harrowing climate-related disasters in America.
- [Chinese electric cars are coming to Canada, but you can't have one yet: Don Pittis](https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/electric-car-ev-china-trade-1.4893737#new_tab) - Nov. 8, 2018- CBC News- North American producers must keep technology up — and prices down — to stay competitive
- [How climate change is affecting rural Honduras and pushing people north](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/11/06/how-climate-change-is-affecting-rural-honduras-and-pushing-people-north/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7f327bd40079#new_tab) - Nov. 6, 2018- The Washington Post- How droughts and crop failures are impacting social factors in Honduras...
- [Over the Volcano](https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/mount-meager-eruption-risk#new_tab) - Nov. 5, 2018- CBC News- Warning signs emerge from the shrinking glacier atop B.C.'s Mount Meager
- [Ecological collapse of Toronto's ravine system has begun, researcher says](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-ravine-system-ecological-collapse-1.4891207#new_tab) - Nov. 4, 2018- CBC News- But Eric Davies, U of T PhD student, says public-private partnership could save the green spaces
- [Ban on throw-away plastics backed by EU](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/plastics-ban-1.4875970#new_tab) - Oct. 24, 2018- CBC News- Straws, some bags, cotton-buds to be forced out by 2021
- [Clean tech solutions need to scale up in the battle against climate change, experts say](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/technology-climate-change-1.4874850#new_tab) - Oct. 24, 2018- CBC News- Energy storage, electric cars, sharing-economy apps and telecommuting could all help
- [UN climate fund gets 'back on rails' ahead of December talks](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/green-climate-fund-1.4872633#new_tab) - Oct. 22, 2018- CBC News- Green Climate Fund approves $1 billion in new projects, including water and transit programs
- [Trans Mountain pipeline review must look at impact on global health emergency of climate change](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/opinion-climate-change-health-emergency-1.4871327#new_tab) - Oct. 21, 2018- CBC Opinions- Federal pipeline needs independent assessment, global health leaders say
- ['Hotter hot spells and colder cold spells': climate change already making mark on Manitoba](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/climate-change-manitoba-un-report-1.4862555#new_tab) - Oct. 14, 2018- CBC News- If you think Manitoba will be sheltered from the dire consequences of global warming, think again.
- [Global warming could make beer scarcer and costlier, study finds](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/global-warming-rising-beer-costs-1.4863232#new_tab) - Oct. 15, 2018- CBC News- Findings come week after dire UN report describes consequences of dangerous levels of climate change
- [How a warming Arctic speeds up climate change — and spreads its damage](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/arctic-climate-change-1.4857557#new_tab) - Oct. 11, 2018- CBC News- It's no mystery why the Arctic is warming 2 to 3 times faster than anywhere else on the planet
- [Nestlé, Tim Hortons named Canada's top plastic polluters](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/greenpeace-plastic-brand-audits-1.4855450#new_tab) - Oct. 10, 2018- CBC News- Recyclability doesn't seem to help keep trash out of waterways, Greenpeace audit finds
- [Losses from climate disasters surge over last 20 years, UN says](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/losses-from-climate-disasters-surge-over-last-20-years-un-says-1.4856708#new_tab) - Oct. 10, 2018- CBC News- Tally is based on confirmed documentation, meaning actual losses could be much higher
- [Ottawa slams Manitoba's 'flip flop' on carbon tax after Pallister pulls out of climate plan](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-leblanc-manitoba-carbon-tax-flip-flop-1.4850752#new_tab) - Oct. 4, 2018- CBC News- Liberal government committed to its plan to tackle the 'real threat of climate change'
- [New study finds incredibly high carbon pollution costs – especially for the US and India](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/oct/01/new-study-finds-incredibly-high-carbon-pollution-costs-especially-for-the-us-and-india#new_tab) - Oct. 1, 2018- The Guardian- As a wealthy, warm country, the US would benefit from implementing a carbon tax to slow global warming
- [IPCC: Climate scientists consider 'life changing' report](https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45653099#new_tab) - Oct. 1, 2018- BBC News- It is likely to be the most critical and controversial report on climate change in recent years.
- ['A win-win situation for singles': Co-housing idea taking off in Winnipeg](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/co-housing-winnipeg-info-meeting-1.4837133#new_tab) - Sept 25, 2018- CBC News- Information session about the concept to be held Tuesday night, five families already interested
- [A deep dive into the plastic woes facing Canada's coasts and the world](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/plastics-diving-underwater-waste-1.4827933#new_tab) - Sept 24, 2018- CBC News- As 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in the world's oceans each year, 2 divers do something about it
- [The Sahara's wind and sun could power the world — and turn the desert green](https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/sept-22-2018-hurricane-floods-move-the-earth-octopuses-on-ecstasy-greening-the-sahara-and-more-1.4831231/the-sahara-s-wind-and-sun-could-power-the-world-and-turn-the-desert-green-1.4831237#new_tab) - Sept 21, 2018- CBC Radio- Large scale wind and solar farms in the Sahara desert would lead to more rain and vegetation
- ['We can't wait': Why more Canadians are finally getting serious about making less garbage](https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadians-plastics-consumer-crackdown-1.4823766#new_tab) - Sept 19, 2018- CBC News- 'Biodegradable' and 'compostable' may not always mean what you think
- [Fire tornado caught on video, snatching hose from B.C. crew](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fire-tornado-video-1.4826764#new_tab) - Sept 17, 2018- CBC News- Crew near Vanderhoof, B.C., struggles to save equipment from wind and flames
- [Typhoon Mangkhut leaves death and destruction from Philippines to Hong Kong](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/typhoon-mangkhut-china-1.4826248#new_tab) - Sept 17, 2018- CBC News- The typhoon struck Asian population centres as tropical weather also was devastating the southern U.S. Florence has dumped historical levels of rain on North Carolina.
- [Electric cars exceed 1m in Europe as sales soar by more than 40%](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/26/electric-cars-exceed-1m-in-europe-as-sales-soar-by-more-than-40-per-cent#new_tab) - Aug 26, 2018- The Guardian- Milestone reached nearly a year after China but ahead of the US
- [See how hot Canadian cities are becoming](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/charts-climate-change-bar-codes-1.4802293#new_tab) - Sept 16, 2018- CBC News- 'Bar code charts' created by British scientist illustrate worldwide warming
- [Gail Asper offers $1 million to match donations for experimental lakes](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/gail-asper-offers-1-million-to-match-donations-for-experimental-lakes-492996321.html#new_tab) - Sept 12, 2018- Winnipeg Free Press- A Winnipeg couple is calling on Canadians to shore up the future of the Experimental Lakes Area...
- [New Edmonton plant makes fertilizer from waste water](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/epcor-wastewater-edmonton-ostara-1.4820592#new_tab) - Sept 12, 2018- CBC News- Phosphorous and nitrogen removed from wastewater and turned into 'pearls' of fertilizer
- [Greenpeace suing Ontario government over cancellation of cap-and-trade program](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/greenpeace-suing-ontario-government-over-cancellation-of-cap-and-trade-program-1.4819250#new_tab) - Sept 11, 2018- CBC News- Lawyers for Ecojustice, in conjunction with uOttawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic, filed the suit
- [UN says more worldwide going hungry, blames climate change](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/un-hunger-climate-change-1.4818400#new_tab) - Sept 11, 2018- CBC News- South America and Africa showed the worst increase, which reverses previous downward trend
- [Summer heat made a huge 'snow swamp' on a Yukon glacier](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-snow-swamp-lowell-glacier-1.4817791#new_tab) - Sept 10, 2018- CBC News- 'To see this large an area form so quickly — I’ve never seen that before,' says glaciologist
- ['We're just a little behind here': Manitoba electric vehicle owners call for more charging stations](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/electric-vehicles-manitoba-association-1.4816270#new_tab) - Sept 9, 2018- CBC News- Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association says province lagging behind rest of Canada
- [Changing ice conditions clear way for historic fuel delivery by barge to Alaska's North Slope](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/alaska-fuel-shipment-historic-1.4816391#new_tab) - Sept 9, 2018- CBC News- 1st time company brings bulk fuel by barge to North Slope; 8 million litres of fuel delivered
- [New study predicts 'radical re-shaping' of Arctic landscape by end of century](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-greening-2100-study-1.4813599#new_tab) - Sept 7, 2018- CBC News- By 2100, only 20% of land vegetation will still be subject to centuries-old cold conditions, researchers say
- [Melting glaciers are triggering the world's biggest tsunamis](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/landslide-tsunamis-climate-change-1.4811707#new_tab) - Sept 6, 2018- CBC News- 10 of 14 tsunamis higher than 50 m in past century were from landslides in glaciated mountains
- [Glass domes help forecast the fate of Canada's boreal forests](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/climate-change-western-spruce-boreal-1.4805029#new_tab) - Sept 3, 2018- CBC News- London Ont. plant biologists are peering 100 years into our climate future on multi-year international study
- [Canadians get creative in solving food waste problem](https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/canadians-get-creative-in-solving-food-waste-problem-1.4804364#new_tab) - Aug. 29, 2018- CBC News- Check out these innovative solutions to food waste in Canada!
- [Treaty banning dangerous chemicals helped Arctic wildlife, study shows](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/stockholm-convention-arctic-wildlife-pollutants-1.4804089#new_tab) - Aug 30, 2018- CBC News- Stockholm Convention, signed by 152 countries in 2001, aims to eradicate use of pollutants
- [The future looks grim after 2 years of devastating B.C. wildfires](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/the-future-looks-grim-after-2-years-of-devastating-b-c-wildfires-1.4801181#new_tab) - Aug 28, 2018- CBC News- "What we thought was going to be an average condition in 2050, we're starting to see those conditions coming a lot sooner..."
- [Give bikes a chance: Winnipeg needs to change so people have transportation choices](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/cycling-opinion-new-pat-fortier-1.4798294#new_tab) - Aug 25, 2018- CBC Opinion- "My transition to cyclist was slow, incremental and built around moving to a more bike-friendly neighbourhood..."
- ['This is about what we breathe': Doctors warn about health impacts of climate change](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/health-concerns-climate-change-and-forest-firest-1.4793907#new_tab) - Aug 21, 2018- CBC News- While fires continue to burn, smothering the province under a cloud of smoke, a group of Canadian doctors says wildfires in British Columbia illustrate the threat to human health posed by climate change.
- [Wildfires can triple permafrost thaw in N.W.T., Alberta for up to 30 years, says study](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/wildfires-permafrost-thaw-1.4793774#new_tab) - Aug 22, 2018- CBC News- 'Those ecosystems are now sort of indefinitely changed,' says lead researcher
- [Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up for first time on record](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/21/arctics-strongest-sea-ice-breaks-up-for-first-time-on-record#new_tab) - Aug 21, 2018- The Guardian- The oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic has started to break up, opening waters north of Greenland that are normally frozen, even in summer.
- [How millions of miraculous trees are reining in the Sahara desert](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/17/how-millions-of-miraculous-trees-are-reining-in-the-sahara-desert#new_tab) - Aug 17, 2018- The Guardian- This week the Upside looks at a transformation of the environment in Africa, and other tales of hope
- [This house is heated on 2 hair dryers' worth of energy in winter](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/energy-efficient-home-construction-1.4787750#new_tab) - Aug 17, 2018 - CBC News - Manitobans are starting to become aware of how comfortable and economical Passive Houses are. This article looks at one of a growing number of local contractors who are building to this standard.
- [Global warming 'pause' about to end, raise Earth's temperatures further](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/warm-2018-2022-1.4784746#new_tab) - Aug 16, 2018- CBC News- Natural variabilities will make an already warming planet even hotter through 2022
- [Solar Eclipsed](https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/solar-energy-growth-manitoba#new_tab) - Aug 16, 2018- CBC News- This boom year for solar power could quickly go bust, after a subsidy program expired in April with nothing planned to replace it.
- [Marine heat waves threaten underwater wildlife](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/marine-heat-waves-wildlife-1.4786355#new_tab) - Aug 15, 2018- CBC News- Sea critters have evolved to survive within a fairly narrow band of temperatures compared to those on land
- [B.C. declares state of emergency as hundreds of wildfires burn across province](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-declares-state-of-emergency-as-hundreds-of-wildfires-burn-across-province-1.4785983#new_tab) - Aug 15, 2018- CBC News- 560 fires are burning across B.C. and thousands of residents are affected by evacuation orders
- [Banff, Jasper and Calgary record highest temperature increases: study](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/banff-jasper-calgary-temperature-increases-1.4784933#new_tab) - Aug 14, 2018- CBC News- A researcher from the University of Calgary says temperatures are on the rise across Alberta but Calgary, along with Banff and Jasper national parks, are really feeling the heat.
- [How one Canadian food court eliminated 117 bags of garbage a day](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/food-court-eliminates-garbage-bags-1.4779706#new_tab) - Aug 10, 2018- CBC News- The food court at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto used to generate 120 bags of garbage a day. Now it produces just three — despite the fact that it serves noodles, fried chicken, burgers and other fast foods to 24,000 customers a day.
- [Blocking sunlight to cool Earth may not save crops from climate change](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/geoengineering-climate-change-1.4776244#new_tab) - Aug 8, 2018- CBC News - Aside from reducing CO2 emissions, scientists have proposed geoengineering, the deliberate manipulation of the environment through technology, as a way to combat global warming.
- [Black widow spiders creep northward](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/black-widow-climate-change-1.4778025?utm_source=EHN&utm_campaign=42d7f188cd-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8573f35474-42d7f188cd-99391613#new_tab) - Aug 9, 2018 - CBC News - Climate change is changing the habitats and ranges of all kinds of creatures. As the planet warms, many species have to move northward to find the climate that they have adapted to.
- [California fighting its biggest ever wildfire](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-mendocino-wildfire-second-largest-1.4775931#new_tab) - August 7, 2018- CBC News- A Northern California wildfire became the biggest in state history on Tuesday, eclipsing a previous record set only eight months ago, as hot, windy conditions fanned 17 blazes in what Gov. Jerry Brown has called California's "new normal."
- [Planet at risk of heading towards irreversible 'hothouse' conditions, new report says](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/world-hothouse-report-1.4775649#new_tab) - August 6, 2018- CBC News- Maximizing chances of avoiding 'hothouse' state requires more than just reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- [Fraser River is now so warm it may kill migrating sockeye salmon](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sockeye-salmon-water-temperature-1.4771607#new_tab) - Aug 3, 2018 - CBC News - Waters staying above 20 C for days, which causes high stress and 'pre-spawn mortality' in fish, DFO says
- [Plastic degrading in the ocean produces greenhouse gas, new study says](https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/08/05/plastic-degrading-in-the-ocean-produces-greenhouse-gas-new-study-says.html#new_tab) - Aug 5, 2018 - Canadian Press Many people who care about the environment are concerned about climate change and about plastic pollution. This article shows that the two issues are actually related.
- [Earth Overshoot Day – what to make of this moment of reckoning?](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23931892-100-earth-overshoot-day-what-to-make-of-this-moment-of-reckoning/#new_tab) - August 1, 2018- New Scientist- Earth Overshoot Day is a hugely popular way to highlight our global environmental impact. Here are two views on it...
- [Cap-and-trade style carbon tax plan unveiled for Manitoba's biggest emitters](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-carbon-tax-emitters-1.4766998#new_tab) - July 30, 2018- CBC News- While nearly all Manitoban residents and companies will simply pay a flat tax $25 per tonne of carbon emissions, a select few large industrial emitters will pay taxes based on an entirely different framework.
- [Another El Nino is likely on its way: Here's what to expect](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/el-nino-2018-noaa-prediction-1.4768316#new_tab) - August 1, 2018- CBC News- Fires north of the Arctic Circle. Record-setting temperatures in England. More than 60 dead in Japan and 70 in Quebec due to heat-related causes. A fast-moving fire that wiped out an entire Greek town, killing more than 90 people...
- [Europe's heat wave hits record highs hurting crops, animals and prompting wildfires](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/europe-heat-wave-1.4768177#new_tab) - July 31, 2018- CBC News- The heat wave gripping large stretches of Europe has already been blamed for deadly forest fires and crop failures. Now freshwater fish could be the next victims.
- ['A warning': Acid pollution threatens ecosystems in Alberta and Saskatchewan, study says](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/acid-pollution-study-alberta-saskatchewan-1.4761165#new_tab) - July 25, 2018- CBC News- 'If we continue to emit at this level, there will be ecosystem damage'
- [Tiny farm grows giant crop in old Dartmouth shipping container](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/very-local-greens-dartmouth-farm-hydroponics-urban-agriculture-1.4754350#new_tab) - July 21, 2018- CBC News- Farming inside shipping containers is the latest trend in urban agriculture, a way to get fresh, local produce even in the dead of winter. Containers are proving to be fertile locations because they provide moveability, sustainability and availability.
- [Heat Wave Scorches Sweden as Wildfires Rage in the Arctic Circle](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/world/europe/heat-wave-sweden-fires.html#new_tab) - July 19, 2018- The New York Times- As Europe grapples with near-record temperatures and sustained drought, Sweden has become the latest nation to confront a wave of wildfires as far north as the Arctic Circle, prompting the authorities to evacuate some villages and to appeal for help from neighboring Norway and distant Italy.
- [Atlantic circulation is not collapsing -- but as it shifts gears, warming will reaccelerate](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180718131128.htm#new_tab) - July 18, 2018- Science Daily- Data suggest that the recent, rapid slowdown of the Atlantic Ocean circulation is not a sign of imminent collapse, but a shift back toward a more sluggish phase. The slowdown implies that global air temperatures will increase more quickly in the coming decades.
- ['We have to start getting used to it': Record-breaking temperatures heating up the globe](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/climate-change-heat-waves-1.4751633#new_tab) - July 19, 2018- CBC News- From Siberia to Africa to North America, it's been unusually hot
- [Livestock with less methane: Scientists seek ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/livestock-ghg-emissions-science-1.4753165#new_tab) - July 19, 2018- CBC News- By breeding stock, improving feed and planting trees, scientists try to reduce gases from livestock
- [All aboard: Manitoba couple converting used school bus into eco-friendly, affordable home](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/school-bus-conversion-manitoba-1.4748704#new_tab) - July 17, 2018- CBC News- For more than a decade, it hauled students to and from school, field trips and school sports, but now a 2001 International school bus will embark on a new journey to become home for a Manitoba couple eager to escape the cycle of rent and mortgages.
- [Global firm bans meat at company events in effort to be greener](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/wework-meat-policy-1.4748327#new_tab) - July 16, 2018- CBC News- WeWork will use less water and produce less carbon dioxide as well as saving the lives of animals.
- [Over a billion people struggle to stay cool as Earth warms](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/global-warming-risks-1.4748225#new_tab) - July 16, 2018- CBC News- Heat stress linked to climate change likely to cause 38,000 extra deaths a year
- [Involve business in ocean plastics pollution issue, talks: McKenna](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ocean-plastics-business-mckenna-1.4741128#new_tab) - July 10, 2018- CBC News- The federal environment minister says she wants business leaders involved when she and her counterparts from other G7 nations gather in Halifax this fall to discuss how to reduce the flow of plastic waste into the oceans.
- [Student bikes 1,600 km to connect with people facing climate change](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/biking-for-climate-change-1.4736339#new_tab) - July 9, 2018- CBC News- The people he met along the way were eager to share their experiences with Climate change associated issues. To Laroche, understanding people's experience is an important step in implementing effective policy.
- [Ontario cancelling cap and trade akin to pulling out of climate framework: Catherine McKenna](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ontario-federal-government-cap-trade-1.4734182#new_tab) - July 4, 2018- The Canadian Press- 'The Ontario government is making it clear that it is not taking climate action,' says McKenna
- [Prince George installs B.C.'s 1st solar-power parking lot](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-installs-b-c-s-1st-solar-power-parking-lot-1.4731263#new_tab) - July 2, 2018- CBC News- Pilot project at city hall aims to understand how well panels hold up under northern conditions
- [Winnipeggers more likely to blame drivers than cyclists for conflict, new poll reveals](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/poll-winnipeg-cyclists-drivers-blame-1.4725794#new_tab) - June 28, 2018- CBC News- Results show broad approval for separate bike lanes, belief the city doesn't have enough of them
- [Electric vehicles are gaining momentum, despite Trump](https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/6/26/17500074/electric-vehicles-evs-zevs-fuel-trump#new_tab) - June 27, 2018- Vox- Policymakers and analysts are digging into the details of how to get more EVs on the road.
- [Canada's largest national park, UNESCO site threatened: environmental assessment](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/26/canada-wood-buffalo-national-park-report-climate-change#new_tab) - June 26, 2018- The Guardian- Oilsands activity, climate change, and hydro development are fundamentally changing the environment of Wood Buffalo National Park, AB.
- [More than 20 countries aim to toughen climate goals by 2020](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/paris-agreement-toughen-1.4715622#new_tab) - June 21, 2018- CBC News- Leaked draft of report says warming is set to exceed 1.5 C above pre-industrial times by 2040
- [Ciclovia events aim to draw more women in to Winnipeg's bike culture](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ciclovia-winnipeg-bike-week-2018-1.4720048#new_tab) - June 24, 2018- CBC News- "We want to see more people riding bikes and in order to do that, I think we're always looking for things like more separated bike lanes to make it really comfortable for people to get around, especially with young families"
- [111 million tonnes of plastic waste will have nowhere to go by 2030 due to Chinese import ban: study](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/china-plastics-import-ban-1.4712764#new_tab) - June 20, 2018- CBC News- "Frankly countries like [the U.S.] and Canada — these high-income countries, wealthy countries that have waste management infrastructure — need to move toward domestic management,"
- [What if Canada had backed wind energy instead of the oil sands?](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2018/jun/15/canada-oil-sands-pipeline-trans-mountain-what-if-invest-renewable-wind-energy?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Green+Light+2016&utm_term=278208&subid=14696557&CMP=EMCENVEML1631#new_tab) - June 2018- The Guardian- “Make no mistake,” the finance minister said. “This is an investment in Canada’s future.” In fact, since 1999, more than $200bn has been invested into the Alberta oil sands for that future. But what if that cash had gone into wind energy instead?
- [Province names advisory council on climate plan](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/made-in-manitoba-climate-change-squires-advisory-board-1.4702574#new_tab) - June 12, 2018- CBC News- A group from academics, business, sustainable development and conservation will help the Progressive Conservative government implement its made-in-Manitoba climate change plan.
- [Carbon Farming Works. Can It Scale up in Time to Make a Difference?](https://civileats.com/2018/06/12/carbon-farming-works-can-it-scale-up-in-time/#new_tab) - June 12, 2018- Civil Eats- The idea of crafting farm-specific carbon plans grew out of the Marin Carbon Project, a collaborative research effort between landowners John Wick and Peggy Rathmann, scientists at the University of California, and several conservation groups.
- [3 trillion tons of Antarctic ice lost since 1992, seas rising, study suggests](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/antarctic-ice-sheet-1.4703952#new_tab) - June 13, 2018- CBC News- Contribution to global rise in sea level is now almost 3 times higher than earlier estimates, report says
- [Trucking industry green-driven](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/trucking-industry-green-driven-484021133.html#new_tab) - May 30, 2018- Winnipeg Free Press (opinion)- The Pallister government might not expect to see environmental groups like the Green Action Centre working together with the Manitoba Trucking Association to advance a similar agenda, but it is not surprising.
- [Rising carbon dioxide levels are turning rice and fish into junk food](http://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/rising-carbon-dioxide-levels-are-turning-rice-and-fish-into-junk-food-1.4696123#new_tab) - June 8, 2018- CBC Radio- Exposure to more CO2 means crops don't absorb the same amount of micronutrients from the soil, they produce more starches and sugars, less protein and Vitamin B.
- [A ‘carbon bubble’ is coming, and Canada’s oilsands are doomed: study](https://globalnews.ca/news/4253559/canada-alberta-oilsands-financial-crisis-carbon-bubble/?utm_source=Article&utm_medium=Outbrain&utm_campaign=2015#new_tab) - June 5, 2018- Global News- “This is going to have massive economic consequences,” said lead study author Jean-Francois Mercure.
- [Disclosing climate-related financial information is a game changer](http://www.publicfinanceinternational.org/opinion/2018/06/disclosing-climate-related-financial-information-game-changer#new_tab) - June 5, 2018- Public Finance International- Global markets need standardised, accessible information about the climate risks faced by investments and businesses
- [Canada-wide rules to cut plastic waste proposed by 33 environmental groups](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/plastic-recycling-policies-1.4688221#new_tab) - June 4, 2018- CBC News- Zero plastics declaration wants 75% recycled content in single-use plastics, ban on PVC, styrofoam
- ['It's not easy. We need a shift in our mindset': Study says reform best-before labels to reduce food waste](http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/best-before-data-canada-survey-1.4685545#new_tab) - May 31, 2018- CBC News- "When they see 'best before' they think it means if they eat it afterwards, there's going to be a health problem. That's not true."
- [Electric-powered commercial trucks could be key to hitting climate change targets](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/electric-powered-commercial-trucks-could-be-key-to-hitting-climate-change-targets-1.4686849#new_tab) - May 31, 2018- CBC News- While businesses try their best to make innovative solutions, Merida said governments need to take more action to create the infrastructure to support new green technology, like charging and refuelling stations.
- [Liberal government to buy Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5B](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-trans-mountain-pipeline-kinder-morgan-1.4681911#new_tab) - May 29, 2018- CBC News- The Liberal government will buy the Trans Mountain pipeline and related infrastructure for $4.5 billion, and could spend billions more to build the controversial expansion.
- [B.C. and N.B. floods a warning of what's to come, climate change researchers say](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/climate-change-b-c-n-b-river-flooding-1.4676032#new_tab) - May 24, 2018- CBC News- "The most recent flooding in New Brunswick and south-central British Columbia are reminders we can no longer 'cheat the system' on flood risk..."
- [Car dealer tactics stall electric car sales](http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44199160?utm_source=EHN&utm_campaign=cc404d7f60-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8573f35474-cc404d7f60-99391613#new_tab) - May 24, 2018- BBC News- "Dismissive" car dealers are a major barrier to boosting sales of electric vehicles (EVs) according to a new study.
- [Blue carbon is the billion-dollar resource you've never heard of](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/blue-carbon-billion-dollar-resource-1.4579249#new_tab) - May 22, 2018- CBC News- Mud and plants along the Bay of Fundy soak up 3-5 times more carbon than trees
- [Shell faces shareholder challenge over climate change approach](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/may/20/shell-faces-shareholder-challenge-over-climate-change-approach-paris-climate-deal#new_tab) - May 20, 2018- The Guardian- Investors back resolution calling on oil giant to set tougher carbon targets in line with Paris climate deal
- [Climate change puts city's ash trees at greater risk from killer insect, researchers say](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/climate-change-puts-citys-ash-trees-at-greater-risk-from-killer-insect-researchers-say-483086083.html#new_tab) - May 18, 2018- Winnipeg Free Press- The city estimates it could lose all of its estimated 356,000 ash trees if the insect infestation gets out of hand. About 200 traps are being set up in June in hopes of catching the critters.
- [How to go plastic free and cut waste in the kitchen](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/plastic-free-cut-waste-kitchen-food-storage-1.4667810#new_tab) - May 18, 2018- CBC News- It’s all about changing your habits, says waste-free Saskatoon resident.
- [NASA study reveals humans are dramatically shifting global freshwater sources](http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-thursday-edition-1.4667125/nasa-study-reveals-humans-are-dramatically-shifting-global-freshwater-sources-1.4667136#new_tab) - May 17, 2018- CBC Radio- Human activity is having a huge impact on how wet the earth is — so much so that it's affecting the planet's gravitational field, according to researchers at NASA.
- [Farmers adapt to dry conditions, with rainfall well below normal across southern Australia's grain, sheep and cattle heartlands](http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-05-13/dust-to-dollars-how-farmers-cope-with-the-dry/9755134#new_tab) - May 13, 2018- ABC News- For those with even the greenest of thumbs, keeping a backyard garden or front lawn alive when rain doesn't fall is a struggle. So how do Australian farmers plan to keep the country fed?
- [Vancouver votes to ban plastic straws, foam cups and containers by June 2019](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-plastic-straw-ban-foam-cups-1.4666586#new_tab) - May 16, 2018- CBC News- Vancouver has voted to ban the distribution of plastic straws as well as foam take-out containers and cups as part of its zero-waste strategy.
- [Costa Rica to ban fossil fuels and become world's first decarbonised society](https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/costa-rica-fossil-fuels-ban-president-carlos-alvarado-climate-change-global-warming-a8344541.html#new_tab) - May 10, 2018- The Independent- New president embraces 'titanic and beautiful task' of complete renewable energy transition.
- [California mandates solar panels on all new homes by 2020](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/californian-solar-panels-housing-1.4656813#new_tab) - May 11, 2018- CBC News- Right now, about one in five new homes in California comes with solar panels already installed. In two years, it will be all of them.
- [Even underground oilsands mines can harm forest wildlife](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/in-situ-oilsands-mammals-1.4602681#new_tab) - May 10, 2018- The Canadian Press- On average, development decreased presence of moose, black bears, fishers and foxes...
- [Province needs 'miserable rain'](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/province-needs-miserable-rain-482005733.html#new_tab) - May 8, 2018- Winnipeg Free Press- Latitudes north of Manitoba are predicted to have an increasing precipitation trend. Areas in the North American southwest are predicted to get drier. Manitoba is in a transition zone. Consequently, we can expect to see an increase in extremes of both flood and drought as climate change takes effect.
- [Manitoba's trucking industry tears province's carbon tax plan as 'lip service'](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/manitobas-trucking-industry-tears-provinces-carbon-tax-plan-as-lip-service-481983943.html#new_tab) - May 7th, 2018- Winnipeg Free Press- It's not because they don't want to pay it they say, but because of the manner in which the province has decided to use those additional revenues – not to encourage business to invest in green technologies but to use the revenue to cut income taxes and reduce
- [Arctic ice melt, increased shipping endangers whales: study](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-water-whales-study-1.4649192#new_tab) - May 4, 2018- CBC News- Melting ice caused by climate change has given ships more access to Arctic waters, which researchers say could have serious consequences for the survival of bowhead and beluga whales.
- [The solution to climate change might be in your fridge](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-solution-to-climate-change-might-be-in-your-fridge-1.4646757#new_tab) - May 3, 2018- CBC News- Almost two-thirds of the food-associated greenhouse gas waste occurs on the consumer end, including anyone that handles food, from grocery stores to restaurants and, especially, inside our own homes.
- [Poor countries face 'unfair pattern' of temperature swings](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/climate-change-temperature-variability-1.4646781#new_tab) - May 3, 2018- CBC News- Study says tropics, where soil moisture helps control fluctuations, particularly at risk.
- [Helping preserve the shoreline](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/headliner/Helping-preserve-the-shoreline-481101391.html#new_tab) - Apr 27, 2018- Winnipeg Free Press- Fort Whyte Alive (1961 McCreary Rd.), is holding a natural shoreline planting event on Sat., May 5 at 10 a.m. and noon with guest experts from Manitoba Conservation Districts Association.
- [B.C. wildfires triggered mega thunderstorm with volcano-like effects](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-wildfires-triggered-mega-thunderstorm-with-volcano-like-effects-1.4635569#new_tab) - Apr 26, 2018- CBC News- "The dust and gases thrust into the atmosphere by a volcano can have a cooling effect when they shield the Earth from solar radiation, but they can also contribute to global warming by releasing greenhouse gases."
- [Arctic sea ice jammed with plastics from Pacific garbage patch](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/arctic-ice-microplastics-1.4632912#new_tab) - Apr 24, 2018- CBC News- Up to 12,000 particles per litre, most small enough for tiny organisms to eat, researchers find...
- [Keep the cycle going](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/souwester/Keeping-the-cycle-going-480614361.html#new_tab) - Apr 23, 2018- Winnipeg Free Press- The crew at the University of Manitoba’s new bike kiosk is gearing up to get cyclists on the road this spring.
- ['This really should be a game changer'](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/this-really-should-be-a-game-changer-479757273.html#new_tab) - Apr 14, 2018- Winnipeg Free Press- Designed for harsh northern climate, Kithouse takes energy efficiency to another level.
- [Can responsible grazing make beef climate-neutral?](https://civileats.com/2018/04/10/can-responsible-grazing-make-beef-climate-neutral/?utm_source=EHN&utm_campaign=eb1b27c2a4-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8573f35474-eb1b27c2a4-99391613#new_tab) - April 10, 2018 - Civil Eats - New research found that the greenhouse gases sequestered in one grass-fed system balanced out those emitted by the cows, but some meatless advocates are skeptical.
- [Hutterite colonies greening up their act](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/hutterite-colonies-greening-up-their-act-478135293.html#new_tab) - Mar 28, 2018 - Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba Hutterite colonies like the Vermillion Colony near Sanford are using biomass for heat to replace their dependence on coal. Their generators can produce energy out of corn, cattails, chicken manure and other vegetative waste materials. One colony is using cattail for some of its biomass energy.
- [Manitoba climate-resilience plans 'not that good:' auditor general](https://climatechangeconnection.org/manitoba-climate-resilience-plans-not-that-good-auditor-general/) - Mar 28, 2018 - Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba is still lacking a central policy to assess how climate change will impact the province’s roads, power supply and agriculture, the province’s auditor general said Tuesday. The issue has come up across the country, but "it’s probably worse in Manitoba," said auditor general Norman Ricard. "They really have
- [Husky facing 10 charges over 2016 Saskatchewan pipeline oil spill](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/husky-energy-charges-oil-spill-1.4593401#new_tab) - Mar 26, 2018 - CBC News - Calgary-based Husky appeared in provincial court to face 10 charges resulting from the spill of 225,000 litres of diluted heavy oil from a Husky pipeline in west central Saskatchewan. About 40 per cent of the leaked crude made it into the waterway, forcing communities downstream to shut off
- [Canada, provinces lack clear plan to address climate change, auditors say](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-climate-change-report-plan-risks-1.4594971#new_tab) - Mar 27, 2018 - CBC News - A joint audit, conducted by federal Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand and auditors general in nine provinces, says while many governments have high-level goals to cut emissions, few have detailed plans to actually reach those goals. The audit also says assessments to adapt to climate change risks have been haphazard, inconsistent
- [Kinder Morgan pipeline protests continue in B.C. with 172 arrests over past week](https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/03/25/kinder-morgan-pipeline-protests-continue-in-bc-with-172-arrests-over-past-week.html#new_tab) - Mar 25, 2018 - Canadian Press - Dozens of demonstrators have been arrested at Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby Terminal in a string protests against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. A Protect the Inlet spokesperson says 57 protesters had been arrested by early Saturday evening. This brings the week’s total to 172 arrests.
- [Arctic hit with record warmth this winter](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/science/ct-warm-arctic-winter-20180306-story.html#new_tab) - Mar 6, 2018 - Associated Press - The Arctic just finished its warmest winter on record. And sea ice hit record lows for this time of year, with plenty of open water where ocean water normally freezes into thick sheets of ice
- [Even oil companies are now saying climate change will hurt their business](http://time.com/5178262/climate-change-oil-companies-future/#new_tab) - Mar 1, 2018 - Time - Oil companies are now recognizing that oil demand will peak in the next two decades as renewable energy grows and consumers purchase hundreds of millions of electric vehicles. Exxon Mobil projected a peak in demand and acknowledged that some of its assets “may not be attractive investments” as a
- [North Pole thaws mid-winter as temperatures smash records in the Arctic](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/north-pole-thaw-1.4554864#new_tab) - Feb 28, 2018 - CBC News - The North Pole thawed recently, hitting above-freezing temperatures, and experts say it's because of a burst of warm, southern air coupled with diminishing Arctic sea ice. Above-freezing temperatures over the weekend, particularly near the coast of Greenland, are a result of the jet stream getting "loopy."
- [Manitoba signs federal climate-change plan](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/climate-change-carbon-emission-ottawa-manitoba-squires-canada-tax-1.4549502#new_tab) - Feb 23, 2018 - CBC News - After months of agreeing to disagree with the federal government, Manitoba has signed on to Ottawa's climate-change plan. At least for the next two years.
- [Plastics pile up as China refuses to take the West's recycling](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/world/china-recyclables-ban.html#new_tab) - Jan 11, 2018 - New York Times - Most of us think that the plastic we put in our blue boxes goes somewhere to be put to good use. Actually, until the beginning of this year, it was baled and shipped to China. What they did with it there is unclear. Some was bleached, chipped,
- [Feds expect Manitoba to get on board with carbon strategy](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/feds-expect-manitoba-to-get-on-board-with-carbon-strategy-473677343.html#new_tab) - Feb 10, 2018 - Winnipeg Free Press - The federal and provincial environment ministers say they’re still talking, as Ottawa’s deadline looms for $66 million in carbon retrofits for Manitoba.
- [Polar bears could become extinct faster than was feared, study says](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/01/polar-bears-climate-change?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Green+Light+2016&utm_term=262732&subid=14696557&CMP=EMCENVEML1631#new_tab) - Feb 1, 2018 - The Guardian - Polar bears could be sliding towards extinction faster than previously feared, with the animals facing an increasing struggle to find enough food to survive as climate change steadily transforms their environment.
- [2017 was the hottest year yet in the world's oceans](https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/hottest-year-record-global-warming-oceans-spd/#new_tab) - Jan 28, 2018 - National Geographic - According to researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2017 was the warmest year on record in the ocean. The study measured the rising temperature of the ocean as a whole, but the Atlantic and Antarctic Oceans, they found, experienced the most warming.
- [In less than 3 months, a major international city will likely run out of water](https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/africa/cape-town-water-crisis-trnd/index.html#new_tab) - Jan 26, 2018 - CNN - City officials in Cape Town were saying that the day when the taps run dry would come on April 22. This week, they moved up the date to April 12. Cape Town is South Africa's second-largest city and home to more than 4 million people.
- [Flooding in Paris](https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2018/jan/28/flooding-in-paris-in-pictures#new_tab) - Jan 28, 2018 - The Guardian - Paris remained on flood alert after the Seine burst its banks, leaving streets inundated and forcing part of the Louvre to close. Forecasters said the flooding should peak by the end of the day.
- [Insurers say Canadian weather getting hotter, wetter and weirder](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/01/21/news/insurers-say-canadian-weather-getting-hotter-wetter-and-weirder#new_tab) - Jan 21, 2018 - Canadian Press - The Canadian Institute of Actuaries has released a report of their analysis of extreme weather. It shows a steady increase.
- [Deadly California mudslide 'like Niagara falls' as hills turn to rivers of debris](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/10/california-mudslide-montecito-death-toll-wildfires-climate-change#new_tab) - Jan 10, 2018 - The Guardian - At least 17 people have been killed, with the death toll expected to rise, after heavy rains caused a violent mudslide exacerbated by recent wildfire damage.
- [New York City takes on oil industry over climate change](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/new-york-city-takes-on-oil-industry-over-climate-change/article37571041/#new_tab) - Jan 11, 2018 - Globe & Mail - New York City is taking on the oil industry on two fronts, announcing a lawsuit Wednesday that blames the top five oil companies for contributing to global warming and saying the city will sell off billions in fossil fuel investments from the city's pension funds.
- [The wait is over. The battery revolution is here](http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/batteries-canada-technology-1.4455998#new_tab) - Dec 22, 2017 - CBC News - Ontario company Deltro is installing two warehouse-sized lithium-ion batteries in Toronto. When they get plugged into the Canadian electricity grid in the spring of 2018, they will be Canada's first utility-scale energy storage project. Industrial battery storage will provide the dependability breakthrough that renewable electricity sources like wind and
- [In a Warming California, a Future of More Fire](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/climate/california-fires-warming.html#new_tab) - Dec 7, 2017 - New York Times - Severe wildfire seasons like the one that has devastated California this fall may occur more frequently because of climate change, scientists say. Among other factors, many climate change forecasts suggest that there will be less rain in Southern California in the fall in the future, and more
- [Public town hall on Manitoba’s Climate and Green Plan](http://winnipegsun.com/news/provincial/public-town-hall-on-manitobas-climate-and-green-plan#new_tab) - Nov 27, 2017 - Winnipeg Sun - A public town hall and round table discussion will be held on Manitoba’s Climate and Green Plan, Tuesday night at the University of Winnipeg Convocation Hall.
- [Environmental groups to dissect Manitoba's green plan](http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2017/11/26/climate-change-crackdown-environmental-groups-to-dissect-manitoba-s-green-plan.html#new_tab) - Nov 26, 2017 - Winnipeg Metro - Manitoba’s Climate and Green Plan Town Hall will be on Tuesday Nov. 28 from 6–9 p.m. at Convocation Hall at the University of Winnipeg. Curt Hull from Climate Change Connection will be one of the panelists.
- [Keystone pipeline leaks 795,000 litres of crude oil in South Dakota](http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/keystone-pipeline-leaks-795-000-litres-of-crude-oil-in-south-dakota-1.3681407#new_tab) - Nov 15, 2017 - CTV News - TransCanada Corp. said its original Keystone pipeline has leaked an estimated 795,000 litres of oil in Marshall County, S.D. just days before Nebraska is set to decide the fate of plans to expand the pipeline network.
- [Elon Musk unveils Tesla electric truck](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/17/elon-musk-tesla-electric-truck-sports-car-surprise?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other#new_tab) - Nov 17, 2017 - The Guardian - Using diesel trucks now ‘economic suicide’, says Musk.
- [NDP alternative throne speech proposes electric car loans](http://winnipegsun.com/news/provincial/ndp-drop-alternate-throne-speech#new_tab) - Nov 17, 2017 - Winnipeg Sun - The NDP's alternative throne speech includes a plan to devote $125 million of the $250 million of carbon tax revenues to interest-free loans to purchase electric vehicles.
- [Fossil fuel burning set to hit record high in 2017, scientists warn](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/13/fossil-fuel-burning-set-to-hit-record-high-in-2017-scientists-warn#new_tab) - Nov 13, 2017 - The Guardian - The rise would end three years of flat carbon emissions – a ‘huge leap backward’ say some scientists, while others say the longer term trend is more hopeful
- [As Syria embraces Paris climate deal, it’s the United States against the world](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/11/07/as-syria-embraces-paris-climate-deal-its-the-united-states-against-the-world/?utm_term=.58a7fe759f9d#new_tab) - Nov 7, 2017 - Washington Post - President Trump has put America at odds with the rest of the world, literally, when it comes to the goal of combating climate change.
- [Warm winters, scorching summers: New maps project impact of climate change](http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/warm-winters-scorching-summers-new-maps-project-impact-of-climate-change#new_tab) - Oct 26, 2017 - National Post - All of Canada is projected to get warmer in the future, including an "explosion" of 30 C plus days, even under a low-carbon scenario.
- [Protesters target construction at Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby pipeline terminal](https://globalnews.ca/news/3830748/protesters-target-construction-at-kinder-morgans-burnaby-pipeline-terminal/#new_tab) - Oct 28, 2017 - Global News - The battle over Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is heating up, with protesters targeting construction at the company’s Westridge Terminal in Burnaby on Saturday.
- ['The devil's in the details': Local leaders still have questions about Manitoba climate plan](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/climate-plan-mantoba-questions-1.4376181#new_tab) - Oct 27, 2017 - CBC News - Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government announced their "Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan" on Friday, including $25-per-tonne carbon price.
- [Americans want a tax on carbon pollution, but how to get one?](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/oct/23/americans-want-a-tax-on-carbon-pollution-but-how-to-get-one#new_tab) - Oct 23, 2017 - The Guardian - A new study finds that Americans are willing to pay an extra $15 per month on energy bills to tackle climate change.
- [US city bus routes are going all-electric ― and saving money](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18102017/these-city-bus-routes-are-going-all-electric#new_tab) - Oct 19, 2017 - Inside Climate News - In all, 40 transit authorities in the United States have started integrating electric buses into their routes. The buses are more expensive up front but save cities money on fuel and other costs
- [Provincial carbon tax plan to be unveiled in two weeks](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/provincial-carbon-tax-plan-to-be-unveiled-in-two-weeks-450517793.html#new_tab) - Oct 12, 2017 - Winnipeg Free Press - A made-in-Manitoba green plan will be revealed in two weeks — after Premier Brian Pallister's government received a legal opinion it is the only way to avoid having Ottawa impose its own plan.
- [Friendly policies keep US oil and coal afloat far more than we thought](https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/10/6/16428458/us-energy-subsidies#new_tab) - Oct 7, 2017 - Vox - "Energy analysts have made the point again and again that fossil fuels, not renewable energy, most benefit from supportive public policy. Yet this fact, so inconvenient to the conservative worldview, never seems to sink in to the energy debate in a serious way."
- [TransCanada won't proceed with Energy East pipeline](http://www.metronews.ca/news/canada/2017/10/05/newsalert-transcanada-says-it-s-cancelling-energy-east-pipeline-project.html#new_tab) - Oct 5, 2017 - Canadian Press - TransCanada has cancelled plans for the Energy East pipeline and Eastern Mainline projects that were to take Alberta oilsands production to Quebec and New Brunswick and for export.
- [General Motors is going all electric](https://www.wired.com/story/general-motors-electric-cars-plan-gm/#new_tab) - Oct 2, 2017 - Wired - This morning, General Motors announced that it is working toward an all-electric, zero-emissions future. That starts with two new, fully electric models next year—then at least 18 more by 2023.
- [Canada and Manitoba invest in rural transit projects across the province](http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/Canada-and-Manitoba-invest-in-rural-transit-projects-across-the-province-1001671328#new_tab) - Sep 25, 2017 - PR Newswire - The Canadian and Manitoba governments have announced at total of about $200,000 in funding for active and public transportation projects in 5 Manitoba communities.
- [Walkable cities are better for our health and economy](https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/walkable-cities-are-better-for-our-health-and-economy/article36384880/#new_tab) - Sep 26, 2017 - Globe and Mail - Walking is good for the environment, crime prevention, community-building and the economy. Conversely, the most unhealthy, unsafe, anti-social and costly thing people do routinely is drive.
- [General Motors, Disney, Shell and 1,200 other companies are taking steps to fight climate change](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/09/12/general-motors-disney-shell-and-1200-other-companies-are-taking-steps-to-fight-climate-change-report-says/?utm_term=.d911c1afb381#new_tab) - Sep 12, 2017 - Washington Post - The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) found that 517 companies have put a price on carbon and 732 are planning to do so in the next two years.
- [New BC gov't hikes carbon tax](https://www.tax-news.com/news/New_British_Columbia_Govt_Hikes_Carbon_Tax____75218.html#new_tab) - Sep 12, 2017 - Tax News - BC's new NDP Government has announced that it will increase the carbon tax by $5 per tonne a year for four years. In addition, the obligation that the carbon tax must be revenue neutral will be lifted.
- [New study shows organic farming traps carbon in soil to combat climate change](http://civileats.com/2017/09/11/new-study-shows-organic-farming-traps-carbon-in-soil-to-combat-climate-change/#new_tab) - Sep 11, 2017 - Civil Eats - New study finds that organic farms have 26 percent more long-term carbon storage potential than conventional farms.
- [TransCanada may abandon Energy East pipeline facing tougher review](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/transcanada-may-abandon-energy-east-1.4280051#new_tab) - Sep 8, 2017 - CBC News - TransCanada will suspend the application for its Energy East pipeline for 30 days and may abandon the project, the company said on Thursday, weeks after the National Energy Board regulator announced a tougher review process.
- [Twin megastorms have scientists fearing this may be the new normal](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/06/twin-megastorms-irma-harvey-scientists-fear-new-normal#new_tab) - Sep 6, 2017 - The Guardian - One week after the record deluge in Texas, the biggest hurricane ever measured in the mid-Atlantic is tearing through the Caribbean.
- [Transit advocates want province to get back on the bus, restore 50-50 funding](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-transit-funding-campaign-1.4274370#new_tab) - Sep 5, 2017 - CBC News - Winnipeggers could pay more for less bus service if the province goes ahead with a planned funding change, according to local transit advocates.
- [Did climate change intensify Hurricane Harvey?](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/did-climate-change-intensify-hurricane-harvey/538158/#new_tab) - Aug 27,2017 - The Atlantic - "The breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before.” said a statement from the National Weather Service. What role did human-caused global warming play in strengthening this storm?
- [Harvey unloading incredible rains over Southeast Texas; Flash flood emergency in Houston](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/26/harveys-assault-on-texas-is-just-getting-started-disastrous-inland-flooding-expected/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_cwg-harvey-950a:homepage/story&utm_term=.b381c1e0ae4c#new_tab) - Aug 26, 2017 - Washington Post - Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Southeast Texas on Friday night. The storm stalled over Southeast Texas and is forecast to remain there through the middle of the week unloading tremendous rainfall.
- [Energy East Pipeline review to look at upstream, downstream GHG emissions](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/energy-east-pipeline-review-ghg-greenhouse-gas-1.4259032#new_tab) - Aug 24, 2017 - CBC News - Canada's national energy regulator says it will for the first time consider the impact of upstream and downstream emissions from potential increased consumption of oil at hearings into the Energy East Pipeline.
- [Saanich to ask fossil fuel producers to pay up for climate change](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/saanich-to-ask-fossil-fuel-producers-to-pay-up-for-climate-change-1.4249202#new_tab) - Aug 15, 2017 - CBC News - The Council of the District of Saanich BC has voted to send a “Climate Accountability Letter” to 20 of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies, asking the companies to pay their share of the municipality’s climate costs.
- [Where on Earth Is Manitoba’s climate plan?](https://www.desmog.ca/2017/08/15/where-earth-manitoba-s-climate-plan#new_tab) - Aug 15, 2017 - DeSmog.org - The Manitoba government has effectively stopped talking about their climate plan. In fact, the latest action by the PCs has been to publicly announce that it’s seeking legal guidance on the constitutionality of a federally imposed carbon price.
- [Airships for Churchill: U of M prof](http://www.winnipegsun.com/2017/08/10/airships-for-churchill-u-of-m-prof#new_tab) - Aug 10, 2017 - Winnipeg Sun - Shipping goods to Manitoba’s north has never been cheap, and the closure of Churchill’s rail line has brought that to the forefront.
- [Iraq sends workers home as 'ungodly' heat grips Middle East](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/10/iraq-sends-workers-home-as-ungodly-heat-grips-middle-east#new_tab) - Aug 10, 2017 - The Guardian - While Europe does battle with a heatwave named Lucifer, the Middle East is enduring a summer so brutal that even those accustomed to Baghdad’s searing August are labelling it “ungodly”.
- [Market boosters should support made-in-Manitoba carbon tax](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/market-boosters-should-support-made-in-manitoba-carbon-tax-439576023.html#new_tab) - Aug 10, 2017 - Winnipeg Free Press - OPINION - If the Manitoba government is committed to reducing emissions — as it is — then it must make an important policy choice about how to do so.
- [New Manitoba coalition pushes premier to put price on carbon](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/carbon-pricing-coalition-1.4233387#new_tab) - Aug 3, 2017 - CBC News - Carbon pricing schemes form an essential part of fighting climate change and must be part of Manitoba's plan, a new coalition argues.
- [Fast-charging stations for electric vehicles coming to Trans-Canada Highway](http://business.financialpost.com/transportation/fast-charging-stations-for-electric-vehicles-coming-to-trans-canada-highway/wcm/d28236c5-6904-4e2e-b89f-9d505ad79030#new_tab) - Jul 24, 2017 - Financial Post - Three companies are teaming up with the federal government to install 34 electric vehicle fast-charging stations along the Trans-Canada Highway in an attempt to encourage the adoption of zero-emission vehicles.
- [Federal minister Catherine McKenna doubles down on 2018 deadline for price on pollution](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/clocks-ticking-on-carbon-plan-436842433.html#new_tab) - Jul 27, 2017 - Winnipeg Free Press - Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna thinks it’s time for Premier Brian Pallister to show everyone his carbon-taxing cards.
- [Canadian electric buses clear the air in one of America’s smoggiest cities](http://cleanenergycanada.org/green-power-electric-buses/?utm_source=Clean+Energy+Review&utm_campaign=06f3ebec05-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_24-CER&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_08b98425f1-06f3ebec05-347664693#new_tab) - Jul 21, 2017 - Clean Energy Canada - GreenPower Motor Company, headquartered in Vancouver, will supply Porterville, California with 10 locally-built, zero-emission transit buses within the next year.
- [2015: A year for carbon pricing, peer pressure and Paris](http://www.climatechangenews.com/2014/12/29/2015-a-year-for-carbon-pricing-peer-pressure-and-paris/#new_tab) - Dec 29, 2014 - Climate Change News December 2015, is where negotiators from around the world are set to strike a global deal to tackle climate change. What happens in the next 12 months politically, economically and environmentally could make or break that deal.
- [Elon Musk’s Tesla ‘Master Plan’ Involves Trucks, Buses and a Compact SUV](http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKCN1002Q4#new_tab) - Jul 21, 2016 - Reuters Electric car maker Tesla Motors is working on multiple new vehicles, including heavy trucks and buses that could be unveiled as early as next year.
- [Why China is stepping up against climate change](http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/ap-explains-why-china-is-stepping-up-against-climate-change-1.3440844#new_tab) - Jun 2, 2017 - Associated Press - In reacting to Trump's announcement that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, China reaffirmed its commitment to the landmark agreement and is poised to spend heavily in coming years on renewables.
- [B.C. is burning: 14,000 people displaced in hot, dry conditions](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-wildfires-evacuations-relief-1.4197826#new_tab) - Jul 11, 2017 - CBC News - The Cariboo, Kamloops and Southeast regions of BC have been under extreme fire danger for the past two weeks. As heat records are broken, hot, dry conditions have led to a highly combustible environment.
- [Volvo, betting on electric, moves to phase out conventional engines](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/business/energy-environment/volvo-hybrid-electric-car.html#new_tab) - Jul 5, 2017 - New York Times - Volvo Cars on Wednesday became the first mainstream automaker to sound the death knell of the internal combustion engine, saying that all the models it introduces starting in 2019 will be either hybrids or powered solely by batteries.
- [Bigger hail might pummel the US as climate change gathers more force](https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/26/15873162/hailstorms-increase-north-america-climate-change-extreme-weather#new_tab) - Jun 26, 2017 - The Verge - Last month, hailstones as big as baseballs pounded the Denver area resulting in Colorado’s costliest catastrophe, totaling $1.4 billion in damages. If climate change goes unchecked, we might see more of these extreme hailstorms in the future.
- [The bicycle turns 200 this month](https://climatechangeconnection.org/the-bicycle-turns-200-this-month/) - Jun 12, 2017 - Treehugger - Baron Karl von Drais needed a way to replace his horse; today we need a way to replace the car.
- [McKenna says it’s ‘only fair’ to exclude Saskatchewan, Manitoba from $2B carbon fund](https://www.thestar.com/business/economy/2017/06/15/mckenna-says-its-only-fair-to-exclude-saskatchewan-manitoba-from-2b-carbon-fund.html#new_tab) - Jun 15, 2017 - The Star - Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the only two provinces that have not signed on, have been told they will only get their share of the funding if they sign up by the end of the year.
- [Councillor wants more buses on busiest routes](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/councillor-wants-more-buses-on-busiest-routes-430002763.html#new_tab) - Jun 21, 2017 - Winnipeg Free Press - Public works chairman Coun. Marty Morantz moved a motion at council Wednesday calling for Transit to consider more frequent service on routes with high ridership as part of its long-term strategic plan.
- [It’s so hot in Phoenix, planes are physically unable to fly](https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/20/15837804/phoenix-extreme-heat-american-airlines-flight-cancel-science#new_tab) - Jun 20, 2017 - The Verge - An intense heat wave is crippling the West this week, sending the mercury above 49°C in places like Phoenix. In a sign of just how hot things are getting, some airlines have had to cancel flights because of the heat.
- [Climate change study thwarted by climate change](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/14/canada-hudson-bay-climate-change-study-warm-temperatures#new_tab) - Jun 14, 2017 - The Guardian - Warm temperatures create perilous ice conditions off Newfoundland, trapping fishing boats and tankers: ‘It’s not something you would expect to see there’
- [Edmonton launches pilot project to track building energy efficiency](http://www.edmontonsun.com/2017/06/05/city-launches-pilot-project-to-track-building-energy-efficiency#new_tab) - Jun 5, 2017 - Edmonton Sun - Edmonton launched a three-year pilot project Monday to track the energy efficiency of its large buildings, hoping to have as many as 300 taking part in the voluntary program.
- [Hundreds rally in Burnaby to oppose Trans Mountain pipeline expansion](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/4-day-anti-kinder-morgan-march-1.4135412#new_tab) - May 28, 2017 - CBC News - On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered outside of Kinder Morgan's Terminal in Burnaby at the conclusion of a 75-kilometre "Walk for the Salish Sea" protest march from Victoria to the Vancouver. .
- [Manitoba Christian college among leaders on path to sustainability](https://climatechangeconnection.org/manitoba-christian-college-among-leaders-on-path-to-sustainability/) - May 19, 2017 - Winnipeg Free Press - At Providence College, four fuel sources provide heating to its campus: natural gas, electricity, biomass and geothermal. Duggan said it wasn’t tree-hugging environmentalism that drove the college towards greener heat. Rather, it was fiscal prudence.
- [Stanford study: All fossil-fuel vehicles will vanish in 8 years](http://business.financialpost.com/news/transportation/fossil-fuel-vehicles-will-vanish-in-8-years-in-twin-death-spiral-for-big-oil-and-big-autos-says-study-that-shocking-the-industry#new_tab) - May 18, 2017 - Financial Post - According to a new report by Stanford University economist Tony Seba, no more petrol or diesel cars, buses, or trucks will be sold anywhere in the world within eight years .
- [No carbon tax for farmers: Pallister](http://www.winnipegsun.com/2017/05/10/no-carbon-tax-for-farmers-pallister#new_tab) - May 10, 2017 - Winnipeg Sun - Premier Brian Pallister says he plans to exempt Manitoba farmers from paying a carbon price.
- [Thousands in desperate struggle with floods across Canada](http://www.metronews.ca/news/canada/2017/05/07/flood-fighting-continues-in-central-eastern-and-western-cda.html#new_tab) - May 7, 2017 - The Metro - Thousands of Canadians across the country spent the weekend in a desperate struggle with rising floodwaters caused by unusually persistent rainfall.
- [A warmer, drier Edmonton: City addresses next steps to adapt to climate change](http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2017/05/02/edmonton-climate-change-city-council-next-steps-warm-dry.html#new_tab) - May 2, 2017 - The Metro - Retrofitting buildings and new energy efficient programs are all part of Edmonton’s plans to reduce emissions as Edmonton becomes warmer and drier.
- [Al Gore shuns Band-Aid solutions to climate change at TED in Vancouver](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/al-gore-shuns-band-aid-solutions-to-climate-change-in-vancouver/article34826428/#new_tab) - Apr 26, 2017 - Globe & Mail - Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore is warning against massive geoengineering experiments that attempt to reverse climate change, arguing instead that the focus must remain on cutting emissions that are warming the planet.
- [Emission action needed or issues will get worse: climate change scientist](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/emission-action-needed-or-issues-will-get-worse-climate-change-scientist-420440703.html#new_tab) - Apr 26, 2017 - Winnipeg Free Press - The world is heating up — and much more quickly than expected, according to a new Arctic research report from Dr David Barber of the University of Manitoba Sea-ice Environmental Research Facility.
- [Next stop: a better transit system?](http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2017/04/23/winnipeg-transit-advocates-want-to-reframe-conversation.html#new_tab) - Apr 23, 2017 - The Metro - Winnipeg transit advocates are hoping an event series could spark a movement calling for improved bus service in the City of Winnipeg.
- [March for Science puts Earth Day focus on global opposition to Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/22/march-for-science-earth-day-climate-change-trump#new_tab) - Apr 22, 2o17 - The Guardian - More than 600 marches took place around the world, on every continent bar Antarctica, as organizers say science ‘under attack’.
- ["Justin Trudeau is a disaster for the planet" - Bill McKibben](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/17/stop-swooning-justin-trudeau-man-disaster-planet?utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit#new_tab) - Apr 17, 2017 - The Guardian - OPINION - "Donald Trump is a creep and unpleasant to look at, but at least he’s not a stunning hypocrite when it comes to climate change" - Bill McKibben
- [Changing minds on a changing climate](http://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2017/04/changing-minds-on-a-changing-climate/#new_tab) - Apr 18, 2017 - Yale Climate Connections - Reddit online commenters point to reasons they went from being climate contrarians to having confidence in mainstream climate science.
- [Climate change action is good for the economy – and Britain is the proof](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/09/climate-change-good-for-economy-britain-john-major-global-warming#new_tab) - Apr 9, 2017 - The Guardian - When British Prime Minister John Major set up his global warming strategy for the UK, the doom-mongers said it would ruin living standards. New research shows how wrong they were.
- [Renewables cut Europe's carbon emissions by 10% in 2015, says EEA](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/03/renewables-cut-europes-carbon-emissions-by-10-in-2015-says-eea#new_tab) - Apr 3, 2017 - The Guardian - European Environment Agency reports solar and and wind is reducing fossil fuel dependency but clean energy capacity still not growing fast enough
- [The big, nearly 200-year-old legal issue at the heart of the Dakota Access pipeline fight](http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/3/13/14854096/dakota-access-pipeline-tribal-sovereignty#new_tab) - Mar 13, 2017 - Vox - Tribal sovereignty is a concept that even some of the protesters may not be familiar with. But it’s important.
- [Manitoba government wants input on climate change plan](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/climate-change-carbon-price-fuel-tax-environment-1.4008505#new_tab) - Mar 3, 2017 - CBC News - Manitobans can now weigh in on where the province should set its carbon tax and what should be done with the revenue.
- [Shell's 1991 warning: climate changing ‘at faster rate than at any time since end of ice age’](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/28/shell-film-warning-climate-change-rate-faster-than-end-ice-age?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=KIITG+series+2016&utm_term=215557&subid=14696557&CMP=ema-60#new_tab) - Feb 28, 2017 - The Guardian - Critics say public information film shows Shell ‘understood the threat was dire, potentially existential for civilisation, more than a quarter of a century ago’
- [NDP MLA calls for interest-free loans on electric vehicles](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-loan-electric-vehicle-1.3999851#new_tab) - Feb 26, 2017 - CBC News - Manitoba's environment critic is hoping to electrify transportation in the province using an interest-free loan incentive.
- [Another city plans overnight revamp of its entire bus system](https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/columbus-plans-overnight-revamp-entire-bus-system#new_tab) - Feb 23, 2017 - Next City - On May 1, Columbus will become the next U.S. city to enact an overnight bus overhaul, a la Houston, Anchorage, Jacksonville and others.
- [Climate change predicted to transform Vancouver into San Diego, but at a heavy cost](http://theprovince.com/news/local-news/climate-change-predicted-to-transform-vancouver-into-san-diego-but-at-a-heavy-cost#new_tab) - Feb 26, 2017 - The Province - Goodbye Vancouver, hello San Diego. A major climate-change study predicts temperatures in Metro Vancouver will exceed those of present-day Southern California in the coming decades.
- [Diehard coders just rescued NASA’s Earth Science data](https://www.wired.com/2017/02/diehard-coders-just-saved-nasas-earth-science-data/#new_tab) - Feb 13, 2017 - Wired - On Saturday, more than 200 hackers, scientists, and students on UC Berkeley’s campus worked to rescue federal US climate data.
- [Heat waves scorch the Arctic, Australia, parts of U.S.](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13022017/arctic-heat-wave-climate-change-australia-oklahoma-texas#new_tab) - Feb 13, 2017 - Inside Climate News - Record-high temperatures spike concerns about climate change's new normal in the melting Arctic and an already-hot Australia.
- [Solar power installations are booming in Manitoba](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/here-comes-the-sun-413462473.html#new_tab) - Feb 10, 2017 - Winnipeg Free Press - Faced with potentially double-digit increases in hydro rates, solar power installations are booming in Manitoba.
- [Australia's heatwave continues with record temperatures expected](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/feb/10/australias-heatwave-continues-with-record-temperatures-expected#new_tab) - Feb 10, 2017 - The Guardian - New South Wales is expected to experience its hottest February day on record this weekend with emergency services on high alert for catastrophic fire conditions.
- [Trudeau Town Hall at U of Winnipeg](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/justin-trudeau-winnipeg-town-hall-1.3952618#new_tab) - Jan 26, 2017 - CBC News - On Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister Trudeau will respond to questions from the public in a town hall at the University of Winnipeg downtown campus.
- [Expanding Tar Sands will kill Paris targets and climate stability, report finds](https://thetyee.ca/News/2017/01/19/Tar-Sands-Kill-Paris-Targets/#new_tab) - Jan 19, 2017 - TheTyee - Pipeline approvals ‘make the goals impossible to reach,’ finds Oil Change International.
- [‘An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power’ opens at Sundance Film Festival](http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power-sundance-review-1201964069/#new_tab) - Jan 20, 2017 - Variety - Ten years after 'An Inconvenient Truth,' Al Gore brings the news on climate change again in a doc that's anything but hot air.
- [Manitoba businesses race to reduce energy use](http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2017/01/18/manitoba-businesses-race-to-reduce-energy-use.html#new_tab) - Jan 18, 2017 - Winnipeg Metro - The Manitoba Race to Reduce is underway as those who operate some of the largest commercial office spaces in Manitoba compete to save at least 10 percent of their energy use in the next four years.
- [2016 Officially Declared Hottest Year on Record](http://www.climatecentral.org/news/2016-declared-hottest-year-on-record-21070#new_tab) - Jan 18, 2017 - Climate Central - 2016 was the hottest year in 137 years of record keeping and the third year in a row to take the number one slot, a mark of how much the world has warmed over the last century because of human activities, U.S. government scientists announced Wednesday.
- [Cities unite to seek 'record breaking' electric fleet](http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060048109#new_tab) - Jan 10, 2017 - E&E News - Four of the largest West Coast cities are asking automakers whether they can produce "a potentially record-breaking order" of 24,000 electric vehicles. "The hope is that by next month there could be additional cities in the request that hopefully brings the demand for EVs to 50,000 or perhaps even
- [Solar program receives burst of applicants](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/solar-program-receives-burst-of-applicants-408724375.html#new_tab) - Dec 30, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba Hydro said it expected about 30 customers to sign up in the first year, but it has received 110 applications so far, with 20 solar installations already completed.
- [Math Myth - Who "pays their own way", bike and transit riders or motorists?](http://www.metronews.ca/views/opinion/2017/01/03/math-myth-busting-our-worst-urban-planning-misconceptions.html#new_tab) - Jan 3, 2017 - Winnipeg Metro - Many of the biggest fear-based myths that get raised in city-building conversation are shown to be untrue when you apply cold hard counting to the conversation.
- [Record number of oil and gas firms go bust as renewable energy revolution begins to bite](http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/oil-gas-firms-industry-bust-renewable-energy-revolution-biofuel-solar-panel-wind-power-opec-saudi-a7507016.html#new_tab) - Jan 3, 2017 - The Independent - The world’s largest private power production company warns the sector that renewables could drive the oil price as low as $10 a barrel
- [Trudeau announces review of Arctic strategy, joint drilling ban with U.S.](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-obama-arctic-1.3905933#new_tab) - Dec 21, 2016 - CBC News - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama announced a ban on offshore oil and gas activity in the Arctic in a joint statement issued Tuesday.
- [Record late formation of Hudson Bay sea ice leads to more polar bear clashes](http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/12/15/record-late-formation-of-hudson-bay-sea-ice-leads-to-more-polar-bear-clashes.html#new_tab) - Dec 15, 2016 - Winnipeg Metro News - Manitoba Conservation says the ice didn't form until well into December, leaving hungry polar bears crowded on the shore.
- [Winnipeg will improve active transportation education and wayfinding](http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/12/14/winnipeg-will-improve-active-transportation-ed-wayfinding.html#new_tab) - Dec 14, 2016 - Winnipeg Metro News - Although some of Winnipeg’s many, many critics lament how the city is stuck in its deeply engrained, car-culture ways, there's progress afoot.
- [Manitoba will not sign onto national climate change plan](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/climate-change-plan-manitoba-1.3890589#new_tab) - Dec 10, 2016 - CBC News - Manitoba and Saskatchewan were the only two provinces who chose not to sign onto the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change.
- [Transit delays inevitable in blizzard, but advocate says it could be managed better](http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/12/08/winniepg-transit-experiences-delays-in-blizzard-weather.html#new_tab) - Dec 8, 2016 - Winnipeg Metro News - Local transit advocates say the effects on bus schedules of brutal traffic in blizzard doesn’t need to be as bad as it was this week.
- [Standing Rock protesters celebrate 'big victory' as pipeline construction halted](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dakota-access-pipeline-1.3881042#new_tab) - Dec 4, 2016 - CBC News - Standing Rock protesters celebrated Sunday as news broke that construction of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline near their territory has been halted.
- [Edmonton fits electric buses into capital budget update](http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-goes-big-on-electric-buses-makes-room-for-135-street-ramps-in-capital-budget#new_tab) - Nov 29, 2016 - Edmonton Journal - A contentious road access, a re-instated neighbourhood construction levy, and a major order of electric buses were all pitched Tuesday as Edmonton city council re-opened its capital budget.
- [Rider regression should be red flag for Transit](http://www.winnipegsun.com/2016/11/24/rider-regression-should-be-red-flag-for-transit#new_tab) - Nov 24, 2016 - Winnipeg Sun - OPINION - Winnipeg Transit lost over 1.6 million riders in 2015 compared to the previous year, according to revised numbers published in the city’s 2017 operating budget. What's behind the decline?
- [Bike grid could boost business: Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce](http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/11/24/winnipeg-chamber-of-commerce-supports-bike-grid.html#new_tab) - Nov 24, 2016 - Metro News Winnipeg - Coun. Janice Lukes will try to keep the downtown bike grid plan alive with a pitch at the Nov. 29 infrastructure and public works committee meeting.
- [City earmarks $15 million for 44 pedestrian, cycling projects](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/city-hall-has-plans-to-spend-big-on-active-transportation-403022486.html#new_tab) - Nov 25, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press - City hall plans to spend $4.7 million on new pedestrian and cycling paths and sidewalks in 2017, with another $10.8 million on similar projects during the following two years.
- [A battery inspired by vitamins](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/07/a-battery-inspired-by-vitamins/#new_tab) - July 18, 2016 - Harvard Gazette - Research opens a ‘new universe’ of organic molecules that can store energy in flow batteries
- [Business executives urge 'bold leadership' on climate policy from PM, premiers](http://www.citynews.ca/2016/11/24/business-executives-urge-bold-leadership-on-climate-policy-from-pm-premiers/#new_tab) - Nov 24, 2016 - Canadian Press - Canadian corporate executives whose companies together employ more than a million people are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers to press ahead with collective climate action, including putting a price on carbon emissions.
- [Police use water cannons on Dakota Access protesters in freezing weather](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/21/police-citing-ongoing-riot-use-water-cannons-on-dakota-access-protesters-in-freezing-weather/#new_tab) - Nov 21, 2016 - Washington Post - Authorities defended their decision to douse protesters with water during a skirmish in subfreezing weather near the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Organizers said at least 17 protesters were taken to the hospital including some for hypothermia.
- [Climate change not a left-right issue](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/climate-change-not-a-left-right-issue-402594355.html#new_tab) - Nov 23, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press - OPINION - Manitoba’s throne speech suggests carbon pricing is part of a broader suite of policies that address environmental challenges and economic aspirations.
- [Could Trump simply withdraw U.S. from Paris climate agreement?](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-trump-simply-withdraw-u-s-from-paris-climate-agreement/#new_tab) - Nov 10, 2016 - ClimateWire - President-elect Donald Trump now has free rein to make good on his pledge to “cancel” last year’s landmark climate deal. It's possible, but tricky, and could undermine global cooperation on other issues.
- [Dakota pipeline protest closes Winnipeg’s Portage and Main during rush hour](http://globalnews.ca/news/3069160/dakota-pipeline-protest-closes-winnipegs-portage-and-main-during-rush-hour/#new_tab) - Nov 16, 2016 - Global News - Portage Avenue and Main Street was closed during rush hour Tuesday after dozens of people protesting the Dakota Access pipeline took to the streets.
- [Leonardo DiCaprio’s climate-change doc is streaming for free ahead of US election](http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/2/13503550/leonardo-dicaprio-watch-before-the-flood-climate-change-documentary#new_tab) - Nov 2, 2016 - The Verge - For a limited time, National Geographic has released "Before the Flood" — hosted by DiCaprio and directed by Fisher Stevens — on YouTube for free viewing.
- [Police issue 99 trespass citations during pipeline protest on Parliament Hill](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pipeline-protest-parliament-hill-1.3819785#new_tab) - Oct 24, 2016 - CBC News - People were issued citations by the RCMP for trespassing after climbing over police barricades near the foot of the Peace Tower. They were protesting the proposed expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline.
- [Oilsands under the spotlight in Leo DiCaprio's new climate change doc](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/really-horrified-oilsands-under-the-spotlight-in-leo-dicaprio-s-new-climate-change-doc-1.3822360#new_tab) - Oct 27, 2016 - CBC News - The new documentary "Before the Flood" had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It will be screened in 171 countries, in 45 languages, when it debuts on the National Geographic Channel on Sunday.
- [Mini-home builders pushing for major bylaw amendments](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/all-for-lot-397706171.html#new_tab) - Oct 21, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press - The owners of the city’s only custom builder of tiny houses have a big problem — they haven't been able to convince Winnipeg officials to amend city bylaws to allow for mini homes to be built on individual lots in the city.
- [Before the Flood: Leonardo DiCaprio hopes his new film will inspire climate action](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/14/before-the-flood-leonardo-dicaprio-hopes-his-new-film-will-inspire-climate-action#new_tab) - Oct 14, 2016 - The Guardian - Documentary that sees the actor touring the world to see global warming’s impact first-hand has its UK premiere in London on Friday
- ['Monumental' deal to cut HFCs, fastest growing greenhouse gases](http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37665529#new_tab) - Oct 15, 2016 - BBC News - Delegates meeting in Rwanda accepted a complex amendment to the Montreal Protocol that will see richer countries cut back their hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) use from 2019. HFCs are widely used in fridges, air conditioning and aerosol sprays.
- [Electric cars set to pass 2m landmark globally by end of 2016](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/13/electric-car-sales-set-to-pass-2m-landmark-globally-by-end-of-2016#new_tab) - Oct 13, 2016 - The Guardian - China leads EU and US in market size, with Nissan Leaf taking the top spot for best-selling model followed by Tesla’s Model S and two Chinese-made models
- [Coming carbon pricing scheme shouldn't alienate farmers, researcher says](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-carbon-emissions-1.3798966#new_tab) - Oct 10, 2016 - CBC News - As the federal government gets ready to roll out a national carbon pricing plan, Ian Mauro, professor of geography at the University of Winnipeg, said shifting attitudes on meat consumption and carbon reduction models need to be sensitive to life on the Prairies.
- [BC company claims ‘Net Zero’ answer to reserve housing energy woes](http://thetyee.ca/News/2016/10/05/Net-Zero-Answer-Housing-Woes/#new_tab) - Oct 6, 2016 - The Tyee - For many reserves, the cost of replacement housing is too high to permit anything but a triaging of the worst of the worst cases, while backlogs of needed repairs and replacements continue to grow. Ottawa says it is taking steps to address all these problems. Now a BC company
- [Pallister pulls plug on NDP's carbon cap-and-trade plan](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/pallister-pulls-plug-on-ndps-carbon-cap-and-trade-plan-395729621.html#new_tab) - Oct 4, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press - OTTAWA — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is scrapping plans for a provincial cap-and-trade system on large carbon emitters in favour of a Manitoba-made solution to put a price on carbon.
- [Renault says new Zoe has longest range of any mainstream electric car](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/29/renault-says-new-zoe-has-longest-range-of-any-mainstream-electric-car#new_tab) - Sep 29, 2016 - The Guardian - Latest model’s 250-mile (400-km) range will help ‘psychological barriers’ in drivers who fear running out of power, carmaker claims,
- [Justin Trudeau gives provinces until 2018 to adopt carbon price plan](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-trudeau-climate-change-1.3788825#new_tab) - Oct 3, 2016 - CBC News - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given provinces until 2018 to adopt a carbon pricing scheme, or the federal government will step in and impose a price.
- [Federal government approves liquefied natural gas project on B.C. coast](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pacific-northwest-lng-project-1.3780758#new_tab) - Sep 28, 2016 - CBC News - The federal government has conditionally approved the Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia with 190 legally binding conditions.
- [Manitoba Tories pondering carbon-pricing options](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/tories-pondering-carbon-pricing-options-394070331.html#new_tab) - Sep 20, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press - The clock is ticking as Ottawa vows to impose guidelines on provinces slow to create policy. Sustainable Development Minister Cathy Cox said her government is still at the drawing board when it comes to a "made in Manitoba" model for carbon pricing.
- [New study undercuts favorite climate myth ‘more CO2 is good for plants’](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/sep/19/new-study-undercuts-favorite-climate-myth-more-co2-is-good-for-plants#new_tab) - Sep 19, 2016 - The Guardian - A 16-year study found that we’re at a point where more CO2 won’t keep increasing plant production, but higher temperatures will decrease it
- [Breakthrough as US and China agree to ratify Paris climate deal](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/03/breakthrough-us-china-agree-ratify-paris-climate-change-deal#new_tab) - Sat Sep 3 - The Guardian - The United States and China, the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, have announced they will formally ratify the Paris climate change agreement in a move campaigners immediately hailed as a significant advance in the battle against global warming.
- [Climate change fueled deadly Louisiana rainstorm](http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/09/07/climate-change-louisiana-floods/89954074/#new_tab) - Sep 8, 2016 - USA Today Climate change played a major role in the historic rainfall that caused catastrophic flooding in Louisiana last month, nearly doubling the chance of such a deluge taking place, according to a fast-tracked federal report released Wednesday.
- [Bike training program rolling into Seven Oaks School Division](http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/08/23/bike-training-program-rolling-into-seven-oaks-school-division.html#new_tab) - Aug 23, 2016 - Winnipeg Metro - Supported by Manitoba Public Insurance, a new “bike education and skills training” in schools program will be tested out in the Seven Oaks School Division beginning in September.
- [Louisiana Floods Continue After Historic Rainfall](http://abcnews.go.com/US/louisiana-floods-continue-historic-rainfall/story?id=41414600#new_tab) - Aug 16, 2016 - ABC News Southern Louisiana faces continued flood warnings Tuesday, even as communities struggle to recover from a deluge over the weekend that killed at least seven, stranded more than 20,000 and left more than 11,000 seeking shelter after a historic rainfall.
- [July 2016 was world's hottest month since records began, says Nasa](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/16/july-2016-was-worlds-hottest-month-since-records-began-says-nasa#new_tab) - August 16, 2016 - The Guardian Last month was the hottest month in recorded history, beating the record set just 12 months before and continuing the long string of monthly records, according to the latest Nasa data.
- [Can today’s EVs make a dent in climate change?](http://news.mit.edu/2016/electric-vehicles-make-dent-climate-change-0815#new_tab) - Aug 15, 2016 - MIT News Researchers at MIT have just completed the most comprehensive study yet to address this hotly debated question: Could existing electric vehicles (EVs), despite their limited driving range, bring about a meaningful reduction in the greenhouse-gas emissions?
- [Better community planning needed to offset climate change](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/better-community-planning-needed-to-offset-climate-change-389955561.html#new_tab) - Aug 12, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press Changes in the climate mean Manitoba’s summers are slowly but surely becoming hotter and longer. Evidence suggests supporting healthy, equitable and resilient communities will continue to be our best adaptation strategy.
- [Saskatchewan government "unlikely" to clean all of Husky oil spill](http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/08/02/news/saskatchewan-government-unlikely-clean-all-husky-oil-spill#new_tab) - Aug 2, 2016 - National Observer The reality of the disastrous Husky oil spill in Saskatchewan is finally starting to sink in — quite literally.
- [Road Test For Elevated Transit Bus](http://www.shanghaidaily.com/viral/win/Road-Test-For-Homegrown-Transit-Elevated-Bus/shdaily.shtml#new_tab) - Aug 3, 2016 - Shanghai Daily China's home-made transit elevated bus, TEB-1, conducted a road test yesterday, running in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province.
- [Scientists have found a perfect illustration of how the climate is spiraling ‘out of control’](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/07/28/these-climate-spirals-perfectly-illustrate-the-human-hand-in-global-climate-change/#new_tab) - Jul 29, 2016 - Washington Post Scientists have developed two new visualizations to complement climate scientist Ed Hawkins’s original temperature graphic. The result is an even clearer picture of not only the change in global climate but the undeniable human influence on its progression.
- [US environmentalists take aim at Energy East pipeline](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/27/us-environmentalists-take-aim-at-second-transcanada-pipeline-keystone#new_tab) - Jul 27, 2016 - The Guardian Environmentalists are taking aim at TransCanada and its projects they fear would send hundreds of supertankers laden with crude oil down the Atlantic coast to refineries in Texas and Louisiana.
- [Saskatchewan city shuts down water plant after pipeline spill](http://business.financialpost.com/news/energy/husky-energy-pipeline-spills-hundreds-of-thousands-of-litres-of-oil-into-north-saskatchewan-river?__lsa=abf7-e098#new_tab) - Jul 22, 2016 - Canadian Press The Saskatchewan city of North Battleford shut down its water intake plant Friday after a Husky pipeline spilled thousands of litres of oil upstream into the North Saskatchewan River.
- [Enbridge reaches $177M US settlement for 2010 pipeline spills](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/enbridge-pipeline-spill-settlement-1.3687425#new_tab) - Jul 20, 2016 - CBC News Enbridge Inc. has reached a $177-million US settlement with the U.S. government, including $62 million US in civil penalties, for two major pipeline spills in 2010.
- [Going over instead of under helped Winnipeg keep rapid-transit costs down](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/southwest-transitway-update-1.3683930#new_tab) - Jul 20, 2016 - CBC News Replacing tunnels with overpasses helped shave $120 million from the cost of completing the Southwest Transitway, project managers say.
- [Despite Alberta’s lobbying, memo suggests no new oil pipeline needed until 2025](http://globalnews.ca/news/2820335/despite-albertas-lobbying-memo-suggests-no-new-oil-pipeline-needed-until-2025/#new_tab) - Jul 12, 2016 - Canadian Press Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is telling Ottawa there’s no more time to “dither” on pipeline approvals, but an internal federal analysis may indicate why the Liberals are content to consult widely before making a decision.
- [Fort McMurray wildfire costliest insured disaster in Canadian history](https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/07/07/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-estimated-to-be-costliest-disaster-in-canada.html#new_tab) - Jul 7, 2016 - Canadian Press According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, the massive Fort McMurray wildfire that forced more than 80,000 people from their homes in May is estimated to cost $3.58 billion.
- [Carbon dioxide removal may be Prairies' best hope](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/carbon-dioxide-removal-may-be-prairies-best-hope-385505361.html#new_tab) - Jul 5, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press An outcome of the North American Leaders Summit is that policymakers are quite seriously coming to terms with the technical challenge of achieving the Paris 1.5 C target, and the benefits of doing so — all of which bears directly on climate adaptation and mitigation policy for the
- [TransCanada formally seeks NAFTA damages in Keystone XL rejection](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/transcanada-seeks-nafta-damages-keystone-xl-1.3653027#new_tab) - Jun 25, 2016 - Reuters TransCanada Corp. is formally requesting arbitration over U.S. President Barack Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, seeking $15 billion US in damages, the company said in legal papers dated Friday.
- [Torrential rain leaves cottage on edge of disaster](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/torrential-rain-leaves-cottage-on-edge-of-disaster-384535111.html#new_tab) - Jun 27, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press After being threatened by a forest fire just weeks ago, a big chunk of Grant Fisette's year-round Caddy Lake home is now on the brink of being washed away.
- [From wildfires to floods, climate change forcing builders to rethink design](http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/climate-change-forcing-builders-to-rethink-designs#new_tab) - Jun 26, 2016 - Canadian Press TORONTO — Severe weather events like wildfires and floods are becoming more frequent and more difficult to predict, forcing architects and engineers to rethink how they design buildings, infrastructure and cities.
- [Conservation-minded Manitobans sign up for Hydro's solar-energy program](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/seeing-the-light-383375001.html#new_tab) - Jun 17, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press More Manitobans than expected are plugging into Manitoba Hydro’s new solar-energy incentives in a bid to harness the power of the sun and reduce energy costs.
- [China's plan to cut meat consumption by 50% cheered by climate campaigners](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/20/chinas-meat-consumption-climate-change#new_tab) - Jun 20, 2016 - The Guardian The Chinese government has outlined a plan to reduce its citizens’ meat consumption by 50%, in a move that climate campaigners hope will provide major heft in the effort to avoid runaway global warming.
- [City's emissions up 20% since 2007](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/greenhouse-gas-emissions-winnipeg-1.3640219#new_tab) - Jun 17, 2016 - CBC News The City of Winnipeg is belching out more greenhouse gases instead of reducing its corporate emissions of carbon dioxide, contrary to a council directive to take efforts to combat climate change.
- [Province must invest more in alternative energy: report](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/report-deflates-claims-of-pipeline-benefits-to-manitoba-383299781.html#new_tab) - June 16, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press Two separate reports released Thursday argue Manitoba needs to focus less on fossil fuels and more on green energy.
- [Why do they love electric cars in the Arctic Circle?](http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36402942#new_tab) - Jun 10, 2016 - BBC News Tromso, Norway is the unlikely focus of the global electric car industry, attracting the attention of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk, founder of electric car maker Tesla.
- [Vancouver mayor seeks 'definitive no' on Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion](http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/vancouver-mayor-seeks-definitive-no-on-trans-mountain-oil-pipeline-expansion-1.2935265#new_tab) - Jun 7, 2016 - Canadian Press OTTAWA -- Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and three local First Nation representatives are urging the federal Liberals to pronounce a "definitive no" to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
- [Ontario will spend up to $8.3B to fight climate change, offer incentives](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-will-spend-up-to-8-3b-to-fight-climate-change-offer-incentives-1.3620924#new_tab) - Jun 7, 2016 - Canadian Press Ontario's action plan on climate change will include financial incentives to get cleaner, more efficient cars and trucks on the roads and to convince homeowners and businesses to lower their carbon footprints, The Canadian Press has learned.
- [Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide stalled in 2014](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Mar 13, 2015 - Wired.com Global emissions of carbon dioxide from the energy sector stalled in 2014, marking the first time in 40 years in which there was a halt or reduction in emissions of the greenhouse gas that was not tied to an economic downturn.
- [NS subsidized housing unit to be turned into 'passive house'](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/truro-subsidized-housing-unit-to-be-turned-into-passive-house-1.3062404#new_tab) - May 5, 2016 - CBC News The town of Truro will soon have one of the most energy efficient subsidized homes in Nova Scotia thanks to a pilot project launched by the local housing authority.
- ["Bus is better" campaign encourages Winnipeg transit commute as ridership stalls](http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/06/02/winnipeg-transit-ridership-stagnant-as-system-grows.html#new_tab) - Jun 3, 2016 - Metro News Ridership hasn't increased dramatically in years, but there are big things on the horizon for Winnipeg Transit that could get a boost with federal funding.
- [Energy East pipeline benefits questioned in secret government memo](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/energy-east-pipeline-memo-benefits-1.3609851#new_tab) - May 31, 2016 - CBC News The market conditions that once made TransCanada's proposed Energy East pipeline an attractive conduit for Alberta's oilsands bitumen have now largely vanished, according to an internal finance department memo.
- [Activist Naomi Klein links Fort McMurray wildfire to climate change at University of Calgary speech](http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/05/29/activist-naomi-klein-links-fort-mcmurray-wildfire-to-climate-change-at-university-of-calgary-speech#new_tab) - May 29, 2016 - Calgary Sun Activist Naomi Klein ruffled some feathers in the heart of Alberta’s oilpatch Sunday, linking the devastating Fort McMurray wildfire to climate change and calling for an end to fossil fuels.
- [Biz sets up electric-car charging stations](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/biz-sets-up-electric-car-charging-stations-381069591.html#new_tab) - May 27, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press Edmond Financial Group has installed a pair of electric vehicle-charging stations at their building at 420 Academy Road.
- [Indians demand government action after temperatures hit 51C](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/20/indians-demand-government-action-after-temperatures-hit-51c#new_tab) - May 20, 2016 - The Guardian Hospitals struggle to cope as patient numbers soar and cold water in short supply after India's hottest day on record.
- [April breaks global temperature record, marking seven months of new highs](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/16/april-third-month-in-row-to-break-global-temperature-records#new_tab) - May 16, 2016 - The Guardian Latest monthly figures add to string of recent temperature records and all but assure 2016 will be hottest year on record
- [Specialty firm announces new electric road tractor](http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2016/05/nikola-motor-teases-all-electric-commercial-truck.aspx?utm_campaign=Headline-News-20160511&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter&btm_ea=Ym9iZEB0cnVja2luZy5tYi5jYQ#new_tab) - May 10, 2016 - HDT Nikola Motor Co., named after electricity pioneer Nikola Tesla, has announced that it's developing a 2,000-hp, all-wheel-drive, hybrid-electric truck-tractor with a turbine range extender whose operating costs will be one-half that of a diesel tractor.
- [In 2080, Winnipeg summers could be as hot as the Texas desert: projections](https://climatechangeconnection.org/in-2080-winnipeg-summers-could-be-as-hot-as-the-texas-desert-projections/) - May 13, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press Projected changes for Winnipeg's climate are the result of a statistical analysis conducted over the past year by University of Winnipeg researcher Ryan Smith and climatologist Danny Blair.
- [Ontario ministers to debate climate change strategy as tensions simmer](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-ministers-to-debate-climate-change-strategy-as-tensions-simmer/article29971433/#new_tab) - May 12, 2016 - Globe and Mail Premier Kathleen Wynne’s cabinet is set to thrash out the Ontario government’s sweeping Climate Change Action Plan amid tensions between several ministers over how far the plan should go.
- [University of Winnipeg achieves significant GHG reduction](http://news-centre.uwinnipeg.ca/all-posts/uwinnipeg-achieves-significant-ghg-reduction/#new_tab) - May 10, 2016 - UWinnipeg News Centre WINNIPEG, MB – The University of Winnipeg has surpassed its GHG emission reduction target primarily through a comprehensive energy retrofit, installation of a hybrid heating system, and the development of a comprehensive building controls system that allows for smart building operations.
- [Here’s the climate context for the Fort McMurray wildfire](http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-context-fort-mcmurray-wildfire-20311#new_tab) - May 4, 2016 - Climate Central In Canada, wildfire season now starts a month earlier than it used to and the average annual area burned has doubled since 1970. Climate change has been altering background conditions, but this year’s El Niño also likely played a role in this particularly severe start to wildfire season in western
- [How Earth itself has dramatically upped the stakes for the Paris climate accord](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/04/20/as-nations-gather-to-sign-climate-accord-planet-reaches-new-warming-heights/#new_tab) - Apr 20, 2016 - Washington Post The first three months of 2016 were the warmest on record in 136 years — by large margins. Massive Greenland ice sheet melt... Sea levels rise rate doubled... Global coral bleaching event ... Strongest hurricane on record ... The list goes on and on.
- [Warning for investors, not just environmentalists, in fossil fuel spending](http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fossil-fuel-investment-capital-stranded-1.3524952#new_tab) - Apr 8, 2016 - CBC News As the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers announces a $50 billion drop in Canadian oil and gas investment, the new research raises concerns about the valuation of any future investments, saying they may not last long enough to pay off.
- [TransCanada shuts down Keystone pipeline following oil spill in South Dakota](http://globalnews.ca/news/2617141/transcanada-investigates-potential-leak-on-keystone-pipeline/#new_tab) - Apr 4, 2016 - Global News TransCanada said Monday it has shut down its Keystone pipeline because of an oil spill in South Dakota, drawing fresh criticism about the risks pipelines pose.
- [Raise the carbon tax, B.C. businesses say](http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2016/03/30/bc-businesses-say-raise-carbon-tax.html#new_tab) - Mar 31, 2016 - Vancouver Metro In an open letter to Premier Christy Clark, nearly 140 businesses argue that starting in July 2018, the provincial government should increase the carbon tax by $10 per tonne.
- [Youth climate change conference advocates for economic diversity](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/youth-climate-change-conference-advocates-for-economic-diversity-1.3518675#new_tab) - Apr 3, 2016 - CBC News Teaching and supporting youth to advocate for good governance when it comes to managing climate change is a central focus of the PowerShift Alberta conference at the University of Alberta this weekend.
- [India aims to become 100% e-vehicle nation by 2030](http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/industry/india-aims-to-become-100-e-vehicle-nation-by-2030-piyush-goyal/articleshow/51551706.cms#new_tab) - Mar 25, 2016 - India Times The Indian government is working on a scheme to provide electric cars on zero down payment for which people can pay out of their savings on expensive fossil fuels, for becoming 100 per cent electric vehicle nation by 2030.
- [Airships finally taking off](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/a-concept-thats-finally-taking-off-374229391.html#new_tab) - Apr 1, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press Lockheed Martin recently closed a sale of 12 hybrid airships to Britain’s Straightline Aviation, a deal Straightline CEO Mike Kendrick said "represents a revolution in remote cargo delivery."
- [Alberta and oil prices: How Middle East geopolitics and religion affect our future](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/oil-global-opec-markets-1.3504298#new_tab) - Mar 27, 2016 - CBC News ANALYSIS - For better or for worse Calgary's well-being and prospects currently hinge on the world price of oil. Here is a look at the escalating rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia and what its impact might be on Calgary.
- [Climate model predicts West Antarctic ice sheet could melt rapidly](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/science/global-warming-antarctica-ice-sheet-sea-level-rise.html?mwrsm=Email&_r=1#new_tab) - Mar 30, 2016 - New York Times Researchers long assumed the worst effects of melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet would take hundreds of years to occur. New research suggests the disaster scenario could play out much sooner - raising sea level as much as three feet by the end of this century.
- [US States Team Up to Nail Big Oil for Climate 'Fraud'](http://thetyee.ca/News/2016/03/30/US-AGs-Investigate-Climate-Fraud/#new_tab) - Wed Mar 30 - The Tyee A total of 17 state attorneys general agreed to coordinate their investigations against ExxonMobil and other giant oil firms suspected of suppressing the risks of climate change for decades from their shareholders and the American public.
- [Petronas LNG Decision a 'Watershed Moment' for Trudeau Liberals, Say Critics](http://thetyee.ca/News/2016/03/10/Trudeau-Climate-Watershed/#new_tab) - Mar 10, 2016 - The Tyee The federal NDP, First Nations and environmental groups are calling the Trudeau government's imminent decision on a $11.4-billion liquefied natural gas project proposed in northwest B.C. a "watershed" moment for Liberal promises on climate change, coastlines and First Nations relations.
- [Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau to join forces on climate change](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/mar/08/barack-obama-and-justin-trudeau-to-join-forces-on-climate-change#new_tab) - Mar 9, 2016 - The Guardian US and Canadian leaders expected to announce a series of common measures including methane emissions cuts and protections for rapidly warming Arctic
- [US agency reaches 'holy grail' of battery storage sought by Elon Musk and Gates](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/mar/03/us-agency-says-has-beaten-elon-musk-gates-to-holy-grail-battery-storage#new_tab) - Mar 3, 2016 - The Guardian A US government agency says it has attained the “holy grail” of energy – the next-generation system of battery storage, that has has been hotly pursued by the likes of Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
- [Trudeau, premiers meet in Vancouver as views on climate plan diverge](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/first-ministers-climate-plan-vancouver-1.3472189#new_tab) - Mar 2, 2016 - CBC News Premiers from all 13 provinces and territories, along with indigenous leaders, are in Vancouver today and Thursday to begin hammering together a pan-Canada climate policy framework.
- [Infrastructure funds to be earmarked for disaster preparation, Goodale says](http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/infrastructure-funds-to-be-earmarked-for-disaster-preparation-goodale-says-1.2735066#new_tab) - Jan 13, 2016 - Canadian Press OTTAWA - The federal public safety minister says the government will open its wallet to help Canadians prepare for natural catastrophes spawned by extreme weather linked to climate change.
- [Obama veto of Keystone XL bill not the final word in pipeline dispute](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/) - U.S. President Barack Obama made good Tuesday on a threat to veto a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
- [Get involved in climate change, premiers tell Ottawa](http://globalnews.ca/news/1938119/most-premiers-attend-meeting-on-climate-change-in-quebec-city/#new_tab) - Apr 14, 2015 - Canadian Press QUEBEC - Provincial leaders from across Canada reaffirmed their commitment to fight climate change on Tuesday even as a meeting revealed major differences among them on how to achieve the objective.
- [Canada's government plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2030](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-sets-carbon-emissions-reduction-target-of-30-by-2030-1.3075759#new_tab) - May 15, 2015 - CBC News Canada announced Friday it plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 amid international efforts to create a new framework for addressing climate change.
- [Seven more Alberta coun­ties con­sid­er de­clar­ing states of agri­cul­tur­al dis­as­ter](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/) - Jul 16, 2015 - Edmonton Journal EDMONTON - Seven more Alberta coun­ties are con­sid­ering declaring states of agri­cul­tur­al dis­as­ter as persistent dry weather threatens the livelihoods of farmers across the province.
- [Study: Cutting carbon dioxide saves 3,500 US lives a year](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/) - May 4, 2015 The Obama Administration's hotly debated plan to reduce heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the nation's power plants will save about 3,500 lives a year by cutting back on other types of pollution as well, a new independent study concludes.
- [Methane leak in California a 'major catastrophe'](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/methane-leak-california-1.3385262#new_tab) - Dec 31, 2015 - CBC News About 42 kilometres from Los Angeles a plume of methane is shooting into the sky. The cloud is invisible but it stretches for kilometres. Sealing the leak could take up to four months.
- [Keystone XL rejection leads TransCanada to sue Obama administration](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/transcanada-lawsuit-keystone-xl-pipeline-1.3392446#new_tab) - Jan 6, 2015 - CBC News TransCanada has filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration and plans to file a claim under the North American Free Trade Agreement over the U.S. government's rejection of the company's proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
- [Manitoba's climate plan? Close, but no cigar](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/manitobas-climate-plan-close-but-no-cigar-364209201.html#new_tab) - Jan 5, 2016 - Winnipeg Free Press ANALYSIS - Manitoba has set new greenhouse gas emission targets. What will it take to get there, and does Manitoba's recent climate action plan have what it takes?
- [Climate change affecting vital winter roads for First Nations, leaders say](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/climate-change-affecting-vital-winter-roads-for-first-nations-leaders-say-1.3387884#new_tab) - Jan 3, 2016 - CBC News Wonky weather conditions are prompting aboriginal leaders to raise concerns about the impact of climate change on winter roads, which serve as lifelines for food, fuel and other necessities in several northern communities.
- [U.S. Midwestern flooding death roll rises as cleanup begins](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/midwestern-flooding-cleanup-deathtoll-1.3387771#new_tab) - Jan 3, 2016 - CBC News The Mississippi River and many of its tributaries continued their retreat Sunday from historic and deadly winter flooding, leaving amid the silt a massive cleanup and recovery effort likely to take weeks, if not months.
- [Freak storm pushes North Pole 50F above normal to melting point](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/12/30/freak-storm-has-pushed-north-pole-to-freezing-point-50-degrees-above-normal/#new_tab) - Dec 30, 2015 - Washington Post A powerful winter cyclone — the same storm that lead to two tornado outbreaks in the United States and disastrous river flooding — has driven the North Pole to the freezing point this week, 50 degrees above average for this time of year.
- [Devastating storm system leaves 43 dead across central and southern US](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/28/texas-tornado-garland-rowlett-midwest-flood?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other#new_tab) - Dec 28, 2015 - The Guardian Extreme weather in the southern and eastern US, which included deadly tornadoes in Texas, flash floods in Oklahoma and blizzards in New Mexico, was blamed on el Niño, with national weather agencies saying the weather system could continue to wreak havoc into midweek.
- [UK floods: 'Complete rethink needed' on flood defences](https://climatechangeconnection.org/uk-floods-complete-rethink-needed-on-flood-defences/) - Dec 28, 2015 - BBC News A "complete rethink" of the UK's flood defences is required following widespread flooding across northern England, the Environment Agency says.
- [How US negotiators ensured landmark Paris climate deal was Republican-proof](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/13/climate-change-paris-deal-cop21-obama-administration-congress-republicans-environment#new_tab) - Dec 13, 2015 - The Guardian White House officials at COP 21 helped craft a deal congressional Republicans would not be able to stop – and the effort required major political capital
- ['Historic' Paris climate deal adopted](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cop21-climate-change-talks-saturday-announced-1.3362354#new_tab) - Dec 12, 2015 - CBC News Nearly 200 nations adopted the first global pact to fight climate change on Saturday, calling on the world to collectively cut and then eliminate greenhouse gas pollution but imposing no sanctions on countries that don't.
- [Paris climate pact sinks coal stocks, lifts renewable energy](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-summit-stocks-idUSKBN0TX22A20151214#new_tab) - Dec 14, 2015 - Reuters A landmark deal to curb global warming dented shares of fossil fuel companies and lifted renewable energy stocks on Monday, although some price swings were muted by the non-binding nature of the pact.
- [Floods of biblical proportions leave cities, towns and villages under water](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/26/flooding-havoc-britain-yorkshire?CMP=share_btn_tw#new_tab) - Dec 26, 2015 - The Guardian From Greater Manchester in the north-west to parts of North Yorkshire some 50 miles to the east, Boxing Day 2015 will be remembered as the day the rains came.
- [The warmest Christmas Eve the East Coast has ever seen is shattering records](http://mashable.com/2015/12/24/record-warm-christmas-temp-tracker/#iBSEICtxUuql#new_tab) - Dec 24, 2015 - Mashable The world's hottest year is ending in the most fitting manner possible: with one of the most significant North American heat waves on record for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
- [Cutting emissions is more than an act of faith](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/Cutting-emissions-is-more-than-an-act-of-faith-360624661.html#new_tab) - Dec 4, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press EDITORIAL - Getting to much lower emissions is all about hard work. There is nothing yet in the premier’s plan compelling Manitobans to change their daily lives. That will produce predictable results.
- [Province will cut GHG emissions by one-third by 2030: Selinger](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Province-will-cut-GHG-emissions-by-one-third-by-2030-Selinger-360465531.html#new_tab) - Dec 3, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press Manitoba plans to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions by a third by 2030 on its way to becoming a carbon-neutral province in 2080, Premier Greg Selinger announced Thursday.
- ["Racing Extinction" Is Ready to Become the Most-Watched Documentary in History](http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/12/racing-extinction-clip#new_tab) - Dec 1, 2015 - Vanity Fair Racing Extinction debuts Wednesday on the The Discovery Channel. Discovery’s executive vice president for documentaries and specials, estimates a potential audience of 2.4 billion—and at least 500 million expected to watch.
- [Zuckerberg, Gates and other tech titans form clean energy investment coalition](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/30/bill-gates-breakthrough-energy-coalition-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-microsoft-amazon?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other#new_tab) - Nov 30, 2015 - The Guardian Billionaires Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson and other high-profile entrepreneurs have pledged to spark a “new economic revolution” based around clean energy after launching a new investment drive for renewables.
- [Climate change strategy proves challenging](http://www.winnipegsun.com/2015/11/29/climate-change-strategy-proves-challenging#new_tab) - Nov 29, 2015 - Winnipeg Sun Environmentalists are calling for economy-wide carbon taxes as a way to force emissions to finally be reduced. But Premier Greg Selinger says that levy won’t be part of his new climate change strategy due out this Thursday.
- [Winnipeggers call for change at climate march](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeggers-call-for-change-at-climate-march-1.3342779#new_tab) - Nov 29, 2015 - CBC News Hundreds of people marched in Winnipeg Sunday afternoon to raise awareness about climate change and to call on governments to do more to invest in clean energy.
- [Justin Trudeau promises 'Canadian approach' to climate change](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-first-ministers-meet-climate-change-1.3331290#new_tab) - Nov 23, 2015 - CBC News Justin Trudeau says he's heading into the much-anticipated climate change talks in Paris next week with a "Canadian approach" to climate change, one that recognizes the work the provinces have already done.
- [Alberta's climate change strategy targets carbon, coal, emissions](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-climate-change-newser-1.3330153#new_tab) - Nov 22, 2015 - CBC news Alberta's climate change strategy includes a tax on carbon, a cap on oilsands emissions, a phasing out of coal-fired electricity and an emphasis on wind power.
- [Province puts $150,000 toward geothermal-heat program expansion](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Province-puts-15000-toward-geothermal-heat-program-expansion-350201071.html#new_tab) - Nov 15, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press The province is expanding geothermal heating to two more First Nations. That brings the number of First Nations in Manitoba converting to the earth-based heating and cooling system to six.
- [Trudeau orders oil tanker ban that could kill Northern Gateway](http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/11/13/news/trudeau-orders-oil-tanker-ban-could-kill-northern-gateway#new_tab) - Nov 13, 2015 - National Observer Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a set of directives to his cabinet ministers Friday that included instructions to end oil tankers transits on B.C.’s northern coast — a move that observers say could finally kill the long embattled Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal.
- [Barack Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline](http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/keystone-xl-pipeline-obama-1.3307440#new_tab) - Nov 6, 2015 - CBC News The Obama administration rejected TransCanada's application to build the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, capping a seven-year saga that became an environmental flashpoint in both Canada and the U.S.
- [Keystone XL pipeline owner TransCanada asks for a delay](http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sej-keystone-xl-20151102-story.html#new_tab) - Nov 2, 2015 - New York Times The company that hopes to build the Keystone XL pipeline to carry crude oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast asked the Obama administration Monday to delay its review of the proposal — a striking turn that adds further uncertainty to a project that has generated bitter debate
- [Extreme heatwaves could push Gulf climate beyond human endurance, study shows](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/26/extreme-heatwaves-could-push-gulf-climate-beyond-human-endurance-study-shows#new_tab) - Oct 26, 2015 - The Guardian The Gulf in the Middle East, the heartland of the global oil industry, will suffer heatwaves beyond the limit of human survival if climate change is unchecked, according to a new scientific study.
- [Oslo aims to make city center car-free within four years](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/19/us-norway-environment-oslo-idUSKCN0SD1GI20151019#new_tab) - Oct 19, 2015 - Reuters Cars will be banned from central Oslo by 2019 to help reduce pollution, local politicians said on Monday, in what they said would be the first comprehensive and permanent ban for a European capital.
- [New environmental legislation will be the 'backdrop to everything you do:' Selinger](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/New-environmental-legislation-333340221.html#new_tab) - Oct 16, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press With noted Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki at his side Friday, Premier Greg Selinger says his government will introduce legislation that would "enshrine environmental rights" in all provincial decisions.
- [Airship made in Manitoba almost ready for test flight](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/airship-made-in-manitoba-almost-ready-for-test-flight-1.3271827#new_tab) - Oct 16, 2015 - CBC News A made-in-Manitoba ultralight airship, believed to be the first in western Canada, will soon take flight as part of an experiment that its creators hope will eventually lead to more cargo transportation options in remote communities.
- [Developers face 'disheartening' fight against an anti-pipeline lobby that's growing more organized](http://calgaryherald.com/business/energy/developers-face-disheartening-fight-against-an-anti-pipeline-lobby-thats-growing-more-organized#new_tab) - Oct 14, 2015 - Bloomberg News The battle to build natural gas pipelines in the post-Keystone XL world has moved from the hearing room into the streets.
- [Bank of England governor warns of risks from climate change 'tragedy of the horizon'](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/29/carney-warns-of-risks-from-climate-change-tragedy-of-the-horizon#new_tab) - Sep 29, 2015 - The Guardian Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, has warned that climate change will lead to financial crises and falling living standards unless the world’s leading countries do more to ensure that their companies come clean about their current and future carbon emissions.
- [Albertans support tougher climate-change policies, including carbon tax, poll says](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/poll-pembina-alberta-climate-change-1.3249966#new_tab) - Sep 30, 2015 - CBC News More than half of Albertans want the province to adopt stronger climate change policies, even if that means oilsands producers are faced with higher costs, a new poll suggests.
- [Climate change is so bad that the US and China agree on it](http://www.wired.com/2015/09/climate-change-bad-us-china-agree/#new_tab) - Sep 28, 2015 - Wired President Xi Jinping announced his country’s commitment to cutting emissions from the White House on September 24, the same day Pope Francis lectured Congress on how climate change is affecting the world’s poor. None of this is accidental.
- [Pope Francis backs urgent action on climate change, lauds Obama's climate plan](http://mashable.com/2015/09/23/pope-francis-praises-obama-climate-plan/#yXdcXT26rOqg#new_tab) - Sep 23, 2015 - Mashable In his first public remarks since arriving in the U.S. for an historic visit, Pope Francis jumped immediately into the hot-button issue of climate change policy by praising President Obama's plan to curb emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases.
- [California Wildfires: Thousands flee as blazes force evacuations](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-wildfires-thousand-flee-firefighters-battle-blazes-n426531#new_tab) - Sep 14, 2015 - NBC News Hundreds of buildings have been lost to a fast-moving Northern California wildfire that had forced thousands to flee Sunday and hospitalized four firefighters with second-degree burns.
- [Bowman backs emission co-ordinator, public reports](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/bowman-backs-emission-co-ordinator-public-reports-326202201.html#new_tab) - Sep 10, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press Mayor Brian Bowman said Winnipeg needs a climate change co-ordinator and committed to making reports about the city's greenhouse gas emissions public.
- [City holds out on hiring a new climate change co-ordinator](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/no-adviser-on-climate-change-324653451.html#new_tab) - Sep 5, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press As U.S. President Barack Obama implores world leaders to do more to combat climate change, the City of Winnipeg is doing less. The city parted ways this week with climate change co-ordinator Sean Madden, whose two-year contract ended Thursday. There are no immediate plans to replace him.
- [TransCanada investigates pipeline blaze that sent fireball into sky south of Emerson](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/transcanada-pipeline-blaze-manitoba-minnesota-border-1.3218102#new_tab) - Sep 7, 2015 - CBC News TransCanada says it's looking into what may have caused a natural gas pipeline fire that sent a large fireball into the sky south of the Canada-U.S. border in Minnesota over the weekend.
- [Obama's climate-change talk stands in stark contrast to Canadian party leaders](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/obama-s-climate-change-talk-stands-in-stark-contrast-to-canadian-party-leaders-1.3211523#new_tab) - Sep 1, 2015 - Canadian Press An international summit on Arctic issues that seems designed to burnish the green legacy of U.S. President Barack Obama is highlighting the absence of climate debate so far in Canada's federal election.
- [Weekend storms show cracks in Manitoba infrastructure](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/weekend-storms-show-cracks-in-manitoba-infrastructure-1.3201692#new_tab) - Aug 24, 2015 - CBC News Manitoba can expect more storms similar to what we had this weekend, but it's ill-prepared for that, according to one expert.
- [Oilsands water restrictions a climate change ‘preview:’ study](http://globalnews.ca/news/2172684/oilsands-water-restrictions-a-climate-change-preview-study/#new_tab) - Aug 18, 2015 - Canadian Press EDMONTON – Researchers have found that by mid-century — well within the expected lifespan of most oilsands developments — low water levels leading to withdrawal disruptions will increase by up to 40 per cent.
- [July was likely Earth’s hottest month in what’s destined to be Earth’s hottest year](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/08/17/july-was-likely-earths-warmest-month-in-whats-destined-to-be-earths-warmest-year/#new_tab) - Aug 18, 2015 - Washington Post For planet Earth, no other month was likely as hot as this past July in records that date back to the late 1800s. And the global is well on its way to having its hottest year on record.
- [Major concerns over pipeline proposal](http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/08/13/major-concerns-over-pipeline-proposal.html#new_tab) - Aug 13, 2015 - The Star A 96-page report from the Ontario Energy Board raises a host of concerns about TransCanada’s proposal to convert its natural gas pipeline to carry crude oil from Alberta, through Ontario to the East Coast.
- [Intensifying ‘El Nino’ has surprises in store for Canadian weather](http://globalnews.ca/news/2167290/intensifying-el-nino-has-surprises-in-store-for-canadian-weather/#new_tab) - Aug 15, 2015 - Global News TORONTO – Climate scientists are keeping a close eye on what this year’s El Nino could mean for Canada’s upcoming winter. The phenomenon could bring another warm, dry winter for the Prairies. Quebec and Ontario may see some relief after last year’s frigid temperatures.
- [Harley-Davidson plugs into the future with electric prototype](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/harley-plugs-into-the-future/article25949017/#new_tab) - Aug 13, 2015 - Globe & Mail Enter the Harley LiveWire – a prototype electric motorcycle, but unquestionably one that is headed to market (widely rumoured by 2020). It is the bike that could change everything you think about the largest mass-produced U.S. bike manufacturer.
- [Revealed: Canadian government spent millions on secret tar sands advocacy](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2015/aug/11/canadian-government-spent-millions-on-secret-tar-sands-advocacy#new_tab) - Aug 12, 2015 - The Guardian Canada’s Conservative government spent several million dollars on a tar sands advocacy fund as its push to export the oil faltered, documents reveal. The documents were revealed through a freedom of information (FOI) request.
- [Diet change cuts methane emissions in cow burps](http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/diet-change-cuts-methane-emissions-in-cow-burps-20150804-girf6l.html#new_tab) - Aug 4, 2015 - Sydney Morning Herald A team of Victorian and international scientists has found that a new additive included in a dairy cow's diet can cut the cow's methane emissions when it belches by almost one third.
- [Melting glaciers and drought in Alberta's future](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/melting-glaciers-and-drought-in-alberta-s-future-1.3179073#new_tab) - Aug 4, 2015 - CBC News Receding glaciers and lack of rain are already having an impact on local waterways, but there's more bad news to come.
- [Barack Obama sets stricter power plant emissions cuts](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/barack-obama-sets-stricter-power-plant-emissions-cuts-1.3177686#new_tab) - Aug 3, 2015 - Associated Press U.S. President Barack Obama has announced even steeper greenhouse gas cuts from power plants than previously expected, a challenge to the rest of the world to take serious action as a global summit to finalize a landmark climate change treaty approaches at the end of this year.
- [California wildfires torch 134,000 acres - and counting](http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/03/us/california-wildfires/#new_tab) - Aug 4, 2015 - CNN Firefighters in steep terrain and rugged conditions in California are fighting nearly two dozen wildfires that have torched more than 134,000 acres. That's nearly three times the state's 5-year wildfire average for this time of year,
- [Otterburne Pipeline explosion findings released](http://globalnews.ca/news/2135456/otterburne-pipeline-explosion-findings-released/#new_tab) - Tue Jul 28, 2015 - Global News WINNIPEG — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its report into a large pipeline explosion near Otterburne, Manitoba, in January 2014.
- [B.C. Premier Clark fears raging wildfires new norm, blames climate change](http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5746863-b-c-premier-clark-fears-raging-wildfires-new-norm-blames-climate-change/#new_tab) - Jul 23, 2015 - Hamilton Spectator WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — Relentless forest fires burning across British Columbia may be the new normal, Premier Christy Clark warned as she stood not far from a raging fire that threatened homes in her own riding.
- [Massive Alberta oil spill bigger than Kalamazoo disaster](http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/07/17/news/massive-alberta-oil-spill-bigger-kalamazoo-disaster#new_tab) - Jul 17, 2015 - National Observer Oil sands giant Nexen has apologized for one of the largest petroleum spill disasters in Canadian history at its facility just south of Fort McMurray.
- [Crazy rain storm creates flash flood in St. Pierre-Jolys](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Crazy-rain-storm-creates-flash-flood-in-St-Pierre-Jolys-315797761.html#new_tab) - Jul 16, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press Vehicles were stalled on Highway 59 in St. Pierre-Jolys on Wednesday night, and even floating, after about 75 millimetres of rain fell in less than an hour.
- [Premiers set to fast-track oil pipelines](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/pan-canada-energy-strategy-contains-little-action-on-climate-change/article25477300/#new_tab) - Jul 13, 2015 - Globe & Mail The Canadian Energy Strategy will be finalized and unveiled at a premiers’ conference in St. John’s beginning Wednesday. But The Globe and Mail has obtained a draft of the plan that reveals the key points and stumbling blocks.
- [Al Gore on why he remains hopeful about climate change](http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2015/07/10/al-gore-on-why-he-remains-hopeful-about-climate-change.html#new_tab) - Jul 10, 2015 - The Star On the climate change front, there is rarely any good news. But former U.S. vice-president Al Gore — who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to build awareness of climate change — is optimistic about the future.
- [Climate Summit of the Americas begins in Toronto](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/climate-summit-of-the-americas-begins-in-toronto-1.3142584#new_tab) - Jul 8, 2015 - Canadian Press Hundreds of invitation-only delegates are attending a two-day Climate Summit of the Americas in Toronto. The conference is hosted by Ontario and aims to bolster the fight against global warming.
- [Fires in Kootenays advance on homes, then retreat – but alerts still in place](http://globalnews.ca/news/2093060/fires-in-kootenays-advance-on-homes-then-retreat-but-alerts-still-in-place/#new_tab) - Jul 6, 2015 - Global News It’s been a harried 24 hours for several communities in the Kootenays. Last night several fires expanded in the region, causing an evacuation order south of Cranbrook and an evacuation alert just next to Nelson.
- [Jane Fonda attends Toronto rally for ‘Jobs, Justice, Climate’](http://globalnews.ca/news/2092951/jane-fonda-attends-toronto-rally-for-jobs-justice-and-the-climate/#new_tab) - July 5, 2015 - Global News TORONTO — Screen icon Jane Fonda made an appearance Sunday at the kick-off for the Jobs, Justice and the Climate March.
- [Study: Polar bears could feel bite of climate change by 2025](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/polar-bears-could-feel-climate-changes-bite-by-2025-study-finds/#new_tab) - Jul 2, 2015 - Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The U.S. Geological Survey says updated scientific models don't bode well for polar bear populations across the world, especially in Alaska, the only U.S. state with the white bears.
- [Britain, Western Europe endure record heat wave](http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/07/01/Britain-Western-Europe-endure-record-heat-wave/4451435770281/#new_tab) - Jul 1, 2015 - UPI LONDON - Britain just endured its hottest July day on record. The official temperature of 36.7 C broke a record set in 2006, and prompted a Level 3 "heatwave action" to be declared by the Meteorological Office.
- [Breakthrough? US, China set new goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Nov 12, 2014 - The Associated Press BEIJING, China - The United States and China pledged Wednesday to take ambitious action to limit greenhouse gases, aiming to inject fresh momentum into the global fight against climate change ahead of make-or-break climate talks next year.
- [Feds quietly canvass provinces for climate change measures ahead of Paris talks](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Mar 3, 2015 - Canadian Press OTTAWA - Canada's contribution to a major United Nations climate change conference later this year will be heavily dependent on actions by provincial and territorial governments.
- [Norway presents pledge for UN climate deal: cutting emissions by 40 per cent by 2030](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Feb 4, 2015 - Associated Press STOCKHOLM - Norway says it will cut its emissions of global warming gases by 40 per cent by 2030, aligning itself with the target set by the European Union.
- [White House: Obama would veto Keystone bill](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Jan 6, 2015 - Washington Post President Obama would veto a bill that would allow for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, the White House said Tuesday. "If this bill passes this Congress, the president wouldn’t sign it," said White House press secretary Josh Earnest.
- [Obama sets sizzling climate action pace in push to leave legacy](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/25/barack-obama-climate-change-legacy#new_tab) - Jun 26, 2015 - The Guardian: Two years after Barack Obama’s sweeping promise to fight climate change on 25 June 2013, the president has used his executive powers to spit out new climate events or announcements at a dizzying rate of one every 4.5 days this year.
- [For first time, a court orders a government to act on global warming](http://mashable.com/2015/06/24/dutch-court-global-warming-case/#new_tab) - Wed Jun 24 - Mashable In a landmark victory for climate activists, a court in the Netherlands ruled Wednesday that the government must take action to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming.
- [Ministers talk GHG, offer few specifics](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/ministers-talk-ghg-offer-few-specifics-309463581.html#new_tab) - Jun 24, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - Canada's environment ministers wrapped up a two-day meeting in Winnipeg on Tuesday devoted mainly to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction -- the first time in about a decade the issue has taken centre stage at one of their annual gatherings.
- [Pope Francis urges 'decisive' climate change action](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/pope-francis-urges-decisive-climate-change-action-1.3118149#new_tab) - Jun 18, 2015 - CBC News Pope Francis demanded swift action on Thursday to save the planet from environmental ruin, urging world leaders to hear "the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor" and plunging the Catholic Church into political controversy over climate change.
- [World’s tallest passive-house building breaks ground in NY](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/14/realestate/worlds-tallest-passive-house-breaks-ground-on-roosevelt-island.html?_r=0#new_tab) - Jun 12, 2015 - New York Times An apartment tower in New York will be the tallest passive-house high-rise in the world - and it will be affordable for university students.
- [In North Dakota’s Bakken oil boom, there will be blood](https://www.revealnews.org/article/in-north-dakotas-bakken-oil-boom-there-will-be-blood/#new_tab) - Jun 13, 2015 - Reveal News Across the Bakken, deeply entrenched corporate practices and weak federal oversight inoculate energy producers against responsibility when workers are killed or injured, while shifting the blame to others.
- [In Stunning Reversal, ‘Big Oil’ Asks for Carbon Price](http://www.climatecentral.org/news/oil-companies-carbon-price-19054#new_tab) - Jun 1, 2015 - Climate Central In a stunning reversal of years of obstructionism to creating a global framework to deal with climate change, CEOs from global oil and gas behemoths Shell, BP, Total, Statoil, Eni and the BG Group have signaled that they’re ready for a price on carbon.
- [Dozens of Canada's tar sands projects on hold as prices fall, analysis shows](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/29/dozens-of-canadas-tar-sands-projects-on-hold-as-prices-fall-analysis-shows#new_tab) - May 29, 2015 - The Guardian Some 39 projects containing 13bn barrels of oil are currently delayed or on hold, according to analysis published on Friday. The projects – a combination of open-cast mines and drilling – would pump 7.8bn tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere if they went ahead.
- [Leave fossil fuels buried to prevent climate change, study urges](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/07/much-worlds-fossil-fuel-reserve-must-stay-buried-prevent-climate-change-study-says#new_tab) - Jan 7, 2015 - The Guardian New research is first to identify which reserves must not be burned to keep global temperature rise under 2C, including over 90% of US and Australian coal and almost all Canadian tar sands.
- [India doctors' leave canceled as heat wave kills 1,100](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/27/us-india-heatwave-idUSKBN0OC1KG20150527#new_tab) - May 27, 2015 - Reuters A heat wave in India has killed more than 1,100 people this week as temperatures soar above 47 Celsius (116.6 Fahrenheit), and doctors' leave has been canceled to help cope with the sick.
- [Across U.S., Heaviest Downpours On The Rise](http://www.climatecentral.org/news/across-u.s.-heaviest-downpours-on-the-rise-18989#new_tab) - May 27, 2015 - Climate Central Record-breaking rain across Texas and Oklahoma this week caused widespread flooding, the likes of which the region has rarely, if ever, seen. For seven locations there, May 2015 has seen the most rain of any month ever recorded. The unprecedented amounts suggest a possible climate change signal.
- [Pipeline company responsible for California oil spill has history of disasters in Alberta](http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/05/25/news/pipeline-company-responsible-california-oil-spill-has-history-disasters-alberta#new_tab) - May 25, 2015 - National Observer As oil tars up the marine life and beaches of California and makes its way up the B.C. coast, the company responsible for the spill — Plains All American L.P.— is quietly expanding oil pipeline operations in Canada.
- [Pedestrians and cyclists key to urban renewal](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/plan-would-redefine-downtown-304884461.html#new_tab) - May 25, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press Transforming downtown into a walkable city centre that focuses on the pedestrian and cyclist experience first is the most important investment Winnipeg can make to promote an urban lifestyle different from the suburbs.
- [Three in four Manitobans believe in climate change: poll](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/featured/Three-in-four-Manitobans-believe-in-climate-change-poll-304322521.html#new_tab) - Winnipeg Free Press - May 20, 2015 Whether or not climate change was to blame for the 2.5 cm of snow that fell in Winnipeg Sunday night, a new Forum Research poll suggests almost three in four Manitobans believe climate change is very real.
- [Show the Free Press the city's worst spots for cycling](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/editors-picks/take-us-for-a-bumpy-ride-303249791.html#new_tab) - Winnipeg Free Press - May 11, 2015 THE Free Press is asking cyclists to submit their own photos of troublesome spots they encounter in their travels.
- [Sea level rise is accelerating](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/sea-level-rise-is-accelerating-1.3070635#new_tab) - CBC News - May 12, 2015 Sea levels over the past two decades have risen faster than previously thought, suggests a new study that reassesses the accuracy of satellite data.
- [Active transportation gets a leg up from Winnipeg city council](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/active-transportation-gets-a-leg-up-from-winnipeg-city-council-1.3057412#new_tab) - May 1, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press The City of Winnipeg plans to invest 330 million dollars in active transportation over 20-years to encourage walking and cycling in Winnipeg.
- [Analysis - Stephen Harper draws up election 2015 strategy on climate change](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-draws-up-election-2015-strategy-on-climate-change-1.3054629#new_tab) - April 30, 2015 - CBC News Stephen Harper surprised a lot of people when he said Canada's soon-to-be-announced target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020 will not be the same as the U.S.
- [Audi just invented fuel made from CO₂ and water](http://time.com/3837814/audi-environmental-protection-green-energy-climate-change-cars/?xid=emailshare#new_tab) - Apr 28, 2015 - Time An Audi research facility in Dresden, Germany, has managed to create the first batches of diesel fuel with a net-zero carbon footprint — made from carbon dioxide (CO2), water and renewable energy sources such as wind or solar power.
- [Extreme weather already on increase due to climate change, study finds](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/apr/27/extreme-weather-already-on-increase-due-to-climate-change-study-finds#new_tab) - Apr 27, 2015 - The Guardian Extreme heatwaves and heavy rain storms are already happening with increasing regularity worldwide because of manmade climate change, according to new research.
- [Harper suggests Canada likely won’t match U.S. emissions targets](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-suggests-canada-likely-wont-match-us-emissions-targets/article24094006/#new_tab) - Apr 23, 2015 - CBC News Prime Minister Stephen Harper says it is unlikely that Canada will join the United States in a pledge to meet tough new targets for greenhouse-gas emissions over the coming decade.
- [Selinger wants Manitoba to set emissions targets for UN Climate Change Conference in November](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/emissions-in-crosshairs-299805721.html#new_tab) - Apr 15, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press OTTAWA — Manitoba should have new emissions targets ready to announce in time for a worldwide conference on climate change scheduled for this fall, Premier Greg Selinger said Tuesday.
- [Dramatic photos of Vancouver oil spill spark pipeline outrage on social media](http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/dramatic-photos-of-vancouver-oil-spill-spark-pipeline-outrage-on-social-media-1.3026816#new_tab) - Apr 9, 2015 - CBC News As a toxic bunker fuel spill spread across Vancouver's English Bay and washed ashore on the city's many beaches, people took to social media to share worrying photos, along with fears for the province's environmental future.
- [Energy East pipeline puts Winnipeg drinking water at risk, Barlow says](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/energy-east-pipeline-puts-winnipeg-drinking-water-at-risk-barlow-says-1.3029917#new_tab) - Apr 12, 2015 - CBC News A Canadian social action organization opposing the Energy East pipeline says the project puts Winnipeg's drinking water supply at risk.
- [No debate on Manitoba's secret love affair](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/getting-the-oil--to-market-299008571.html#new_tab) - Apr 8, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press Despite assurances of equal time for panellists and respectful conversation, no one from the industry or from government seems to want to talk to the public about pipelines or fracking.
- [Energy East to run across Manitoba, under Winnipeg aqueduct](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/getting-the-oil--to-market-299009241.html#new_tab) - Apr 8, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press Premier Selinger will be in Quebec City next week to discuss climate change with the other premiers. He'll face an important decision: Will he act on climate? Or will he support the Energy East pipeline? The pipeline's cheerleaders would like him to believe he can do both. The facts
- [Energy East pipeline puts northern environment at risk: report](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/energy-east-pipeline-puts-northern-environment-at-risk-report-1.3023534#new_tab) - Apr 8, 2015 - CBC News A provincial report says the Energy East oil pipeline comes with significant environmental risk and small economic reward for northern Ontario. The report comes out of a year-long review of the project by the Ontario Energy Board.
- [Boreal forest suffering 'significant' losses in Russia, Canada](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/boreal-forest-suffering-significant-losses-in-russia-canada-1.3019507#new_tab) - Apr 2, 2015 - CBC News Russia and Canada led the world in the loss of tree cover in 2013, according to analysis of new satellite images by researchers and Global Forest Watch.
- [Energy East scraps plans for a Quebec port: report](http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/transcanada-corp-s-energy-east-pipeline-will-bypass-quebec-report#new_tab) - Apr 1, 2015 - Montreal Gazette The Parti Québécois opposition welcomed news that TransCanada Corp. will not build an oil port in Quebec as part of its cross-country Energy East pipeline project.
- [Canada lags on greenhouse gas targets, critics charge](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-lags-on-greenhouse-gas-targets-critics-charge-1.3015174#new_tab) - Mar 30, 2015 - CBC News The UN set the end of March as an unofficial deadline for developed nations to submit their reduction targets. The European Union, Switzerland and Norway have all produced their plans. The United States is expected to submit its targets soon. Canada, however, says it won’t announce any targets until
- [Local businessman has a plan for a Winnipeg without rail lines](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/a-vision-of-a-city-without-rail-lines-297874901.html#new_tab) - Mar 28, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg businessman Art DeFehr says relocating the rail lines outside the Perimeter Highway would cost roughly $700 million but free up hundreds of acres of prime land for high-density housing and rapid transit and shrink the chances of a Lac-Mégantic-type disaster.
- [Valve malfunction causes 30,000-litre oil spill near Virden](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Valve-malfunction-causes-30000-litre-oil-spill-near-Virden-297750251.html?cx_navSource=d-tiles-3#new_tab) - Mar 27, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press An oil spill on a three-well pad near Cromer leached out to the point where it affected adjacent farmland. The spill dropped 30,000 litres of crude on the ground Monday after an O-ring on a check valve near the separator malfunctioned, causing oil to leak out.
- [RRC to unveil new Level 3 electric-vehicle charging station](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/297511111.html?cx_navSource=d-more-news#new_tab) - Mar 25, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press Red River College is putting a charge in the local electric car market today. The college is unveiling a Level 3 (30KW DC) electric-vehicle quick charging station at 10 a.m. at the Notre Dame campus this morning.
- [Pine beetles moving into Boreal Forest](http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/pine-beetles/rosner-text#new_tab) - Apr 2015 issue - National Geographic The Mountain Pine beetle has killed whole mountainsides of lodgepole pine across ten states and two Canadian provinces. Now it is in the jack pine of the Boreal Forest and is spreading easterly. The beetle has us to thank for warming the whole planet with our carbon dioxide emissions.
- [Norway’s sovereign wealth holds lessons for Canada](http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/norway-s-sovereign-wealth-holds-lessons-for-canada-1.3002803#new_tab) - Mar 20, 2015 - CBC News Twenty-five years ago, Norway chose to bank the returns from its oil resources, and it has paid off handsomely - to the tune of $1 trillion. Alberta can only look on with envy.
- [Crude oil, salt water contaminate Waskada area farmland after Tundra Oil spill](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/crude-oil-salt-water-contaminate-waskada-area-farmland-after-tundra-oil-spill-1.3000561#new_tab) - Mar 18, 2015 - CBC News Winnipeg-based Tundra Oil and Gas is cleaning up a spill that contaminated farmland near the town of Waskada early last month.
- [Low-carbon economy within reach for Canada, say researchers](http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/low-carbon-economy-within-reach-say-researchers-1.3000096#new_tab) - Mar 18, 2015 - CBC News Dozens of Canada's top scholars are urging a sweeping remake of how the country produces and uses its energy in a necessary effort to wean itself off fossil fuels. But don't worry, they say. This will hardly hurt at all.
- [Energy East pipeline too close for comfort for Manitoba farmer](http://www.vancouverobserver.com/national-observer/energy-east-getting-too-close-comfort-manitoba-farmer#new_tab) - Mar 10, 2015 - Vancouver Observer The prospect of a giant pipeline pumping 1.1 million barrels of oil less than one kilometre past her southern Manitoba farm is alarming, says organic farmer Louise May. The pipeline also runs beside Winnipeg’s methane-rich landfill, within eyeshot of her home.
- [New models yield clearer picture of emissions' true costs](http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150304110402.htm#new_tab) - Mar 4, 2015 - ScienceDaily When its environmental and human health toll is factored in, a litre of gasoline costs us about $1.00 more than the pump price, a new Duke University study finds.
- [U.S. Senate fails to override Obama's Keystone XL veto](http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/u-s-senate-fails-to-override-obama-s-keystone-xl-veto-1.2981780#new_tab) - Mar 4, 2015 - CBC News Republicans have failed to muster enough votes to overrule U.S. President Barack Obama's recent veto of a bill that would have approved the Keystone XL pipeline.
- [Even at $10/barrel, oil can’t match solar on cost](http://reneweconomy.com.au/2015/even-at-10barrel-oil-cant-match-solar-on-cost-37540#new_tab) - Mar 2, 2015 - reNewEconomy.com One of the biggest banks in the Middle East and the oil-rich Gulf countries says that fossil fuels can no longer compete with solar technologies on price, and says the vast bulk of the $US48 trillion needed to meet global power demand over the next two decades will come from
- [Energy industry paid climate deniers' star scientist](http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-edition-1.2969629/energy-industry-paid-climate-deniers-star-scientist-1.2969683#new_tab) - Feb 24, 2015 - CBC Radio Willie Soon is one of the few bona fide scientists whose research has famously been used by climate change deniers in Washington to support their claims. But according to documents obtained by Greenpeace through a freedom of information request, nearly all of Soon's climate research over the last 14 years
- [Pipeline lessons learned?](http://www.vancouversun.com/business/energy/Pipeline+lessons+learned/10831088/story.html?__lsa=2cc7-2a59#new_tab) - Feb 20, 2015 - Vancouver Sun After a terrible year for safety in 2012, a zero-incident campaign was promised in Canada. Today, the number of incidents — spills, fires and the like — is down sharply, but parts of the picture are more murky.
- [TransCanada seeks approval for Upline Pipeline going north from N.D.](http://globalnews.ca/news/1839314/transcanada-seeks-approval-for-upline-pipeline-going-north-from-n-d/#new_tab) - Feb 19, 2015 - Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. – The Canadian company behind the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline will seek U.S. government approval for another pipeline – this one going north.
- [‘Anti-petroleum’ movement a growing security threat to Canada, RCMP say](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/anti-petroleum-movement-a-growing-security-threat-to-canada-rcmp-say/article23019252/#new_tab) - Feb 17, 2015 - Globe and Mail OTTAWA - The RCMP has labelled the “anti-petroleum” movement as a growing and violent threat to Canada’s security, raising fears among environmentalists that they face increased surveillance, and possibly worse, under the Harper government’s new terrorism legislation.
- [This new Tesla battery will power your home, and maybe the electric grid too](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/02/12/this-new-tesla-battery-will-power-your-home-and-maybe-the-electric-grid-too/?tid=pm_business_pop#new_tab) - Feb 12, 2015 - Washington Post Tesla is working on a battery that can power your home and even help large-scale utilities store energy more efficiently, according to company chief executive Elon Musk.
- [Apple deal, tax change could spark corporate solar stampede](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/12/us-solar-corporate-idUSKBN0LG01F20150212#new_tab) - Feb 11, 2015 - Reuters Apple Inc's deal to buy nearly $1 billion of power from a massive First Solar Inc plant could be the first of a stampede of contracts driven by the looming change in a solar tax incentive that makes such projects particularly attractive.
- [Rapid-transit funding outlined](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/rapid-transit-funding-outlined-291363711.html#new_tab) - Feb 10, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press The announcement of the largest municipal infrastructure project in Winnipeg's history - it's also the first public-private partnership of its kind for transit in Canada - was made by representatives of all three levels of government at the downtown bus depot Monday afternoon.
- [As Energy East application nears, communities weigh risks, benefits of pipeline](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Sep 9, 2014 - Canadian Press CALGARY - For the mayor of North Bay, Ont., it's all about protecting the city's sole source of drinking water from a pipeline spill. When TransCanada Corp. files a regulatory application later this month for its $12-billion Energy East pipeline, Al McDonald says he'll be looking for assurances that
- [David Suzuki Foundation says Canada must move quickly to clean energy](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Nov 2, 2014 - Canadian Press VANCOUVER - The UN's panel on climate science report released Sunday in Denmark says climate change is happening, and it's almost entirely man's fault. The David Suzuki Foundation says Canadians must respond quickly to ensure that clean energy becomes a national priority in order to prevent the most serious
- [Pineapple Express weather system prompts climate-change worries in B.C.](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/major-snowstorms-in-bc-stoke-climate-change-worries/article22855378/#new_tab) - Feb 8, 2015 - Globe and Mail Warm weather and rain linked to the Pineapple Express weather system is forcing Mount Washington Alpine Resort on Vancouver Island to shut down its winter operations as of Monday, a rare situation that comes as industry operators fear the impact of climate change.
- [EPA Keystone review links oil sands to carbon emission jump](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-03/epa-keystone-review-links-oil-sands-to-higher-carbon-emissions#new_tab) - Feb 3, 2015 - Bloomberg News The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said developing Canadian oil sands would significantly increase greenhouse gases, a conclusion environmental groups said gives President Barack Obama reason to reject the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
- [Climate change will make storms nastier but less frequent, study says](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/climate-change-will-make-storms-nastier-but-less-frequent-study-says-1.2936851#new_tab) - Jan 29, 2015 - CBC News Large storms like the blizzard that battered New England this week may become more severe but less frequent as the Earth's climate changes, scientists said on Thursday.
- [Energy East meeting angers citizens over unanswered questions](http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/energy-east-meeting-angers-citizens-over-unanswered-questions#new_tab) - Jan 29, 2015 - Vancouver Observer An Ottawa public meeting about the Energy East project got heated last week when 350 citizens showed up with pointed questions about how the giant oil-sands pipeline might impact their waterways. Many were flummoxed they were not getting straight answers.
- [New infill condos going up](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/new-infill-condos-going-up-289752621.html#new_tab) - Jan 26, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press A group of local developers is about to launch two new infill condominium projects in the city, one in the Wolseley area and the other in the Maples. They hope to complete the Wolseley complex by October or November of this year and the Maples project by the spring
- ['Climate change is real and not a hoax,' US Senate overwhelmingly decides](http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-senate-climate-hoax-20150121-story.html#new_tab) - Jan 22, 2014 - LA Times The U.S. Senate has made it official: Climate change is not a hoax. On Wednesday, the US Senate voted 98 to 1 in favour of the resolution: "It is the sense of the Senate that climate change is real and not a hoax."
- [Water pollution worries to surface at Energy East pipeline meetings](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/water-pollution-worries-to-surface-at-energy-east-pipeline-meetings-1.2899131#new_tab) - Jan 13, 2015 - CBC News KENORA - A meeting Tuesday night in Kenora signals the start of a new round of public consultations on the Energy East pipeline. Both supporters and opponents of the plan in northwestern Ontario have concerns.
- [Chevy Bolt electric car could be 'first mass-market EV success'](http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-0113-chevrolet-volt-bolt-20150112-story.html#page=1#new_tab) - Jan 13, 2015 - LA Times For years automakers have failed to make an electric car with the two qualities most drivers demand: a long driving range and a low sticker price. Now General Motors, in a dramatic model debut in Detroit, says it has unlocked the magic formula.
- [NAFTA scrutiny of oilsands tailings ponds opposed by Canada](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nafta-scrutiny-of-oilsands-tailings-ponds-opposed-by-canada-1.2896100#new_tab) - Jan 12, 2015 - CBC News Canada is trying to stop NAFTA's environmental watchdog from taking a closer look at the environmental effects of the huge tailings ponds produced by Alberta's oilsands, and it appears Mexico and the U.S. will go along with efforts to stop a formal investigation.
- [Oil price slide: Alberta should look at carbon tax, economist says](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/oil-price-slide-alberta-should-look-at-carbon-tax-economist-says-1.2893938#new_tab) - Jan 8, 2015 - CBC News The sooner Alberta decreases its economic dependence on the oilsands, the better off the province will be, says Jeff Rubin former chief economist at CIBC World Markets. Alberta Premier Jim Prentice says the plummeting price of oil means the province is facing a $500-million deficit this year instead of a budget surplus.
- [Climate change study says most of Canada's oil reserves should be left underground](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/climate-change-study-says-most-of-canada-s-oil-reserves-should-be-left-underground-1.2893013#new_tab) - Jan 7, 2015 - CBC News According to a new study published in the scientific journal Nature, Canada's oil patch would have to be left mostly unexploited if the world is to avoid a rise in average temperature of two degrees or more, as almost every country in the world has committed to do.
- [LNG pipelines cannot be converted for oil: new BC law](http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/lng-pipelines-cannot-be-converted-oil-new-bc-law#new_tab) - Jan 7, 2014 - Vancouver Observer B.C. will ban the future conversion of proposed Liquified Natural Gas pipelines for the transport of oil or bitumen, the provincial government said Tuesday. The move is being seen as an effort to quell suspicions that LNG pipelines are being proposed as a backdoor way to build oil sands
- [SaskPower to launch carbon-capture power plant](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Sep 28, 2014 - Canadian Press REGINA - Saskatchewan's government-owned power utility is set to launch its flagship carbon-capture-and-storage project. While its proponents say the project represents a way to burn coal more efficiently with less greenhouse gas, critics argue carbon capture simply enables the status quo and does little to mitigate the damage caused by
- [Statoil puts oilsands project on hold for at least three years](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Sep 25, 2014 - Canadian Press CALGARY - Statoil has put its Corner oilsands project on hold for at least three years as it grapples with rising costs. "Market access issues also play a role — including limited pipeline access which weighs on prices for Alberta oil, squeezing margins and making it difficult for sustainable financial
- [Idling your car a waste of money](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/idling-your-car-a-waste-of-money-287317451.html?cx_navSource=d-popular-views#new_tab) - Jan 2, 2015 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - You may want to think twice before warming up your car for extended periods of time during this winter's deep-freeze. "It adds to wear and tear on the vehicle, and it also can just be a waste of money," said John Correia, mechanic at Super Lube on
- [Pope Francis calls for action on climate change & capitalism on a planet "Exploited by human greed"](http://www.democracynow.org/2014/12/31/pope_francis_calls_for_action_on#new_tab) - Dec 31, 2014 - Democracy Now Pope Francis is set to make history by issuing the first-ever comprehensive Vatican teachings on climate change, which will urge 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide to take action.
- [Ice-free Arctic could be just six years away](http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/12/22/icefree_arctic_could_be_just_six_years_away.html#new_tab) - Dec 22, 2014 - The Star Sea ice has always been highly variable. David Barber, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Arctic System Science at the University of Manitoba, says that variability is growing and makes predictions difficult. Dates for an Arctic free of summer ice vary from 2020 to 2080 and scientists can’t
- [Peak Snow? BC Ski Resorts Brace for Warmer Era](http://thetyee.ca/News/2014/12/22/Peak-Snow-Ski-Resorts/#new_tab) - Dec 22, 2014 - The Tyee While climate change will have far direr consequences than harming the quality of recreational snow sports, the industry is a major economic force that provides a livelihood for 12,000 people in BC. The province's 85 ski areas bring in $600 million in revenue annually.
- [Caribou hunt industry collapse still haunts northern Quebec](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/caribou-hunt-industry-collapse-still-haunts-northern-quebec-1.2879442#new_tab) - Dec 23, 2014 - CBC News Biologists who study caribou say it is highly unlikely the George River herd will ever be able to sustain a sport hunt again. They don’t know the exact reason for the decline, but suspect a number of factors such as a strain on the habitat, climate change and a high
- [Earth heats up, world cold to deal](http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/kaleidoscope/earth-heats-up-world-cold-to-deal/20503.html#new_tab) - Dec 21, 2014 - India Tribune Lima talks have put off the difficult task of negotiating a global agreement on climate change to Paris next year. As India anchors the developing world against the developed countries’ efforts to shift the onus of cutting carbon emissions, environmentalists warn that time is running out. For the sake
- [A strange new gene pool of animals is brewing in the Arctic](http://nautil.us/issue/101/in-our-nature/a-strange-new-gene-pool-of-animals-is-brewing-in-the-arctic-rp#new_tab) - Dec 11, 2014 - Nautilus Scientists have seen the future and it is “grolar bears.” In September, in the Arctic Ocean, Pacific and Atlantic bowhead whales met in the middle. The fossil record indicates the last time Pacific and Atlantic bowhead whales came into contact was at least 10,000 years ago.
- [Permafrost thaw threatens Arctic infrastructure](http://www.dw.de/permafrost-thaw-threatens-arctic-infrastructure/a-18125576#new_tab) - Dec 19, 2014 - Deutsche Welle Global warming is changing the Arctic - while some herald the opportunities that come with easier access, the thaw could literally yank the ground out from under communities.
- [Latest UN Climate Action Plan 'Very Weak Indeed'](http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2014/12/16/UN-Climate-Action-Plan-Very-Weak/#new_tab) - Dec 16, 2014 - The Tyee With yet another United Nations high level conference making very little, if any, real progress on slowing climate change, a near miracle will be required if countries are to reach a meaningful and binding global agreement on carbon emissions in Paris next December.
- [Why politicians don’t fight climate change: Walkom](http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/12/16/why_politicians_dont_fight_climate_change_walkom.html#new_tab) - Dec 16, 2014 - The Star Climate change is the issue that Canadians refuse to address. We talk about it. But in the end, too many of us are unwilling to do anything serious about the greenhouse gases that, according to a United Nations scientific panel, threaten to inexorably alter the planet.
- [Arctic still heating up twice as fast as rest of planet](http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2014/1217/Arctic-still-heating-up-twice-as-fast-as-rest-of-planet-video#new_tab) - Dec 17, 2014 - Christian Science Monitor If global warming has paused, someone forgot to tell the Arctic. Annual average temperatures have continued to rise for the region as a whole throughout the recent slowdown in the pace of warming globally, according to a new analysis of conditions above 60 degrees north latitude.
- [3 CHARTS: How Canada's climate change record compares to the rest of the world](http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/3-charts-how-canada-s-climate-change-record-compares-to-the-rest-of-the-world-1.2146750#new_tab) - Dec 13, 2014 - CTV News So how does Canada actually rank when it comes to climate change? Here are three charts for comparison: absolute emissions, emissions per capita, and projected emissions to 2020.
- [Include climate change when assessing pipeline projects, groups urge](http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/12/11/include_climate_change_when_assessing_pipeline_projects_groups_urge.html##new_tab) - Dec 11, 2014 - The Toronto Star The National Energy Board is being asked to include climate change in its assessment of the $12-billion Energy East project, adding momentum to the push to have environmental factors taken into consideration for pipeline projects.
- [Floods shut down Philippine capital, thousands evacuated](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Sep 18, 2014 - Canadian Press MANILA, Philippines - Torrential monsoon rains worsened by a tropical storm flooded large swathes of the Philippine capital and nearby provinces Friday, leaving at least three people dead and displacing tens of thousands just days after the region was drenched by a typhoon. (article no longer available)
- [Canada's big announcement at UN climate summit: Follow the U.S.](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Sep 24, 2014 - Canadian Press UNITED NATIONS, - Barack Obama didn't just make announcements for his own country at a United Nations climate summit Tuesday — he got to make Canada's, too. (article no longer available)
- [A tale of two premiers: while Redford exits, Clark’s LNG dreams fade](http://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/#new_tab) - Aug 7, 2014 - Edmonton Journal Just 14 months ago, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark and Alberta Premier Alison Redford were riding high, and vowing to resolve their differences over proposed new oil pipelines to the west coast. Nine months later, a beleaguered Redford stepped down as Alberta’s premier. Meanwhile, the pipeline standoff between “Canada’s
- [Regulating oil and gas industry would be 'crazy' under current oil prices: Harper](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-says-oil-and-gas-regulations-now-would-be-crazy-1.2866306#new_tab) - Dec 9, 2014 - CBC News Prime Minister Stephen Harper made it clear today that Canada will not regulate emissions from the oil and gas industry ahead of the United States.
- [Ban Ki-Moon says Canada must do more on climate change](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ban-ki-moon-says-canada-must-do-more-on-climate-change-1.2861362#new_tab) - Dec 5, 2014 - CBC News Ban Ki-moon, in an exclusive interview with CBC News, says Canada needs to stop stalling on setting climate change goals, and instead become "ambitious and visionary."
- [Storm warning: 'incredible' subtropical storms to drench B.C.](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/storm-warning-incredible-subtropical-storms-to-drench-b-c-1.2864131#new_tab) - Dec 8, 2014 - CBC News Environment Canada is warning West Coast residents to brace for an 'incredible' series of storms that will bring an extraordinary amount of rain this week. A warm subtropical weather pattern "will bombard the mountains of Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland from today through Thursday morning," according to a
- [Climate change survey reveals Canadians' fears for future generations](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/climate-change-survey-reveals-canadians-fears-for-future-generations-1.2852605#new_tab) - Nov 28, 2014 - CBC News A new Environics poll of 2,020 people revealed 50 per cent of respondents are "extremely" or "definitely" concerned about a changing climate, and 78 per cent of those fear the kind of legacy it will leave for future generations.
- [Canada's climate inaction leaves it 'increasingly isolated' ahead of COP 20](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/canada-s-climate-inaction-leaves-it-increasingly-isolated-ahead-of-cop-20-1.2853774#new_tab) - Dec 1, 2014 - CBC News Canada is looking "increasingly isolated" as former climate policy laggards such as the U.S. and China take action to tackle climate change, policy experts say.
- [Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/typhoon-hagupit-makes-landfall-in-philippines-1.2862970#new_tab) - Dec 6, 2014 - Associated Press Typhoon Hagupit slammed into the central Philippines' east coast late Saturday, knocking out power and toppling trees in a region where 650,000 people have fled to safety, still haunted by the massive death and destruction wrought by a monster storm last year.
- [Green energy sector jobs surpass total oil sands employment](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/green-energy-sector-jobs-surpass-oil-sand-employment-total/article21859169/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links#new_tab) - Dec 2, 2014 - Globe and Mail Canada’s green energy sector has grown so quickly and has become such an important part of the economy that it now employs more people than the oil sands.
- [Winnipeg's first battery-powered electric bus goes into service](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Winnipegs-first-battery-powered-electric-bus-goes-into-service-tomorrow-284090261.html?cx_navSource=d-more-news#new_tab) - Nov 27,2014 - Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg has zapped itself to the head of the pack of battery-electric bus service with the first battery-electric bus in regular service starting Friday morning on — you guessed it — route 20 Watt.
- [Ontario and Quebec governments sign cooperation agreements on Energy East, climate change](http://business.financialpost.com/2014/11/21/ontario-and-quebec-governments-sign-cooperation-agreements-on-energy-east-climate-change/?__lsa=1d67-fb52#__federated=1#new_tab) - Nov 21, 2014 - Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario has joined with Quebec to set out the conditions, including the prickly issue of greenhouse gas emissions, TransCanada Corp. must comply with to secure a positive response from the provinces regarding its Energy East project.
- [David Suzuki delivers fiery speech to Kinder Morgan protesters](http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/david-suzuki-burnaby-mountain-support-kinder-morgan-protest#new_tab) - Nov 23, 2014 - Vancouver Observer Legendary environmental leader David Suzuki walked up to a police line defending Kinder Morgan drill crews on Burnaby Mountain on Sunday at a protest gaining world-wide attention.
- [Dramatic arrest of Kinder Morgan protesters met with defiance and pride ](http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/dramatic-arrest-kinder-morgan-protesters-met-defiance-and-pride#new_tab) - Nov 20, 2014 - Vancouver Observer Thursday was the most dramatic day in a months-long battle between citizens and Texas-based Kinder Morgan over the company's controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. In a rapid sweep, RCMP arrested as many as two dozen Kinder Morgan protesters on Burnaby Mountain.
- [Climate change and freedom of expression on trial in Kinder Morgan lawsuit](http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/climate-change-and-freedom-expression-trial-kinder-morgan-lawsuit#new_tab) - Nov 7, 2014 - Vancouver Observer In what has been perhaps one of the more entertaining days of a high-profile court hearing regarding Kinder Morgan’s lawsuit against several citizens, a lawyer openly mocked the company in court for its description of how protesters behaved towards company crews.
- [Kinder Morgan serves legal papers to pipeline opponent via Facebook](http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/kinder-morgan-serves-legal-papers-pipeline-opponent-facebook#new_tab) - Oct 31, 2014 - Vancouver Observer The battle over Burnaby Mountain took an unusual turn Friday in a Vancouver courtroom where it was revealed that Kinder Morgan had served several residents with legal papers using hasty methods. “I was served papers via Facebook”
- [Burnaby loses its legal fight against Kinder Morgan for now](http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/burnaby-loses-its-legal-fight-against-kinder-morgan-now#new_tab) - Oct 24, 2014 - Vancouver Observer In a sea-saw legal conflict over the future of a multi-billion-dollar oil sands pipeline, the National Energy Board said it has ruled against the City of Burnaby in its attempts to block Kinder Morgan from doing its test pipeline drilling on Burnaby Mountain.
- [Snow-covered Buffalo area faces risk of roof collapses, flooding](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/snow-covered-buffalo-area-faces-risk-of-roof-collapses-flooding-1.2844367#new_tab) - Nov 21, 2014 - CBC News A snowfall that brought huge drifts and closed roads in the Buffalo area finally ended Friday as the looming threat of rain and higher temperatures through the weekend and beyond raised the possibility of floods and more roofs collapsing under the heavy loads.
- [Global Warming is probably boosting lake-effect snowstorms](http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/11/19/lake_effect_snow_in_buffalo_climate_change_is_making_snowstorms_more_extreme.html#new_tab) - Nov 19, 2014 - Slate In the aftermath of a massive lake-effect snowfall event in western New York state, it’s worth asking: Is climate change playing a role here? The short answer is: yes
- [At least 36 dead, 7 missing in landslides in Hiroshima in western Japan](http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/at-least-36-dead-7-missing-in-landslides-in-hiroshima-in-western-japan-1.1967406#new_tab) - Aug 20, 2014 - Associated Press TOKYO - Rain-sodden slopes collapsed in torrents of mud, rock and debris Wednesday on the outskirts of Hiroshima city, killing at least 36 people and leaving seven missing, Japanese police said.
- [Monsanto wants to help you beat climate change…with your phone](http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/11/monsanto-big-data-gmo-climate-change#new_tab) - Nov 19, 2014 - Mother Jones You probably know Monsanto as the world's leading producer of genetically engineered seeds—a global agribusiness giant whose critics accuse it of everything from boosting our reliance on pesticides to driving Indian farmers to suicide. Now, there's a new evolution on the horizon: Monsanto is making a big move into big data.
- [US Senate narrowly defeats Keystone XL pipeline bill](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/us/politics/keystone-xl-pipeline.html?_r=1#new_tab) - Nov 18, 2014 - New York Times WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, by a single vote, stopped legislation that would have approved construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, one of the most fractious and expensive battles of the Obama presidency. But the events of this week suggest that the president may eventually approve the pipeline.
- [Mayor has friends in rapid-transit plans](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/mayor-has-friends-in-rapid-transit-plans-283021021.html#new_tab) - Nov 18, 2014 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - John Norquist, the former mayor of Milwaukee, was in Winnipeg Monday at a a one-day summit on transit-oriented development (TOD). He told about 70 participants that newly elected Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman is on the right track with his plan to develop six rapid-transit corridors in
- [Alaska storm brings frigid weather to swath of US](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/alaska-storm-pushing-cold-air-lower-us-26786782#new_tab) - Nov 9, 2014 - Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska - A massive storm fueled by the remnants of Typhoon Nuri is anchoring a system that will push a frigid blast of air into the mainland United States and send temperatures plunging early this week.
- [Study finds no link between wind turbine noise, perceived health effects](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/study-finds-no-link-between-wind-turbine-noise-perceived-health-effects/article21484223/#new_tab) - Nov 6, 2014 - The Canadian Press TORONTO - A Health Canada study has found no evidence to support a link between exposure to wind-turbine noise and health effects reported by people living near the towering structures.
- [US elections a 'bloodbath' for environmental policy, advocates say](http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/11/6/midterms-were-a-bloodbathforenvironmentalpolicysayadvocates.html#new_tab) - Nov 6, 2014 - Al Jazeera America Just days after a United Nations panel warned that failure to dramatically and quickly curb the burning of fossil fuels would do "irreversible damage" to the planet, the U.S. electorate on Tuesday voted in a Congress even more committed to the carbon status quo.
- [Will Polar bears become extinct? ](http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141107-will-polar-bears-become-extinct#new_tab) - Nov 7, 2014 - BBC Earth Polar bears, most scientists agree, are in trouble. "The best estimates we've got indicate that we'll probably lose somewhere around two-thirds of the world's bears somewhere around mid-century, just based on the simple fact that we're losing sea ice," says Andrew Derocher, a professor of biological sciences at the University
- [Energy executive quits Trans Mountain Pipeline review, Calls NEB process a ‘public deception'](http://www.desmog.ca/2014/11/03/energy-executive-quits-trans-mountain-pipeline-review-calls-NEB-process-public-deception#new_tab) - Nov 3, 2014 - DeSmog Blog An energy executive is weighing in on the federal review of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion with a scathing letter that calls the National Energy Board’s review process “fraudulent” and a “public deception”.
- [U of M students approve transit U-Pass](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/U-of-M-students-approve-transit-U-Pass-281147272.html#new_tab) - Oct 31, 2014 - Winnipeg Free Press Students at the University of Manitoba have voted 53 per cent in favour of the U-Pass, the special Winnipeg Transit pass system that would give university students an 8-month pass at a special rate of $260 that would be added to their annual fees.
- [IPCC: rapid carbon emission cuts vital to stop severe impact of climate change](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/02/rapid-carbon-emission-cuts-severe-impact-climate-change-ipcc-report#new_tab) - Nov 2, 2014 - The Guardian Climate change is set to inflict “severe, widespread, and irreversible impacts” on people and the natural world unless carbon emissions are cut sharply and rapidly, according to the most important assessment of global warming yet published.
- [Energy East pipeline proposal facing many foes](http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/energy-east-facing-many-foes-land-owners-enviros-aboriginals-and-politicians#new_tab) - Oct 30, 2014 - Vancouver Observer For his “Along the Pipeline” project, Montreal photographer Robert van Waarden visited people from the proposed Energy East pipeline’s start in Hardistry, Alberta all the way across country to St.John, New Brunswick. “I think we were being fed by many officials that this was a ‘done deal’ – and
- [Scientists resurrect treasure trove of satellite data from the 1960s](http://mashable.com/2014/10/21/scientists-1960s-satellite-climate-data/#new_tab) - Oct 21, 2014 - Mashable A group of climate scientists has brought satellite imagery from the 1960s back from the dead, not only extending the record of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice by at least another decade compared to what researchers had previously known, but also providing new opportunities for studying the planet to a
- [Young US voters like candidates who favour environment, but may not show up to vote](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/28/elections-energy-2014_n_6058480.html#new_tab) - Oct 28, 2014 - Huffington Post WASHINGTON – Young voters are much more likely than senior citizens to say they'll vote for candidates who support cutting greenhouse gas emissions and boosting renewable energy, according to a poll released Tuesday by the University of Texas at Austin.
- [Winnipeg campuses voting on U-Pass](http://www.themanitoban.com/2014/10/future-u-pass-public-transportation-campus/21271/#new_tab) - Oct 28, 2014 - The Manitoban Students at the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg are currently voting in a referendum to determine whether or not a Universal Bus Pass (U-Pass) will be implemented in Winnipeg. The U-Pass is a transit pass that would give eligible students unlimited access to Winnipeg Transit services for
- [Keystone foes energized as price pinches Oil Sands allure](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-27/keystone-foes-energized-as-price-pinch-oil-sand-allure.html#new_tab) - Oct 26, 2014 - Bloomberg Falling oil prices have energized opponents of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. U.S. benchmark crude has tumbled 10 percent this month, closing at $81.01 a barrel in New Yorktrading last week, and further declines are forecast. At $75, a government analysis said producers may be discouraged from developing Canada’s oil sands without
- [Ontario aims to join forces with Quebec on climate, electricity](http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/10/24/ontario_quebec_to_hold_joint_cabinet_meeting.html#new_tab) - Oct 24, 2014 - The Star NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — Fuelling a growing alliance aimed at strengthening mutual interests, Ontario and Quebec will hold a joint cabinet meeting November 21 on climate change, electricity needs, internal trade and ‎infrastructure.
- [Stop denying, start adapting to global-warming disasters](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/TV/stop-denying-start-adapting-to-global-warming-disasters-280016952.html#new_tab) - Oct 22, 2014 - Winnipeg Free Press CBC/Doc Zone film Weather Gone Wild accepts the fact that the frequency of severe weather events is only going to increase. Instead, it focuses on what needs to be done in order to mitigate the damage caused by those "once-in-however-many-hundred-years" storms that seem to have become commonplace events early
- [Ship carrying 450 tonnes of fuel adrift off B.C. coast ](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/ship-carrying-450-tonnes-of-fuel-adrift-off-bc-coast/article21147767/#new_tab) - Oct 17, 2014 - The Globe and Mail The 135-metre bulk carrier Simushir hauling bunker and diesel fuel has lost power and is drifting off the B.C. coast toward Haida Gwaii. The Canadian Coast Guard received a call about the vessel at about 11 p.m. Thursday night. The ship, which had been travelling from Everett, Wash., to
- [Simushir incident raises concerns over readiness of B.C. emergency services](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/simushir-incident-raises-concerns-over-readiness-of-bc-emergency-services/article21216550/#new_tab) - Oct 22, 2014 - Globe and Mail VANCOUVER - When a Russian cargo ship lost power and dead-drifted off Haida Gwaii for two days, it raised concerns because proposed oil and gas development could soon increase tanker traffic.
- [Study finds millennials' shift away from driving is 'more than temporary'](http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-md-millenials-driving-report-20141014-story.html#new_tab) - Oct 14, 2014 - Baltimore Sun The nation's largest generation — the so-called "millennials," born between 1983 and 2000 — have shown less dependence on driving to get around in recent years and aren't likely to change their ways, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Maryland PIRG Foundation and the Frontier Group.
- [Pentagon signals security risks of climate change](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/us/pentagon-says-global-warming-presents-immediate-security-threat.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSum&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0#new_tab) - Oct 13, 2014 - New York Times WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Monday released a report asserting decisively that climate change poses an immediate threat to national security, with increased risks from terrorism, infectious disease, global poverty and food shortages. It also predicted rising demand for military disaster responses as extreme weather creates more global
- [Deadly storm system knocks out power to thousands in southern USA](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/deadly-storm-system-knocks-out-power-to-thousands-in-south/#new_tab) - Oct 14, 2014 - AP ATLANTA - A severe storm system rolled across the southern US for a second day Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands. The storm, which claimed two lives a day earlier after spinning off tornadoes in Arkansas and Missouri, sent heavy thunderstorms across much of Georgia. Large areas of the state were

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- [Youth Conferences](https://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/youth-conferences/) - Climate Change Connection has provided tailor-made conferences for youth across Manitoba since 2004. We can do one in your school too.
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- [Students at Miles Macdonell Collegiate build paradise by tearing up the parking lot](https://climatechangeconnection.org/archives/students-at-miles-macdonell-collegiate-build-paradise-by-tearing-up-the-parking-lot/) - Yes, folk singer, Joni Mitchell would likely be pleased to know that the reverse of her iconic song, Big Yellow Taxi, is possible and happening right here in Winnipeg. Students are tearing up the parking lot at Miles Macdonald Collegiate and transforming a 62m2 section into greenspace, part of a national initiative called, Depave Paradise.
- [Winnipeg Free Press: Winnipeg’s shiny plan for net-zero emissions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/archives/winnipeg-free-press-winnipegs-shiny-plan-for-net-zero-emissions/) - Saturday, Jul. 2, 2022 By: Julia-Simone Rutgers Winnipeg Free Press - In order to decarbonize by 2050, Manitoba’s capital needs to make big changes. A brand new roadmap lays out the path — now it’s up to the city to see it through The City of Winnipeg is taking steps toward a net-zero emissions future; a
- [WFP: Climate-change funding shouldn’t go nuclear](https://climatechangeconnection.org/archives/wfp-climate-change-funding-shouldnt-go-nuclear/) - July 4, 2022 - Winnipeg Free Press By: Anne Lindsey CLIMATE change is an emergency. It is having major impacts already on every region of this country. While Canada has set a goal of “Net Zero by 2050,” this path must begin with the government’s commitment to reduce our greenhouse-gas emissions by 40 to 45
- [Will the Manitoba energy strategy include geothermal?](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2024/09/10/will-the-manitoba-energy-strategy-include-geothermal#new_tab) - Sept. 10, 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press - Will the Manitoba energy strategy include geothermal? Manitoba's buildings have a massive opportunity beneath them — unused renewable energy. Incredibly, the technology exists to extract it via geothermal heating and cooling. Through geothermal systems, building owners and tenants save money by recycling underground energy for cooling in
- [Recommended reading](https://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/book-reviews/) - On this page, you will find books about climate change and solutions that we or our friends have read and would recommend.
- [Resources](https://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/) - Climate Change Connection has publications, articles, and other resources to help you as you work on climate change.
- [Road to Resilience: ENERGY SOLUTIONS](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/road2resilience/) - The Road to Resilience was released by the Climate Action Team in February 2021. It established the pathway to a fossil fuel free, climate resilient future for Manitoba. We are here presenting Road to Resilience: Energy Solutions. This study focuses on quantifying the energy essentials of that pathway: How to heat all our buildings without
- [Government](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/government/) - The Province of Manitoba has been involved in a variety of activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to address climate change effects.
- [GHG emissions - Manitoba](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/manitoba-ghg-emissions/) - Manitoba's GHG emissions from key sectors: Agriculture, Large Final Emitters (LFE), Stationary combustion, Transportation, Waste
- [School Resources](https://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/school-resources/) - Actions your school can take: Become informed, Create an eco-group, Calculate carbon footprint, Tackle consumerism, Reduce waste, Transportation priority
- [Manitoba waste GHGs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/manitoba-ghg-emissions/manitoba-waste-ghgs/) - On-site greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in Manitoba from disposal of solid waste, as well as waste or wastewater treatment.
- [Manitoba transportation GHGs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/manitoba-ghg-emissions/manitoba-transportation-ghgs/) - Manitoba's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation. Mostly includes fuel used to drive people around and to transport goods over land.
- [Manitoba stationary combustion](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/manitoba-ghg-emissions/manitobas-stationary-combustion/) - Manitoba's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to stationary combustion. Most of these emissions are from heating our buildings.
- [Manitoba agricultural GHGs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/manitoba-ghg-emissions/manitobas-agricultural-ghgs/) - Manitoba’s agricultural greenhouse gas emissions from these sources: Soil management, Enteric fermentation, Manure management
- [Manure management](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/livestock-production/manure-management/) - Manure management technologies: Handling systems, Storage systems, Testing, Proper application, Winter spreading, Composting, Anaerobic digesters
- [Earth Day Poster Contest](https://climatechangeconnection.org/news/earth-day/poster-contest/) - Overcoming climate change is within reach if we work together to commit to action and invest in our planet and our collective future. The Contest Create a poster that inspires our community to invest in our planet and take action! Show them why you care about our planet and our future. Win Prizes You could
- [About](https://climatechangeconnection.org/about/) - This is information about Climate Change Connection: What we do, What we can do for you, Our history, How we are governed
- [Climate Change Boot Camps](https://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/climate-change-boot-camps/) - Climate Change Boot Camp provides a setting for community members to learn about climate change facts and solutions - to develop community champions
- [Request a presentation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/request-a-presentation/) - One of our engaging and experienced presenters can come out to where your group is meeting and make a climate change presentation usually for FREE.
- [Presentations](https://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/request-a-presentation/presentations/) - We have engaging and experienced presenters who would be happy to come out and make a presentation for your school. These presentations are FREE.
- ["Idle Free Zone" signs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/idle-free-zone-signs/) - Here's where you can order your "Healthy Communities Don't Idle" Idle Free Zone traffic signs.
- [Community workshops](https://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/community-workshops/) - Community Workshops on Climate Change have three objectives: Educate participants, Engage participants, Support participants
- [Carbon pricing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/carbon-pricing/) - In this section, you will learn about topics involved in putting a price on carbon: Cap & Trade system, Carbon markets, offsets, carbon tax, Revenue recycling
- [Fund your project](https://climatechangeconnection.org/archives/climate-friendly-schools/youth-funding/) - A summary of potential funding sources that may be approached for environmental projects at Manitoba schools.
- [Contact](https://climatechangeconnection.org/contact/) - Our address and phone number. A form to place comments, ask questions, or make requests.
- [General Overview](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/faq/) - Answers to more questions about changes that are happening to the climate: Consensus, Natural warming, A few degrees, UHI, Uncertainty, Extreme weather
- [Carbon tax](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/carbon-pricing/carbon-tax/) - There are basically two ways to put a more appropriate price on carbon: carbon tax or by implementing a cap and trade system. Both methods generate revenue that can then be recycled to enable us to change our behaviour, technology, systems, and infrastructure so that we emit less greenhouse gases (GHG) every day. A carbon
- [Solutions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/) - Potential solutions - greenhouse gas emission mitigation and climate change adaptation - mostly from a Manitoba perspective.
- [Battery Energy Storage Systems](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/road2resilience/battery-energy-storage/) - On this page, we’ll discuss Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), one of the 5 action areas identified in the Road to Resilience R2Rv2 Study. A key shortcoming of most sustainable energy sources is that they are intermittent. To overcome this, we need a means of energy storage. Energy storage technologies have developed very rapidly over
- [Deep Retrofits / Geothermal Heating](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/road2resilience/deep-retrofits-and-geothermal-heating-systems/) - On this page, we'll discuss Deep Retrofits and Geothermal Heating Systems, one of the 5 action areas identified in the Road to Resilience R2Rv2 Study. Much of the energy used to heat buildings comes from fossil fuels. Simply switching to electric heating would require enormous amounts of electricity. Conducting building retrofits is one of the
- [Commercial and Rooftop Solar Power](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/road2resilience/commercial-and-rooftop-solar-power/) - On this page, we’ll discuss Commercial and Rooftop Solar Power, one of the 5 action areas identified in the R2Rv2 Study. Solar power is an intermittent source of renewable energy from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels that only provides power during the daytime, and thus must be used in combination with energy storage and other renewable
- [Returning Exported Electricity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/road2resilience/returning-exported-electricity/) - On this page, we'll discuss Returning Exported Electricity, one of the 5 action areas identified in the R2Rv2 Study. Every year Manitoba Hydro meets the electricity demands of all Manitoba customers and sells excess electricity to Saskatchewan, Ontario and some USA states. For this reason most Manitobans believe we have more electricity than we need,
- [Commercial Wind Power](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/road2resilience/commercial-wind-power/) - On this page, we’ll discuss Commercial Wind Power, one of the 5 action areas identified in the Road to Resilience R2Rv2 Study. Wind power is an intermittent source of renewable energy that only provides power when the wind blows. Wind power is very clean. After installation, it generates virtually no greenhouse gases or other pollution.
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- [CCC Steering Committee Chair](https://climatechangeconnection.org/connections/ccc-co-chair/) - The direction of Climate Change Connection is set by our steering committee. That committee is led by two very passionate and capable co-chairpeople
- [Manitoba Large Final Emitters (LFE)](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/manitoba-ghg-emissions/manitoba-large-final-emitters-lfe/) - Manitoba's Large Final Emitters (LFEs) are facilities that emit 100,000 tonnes (100 kT) or more of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalents per year.
- [CO2 equivalents](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/co2-equivalents/) - A table to convert all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into CO2 equivalents so they can be compared.
- [Idling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/transportation/idling/) - In this section, you will learn about: Problems caused by idling, "Turn Your Key - This School is Idle-Free" presentations for K-6
- [Newsletter](https://climatechangeconnection.org/newsletter/) - Connection_update is an electronic newsletter that we send to subscribers about once a month. Fill out the form to sign up.
- [Wildlife impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/ecosystems-impacts/wildlife-impacts/) - Wildlife impacts: Global (Fish, Insects, Mammals, Reptiles, amphibians, Birds, Arctic) Manitoba (Polar bear, Ringed seal, Beluga, Fox, Wolf, moose, trees)
- [Guide to Climate-Friendly Eating](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/climate-friendly-eating/) - The topics of food and diet are very complex, especially when it comes to making climate-friendly choices. Through this guide, we hope you will be able to find useful facts that can help reduce your food-related greenhouse gas emissions. Making the right food choices can not only reduce your “food-print” on the environment, but in
- [Meat & Alternatives](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/climate-friendly-eating/meat-alternatives/) - On this page, we look at meat and some alternatives to meat: Solution 1: Cutting back on meat Solution 2: Beans for Beef Case Study: Fish Solution 3: Mollusks Solution 4: Edible Insects Click a link in the list above to jump to that topic on this page. Please note: "meat" on this page refers to domestic
- [Country successes](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/country-successes/) - In this section, you will learn how three countries with expanding economies have reduced their GHG emissions: Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom
- [International solutions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/) - Example countries and international agreements that are focused on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and confronting climate change.
- [Reference List](https://climatechangeconnection.org/reference-list/) - Source references to original articles sited in our content pages.
- [Carbon offsets](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/carbon-pricing/cap-trade-system/carbon-offsets/) - Offsets typically provide financial support of projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the short- or long-term.
- [Geological sequestration](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/carbon-sequestration/geological-sequestration/) - Learn about the two ways to sequester CO2 in geological media: Physical, Chemical
- [Carbon markets](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/carbon-pricing/cap-trade-system/carbon-markets/) - Two types of carbon markets: Compliance market, Voluntary market Also: International exchanges, Manitoba Green Registry
- [Waste](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/in-your-home/waste/) - Solid waste reduction and recycling help address climate change. How? reduce manufacturing and transport GHG, and methane from organic waste
- [After Kyoto](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/after-kyoto/) - In 2012, the commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol came to an end. The international climate community is working toward finding its replacement.
- [Vision for the future](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/vision-for-the-future/) - Our (Utopian?) vision of a better future; a future that has been enhanced because of our efforts to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gases.
- [Why price carbon pollution?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/carbon-pricing/why-price-carbon/) - A key cause of recent climate change is the burning of fossil fuels. To combat climate change, we need to move away from our dependence on fossil fuels. There are only two ways to reduce our fossil fuel dependence: Regulation - Restrict the supply or usage of these fuels such as was done in World
- [Emissions reporting](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/ghgdatareporting/) - Annually, countries must report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- [Why must we prevent a 2ºC rise?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/why-must-we-prevent-a-2oc-rise/) - To avert potential and catastrophic effects on both humans and ecosystems, we must prevent global temperatures from rising by more than 2º Celsius.
- [Educate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/communities/educate/) - Suggestions in five areas: Understand fundamentals, Think about impacts, Be familiar with climate policy, Deal with deniers, Changes are positive
- [Reduce costs / Get benefits](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/business-solutions/reduce-costs-get-benefits/) - Suggestions that relate greenhouse gas reduction to the five most common costs that all small businesses encounter.
- [Business solutions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/business-solutions/) - Ideas for how your small or medium-size business can make a plan to adapt your business to the new reality, Take action, Reduce costs and get benefits
- [Geothermal](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/alternative-heat-energy/geothermal/) - Topics related to geothermal heating in Manitoba: Geothermal system components, New home construction, Existing home retrofit, Financial assistance
- [Biomass](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/alternative-heat-energy/biomass-energy/) - On this page, we look at these biomass energy sources and topics: Wood, Pyrolysis, Biogas, Incentives, Biofuels
- [Alternative heat energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/alternative-heat-energy/) - Possibilities for these alternative forms of heating energy in Manitoba: biomass, geothermal, passive solar
- [Wind energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/alternate-energy-sources/wind-energy/) - Issues related to wind energy in Manitoba: Advantages, Difficulties, Current situation, Future possibilities
- [Solar power](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/alternate-energy-sources/solar-power/) - Sunlight in Manitoba has the potential to give us abundant, clean energy. The problem is harnessing this energy efficiently and economically.
- [As a consumer](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/as-a-consumer/) - On this page, you will learn about: what sustainable consumption is, what influences our buying behaviour
- [Hydrogen energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/alternate-energy-sources/hydrogen-energy/) - Topics related to hydrogen as an energy source in Manitoba: Advantages, Difficulties, Current situation, Future possibilities
- [Hydroelectric energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/alternate-energy-sources/hydroelectric-energy/) - Topics related to hydroelectric power in Manitoba: Advantages, Difficulties, Current situation, Future possibilities
- [Alternate energy sources](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/alternate-energy-sources/) - What is being done about using these alternative energy sources in Manitoba: Hydroelectricity, Hydrogen, Nuclear, Solar power, Wind energy
- [Water adaptations](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/adaptation/water-adaptations/) - Water will likely become a more precious and precarious resource in Manitoba in the future. Aspects of adapting to climate change influenced water issues
- [Health adaptations](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/adaptation/health-adaptations/) - We can build upon our universal public health care to increase adaptive capacity for climate change: Modify education, monitoring, or surveillance
- [Community adaptation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/adaptation/communities-adaptation/) - Adaptation in: Urban centres, Rural communities, Agricultural-based communities, Northern and remote communities, Aboriginal communities
- [Agricultural adaptation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/adaptation/agricultural-adaptation/) - Aspects of agricultural adaptation in Manitoba: Key issues, Moisture, Insects, weeds, & disease, Key strategies
- [Adaptive capacity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/adaptation/adaptive-capacity/) - Adaptive capacity - the ability of our social, economic, political, and institutional systems to adjust to change
- [Agroforestry](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/agroforestry/) - Topics related to GHG reduction though agroforestry: Shelterbelts, Riparian buffers, Alley cropping, Woodlots
- [Adaptation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/adaptation/) - Adaptations and ways to enhance adaptive capacity in the following areas in Manitoba: Agriculture, Communities, Ecosystems, Forestry, Health, Water
- [Forestry adaptation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/adaptation/forestry-adaptation/) - Issues related to adaptation to climate change in Manitoba's forestry: Alien species introduction, Accelerated harvest, Other adaptation measures
- [Ecosystem adaptation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/adaptation/ecosystem-adaptation/) - Just as we need to build adaptive capacity into human systems to prepare for climate change, we should aim to build resilience into ecosystems.
- [WCI](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/wci/) - Western Climate Initiative (WCI) is a non-profit corporation formed to support implementation of state and provincial GHG emissions trading programs
- [Waste, Fads, Miles & “Junk”](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/climate-friendly-eating/junk-food/) - On this page, we look at these topics related to food and climate change: Food Waste Food Fads Food Miles "Junk" Food Click a link in the list above to jump to that topic on this page. Top of page Food Waste The obsession with idealistic or perfect food results in 27% of food being
- [Grains](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/climate-friendly-eating/grains/) - While carbs often get a bad reputation, they are an important component of any diet. Understanding what the healthiest grains are can be challenging- and we certainly don’t have the right answers - but we have included a couple suggestions for choosing climate-friendly choices. Choose whole wheat options to reduce emissions. Making white bread involves
- [Fruits & Vegetables](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/climate-friendly-eating/fruits-vegetables/) - With so much selection, choosing climate-friendly fruits and vegetables can be overwhelming. The following are a few suggestions that may help consumers make informed decisions. Growing your own fruits and vegetables is the best solution for reducing your food associated GHGs. Gardening does not have to take the form of a backyard plot, but instead
- [Dairy & Alternatives](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/climate-friendly-eating/dairy-alternatives/) - Most Manitoban dairy producers are within an hour’s drive of a processing plant, which greatly reduces milk’s carbon footprint. While Manitobans are drinking milk from outside of province too, milk is more local than other commodities. Read more about the cow to carton process here. As seen in the chart below, the more processed dairy
- [Personal solutions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/) - In this section, you'll see tips on what you can do personally to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: As a citizen, As a consumer, At work, In your home
- [Success stories](https://climatechangeconnection.org/archives/climate-friendly-schools/success-stories/) - On this page, we look at these examples of success in Manitoba schools and across Canada: Recycling at Sisler High School, Youth Action Series
- [Problems caused by idling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/transportation/idling/problems-caused-by-idling/) - Problems with idling: It's expensive, Bad for breathing, Bad for children, Ineffective way to warm your vehicle, Damaging your vehicle
- ["Turn Your Key" presentations](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/transportation/idling/turn-your-key-presentations/) - Contact us to order your Idle-Free Zone signs. If your school includes K-6, set up a day for us to come and speak to classes in your school.
- [Cap & Trade system](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/carbon-pricing/cap-trade-system/) - Topics related to carbon Cap & Trade systems: How it works & Past success, Issues (Over-reliance, Cap set too low, Intensity-based caps, Overhead)
- [How can we predict climate?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/how-can-we-predict-climate/) - How can we talk about climate change over the next 100 years when we can’t be sure of tomorrow’s weather? Answer: Weather and climate are different.
- [Are humans the cause?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/are-humans-the-cause/) - How do scientists know human activities are causing the recent warming?
- [Pasture management](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/livestock-production/pasture-management/) - Some management techniques to ensure high quality forage while preventing GHG creation: High quality forages, Rotational grazing, Overgrazing, Fertilize
- [Air Travel](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/transportation/air-travel/) - On this page, we review the following topics related to air travel: Greenhouse gases, Usage trends, Alternatives (Fuels, Maglev trains, Airships), Slow
- [_Activate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/communities/activate/) - Draw on the energy of the people in your community to take action on climate change: Get started, Get moving, Get connected
- [Connection NETWORK](https://climatechangeconnection.org/connections/connection-network/) - Information about (mostly Manitoba) organizations, institutions, businesses, or communities who are active as: educators, funders, implementers, researchers
- [Airships](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/transportation/airships/) - Airships are free-flying buoyant aircraft that can be propelled and steered. They get all or most of their lift from bags filled with gases that are lighter than air - helium or hydrogen. On this page, we look at these topics related to airships: Need Current technology Click a link in the list above to
- [Transportation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/transportation/) - In this section, learn about: active transportation, air travel, alternative fuels, greener cars, driving choices, idling, public transit, trucking
- [Canada GHG by sector](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/ghg-emissions-canada/canada-emissions-by-sector/) - The contribution to changes in Canada's GHG emissions from these sectors: Oil and gas production and mining, Transportation, Electricity and heating
- [Tailpipe emissions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/tailpipe-emissions/) - Some detailed information about the chemicals produced by a vehicle as it runs and idles: CO2, NOx, HC, SO2, PM10, Ozone
- [Greener cars](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/transportation/greener-cars/) - On this page, we discuss these topics related to "greener cars": Incentives, Hybrids (Types, Braking), Electrics (Batteries, Fuel cells) Older vehicles
- [Weather impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/extreme-weather/) - Changes in these extreme weather events due to climate change: Windstorms, Thunderstorms, Hailstorms, Flooding, Extreme heat
- [Revenue recycling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/carbon-pricing/revenue-recycling/) - Once a more representative price has been set for carbon, whether through carbon tax or cap and trade, new revenue becomes available to be put to use. This carbon revenue needs to be recycled or reinvested to enable us to change our behaviour, technology, systems, and infrastructure so that we emit less greenhouse gases (GHG)
- [Kyoto Protocol](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/kyoto-protocol/) - The Kyoto Protocol, signed in 1997 in Kyoto Japan, was the primary means that the global community was using to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- [REDD](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/redd/) - The UN-REDD Program is a UN initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries
- [Home construction](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/) - Solutions on how to reduce GHG emissions from building a new home or retrofitting an existing dwelling: Energy efficiency, Incentives, Standards
- [Impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/) - A review of various aspects of climate change impacts with a focus on impacts on Manitoba.
- [GHG emissions - World](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/world-ghg-emissions-by-source/) - A look at global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in two ways: by source, by country
- [Crop impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/agriculture-impacts/agriculture-crops/) - Impacts of climate change on crop production in Manitoba: Growing season, yield, water resources, insects, disease, weeds, soil
- [Livestock impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/agriculture-impacts/agriculture-livestock/) - Impacts of climate change on livestock production in Manitoba: Heat stress, Insects, Disease, Animal husbandry, Water resources
- [Agriculture impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/agriculture-impacts/) - Current and potential impacts of climate change on agriculture in Manitoba: Crop impacts, Livestock impacts
- [Emissions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/) - Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data and information: CO2 equivalents, Reporting, Canada emissions, Manitoba emissions, Global emissions, Tailpipe emissions
- [GHG emissions - Canada](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/ghg-emissions-canada/) - A look at Canada's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trends in two ways: by province, by sector
- [Canada GHG by province](https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/ghg-emissions-canada/canada-ghg-by-province/) - We look at greenhouse gas (GHG) emission trends by province. Different regions of the country contribute different amounts to the total.
- [What causes climate change?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/climate_causes/) - Key mechanisms that change the climate: Feedback processes, Greenhouse effect, Greenhouse gases (GHG), Natural processes, The sun's effect on climate
- [Greenhouse effect](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/climate_causes/greenhouse-effect/) - This natural process is an important part of Earth's ability to support life as we know it. But human activity is altering the natural balance.
- [Greenhouse gases (GHG)](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/climate_causes/greenhouse-gases-ghg/) - The atmospheric gases that absorb and re-radiate infrared back to Earth, causing warming at the surface and lower atmosphere - the Greenhouse Effect
- [Natural processes](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/climate_causes/natural-processes/) - These are some of the key naturally occurring processes that influence the climate. These are still at work but have recently been overshadowed.
- [What might happen in the future?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/what-might-happen-in-the-future/) - Topics about Manitoba's climate: How hot might it get? What about precipitation? How do they make these projections? What uncertainties?
- [Feedback processes](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/climate_causes/feedback-processes/) - Feedback processes either enhance (positive feedback) or weaken (negative feedback) the effect of climate change triggers.
- [What was climate like in the past?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/climate-change-in-the-past/) - Examples of ways of looking into past climates by using proxies: Ice cores, Tree rings, Ocean sediment, Boreholes, Historical records
- [The Sun's effect on climate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/climate_causes/the-suns-effect-on-climate/) - How do we know the current warming trend is not caused by the sun?
- [Is the climate changing?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/climate_changing/) - Avenues of scientific evidence that clearly show that the climate is changing: Arctic, Global climate, Manitoba's climate, Other observed changes
- [Manitoba's climate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/climate_changing/manitobasclimate/) - Charts showing how average temperatures have changed in Winnipeg in each season from 1872 to 2005.
- [Arctic](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/climate_changing/the-arctic/) - We have observed a greater degree of warming in the Arctic than other parts of the world. Sea ice & snow cover are diminishing. Permafrost is thawing.
- [Global climate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/climate_changing/global-climate/) - Issues related to global climate and climate change: Global averages, Temperature, Precipitation
- [Other observed changes](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/climate_changing/other-observed-changes/) - A few widely observed and discussed effects of climate change: Sea level rise, Arctic sea ice, Glaciers, Thawing permafrost
- [What about water vapour?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/what-about-water-vapour/) - Water vapour is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, yet other greenhouse gases are portrayed as the main drivers of climate change. Why?
- [What about lag time?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/what-about-lag-time/) - In the past, CO2 levels rose AFTER temperatures rose. Does this indicate that rising CO2 levels today are an effect of, and not a cause of climate change?
- [Science](https://climatechangeconnection.org/science/) - In this section, we answer the most common questions and learn some of the fundamental science behind climate change.
- [Sitemap](https://climatechangeconnection.org/sitemap/) - This is a MindMap illustration showing how the pages on our website are arranged and connected.
- [Privacy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/privacy/) - Climate Change Connection is committed to your privacy and the protection of your information.
- [News](https://climatechangeconnection.org/news/) - Links to News articles from reliable news sources that we feel might be of local, regional, or global interest to Manitobans.
- [Archives](https://climatechangeconnection.org/archives/) - These are where you can find links to News articles we have previously posted on our front page. Arranged by month and year.
- [Videos](https://climatechangeconnection.org/videos/) - These are videos that have previously appeared on our homepage.
- [Article Not Found](https://climatechangeconnection.org/article-not-found/) - The article you are looking for is no longer available. It is likely that the article was removed by the source that originally hosted it.
- [Biological sequestration](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/carbon-sequestration/biological-sequestration/) - The main natural carbon dioxide sinks in Manitoba: Soils, Grasslands, Forests, Peatlands
- [Green building standards](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/green-building-standards/) - "Green building" construction standards and programs available: R-2000, LEED, EnerGuide for New Houses
- [Public transportation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/transportation/public-transportation/) - How to create a public transit system that satisfies people
- [Connections](https://climatechangeconnection.org/connections/) - Connect to other groups and people who are working on solutions: “Boot camps”, Co-chair, Staff, Steering committee, Workshops
- [In your home](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/in-your-home/) - Ways to reduce GHG emissions in these areas of your home: Bathroom, Heat & cooling, Kitchen, Laundry, Lights, computers, Waste, Hot water, Yard & garden
- [Motivate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/communities/motivate/) - Develop people power & build enthusiasm to get your community's climate change efforts moving: find climate champions, plan, get funding, celebrate
- [Youth Conference application form](https://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/youth-conferences/youth-conference-on-climate-change-application-form/) - Please fill out the following form to request a Youth Conference on climate change for your school, school division, or district.
- [Trucking](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/transportation/trucking/) - Ways to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions from fleet vehicles: Vehicle specification, Idle-time reduction, Speed, Progressive shifting
- [Greener driving](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/transportation/greener-driving/) - Ways to reduce emissions from car travel: Car share, Trip plans, Carpool, Moderate speeds, Idling, Topping up, Tire inflation, Vehicle maintenance
- [Vehicles and equipment](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/vehicles-and-equipment/) - Ideas for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from farm vehicles: Fuel-saving strategies, Biogas
- [Alternative fuels](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/transportation/alternative-fuels/) - On this page, we deal with the following carbon-based alternative transportation fuels: Ethanol, Biodiesel, Natural gas, Propane, Methanol
- [Active transportation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/transportation/active-transportation/) - On this page, you will learn how active transportation benefits: your body, your community, employers, the environment
- [Yard and garden](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/in-your-home/yard-and-garden/) - On this page, we discuss the following issues related to your yard and garden: Lawn mowing, Gardening, Watering, Trees, Your pool
- [Water heating](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/in-your-home/water-heating/) - Heating cold water is very energy intensive. On this page, we discuss issues related to your hot water tank: Temperature setting, Sediment, Insulation
- [Lights, computers...](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/in-your-home/lights-computers/) - Save money on Hydro bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions with these simple strategies.
- [Laundry](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/in-your-home/laundry/) - Here are ways to save energy as you wash, dry, and iron your laundry.
- [Kitchen](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/in-your-home/kitchen/) - On this page, we discuss the following ways to save energy as you use your kitchen: Appliances, Fridge & freezer, Stove & oven, Dishwasher
- [Heating & cooling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/in-your-home/heating-cooling/) - On this page, we deal with the following ways to reduce energy to heat and cool your home: Thermostat, Furnace, Insulation, Sealing, Inside your home
- [Bathroom](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/in-your-home/bathroom/) - How you use your bathroom can cut greenhouse gas emissions in three ways: Use less water, Less hot water, The products we use
- [At work](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/at-work/) - Ways in which you can reduce greenhouse gas emissions at work: Transportation, Consumables
- [As a citizen](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/personal-solutions/as-a-citizen/) - How you can make a real difference in dealing with the climate change issue: Consumers vs. citizens, Historical precedents, What you can do
- [UNFCCC](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/unfccc/) - The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international environmental treaty to stabilize atmospheric GHG concentrations
- [IPCC](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/ipcc/) - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established to provide policy-makers with an objective source of climate change information
- [Germany](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/country-successes/germany/) - Germany’s economy grew by 62.6% from 1990 to 2005. As of 2005, Germany has achieved an 18.3% reduction in GHG from their 1990 level.
- [Sweden](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/country-successes/sweden/) - Sweden’s economy grew by 44% from 1990 to 2005. As of 2005, Sweden has achieved a 7.2% reduction in GHG from their 1990 level.
- [United Kingdom](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/country-successes/united-kingdom/) - The UK economy grew by 124.6% from 1990 to 2005. As of 2005, the UK achieved a 15.3% reduction in GHG from their 1990 level.
- [Contraction & Convergence](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/contraction-convergence/) - To sustain a 450 ppm GHG concentration (to prevent 2oC warming) it's proposed that all people on Earth should be allocated an equal carbon footprint
- [Financial incentives](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/incentives/) - Financial incentives available to help you improve your energy efficiency: Manitoba Hydro PowerSmart, CMHC Green Home
- [Windows](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/energy-efficiency/windows/) - Windows are to blame for roughly 13% of air leakage in a house.
- [Ventilation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/energy-efficiency/ventilation/) - Good air ventilation is an important consideration when doing other energy efficiency upgrades.
- [Thermal mass](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/energy-efficiency/thermal-mass/) - Thermal mass is a material’s ability to absorb, store, and later release radiant heat. Brick, slate, concrete, porcelain, stone have high thermal mass.
- [Straw bale construction](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/energy-efficiency/straw-bale-construction/) - In an agricultural province like Manitoba, the use of straw bales in building homes is a boon for the environment in a number of ways.
- [Landscaping](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/energy-efficiency/landscaping/) - Correctly positioned trees and shrubs can save up to 25% on your heating and cooling costs, and pay dividends in fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
- [Insulation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/energy-efficiency/insulation/) - Insulation acts like an enormous blanket wrapped around your home, slowing heat escape in winter and keeping the heat out in summer.
- [Heating](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/energy-efficiency/heating/) - Topics related to using less energy to heat your home: Furnaces, Programmable thermostat, Cleaning and maintenance, Ducts and vents
- [Green roofs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/energy-efficiency/green-roofs/) - Green roofs, or rooftop gardens, incorporate plants into a building’s roofing system. There are two basic types of green roofs: Intensive, Extensive
- [Doors](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/energy-efficiency/doors/) - Factors to consider when purchasing and installing doors into a new home or when replacing doors in an existing home
- [Cooling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/energy-efficiency/cooling/) - Ways to cool your home more efficiently: Passive cooling, Room air conditioners, Central air conditioners
- [Air sealing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/energy-efficiency/air-sealing/) - Controlling air leakage is one of the cheapest – and most important – ways to make sure your home is as climate-friendly as possible.
- [Energy efficiency](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/home-construction/energy-efficiency/) - Making your home more energy efficient: Sealing, Cooling, Doors, Green roof, Heating, Insulation, Landscaping, Straw bale, Thermal mass, Ventilation, Windows
- [Communities](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/communities/) - Three areas of guidance and support to help lead your community to GHG reductions and climate resilience: Educate, Motivate, Activate
- [Carbon sequestration](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/carbon-sequestration/) - Learn about the two types of carbon sequestration: Geological sequestration, Biological / terrestrial sequestration
- [Passive solar](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/alternative-heat-energy/passive-solar-energy/) - On this page, we address the following aspects of passive solar heating: Windows, Solar Walls
- [Nuclear energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/alternate-energy-sources/nuclear-energy/) - Topics related to nuclear energy in Manitoba: Advantages, Difficulties, Current situation, Future possibilities
- [Feed management](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/livestock-production/feed-management/) - Suggestions to improve animal nutrition & feed efficiency and reduce CH4 emissions: Production efficiency, Feed efficiency, Balanced diet, Hog Digestion
- [Livestock production](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/livestock-production/) - Ways to reduce agricultural GHG emissions by these methods: Managing feed, Manure management, Pasture and grassland management
- [Farm buildings](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/farm-buildings/) - Energy efficiency in farm homes and other buildings can reduce demand for fossil fuels, lower carbon dioxide emissions, and save money.
- [Synthetic fertilizers](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/crop-production/synthetic-fertilizers/) - Suggestions for nutrient management that can enhance fertilizer use efficiency and limit GHG creation: Banding, Slow-release nitrogen, Inhibitors
- [Soil management](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/crop-production/healthy-soil-management/) - Aspects of soil health: Nitrogen, Carbon, Conservation tillage, Crop rotations, Soil cover, Crop residue, Soil drainage, Marginal land, Organic farming
- [Nutrient management](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/crop-production/nutrient-management/) - Good agricultural management practices for manure and synthetic fertilizers to lower greenhouse gas emissions and achieve economic savings.
- [Manure fertilizer](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/crop-production/manure-fertilizer/) - Manure management adaptations that can reduce GHG emissions from agriculture: Manure testing, Application equipment calibration, Winter spreading
- [Crop production](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/crop-production/) - Suggestions for reducing GHG emissions in crop production: Manure fertilizer, Nutrient management, Soil management, Synthetic fertilizer
- [Agriculture solutions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/agriculture-solutions/) - Suggestions for reducing GHG emissions from farming practices. These are tried and true practices that often result in higher yields and fewer inputs.
- [Water quantity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/water-impacts/water-quantity/) - Climate change affected contributors to changes to water quantity: Snow, Ice cover, Rain, Glaciers
- [Water quality](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/water-impacts/water-quality/) - Impacts of reduced water quality due to climate change: for people, for nature
- [Water impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/water-impacts/) - How climate change is affecting and is expected to affect: Oceans, Water quality, Water quantity
- [Lake Winnipeg water dynamics](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/lake-winnipeg-impacts/lake-winnipeg-water-dynamics/) - Impacts of climate change on these aspects of the water dynamics in Lake Winnipeg: Watershed, Water temperatures, Water quantity, Water quality
- [Lake Winnipeg biome](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/lake-winnipeg-impacts/lake-winnipeg-biome/) - Impacts of climate change on Lake Winnipeg plant, animal, and microbe communities
- [Lake Winnipeg impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/lake-winnipeg-impacts/) - Impacts of climate change on these aspects of Lake Winnipeg: Lake Winnipeg biome, Lake Winnipeg water dynamics
- [Oceans](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/water-impacts/oceans/) - Issues related to oceans and climate change: Sea-level rise, Disease & toxic algal blooms, Storms, erosion & sediment, Ocean circulation, Marine life
- [Respiratory issues](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/health-impacts/respiratory-issues/) - Respiratory issues related to climate change: Ozone, Particulate matter, Air pollution & heat, Young lungs, Sick will get sicker, Breathing in brake pads
- [Extreme heat & health](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/health-impacts/extreme-heat-health/) - Issues related to extreme heat and health: Heat waves, Urban heat islands, Windless city? No relief at night, People at risk, Medication & extreme heat
- [Drinking water](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/health-impacts/drinking-water/) - Impacts of climate change on drinking water: Not enough water, Too much water, Groundwater, Illness
- [Diseases](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/health-impacts/diseases/) - Climate change impact on these disease subjects: Pests, Pestilence, Mosquito-borne disease, Malaria, Dengue fever, Rodent-borne disease, Hantavirus
- [Health impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/health-impacts/) - Direct and indirect impacts of climate change on human health: Diseases, Drinking water, Extreme heat & health, Respiratory issues
- [Wetlands impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/ecosystems-impacts/ecosystems-impacts/) - Will waterfowl habitats in North America will be able to support historical numbers of breeding and wintering birds in the face of climate change?
- [Grasslands impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/ecosystems-impacts/grasslands-impacts/) - Issues related to climate change impacts on Manitoba grasslands: Grasslands, Prairie wetlands, Wildlife, Past experiences
- [Forest impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/ecosystems-impacts/forest-impacts/) - The impacts of climate change on Manitoba forests: Magnitude of impact, Forest fires, Pests, Shrinking ranges, Deforestation, Other impacts, What to do
- [Ecosystems impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/ecosystems-impacts/) - Links to pages about climate change impacts on the following Manitoba ecosystems: Wetlands, Grasslands, Forests, Wildlife
- [Community impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/community-impacts/) - How climate change will affect Manitoba communities: Rural, Urban, and Northern
- [Business impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/impacts/business-impacts/) - Business risks and business drivers related to climate change.

## Home Widgets

- [Bike Week - June 7 – 13, 2026!](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/bike-week-june-7-13-2026/) - A week long celebration of the bicycle and everyone that rides. Whether you ride for recreation, fitness, transportation, sport, or just for fun, if you enjoy riding a bike, Bike Week is for you! Learn more
- [Manitoba signs onto Ontario-led proposal to create national energy grid](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-signs-onto-ontario-led-proposal-to-create-national-energy-grid-9.6996380#new_tab) - Manitoba has signed onto an Ontario-led proposal to expand and modernize interprovincial transmission lines, and establish a national energy grid. The plan would help secure power grids across the country and strengthen Canada’s energy security. Read more
- [We don’t need fossil gas energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/#new_tab) - Nov. 26, 2025 - Winnipeg Free Press - The announcement in last week’s throne speech of a new $3-billion fossil gas-fired power plant to meet growing peak electricity demand is a major disappointment that undercuts the government’s recent commitments to emissions reductions, affordability and economic development. Read more
- [Manitoba Food Rescue & Emissions Reduction](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/manitoba-food-rescue-emissions-reduction/) - Let's Feed People Not Landfills. We are working to establish a new freezer warehouse in Winnipeg that will store large volumes of rescued food and get it to those in need. Good food is ending up in our landfills, when it rots it produces methane gas, which quickly heats up the planet. Learn more.
- [Emissions in Manitoba 4.8% above 2005 levels](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/manitoba-and-alberta-emission-levels-remain-high-time-to-step-up-manitoba/) - Emissions data for Manitoba, as reported in the National Inventory Report, reveal that our province continues to fall behind in the global initiative to reach net zero. Manitoba and Alberta are the only provinces in Canada where emissions have not decreased below the 2005 levels, the baseline year used to track progress. Read more
- [’Let’s do something’: city to consider study to phase out natural gas](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/10/22/lets-do-something-city-to-consider-study-to-phase-out-natural-gas#new_tab) - 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.
- [Why climate action groups are calling for geothermal heating in Manitoba](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/why-climate-action-groups-are-calling-for-geothermal-heating-in-manitoba/) - Manitoba’s Climate Action Team (CAT) is calling on Manitoba Hydro to create a geothermal utility as a way to save residents money and reduce electricity demand. Read more
- [We Really Can Live Without Fossil Fuels](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/we-really-can-live-without-fossil-fuels/) - https://youtu.be/tioRqaEECYk?si=DoJyzEvX7wj47FGn 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.
- [Empowering Youth - to Take Action](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/empowering-youth-to-take-action/) - We work with youth to inspire hope through climate action. Through special hands-on projects like Depave Paradise, School Waste Reduction Challenges, Idle Free School Zones and hosting Youth Empowerment Conferences. Learn more.
- [Thank you Gay Lea Foundation!](https://www.gaylea.com/news/foundation/gay-lea-foundation-announces-10-new-charitable-grants#new_tab) - For supporting the Manitoba Food Rescue and Emissions Reduction project! Their generous support will go towards the establishment of a low-cost freezer warehouse in Winnipeg! To help increase the capacity of our local food banks. Read more.
- [Educating Manitobans on Climate Change](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/educating-manitobans-on-climate-change/) - We provide free community workshops, classroom presentations, and teacher bootcamps to educate Manitobans on climate change. < Request a presentation!
- [Manitoba's Road to Resilience](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/manitobas-road-to-resilience/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfKbCP5K8D0&list=PLuj3HKJ3KM15jbkzGU-pCQKQFerZlxwsh Manitoba's Road to Resilience, our pathway to a fossil free future.
- [Providing Solutions for Policy Reform](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/policy-reform-climate-solutions/) - We are meeting with our elected officials and community leaders across Manitoba to advocate for the implementation of climate change solutions and policy/law reforms to reach net zero by 2050. Learn more
- [Climate Friendly Schools](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/climate-friendly-schools/) - Get your school informed and engaged in addressing climate change. We offer resources and supports, you can book a classroom presentation for your school. Learn more
- [Action Project Funding](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/action-project-funding-learning-for-a-sustainable-future/) - Learn more Want to make a difference in your school or community? Learning for a Sustainable Future provides funding for students and teachers to engage their school and community in sustainability Action Projects.
- [Donate! Support Climate Education and Action in Manitoba](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/donate/) - We can't do it without your help. Our planet is counting on us! Donate today!
- [Road to Resilience: Policy Solutions Launch](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/road-to-resilience-policy-solutions-coordination-and-finance-launch/) - https://youtu.be/VUgiymJEEVI We have seven years to cut emissions in Manitoba by half in order to avoid a climate catastrophe, Manitoba's Road to Resilience provides the framework and the solutions.
- [Manitoba’s Road to Resilience: Energy Solutions](https://climateactionmb.ca/road2resilience/energy-solutions/#:~:text=The Road to Resilience was,climate resilient future for Manitoba.#new_tab) - We did the math. Manitoba can save money and make the transition to a fossil free future. Learn more click here.
- [Idle Free Zones](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/idle-free-zones/) - To encourage the reduction of unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions, we offer “Healthy Communities Don’t Idle” Idle Free Zone traffic signs. Contact us to order your sign today! Learn more - click here.
- [Road to Resilience](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/road-to-resilience-launch-event/) - READ MORE... The Climate Action Team has launched Manitoba’s Road to Resilience - an achievable and concrete pathway to a better future. It shows what is needed to feed, shelter, transport goods & people, and produce electricity without the use of fossil fuels, with foundational chapters on nature, green jobs, and the human impacts of
- [Donate here](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/donate-here/) - Click here to donate electronically Or send a cheque to "MakeWay Charitable Society - Climate Change Connection". 400-163 W. Hastings Vancouver BC V6B 1H5 (Don't worry. Your whole donation comes to us in Manitoba - and it's charitable.)
- [Winnipeg's plan for net-zero emissions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/winnipegs-plan-for-net-zero-emissions/) - July 2, 2022 - Winnipeg Free Press. In order to decarbonize by 2050, Manitoba’s capital needs to make big changes. A brand new roadmap lays out the path — now it’s up to the city to see it through.
- [What climate change on the Prairies could look like](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/what-climate-change-on-the-prairies-could-look-like/) - Canada’s Prairies are already seeing more drought, flooding and warmer winters as the Earth’s climate warms, but what can we expect in the longer term?
- [Climate-Resilient Manitoba: Transportation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/climate-resilient-manitoba-transportation/) -  Finding alternative ways to move ourselves and our goods without fossil fuels is critical in reducing emissions in our province. Unfortunately, making the right choice isn't enough. road2resiliencemb.ca
- [Imagine a resilient Manitoba...](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/imagine-a-resilient-manitoba/) - What does a climate-resilient Manitoba look like? Learn more about the hopeful future we could all share and how we'll get there at road2resiliencemb.ca
- [Road to Resilience Launch](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/road-to-resilience-launch/) - On Feb 18, 2021, Lead author Curt Hull introduced a set of ideas for an achievable, concrete pathway to a climate resilient Manitoba.
- [Kiss the Ground - Netflix film](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/kiss-the-ground-netflix-film/) - Discover the connection between healthy food, healthy soil, and climate solutions. Kiss the Ground is available on Netflix.
- [Stay Climate Change Connected!](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/stay-climate-change-connected/) - SIGN UP HERE! Join our e-newsletter list for access to climate change news articles, notices of upcoming events, useful tips for climate-friendly living, “green” jobs, and more!
- [Activity Sheets](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/earth-week-activity-sheets/) - Earth Week may be over but you can still enjoy these family friendly activities that will get you thinking about nature. We have recently added two activity sheets to our Resources for Schools page: Manitoba Earth Week Bingo Manitoba Earth Week Scavenger Hunt
- [Tides Canada is now MakeWay](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/tides-canada-is-now-makeway/) - CCC is on a shared charity platform. That platform has changed its name from Tides Canada to MakeWay.
- [COVID-19 pandemic and lessons for the climate crisis](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/covid-19-pandemic-and-lessons-for-the-climate-crisis/) - CCC's Curt Hull was on CTV Winnipeg Morning Live discussing the lessons we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and how we can apply them to the climate crisis.
- [Al Gore with Bill Maher: COVID-19 Climate Connection](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/al-gore-with-bill-maher-covid-19-climate-connection/) - Bill Maher speaks with Al Gore about the COVID-19 climate connection
- [IPCC 1.5℃ Report Analysis](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/ipcc-1-5oc-report-analysis/) - HERE IS A LINK to a 1-sheet PDF Summary of the IPCC 1.5℃ report including suggestions for a strategy to help us prepare for this future. The IPCC released a report on how quickly we need to take carbon out of the atmosphere to limit global warming to 1.5°C and avoid its most destructive consequences.
- [Greta Thunberg in Davos 2020](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/greta-thunberg-in-davos-2020/) - 'What will you tell your children?': Greta Thunberg blasts climate inaction at Davos
- [Australian firefighters overrun by bushfire](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/australian-firefighters-overrun-by-bushfire/) - Australian firefighters capture moment their truck is overrun by a bushfire
- [CCC Supports Frequent Transit Service](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/ccc-supports-frequent-transit-service/) - "Don't give up on the Future" - CCC's Curt Hull gave a submission to a City of Winnipeg Policy Committee on Nov 28 2019.
- ["The Talk"](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/the-talk/) - Kids. Have you had 'the talk' with your parents?
- [Greta Thunberg Climate Strike](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/greta-thunberg-2/) - Greta Thunberg tells it like it is. Our children don't need our hope. They need our action. Now.
- [Greta Thunberg TED Talk](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/7108/) - Greta Thunberg is a 15-year-old Swede who started the global students' climate walkout. What she says is clear and to the point: we are robbing her of her future.
- [Climate models are wrong. Right?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/climate-models-are-wrong-right/) - We can't trust those Climate models....right? Find out on this episode of Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe.
- [CCC - Your connection to climate solutions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/ccc-your-connection-to-climate-solutions/) - Many Manitobans are working on climate solutions. How about you?
- [Boiling the Frog (Ep3)](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/boiling-the-frog-ep3/) - Senator Al Franken wants David Letterman to hear about a real solution to climate change.
- [Climate and Green Plan Town Hall](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/climate-and-green-plan-town-hall/) - On Tue Nov 28, Manitobans got together to learn more and exchanging ideas about Manitoba's Climate and Green Plan.
- [Farming Carbon](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/farming-carbon/) - Ranchers in southwestern Manitoba are improving soil carbon, increasing nutritional value in forage, and improving the moisture handling of their land by using rotational grazing.
- [Human Transit - Jarrett Walker](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/human-transit-jarrett-walker/) - May 12, 2107 - Jarrett Walker presents "Human Transit" at Manitoba Museum
- [Manitoba's Green Plan](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/manitobas-green-plan/) - On Fri Oct 27 2017, Manitoba launched its Climate & Green Plan to make us "Canada’s cleanest, greenest and most climate resilient province."
- [Boiling the Frog (Ep6)](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/boiling-the-frog-ep6/) - Senator Al Franken learns that David Letterman’s prodigious beard is actually a powerful weapon in the struggle to control carbon emissions.
- [Boiling the Frog (Ep5)](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/boiling-the-frog-ep5/) - Senator Al Franken and David Letterman take on Trump for having no idea why coal jobs are really disappearing.
- [Boiling the Frog (Ep4)](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/boiling-the-frog-ep4/) - Senator Al Franken is impressed that David Letterman went to India to find out what the Indians are doing about climate change.
- [Boiling The Frog (Ep2)](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/boiling-the-frog-with-al-franken-ep2/) - Senator Al Franken tells David Letterman about who is behind a lot of the inaction in Washington.
- [Boiling The Frog (Ep1)](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/boiling-the-frog-with-al-franken-ep1/) - This is the first of a 6 part series from Funny or Die and National Geographic with Al Franken.
- [Ride Bikes, Fall in Love](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/ride-bikes-fall-in-love/) - Fall in love with Winnipeg's Bike Week video. Because in the end, its not about bikes at all.
- [Coal: Cheap. Abundant. Cheap.](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/coal-cheap-abundant-cheap/) - "Coal grows in the ground or something." "Electricity comes from the walls of the home where I live." "The future is later."
- [Environmental Defence Fund "Train" PSA](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/environmental-defence-fund-train-psa/) - This short public service announcement (PSA) made way back in 2007 still packs a powerful message.
- [We're climate scientists](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/were-climate-scientists/) - Yo. We're climate scientists and there's no denyin' this. Climate change is real. (Language warning)
- [FRESH video: Home-made biodiesel](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/fresh-biodiesel/) - Denis makes his own biodiesel from french fries.
- [Severn Cullis-Suzuki at Rio in 1992](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/severn-cullis-suzuki-speaking-at-rio-in-1992/) - At the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, Severn Cullis-Suzuki spoke passionately to the world's adults about how selfish "progress" is jeopardizing their children's future.
- [FRESH video: Lennard Taylor](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/fresh-lennard-taylor/) - Fashion can be socially and environmentally responsible. For local fashion designers Lennard Taylor, fashion and clothing aren't disposable.
- [FRESH video: Go Idle Free](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/fresh-video-go-idle-free/) - Many people idle their cars and trucks unnecessarily every day. Students from Rockwood School teach us why we should think twice about that.
- [FRESH video: Sisler High School](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/fresh-video-sisler-high-school/) - Winnipeg's Sisler High School has lots of sustainability projects. One of them is producing their own food.
- [FRESH video: St Norbert Farmers Market](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/fresh-st-norberts-farmers-market/) - Winnipeg's largest and most exciting Farmer's Market.
- [FRESH video: Winnipeg Folk Festival](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/fresh-video-winnipeg-folk-festival/) - Check out the Winnipeg Folk Festival's sustainability initiatives from composting to bike-to-site.
- [5 Things We Learned About Climate Change](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/5-things-we-learned-about-climate-change/) - Hank Greene (of the Vlogbrothers) boils down the 2013 IPCC report and tells you five things you really need to know about our warming world.
- [David Suzuki on severe weather](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/home-page-video/) - How is severe weather connected to climate change?
- [Petrolify](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/petrolify/) - Find out if Petrolify® is right for your world. Side effects may vary. ;-)
- [John Oliver: Climate Change Debate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/john-oliver-climate-change-debate/) - John Oliver hosts a mathematically representative climate change debate, with the help of special guest Bill Nye the Science Guy, of course.
- [What's possible](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/whats-possible/) - An inspiring 5-min film produced for the United Nations Climate Summit. Narrated by Morgan Freeman with an original score by Hans Zimmer.
- [Leonardo DiCaprio's 2014 UN Climate Summit Speech](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/leonardo-dicaprios-2014-un-climate-summit-speech/) - Leonardo DiCaprio's compelling opening speech at the 2014 United Nations Climate Summit in New York City (Sep 23, 2014)
- [A World of Solutions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/a-world-of-solutions-2/) - A sequel to the film "What's Possible" for the United Nations Climate Summit. Directed by Louie Schwartzberg, narrated by Morgan Freeman with an original score by Hans Zimmer.
- [Greenpeace LEGO video](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/greenpeace-lego-video/) - This is the video that went viral and prompted LEGO to not renew its contract with Shell. Shell is still trying to drill for oil in the Arctic...
- [FRESH video: The WRENCH](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/the-wrench/) - This is the FRESH video we produced about the great work that The WRENCH is doing. They are getting lots of people of all ages and walks of life onto bicycles.
- [Passive House Retrofit](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/passive-house-retrofit/) - Sun Certified Builders Co-op builds low-energy homes. They build to a model called Passive House or passivhaus, something that isn't often used in Manitoba - yet.
- [Energy East 101](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/energy-east-101/) - This 4-minute handimation gives background info on the controversial proposed Energy East pipeline.
- [Record Antarctic sea ice](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/record-antarctic-sea-ice/) - Understanding the relationship between the record ice loss in the Arctic and the record ice increase this winter in the Antarctic.
- [Climate Change Denial Disorder](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/climate-change-denial-disorder-ccdd/) - Climate Change Denial Disorder may be effecting your parents, grandparents, or legislator.
- [FRESH Stories: BUILD](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/fresh-stories-build/) - BUILD trains people and retrofits homes to lower utility bills, employ neighbourhood people, cut crime, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
- [Ride it, downtown!](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/ride-it-downtown/) - Downtown's cycling community is growing and that's just how the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ likes it!
- [2015 Nelson BC Fire](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/2015-nelson-bc-fire/) - Time-lapse of the Duhamel Creek Fire near Nelson BC. Shot from Gyro Park in Nelson at 2AM, July 5, 2015.
- [Arnold Schwarzenegger Summit of Conscience](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/arnold-schwarzenegger-summit-of-conscience/) - Arnold Schwarzenegger prepared a special video for the Summit of Conscience in Paris on July 21, 2015
- [THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/this-changes-everything-intl-trailer/) - The film THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change.
- [Open Letter to World Leaders](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/open-letter-to-world-leaders/) - People are standing together to demand a strong climate agreement in Paris and a healthy future for the planet.
- ["Racing Extinction" Trailer](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/canadas-race-to-clean-energy/) - "Racing Extinction" film launches Dec 2 on Discovery Channel. “This is a movie that defines an issue that the entire world must pay attention to.”
- [COP21 Explained](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/cop21-explained/) - Grist explains the Paris climate negotiations by using the analogy of a dinner party.
- [Deniers' Anthem](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/climate-change-deniers-anthem/) - In a video spoof by Funny or Die, the Koch Brothers pay celebrities to sing a climate change deniers' anthem.
- [FRESH: Care share](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/fresh-care-share/) - FRESH story about how a young family is using a car share to minimize their greenhouse gas emissions and save money.
- [FRESH: Walking school bus](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/fresh-walking-school-bus/) - Fresh Story about setting up and participating in a "Walking school bus"
- [Earth Day 2016](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/earth-day-2016/) - ShawTV's Jessica Cable interview's CCC's Curt Hull for Earth Day 2016.
- [Prairie Climate Centre](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/prairie-climate-centre/) - The U of W and IISD have developed an interactive Climate Atlas (climateatlas.ca) for modelling possible future climates for the Prairies.
- [Not Reality TV](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/not-reality-tv/) - At the 2016 US Democratic National Convention, director James Cameron presented a new video with Hollywood stars and stories of people impacted by climate change around the world.
- [Vancouver Kinder Morgan messages](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/vancouver-kinder-morgan-messages/) - Aug 17, 2016 - Hundreds of people in Vancouver delivered 114,000+ messages from across Canada asking the government to reject the Kinder Morgan tar sands pipeline proposal.
- [Our Future](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/our-future/) - Morgan Freeman narrates this hopeful, short film produced by the United Nations about the need to solve the climate crisis.
- ["Before the Flood" movie trailer](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/before-the-flood-movie-trailer/) - Watch the trailer for Leonardo DiCaprio's 2016 climate change documentary "Before the Flood"
- [High Frequency: Why Houston is Back on the Bus](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/high-frequency-why-houston-is-back-on-the-bus/) - Every city (including Winnipeg) should do a "system reimagining" of their bus network like Houston METRO did.
- [Shell's 1991 Climate Change Video](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/shells-1991-climate-change-video/) - Shell Oil Company made Climate of Concern in 1991 as a warning against the dangers of climate change; then they ignored it.
- [How much of our food is ours?](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/how-much-of-our-food-is-ours/) - Do you know where your food comes from? Eating food from local sources is a big part of the climate solution.
- [Winnipeg biking - Future of Transportation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/winnipeg-biking-future-of-transportation/) - The attitude toward cycling in Winnipeg is changing due in no small part to people like Anders Swanson and Beth McKechnie.
- [Science in America - Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/science-in-america-neil-degrasse-tyson/) - Science is under attack by the Republican administration in the USA. We offer this 4-min video "Science in America” with words of warning from Neil deGrasse Tyson.
- [Jarrett Walker: Transit #1](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/jarrett-walker-transit-1/) - Prior to his Winnipeg visit May 11 2017, we asked international transit expert Jarrett Walker: “Why are you passionate about Transit?”
- [Old People Don’t Care About Climate Change](https://climatechangeconnection.org/home_page_widget/old-people-dont-care-about-climate-change/) - Some old people have a funny way of looking at climate change.

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## References

- [Emissions reporting system - reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/emissions-reporting-system-reference-list/) - 1) Environment Canada, Canada's GHG inventory, About Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/779c7bcf-4982-47eb-af1b-a33618a05e5b 2) UNFCCC, Glossary of climate change acronyms, https://unfccc.int/resource/cd_roms/na1/ghg_inventories/english/8_glossary/Glossary.htm
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- [CO2 equivalents - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/co2-equivalents-reference-list/) - 1) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), Working Group 1 (WG1), Chapter 2, Changes in Atmospheric Constituents and in Radiative Forcing, Table 2.14, page 212, https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar4/syr/ 2) US Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Energy, Calculations and References, http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/refs.html
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- [World GHG emissions - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/world-ghg-emissions-reference-list/) - 1) Boden, T.A., G. Marland, and R.J. Andres. 2010. Global, Regional, and National Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A. doi 10.3334/CDIAC/00001_V2010 http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/emis/tre_glob.html 2) Ernst Worrell et al, "Carbon dioxide emissions from the global cement industry", Annual Review of Energy and Environment,
- [Why must we prevent a 2ºC rise? - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/why-must-we-prevent-a-2oc-rise-reference-list/) - 1) Monbiot, G, 2007, Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning, Doubleday Canada, pp. 15 2) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2018, Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5C, Chapter 1, Framing and Context, pp. 51, https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/SR15_Chapter1_High_Res.pdf 3) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2001, Climate Change 2001: Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
- [Solar power - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/solar-power-reference-list/) - 1) CBC News, Future of solar panel rebate program in hands of Efficiency Manitoba, available at https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/solar-energy-program-efficiency-manitoba-1.4634052
- [Guide to Climate-Friendly Eating - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/guide-to-climate-friendly-eating-reference-list/) - CEC. 2017. Characterization and Management of Food Loss and Waste in North America. Montreal, Canada: Commission for Environmental Cooperation. 48 pp. Scarborough, P., Appleby, P.N., Mizdrak, A. et al. 2014. Dietary greenhouse gas emissions of meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians and vegans in the UK Climatic Change. 125: 179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-014-1169-1 S.A.F.E. Alliance. 2011. The Food Miles Report- The dangers of
- [Tailpipe emissions - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/tailpipe-emissions-reference-list/) - 1) Adapted from A Guide to Kyoto: Climate Change and What it Means to Canadians, IISD, 1998 2) National Inventory Report 1990-2006, Table A12-7, April 2008, page 601, http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2009/ec/En81-4-2006E.pdf
- [Wildlife impacts - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/wildlife-impacts-reference-list/) - Wildlife - reference list 1) Beerling, D., 2002, CO2 and the end-Triassic mass extinction, Nature, 415:286-287 Forests - reference list 1) Middlebro, B., 2001, Directory of Primary Wood Using Insdustries in Manitoba, Canadian Forest Services, Natural Resources Canada 2) Kasting, J.F., 1998, The carbon cycle, climate and the long-term effects of fossil fuel burning, Consequences,
- [Why price carbon pollution? - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/why-price-carbon-pollution-reference-list/) - 1) International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), 2015, Unpacking Canada’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies, https://www.iisd.org/faq/unpacking-canadas-fossil-fuel-subsidies/
- [The Arctic - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/the-arctic-reference-list/) - 1) ACIA. 2004. Impacts of a Warming Arctic: Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. Cambridge University Press. https://www.amap.no/documents/doc/impacts-of-a-warming-arctic-2004/786
- [UNFCCC - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/unfccc-reference-list/) - 1) UNFCCC, Background of the UNFCCC, http://unfccc.int/essential_background/items/6031.php
- [Revenue recycling - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/revenue-recycling-reference-list/) - Canadian Ecofiscal Commission, "Choose Wisely: Options and Trade-offs in Recycling Carbon Pricing Revenues"
- [Manitoba's climate - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/manitobas-climate-reference-list/) - 1) Environment Canada, online climate data, http://climate.weather.gc.ca
- [Manitoba GHG emissions - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/manitoba-ghg-emissions-reference-list/) - 1) Environment Canada, Canada's Greenhouse Gas Inventory, http://www.ec.gc.ca/ges-ghg All Figures: Derived from data contained at Environment Canada, Canada's Greenhouse Gas Inventory, http://www.ec.gc.ca/ges-ghg
- [Air travel - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/air-travel-reference-list/) - 1) Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), 1999, Special Report - Aviation and the Global Atmosphere - Summary for Policymakers 2) IPCC –2.7 has been used previously (e.g. George Monbiot, Heat) but 1.9 is now preferred 3) John C. Ryan, Over Our Heads: A Local Look at Global Climate (Seattle: Sightline, 1997), p.43 4) http://www.terrapass.com/flight/flightcalc.html 5)
- [Kyoto Protocol - reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/kyoto-protocol-reference-list/) - 1) Environment Canada, Canada's Greenhouse Gas Inventory, http://www.ec.gc.ca/ges-ghg 2) Province of Manitoba, 2008, Climate Change Legislation Approved by Legislature, http://news.gov.mb.ca/news/?archive=2008-06-01&item=3885
- [Canada GHG emissions - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/canada-ghg-emissions-reference-list/) - 1) Environment Canada, Canada's Greenhouse Gas Inventory, http://www.ec.gc.ca/ges-ghg 2) Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), Statistical Handbook for Canada’s Upstream Petroleum Industry, Table 3.1b, Table 3.2a, July 2015 All Figures: Environment Canada, Canada's Greenhouse Gas Inventory, http://www.ec.gc.ca/ges-ghg
- [Public transportation - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/public-transportation-reference-list/) - 1) Winnipeg Transit, Designing for Sustainable Transportation and Transit in Winnipeg, page 4, http://winnipegtransit.com/public_content/pdfs/WinnipegTransit_sustainabledesign.pdf 2) Canadian Automobile Association, Driving Costs 2013, (Canadian average, Camry LE) http://www.caa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CAA_Driving_Cost_English_2013_web.pdf 3) Winnipeg Transit, Transit Fares, http://winnipegtransit.com/en/fares/transit-fares
- [Waste - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/waste-reference-list/) - 1) Manitoba Product Stewardship Corporation – Aluminum fact sheet 2) Manitoba Product Stewardship Corporation – PET Plastic fact sheet 3) Resource Conservation Manitoba – Composting fact sheet 4) http://www.Reusablebags.com – Fast facts. 5) Greenfeet, 2004. Paper vs. Plastic – The Shopping Bag Debate, Website. http://www.greenfeet.net/newsletter/debate.shtml. 6) Ellis, S., Plastic Grocery Bags: The Ecological Footprint. December, 2005
- [As a consumer - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/as-a-consumer-reference-list/) - 1) Sierra Club, Sustainable consumption 2) http://www.howproductsimpact.net/ 3) Consume This! Buying That Matters. A Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention. 2006 4) Consume This! Buying That Matters. A Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention. 2006
- [As a citizen - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/as-a-citizen-reference-list/) - 1) Monbiot, G., 2006, Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning, Doubleday Canada, pp. 16 2) Chancellor of the Exchequer, July 2005, Stern Review Report on the Economics of Climate Change, http://www.webcitation.org/5nCeyEYJr 3) Wikipedia, Health Care in Canada, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada 4) Walker, M, The Cost of Doing Business In South Africa, The Multinational Monitor, 1986,
- [Yard and garden - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/yard-and-garden-reference-list/) - 1) Environment Canada, 2003, What You Can Do – Your Yard, www.ec.gc.ca/eco/wycd/yard_e.html 2) Lamb, M., 1990, 2 Minutes a Day for a Greener Planet. Harper Collins, Toronto, Canada 3) Leader-Post Carrier Foundation, 1991, Environmental and Energy Household Hints, Centax Books, Regina, Canada
- [Water heating - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/water-heating-reference-list/) - 1) Lamb, M. 1990. 2 Minutes a Day for a Greener Planet. Harper Collins, Toronto, Canada 2) American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Water Heating, http://www.aceee.org/
- [Lights, computers... - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/lights-computers-reference-list/) - 1) Environmental Defense. ND. 20 Simple Steps to Reduce Global Warming. Emergency Campaign on Global Warming. Downloaded July, 2003: http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/page.cfm?tagID=267 2) Lamb, M. 1990. 2 Minutes a Day for a Greener Planet. Harper Collins, Toronto, Canada.
- [Bathroom - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/bathroom/) - 1) Leader-Post Carrier Foundation. 1991. Environmental and Energy Household Hints. Centax Books, Regina, Canada. 2) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Public and Indian Housing, Energy Conservation Measures: M5. Install Water-Saving Toilets, http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/phecc/strat_list.cfm 3) IBID 4) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Public and Indian Housing, Energy Conservation Measures: W1. Install Water-Efficient Showerheads
- [Laundry - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/laundry-reference-list/) - 1) Lamb, M. 1990. 2 Minutes a Day for a Greener Planet. Harper Collins, Toronto, Canada 2) IBID
- [Kitchen - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/kitchen-reference-list/) - 1) Lamb, M. 1990. 2 Minutes a Day for a Greener Planet, Harper Collins, Toronto, Canada 2) Leader-Post Carrier Foundation. 1991. Environmental and Energy Household Hints, Centax Books, Regina, Canada
- [Heating & cooling - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/heating-cooling-reference-list/) - 1) Manitoba Hydro. Programmable Thermostat Program: A Few Degrees Make a Whole Lot of Cents, 2006, http://www.hydro.mb.ca/ 2) Centra Gas. ND. Wise Energy Use: How to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient - And Help Preserve Our Environment. 3) Manitoba Hydro. ND. Doors and Windows. No. 5 Power Smart Illustrated Guide Series.
- [After Kyoto - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/after-kyoto-reference-list/) - 1) International Energy Agency (IEA), World Energy Outlook 2007, http://www.iea.org/textbase/npsum/WEO2007SUM.pdf 2) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, September 2009, Fact sheet: Copenhagen: why is a deal so important?, http://unfccc.int/files/press/application/pdf/fact_sheet_copenhagen_deal.pdf 3) A. Shah, Global Issues: US and Foreign Aid Assistance, Apr 2009, http://www.globalissues.org/article/35/us-and-foreign-aid-assistance#Almostallrichnationsfailthisobligation
- [REDD - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/redd-reference-list/) - 1) David Suzuki Foundation. Growing alternatives in the rainforest. David Suzuki Foundation. [Online] June 20, 2008. [Cited: March 10, 2012.] http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/science-matters/2008/06/growing-alternatives-in-the-rainforest/. 2) United Nations . Frequently Asked Questions and Answers–The UN-REDD Programme and REDD+. 2010. http://www.unep.org/forests/Portals/142/docs/UN-REDD%20FAQs%20[11.10].pdf 3) David Suzuki Foundation. Carbon Offsets. David Suzuki Foundation. [Online] [Cited: March 10, 2012.] http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/climate-change/science/climate-change-basics/carbon-offsets/. 4) Lederer, Markus. 1,
- [United Kingdom - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/united-kingdom-reference-list/) - 1) James Hughes, 2008, Evidence to the Canadian Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development by Head of Climate and Energy: Strategy and Public Sector Division, UK's Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) 2) European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/emission.htm 3) Union of Concerned Scientists, Clean Energy: How Natural Gas Works,
- [Sweden - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/sweden-reference-list/) - 1) Swedish Commission on Oil Independence, 2006, Making Sweden an Oil-Free Society, http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/06/70/96/7f04f437.pdf 2) Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden’s Climate Policy, http://www.naturvardsverket.se/en/In-English/Menu/Climate-change/Climate-policy/Swedens-climate-policy/ 3) Swedish Energy Agency, The electricity certificate system, http://www.energimyndigheten.se/en/International/Instruments/The-electricity-certificate-system/The-Swedish-Energy-Agency-and-Svenska-Kraftnat/ 4) European Compost Network, Sweden, http://www.compostnetwork.info/index.php?id=41
- [Germany - reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/germany-reference-list/) - 1) German Environment Ministry, 2007, Climate Agenda 2020: Restructuring Industrial Society http://www.bmu.de/files/pdfs/allgemein/application/pdf/climate_agenda2020.pdf
- [Country successes - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/country-successes-reference-list/) - 1) Government of Canada: Law and Government Division, 2007, Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act: Implementation and Consequences, http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/prb0740-e.htm 2) UNFCCC, GHG data from UNFCCC, Total aggregate greenhouse gas emissions of individual Annex I Parties, 1990-2005 (excluding LULUCF), http://unfccc.int/files/inc/graphics/image/gif/graph3_2007_ori.gif 3) United Nations Statistics Division, Statistical Databases, Basic Data Selection, http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/selectionbasicFast.asp 4) United Nation Framework Convention on Climate
- [Contraction and convergence  - reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/contraction-and-convergence-reference-list/) - 1) Meyer, A., 2000, "Contraction and Convergence: The Global Solution to Climate Change" Schumacher Briefings 5, published by Green Books on behalf of the Schumacher Society 2) IPCC, Climate Change 2007: Working Group III: Mitigation of Climate Change, D. Mitigation in the long term (after 2030), http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/spm-ensspm-d.html 3) World Resources Institute (WRI), Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT), http://cait.wri.org/ 4) Scottich
- [Passive solar - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/passive-solar-reference-list/) - 1) Solar Energy Society of Canada, Passive Solar Energy, available at http://www.sesci.ca/ 2) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NERL), 1994, Solar heated fresh air cuts heating costs, http://solarairheating.org/media/NREL%20Technology%20Brief.pdf
- [Geothermal - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/geothermal-reference-list/) - 1) Manitoba Geothermal Energy Alliance, available at http://www.mgea.ca/index.aspx 2) Natural Resources Canada, Introduction to Earth Energy, available at http://www.canren.gc.ca/prod_serv/index.asp?CaId=163&PgId=912 3) Manitoba Hydro, Earth Power (Geothermal), available at http://www.hydro.mb.ca/earthpower/index.shtml 4) Manitoba Geothermal Energy Alliance, available at http://www.mgea.ca/index.aspx 5) Natural Resources Canada, Introduction to Earth Energy, available at http://www.canren.gc.ca/prod_serv/index.asp?CaId=163&PgId=912
- [Biomass - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/biomass-energy-reference-list/) - 1) Natural Resources Canada, Publications and software: Biomass, http://www.canren.gc.ca/prod_serv/index.asp?CaId=103&PgId=605 2) Natural Resources Canada, Technology and applications: Bioenergy, http://www.canren.gc.ca/tech_appl/index.asp?CaId=2&PgId=62
- [Heating - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/heating-reference-list/) - 1) Natural Resources Canada, Heating, Cooling & Comfort – Choose a Product, available at http://www.oee.rncan.gc.ca/equipment/english/page30.cfm?attr=4 2) Ibid 3) Hydro One Networks, Energy Efficiency Tips & Tools, available at http://www.hydroonenetworks.com/en/efficiency/heating_cooling/heating_strategies/
- [Green roofs - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/green-roofs-reference-list/) - 1) Public Works and Government Services Canada, Introductory Manual for Greening Roofs, available at ftp://ftp.pwgsc.gc.ca/rpstech/Service_Life_Asset_Management/PWGSC_GreeningRoofs_wLinks.pdf 2) Public Green Roofs in Downtown Manitoba, available at http://www.arch.umanitoba.ca/greenmap/pages/GrnMp_MHGrnRoof/pages/1intro.html 3) Environment Canada EnviroZine, Rooftop Gardening, available at http://www.ec.gc.ca/EnviroZine/ 4) Public Works and Government Services Canada, Introductory Manual for Greening Roofs, available at ftp://ftp.pwgsc.gc.ca/rpstech/Service_Life_Asset_Management/PWGSC_GreeningRoofs_wLinks.pdf
- [Landscaping - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/landscaping-reference-list/) - 1) Hydro One Networks, Plant Wisely, Save Energy Too, available at http://www.hydroonenetworks.com/en/efficiency/downloads/PowerSaver_05_Landscaping.pdf 2) A Sourcebook for Green and Sustainable Living, Landscaping for Energy Savings, available at http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/LandscapingEnergy.html 3) SaskPower Shand Greenhouse, Planning Your Planting Project, available at http://www.saskpower.com/shandgreenhouse/647.htm 4) Hydro One Networks, Plant Wisely, Save Energy Too, available at http://www.hydroonenetworks.com/en/efficiency/downloads/PowerSaver_05_Landscaping.pdf 5) Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, Shelterbelts – A Tool for Climate
- [Ventilation - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/ventilation-reference-list/) - 1) BC Hydro, PowerSmart at Home, http://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/ 2) Natural Resources Canada, How a Heat Recovery Ventilator Works, http://www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/residential/personal/new-homes/r-2000/standard/how-hrv-works.cfm?attr=4
- [Straw bale construction - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/straw-bale-construction-reference-list/) - 1) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Energy Use in Straw Bale Houses, available at http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/publications/en/rh-pr/tech/02-115e.pdf 2) University of Manitoba, Strawbale Research Building at the University of Manitoba, available at http://www.arch.umanitoba.ca/greenmap/pages/GM_oj%26tp_strawbaleUM%20/index.html 3) Harvest Homes, Strawbale Building Primer, available at http://harvesthomes.ca/building/straw_bale_primer.pdf 4) Harvest Homes, Strawbale Building Primer, available at http://harvesthomes.ca/building/straw_bale_primer.pdf 5) University of Manitoba, Strawbale Research Building
- [Windows - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/windows-reference-list/) - 1) Hydro One Networks, Energy Efficiency Tips & Tools, http://www.hydroonenetworks.com/en/efficiency/windows_walls/caulking_weatherstriping/cheap_tips.asp 2) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, The ABCs of Windows, http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/renoho/refash/refash_021.cfm 3) Natural Resources Canada, Consumer’s Guide to Buying Energy-Efficient Windows and Doors, http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/publications/infosource/pub/renovate/Consumers_Guide_EE_Windows_Section07.cfm?attr=4#design 4) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Understanding Window Terminology, http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/renoho/refash/refash_022.cfm 5) Natural Resources Canada, Consumer’s Guide to Buying Energy-Efficient Windows and
- [Air sealing - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/air-sealing-reference-list/) - 1) Hydro One Networks, Energy Efficiency Tips & Tools, available at http://www.hydroonenetworks.com/en/efficiency/windows_walls/caulking_weatherstriping/cheap_tips.asp 2) Toolbase Services, Energy Efficiency in Remodeling: House Air Leakage, available at http://www.toolbase.org/Home-Building-Topics/Energy-Efficiency/house-air-leakage 3) Natural Resources Canada, The EnerGuide for New Houses Service, available at http://www.oee.rncan.gc.ca/residential/personal/new-homes/upgrade-packages/energuide-service.cfm?attr=4 4) Hydro One Networks, Energy Efficiency Tips & Tools, available at http://www.hydroonenetworks.com/en/efficiency/windows_walls/caulking_weatherstriping/cheap_tips.asp 5) Ibid 6) Natural Resources
- [Thermal mass - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/thermal-mass-reference-list/) - 1) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), 2010, ÉcoTerra: Passive Solar Design, http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/odpub/pdf/66988.pdf
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- [Heath impacts - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/heath-impacts-reference-list/) - 1) Kovats, R.S., B. Mennie, A.J. McMicheal, C. Corvalan and R. Bertollini, 2000, Climate change and human health: Impact and adaptation, World Health Organization (WHO), 47 pp. 2) IBID 3) McMicheal, A.J. and A. Haines, 1997, Global climate change: the potential effects on health, British Medical Journal, 315: 805-809
- [Forest impacts - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/forest-impacts-reference-list/) - 1) Middlebro, B., 2001, Directory of Primary Wood Using Industries in Manitoba, Canadian Forest Services, Natural Resources Canada 2) Kasting, J.F., 1998, The carbon cycle, climate and the long-term effects of fossil fuel burning, Consequences, 4: 1-15 3) Brown, S., 1996, The world's forest resources, Unasylva, 43: 3-10 4) Auclair, A and T. Carter, 1993,
- [Community impacts - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/community-impacts-reference-list/) - 1) Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Partners for Climate Protection. https://www.fcm.ca/home/programs/partners-for-climate-protection.htm Rural communities - reference list 1) Natural Resources Canada. (NA). The winds of change: Climate change in prairie provinces. Downloaded from http://adaptation.nrcan.gc.ca/posters/pr/pr_10_e.php 2) Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network (C-CIARN). Downloaded from http://www.c-ciarn.ca/primer/page4_e.html 3) World Heritage Centre. (2006). Predicting and managing the effects of
- [Business impacts - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/business-impacts-reference-list/) - 1) Government of Canada: Law and Government Division, 2007, Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act: Implementation and Consequences, http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/prb0740-e.htm 2) Manitoba Government, Beyond Kyoto, Business Opportunities: Low carbon profits, http://www.gov.mb.ca/asset_library/en/beyond_kyoto/business_opportunities.pdf 3) Noble, D. (2001). Cool Business Guide: Lower costs, higher productivity and climate change solutions. Pembina Institute: Ottawa, ON. P. 20
- [Agriculture - Livestock impacts - Reference list](https://climatechangeconnection.org/references/agriculture-livestock-impacts-reference-list/) - 1) Wittenberg, K., and Boadi, D. 2001. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock agriculture in Manitoba. Manitoba Climate Change Task Force, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB. Online: http://www.iisd.org/taskforce/pdf/dept_animal_sci.pdf 2) Sauchyn, D., and Kulshreshtha, S., (2008): Prairies; in From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007, edited by Lemmen, D.S., Warren, F.J., Lacroix, J.,
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- [Biodiesel: Fuelled by French Fries](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/biodiesel-fuelled-by-french-fries/) - Denis makes his own biodiesel from french fries. Enough said.
- [Local Food @ Sisler High School](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/local-food-sisler-high-school/) - Sisler High School has been learning and working towards practicing sustainable lifestyles. One group of students, called the Green Thumbs, are exploring first-hand the importance of growing local food.
- [Winnipeg Folk Festival](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/winnipeg-folk-festival/) - Environmental sustainability is a core value of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and has been for a long time. Check out the Winnipeg Folk Festival's sustainability initiatives from composting to bike-to-site.
- [St. Norbert Farmers' Market](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/st-norbert-farmers-market/) - Winnipeg's largest and most exciting Farmer's Market. Everything is made, baked, or grown by Manitobans. Learn about their efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and how your shopping there can lead to a more sustainable lifestyle!
- [Lennard Taylor](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/lennard-taylor/) - Fashion can be socially and environmentally responsible. For local fashion designers Lennard Taylor, fashion and clothing aren't disposable. Go behind the scenes in understanding Lennard Taylor's inspiration for sustainable design.
- [The WRENCH](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/the-wrench/) - The WRENCH (Winnipeg Repair Education and Cycling Hub) is a non-profit organization that strives to make bikes and knowledge of bicycle repair and maintenance accessible to the public. The WRENCH’s mission is to create stronger, healthier communities by removing barriers to building, repairing and maintaining bicycles – with a focus on educating youth.
- [BUILD](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/build/) - BUILD – an acronym for Building Urban Industries for Local Development – is a social enterprise non-profit contractor and a training program for people who face barriers to employment. BUILD retrofits homes with insulation and high-efficiency toilets as well as water-and-energy-saving devices. Their work lowers utility bills, employs neighbourhood people, cuts crime, and decreases greenhouse
- [Cleaning up in more ways than one](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/fresh-story-2/) - Shane Johnston is the co-owner and general manager of Dollar Wise Quality Cleaners. This is not your ordinary dry cleaner and he is not your ordinary general manager. Shane has changed his company to make it as green as it can be. In 2008, Dollar Wise became Winnipeg’s only environmentally focused dry cleaning and laundry
- [A "Glowing" Review for Local Eco-Gym](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/a-glowing-review-for-local-eco-gym/) - It’s not everyday a business can brand themselves as plastic-free and chemical-free. In fact, entrepreneur Katie Hartle believes she may be the first gym in the area to do so. Glow Fitness for Women, located in downtown Selkirk, recently opened its doors- and the eyes of its customers- with a wide range of environmentally-friendly features.
- [Local commuter takes on idling Transit buses!](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/local-commuter-takes-on-idling-transit-buses/) - It was just like any morning that Richard catches his bus to get to work (okay he is also an avid cyclist!). This particular bus is one that sits and waits for about ten minutes at the stop before starting their morning route. One day, Richard decided to ask the driver to turn off his
- [Winnipeg cycling - Future of Transportation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/winnipeg-cycling-future-of-transportation/) - In spite of our flat topography, cycling in Winnipeg is not easy. Up until quite recently, the bicycle in Winnipeg was seen as something frivolous, non-essential, a toy. That attitude is changing due in no small part to people like Anders Swanson and Beth McKechnie. Winnipeg cycling - Future of Transportation: https://vimeo.com/212272220 In spite of
- [Eco-Centre volunteer’s FRESH advice: Be Aware](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/eco-centre-volunteers-fresh-advice-be-aware/) - My name is Francine and I am a volunteer for the Manitoba Eco-Network and Climate Change Connection. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies and Urban Development. I recently finished a 9 month Eco-Internship, where I helped a company develop an environmental sustainability plan. Here’s what I do in my personal life
- [Family transport video #2: Walking school bus](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/family-transport-2-walking-school-bus/) - There is a safe, healthy way to get your kids to school - that doesn't require driving them. The walking school bus: There is a safe, healthy way to get your kids to school - that doesn't require driving them.
- [Family transport video #1: Car share](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/family-transport-1-car-share/) - Many people think that car share is not practical for young families. The Madden family shows us that is not the case. Here's their story: Many people think that car share is not practical for young families. The Madden family shows us that is not the case.
- [Share your story](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/fresh-story-1/) - If you have taken steps to fight climate change we want to hear about it. E-mail us or call us at 204-943-4836. We may feature your story here and in our Connection Update Newsletter. You can write your story yourself, or we can interview you. If you wish, we will only use your first name in
- [Hope Church creates inspiring climate change video](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/hope-church-creates-inspiring-climate-change-video/) - In 2009, at a Mennonite Church Canada national conference in Saskatoon, churches were asked to consider making a public statement for peace in their communities. The Hope Mennonite Church on Furby Street in Winnipeg responded by making a YouTube video to promote reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Here's their video: http://youtu.be/a7TFBqUmfNw Many of the
- [Seine River School Division talks anti-idling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_stories/seine-river-school-division-talks-anti-idling/) - The Seine River School Division is among the pioneering schools and school divisions that are creating and implementing anti-idling for their schools and fleets. The division has been following an anti-idling policy, which discourages all vehicles from having their engines running while standing still, since 2008. Wayne Pearon, the Transportation Supervisor, says, “We are really impressed
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- [Enteric fermentation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/enteric-fermentation/)
- [Large Final Emitter](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/large-final-emitter/)
- [LFE](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/lfe/)
- [Large Final Emitters](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/large-final-emitters/)
- [stationary combustion](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/stationary-combustion/)
- [railway](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/railway/)
- [flaring](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/flaring/)
- [landfill](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/landfill/)
- [organic waste](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/organic-waste/)
- [anaerobic](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/anaerobic/)
- [cement](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cement/)
- [global emissions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/global-emissions/)
- [sulphur dioxide](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sulphur-dioxide/)
- [particulate matter](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/particulate-matter/)
- [Bill Nye the Science Guy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/bill-nye-the-science-guy/)
- [forcings](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/forcings/)
- [natural forcings](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/natural-forcings/)
- [computer models](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/computer-models/)
- [Global Circulation Models (GCM)](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/global-circulation-models-gcm/)
- [sea ice](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sea-ice/)
- [adaptation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/adaptation/)
- [alternate energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/alternate-energy/)
- [carbon trading](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/carbon-trading/)
- [sequestration](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sequestration/)
- [forest fires](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/forest-fires/)
- [forest fire](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/forest-fire/)
- [water vapor](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/water-vapor/)
- [solution](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/solution/)
- [adaptive capacity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/adaptive-capacity/)
- [forestry](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/forestry/)
- [Aboriginal](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/aboriginal/)
- [traditional knowledge](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/traditional-knowledge/)
- [alien species](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/alien-species/)
- [resilience](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/resilience/)
- [mountain pine beetle](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/mountain-pine-beetle/)
- [respiratory illnesses](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/respiratory-illnesses/)
- [soil](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/soil/)
- [shelterbelt](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/shelterbelt/)
- [shelterbelts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/shelterbelts/)
- [carbon](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/carbon/)
- [riparian](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/riparian/)
- [woodlot](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/woodlot/)
- [alley cropping](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/alley-cropping/)
- [fertilizer](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fertilizer/)
- [conservation tillage](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/conservation-tillage/)
- [crop rotation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/crop-rotation/)
- [manure](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/manure/)
- [phosphate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/phosphate/)
- [Olsen-P levels](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/olsen-p-levels/)
- [nitrate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/nitrate/)
- [nitrogen](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/nitrogen/)
- [sulfur](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sulfur/)
- [potassium](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/potassium/)
- [application rate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/application-rate/)
- [Precision farming](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/precision-farming/)
- [Precision agriculture](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/precision-agriculture/)
- [organic farming](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/organic-farming/)
- [earthworm](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/earthworm/)
- [sequester carbon](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sequester-carbon/)
- [urease inhibitors](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/urease-inhibitors/)
- [nitrification inhibitors](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/nitrification-inhibitors/)
- [ammonium](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ammonium/)
- [slow-release nitrogen fertilizer](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/slow-release-nitrogen-fertilizer/)
- [ammonia](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ammonia/)
- [banding](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/banding/)
- [windbreaks](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/windbreaks/)
- [forage](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/forage/)
- [Biofuels Act](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/biofuels-act/)
- [biogas](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/biogas/)
- [privacy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/privacy/)
- [email](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/email/)
- [security](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/security/)
- [newsletter](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/newsletter/)
- [subscribe](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/subscribe/)
- [reference](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/reference/)
- [News](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/news/)
- [video](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/video/)
- [videos](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/videos/)
- [Milankovitch Cycles](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/milankovitch-cycles/)
- [eccentricity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/eccentricity/)
- [Precession of the Equinoxes](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/precession-of-the-equinoxes/)
- [obliquity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/obliquity/)
- [two degrees](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/two-degrees/)
- [global](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/global/)
- [provinces](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/provinces/)
- [heating](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/heating/)
- [waterfowl](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/waterfowl/)
- [waterfowl habitats](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/waterfowl-habitats/)
- [aquatic species](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/aquatic-species/)
- [severe weather](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/severe-weather/)
- [protein](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/protein/)
- [amino acid](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/amino-acid/)
- [digestion](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/digestion/)
- [dietary fibre](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/dietary-fibre/)
- [diet](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/diet/)
- [feeds](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/feeds/)
- [feed](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/feed/)
- [anaerobic digestion](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/anaerobic-digestion/)
- [composting](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/composting/)
- [winter spreading](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/winter-spreading/)
- [overgrazing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/overgrazing/)
- [rotational grazing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/rotational-grazing/)
- [forages](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/forages/)
- [legume](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/legume/)
- [Hydrogen](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/hydrogen/)
- [Nuclear](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/nuclear/)
- [Solar power](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/solar-power/)
- [Wind energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/wind-energy/)
- [Alternative energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/alternative-energy/)
- [Manitoba Hydro](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/manitoba-hydro/)
- [electricity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/electricity/)
- [New Flyer Industries](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/new-flyer-industries/)
- [natural gas](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/natural-gas/)
- [electrolysis](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/electrolysis/)
- ["reforming" hydrogen](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/reforming-hydrogen/)
- [nuclear energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/nuclear-energy/)
- [Atomic Energy of Canada](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/atomic-energy-of-canada/)
- [AECL](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/aecl/)
- [weapons](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/weapons/)
- [meltdown](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/meltdown/)
- [photovoltaic cells](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/photovoltaic-cells/)
- [PV](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/pv/)
- [solar PV](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/solar-pv/)
- [photovoltaics](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/photovoltaics/)
- [turbine](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/turbine/)
- [St. Joseph Wind Farm](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/st-joseph-wind-farm/)
- [St. Leon Wind Farm](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/st-leon-wind-farm/)
- [biomass](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/biomass/)
- [geothermal](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/geothermal/)
- [passive solar](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/passive-solar/)
- [energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/energy/)
- [Wood](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/wood/)
- [Pyrolysis](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/pyrolysis/)
- [Incentives](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/incentives/)
- [Biofuels](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/biofuels/)
- [biodiesel](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/biodiesel/)
- [ethanol](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ethanol/)
- [renewable energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/renewable-energy/)
- [construction](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/construction/)
- [heat pump](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/heat-pump/)
- [heating costs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/heating-costs/)
- [ground loop](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ground-loop/)
- [costs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/costs/)
- [employee productivity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/employee-productivity/)
- [green procurement](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/green-procurement/)
- [purchasing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/purchasing/)
- [buildings](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/buildings/)
- [telework](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/telework/)
- [carbon capture and storage](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/carbon-capture-and-storage/)
- [CCS](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ccs/)
- [Geological sequestration](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/geological-sequestration/)
- [enhanced oil recovery](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/enhanced-oil-recovery/)
- [Soils](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/soils/)
- [Peatlands](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/peatlands/)
- [carbo](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/carbo/)
- [biological sequestration](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/biological-sequestration/)
- [Cap & Trade system](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cap-trade-system/)
- [Carbon markets](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/carbon-markets/)
- [Carbon offsets](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/carbon-offsets/)
- [cap and trade](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cap-and-trade/)
- [cap & trade](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cap-trade/)
- [Manitoba Green Registry](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/manitoba-green-registry/)
- [municipality](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/municipality/)
- [deniers](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/deniers/)
- [Partners for Climate Protection](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/partners-for-climate-protection/)
- [PCP](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/pcp/)
- [Federation of Canadian Municipalities](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/federation-of-canadian-municipalities/)
- [FCM](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fcm/)
- [ICLEI](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/iclei/)
- [Green Municipal Fund](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/green-municipal-fund/)
- [resources](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/resources/)
- [stakeholders](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/stakeholders/)
- [Province of Manitoba](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/province-of-manitoba/)
- [provincial government](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/provincial-government/)
- [residential](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/residential/)
- [energy efficiency](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/energy-efficiency/)
- [air sealing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/air-sealing/)
- [cooling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cooling/)
- [doors](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/doors/)
- [green roofs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/green-roofs/)
- [insulation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/insulation/)
- [landscaping](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/landscaping/)
- [straw bale](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/straw-bale/)
- [thermal mass](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/thermal-mass/)
- [ventilation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ventilation/)
- [windows](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/windows/)
- [space heating](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/space-heating/)
- [air leakage](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/air-leakage/)
- [EnerGuide](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/energuide/)
- [Passive House](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/passive-house/)
- [R-2000](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/r-2000/)
- [vapour barrier](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/vapour-barrier/)
- [air barrier](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/air-barrier/)
- [caulking](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/caulking/)
- [weather stripping](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/weather-stripping/)
- [air leaks](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/air-leaks/)
- [air conditioner](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/air-conditioner/)
- [SEER](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/seer/)
- [air conditioners](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/air-conditioners/)
- [Energy Star](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/energy-star/)
- [thermostat](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/thermostat/)
- [door](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/door/)
- [green roof](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/green-roof/)
- [rooftop gardens](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/rooftop-gardens/)
- [furnaces](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/furnaces/)
- [programmable thermostats](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/programmable-thermostats/)
- [programmable thermostat](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/programmable-thermostat/)
- [R-value](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/r-value/)
- [RSI](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/rsi/)
- [thermal resistance](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/thermal-resistance/)
- [fibreglass](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fibreglass/)
- [polystyrene](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/polystyrene/)
- [rockwool](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/rockwool/)
- [evergreen](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/evergreen/)
- [deciduous](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/deciduous/)
- [shrubs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/shrubs/)
- [vines](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/vines/)
- [straw bale construction](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/straw-bale-construction/)
- [building](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/building/)
- [brick](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/brick/)
- [slate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/slate/)
- [concrete](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/concrete/)
- [porcelain](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/porcelain/)
- [stone](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/stone/)
- [walls](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/walls/)
- [heat recovery ventilator](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/heat-recovery-ventilator/)
- [HRV](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/hrv/)
- [ducts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ducts/)
- [furnace](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/furnace/)
- [glazing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/glazing/)
- [aluminum](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/aluminum/)
- [financial incentives](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/financial-incentives/)
- [PowerSmart](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/powersmart/)
- [Pay as You Save](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/pay-as-you-save/)
- [PAYS](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/pays/)
- [CMHC](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cmhc/)
- [Green Home](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/green-home/)
- [Green building](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/green-building/)
- [LEED](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/leed/)
- [Canada Green Building Council](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/canada-green-building-council/)
- [CaGBC](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cagbc/)
- [international](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/international/)
- [WCI](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/wci/)
- [REDD](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/redd/)
- [IPCC](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ipcc/)
- [Contraction and Convergence](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/contraction-and-convergence/)
- [Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/inter-governmental-panel-on-climate-change/)
- [United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change/)
- [Western Climate Initiative](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/western-climate-initiative/)
- [Conference of the Parties](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/conference-of-the-parties/)
- [OECD](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/oecd/)
- [Contraction](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/contraction/)
- [convergence](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/convergence/)
- [Germany](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/germany/)
- [Sweden](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sweden/)
- [United Kingdom](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/united-kingdom/)
- [Gross Domestic Product](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/gross-domestic-product/)
- [GDP](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/gdp/)
- [co-generation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/co-generation/)
- [district heating](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/district-heating/)
- [Information Technology](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/information-technology/)
- [WMO](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/wmo/)
- [UNEP](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/unep/)
- [United Nations Environment Programme](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/united-nations-environment-programme/)
- [World Meteorological Organization](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/world-meteorological-organization/)
- [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/intergovernmental-panel-on-climate-change/)
- [Clean Development Mechanism](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/clean-development-mechanism/)
- [CDM](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cdm/)
- [UN-REDD](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/un-redd/)
- [biodiversity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/biodiversity/)
- [treaty](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/treaty/)
- [citizen](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/citizen/)
- [consumer](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/consumer/)
- [medicare](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/medicare/)
- [public policy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/public-policy/)
- [consumption](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/consumption/)
- [solutions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/solutions/)
- [carpool](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/carpool/)
- [teleconference](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/teleconference/)
- [videoconferencing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/videoconferencing/)
- [telecommute](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/telecommute/)
- [computers](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/computers/)
- [garden](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/garden/)
- [yard](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/yard/)
- [hot water](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/hot-water/)
- [kitchen](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/kitchen/)
- [laundry](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/laundry/)
- [lights](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/lights/)
- [lighting](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/lighting/)
- [bathroom](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/bathroom/)
- [toilet](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/toilet/)
- [showerhead](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/showerhead/)
- [shower](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/shower/)
- [aerator](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/aerator/)
- [low-flush toilet](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/low-flush-toilet/)
- [sealing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sealing/)
- [coniferous](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/coniferous/)
- [vents](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/vents/)
- [blinds](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/blinds/)
- [drapes](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/drapes/)
- [weatherstripping](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/weatherstripping/)
- [appliances](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/appliances/)
- [fridge](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fridge/)
- [freezer](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/freezer/)
- [stove](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/stove/)
- [oven](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/oven/)
- [dishwasher](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/dishwasher/)
- [dryer](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/dryer/)
- [washer](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/washer/)
- [clothesline](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/clothesline/)
- [clothes](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/clothes/)
- [clothes washing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/clothes-washing/)
- [rinsing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/rinsing/)
- [power bar](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/power-bar/)
- [Christmas lights](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/christmas-lights/)
- [Light Emitting Diode](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/light-emitting-diode/)
- [LED bulbs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/led-bulbs/)
- [Winnipeg](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/winnipeg/)
- [compost](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/compost/)
- [recycling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/recycling/)
- [e-waste](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/e-waste/)
- [electronic waste](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/electronic-waste/)
- [photodegrade](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/photodegrade/)
- [biodegrade](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/biodegrade/)
- [hot water tank](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/hot-water-tank/)
- [lawn](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/lawn/)
- [mowing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/mowing/)
- [lawn mowing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/lawn-mowing/)
- [pool](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/pool/)
- [conifers](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/conifers/)
- [active transportation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/active-transportation/)
- [air travel](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/air-travel/)
- [alternative fuels](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/alternative-fuels/)
- [greener cars](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/greener-cars/)
- [driving choices](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/driving-choices/)
- [idling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/idling/)
- [public transit](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/public-transit/)
- [trucking](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/trucking/)
- [exercise](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/exercise/)
- [maglev trains](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/maglev-trains/)
- [airships](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/airships/)
- [kerosene](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/kerosene/)
- [video conferencing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/video-conferencing/)
- [ISO Polar](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/iso-polar/)
- [dirigible](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/dirigible/)
- [contrails](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/contrails/)
- [propane](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/propane/)
- [methanol](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/methanol/)
- [propylene](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/propylene/)
- [butane](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/butane/)
- [butylene](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/butylene/)
- [fuel cells](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fuel-cells/)
- [electric vehicles](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/electric-vehicles/)
- [Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/manitoba-electric-vehicle-association/)
- [MEVA](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/meva/)
- [batteries](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/batteries/)
- [regenerative braking](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/regenerative-braking/)
- [hybrid electric vehicles](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/hybrid-electric-vehicles/)
- [HEV](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/hev/)
- [car share](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/car-share/)
- [trip planning](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/trip-planning/)
- [moderate speeds](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/moderate-speeds/)
- [topping up](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/topping-up/)
- [tire inflation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/tire-inflation/)
- [vehicle maintenance](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/vehicle-maintenance/)
- [efficiency](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/efficiency/)
- [Peg City Car Co-op](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/peg-city-car-co-op/)
- [engine idling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/engine-idling/)
- ["Idle Free Zone" signs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/idle-free-zone-signs/)
- [Idle Free Zone](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/idle-free-zone/)
- [engine](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/engine/)
- [schools](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/schools/)
- [K-6](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/k-6/)
- ["Turn Your Key"](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/turn-your-key/)
- [presentations](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/presentations/)
- [air quality](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/air-quality/)
- [health risks](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/health-risks/)
- [children](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/children/)
- [Tire Stewardship Manitoba](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/tire-stewardship-manitoba/)
- [Healthy Communities Don't Idle](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/healthy-communities-dont-idle/)
- [traffic signs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/traffic-signs/)
- [Idle Free Zone sign](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/idle-free-zone-sign/)
- [signs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/signs/)
- [anti-idling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/anti-idling/)
- [anti-idling sign](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/anti-idling-sign/)
- [pedestrians](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/pedestrians/)
- [connections](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/connections/)
- [transit connections](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/transit-connections/)
- [public transportation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/public-transportation/)
- [Jarrett Walker](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/jarrett-walker/)
- [frequency](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/frequency/)
- [span](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/span/)
- [progressive shifting](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/progressive-shifting/)
- [diesel](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/diesel/)
- [library](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/library/)
- [Manitoba Eco-Network](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/manitoba-eco-network/)
- [brochures](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/brochures/)
- [publications](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/publications/)
- [brochure](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/brochure/)
- [Youth Conferences](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/youth-conferences/)
- [funding](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/funding/)
- [funding sources](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/funding-sources/)
- [Manitoba schools](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/manitoba-schools/)
- [Climate Reality Project](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-reality-project/)
- [carbon footprint](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/carbon-footprint/)
- [activity sheets](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/activity-sheets/)
- [handouts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/handouts/)
- [lesson plans](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/lesson-plans/)
- [learning guides](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/learning-guides/)
- [community connections](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/community-connections/)
- [teachers](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/teachers/)
- [classroom](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/classroom/)
- [Sisler](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sisler/)
- [high school](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/high-school/)
- [Youth Action Series](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/youth-action-series/)
- [students](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/students/)
- [eco-group](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/eco-group/)
- [consumerism](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/consumerism/)
- [Youth Conference](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/youth-conference/)
- [application form](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/application-form/)
- [apps](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/apps/)
- [books](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/books/)
- [reading](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/reading/)
- [Michael Mann](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/michael-mann/)
- [Andrew Weaver](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/andrew-weaver/)
- [Tim Flannery](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/tim-flannery/)
- [James Hansen](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/james-hansen/)
- [design](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/design/)
- [lifestyle](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/lifestyle/)
- [future](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/future/)
- [car-sharing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/car-sharing/)
- [community champions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/community-champions/)
- [boot camp](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/boot-camp/)
- [articles](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/articles/)
- [“Boot camps”](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/boot-camps/)
- [co-chair](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/co-chair/)
- [staff](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/staff/)
- [steering committee](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/steering-committee/)
- [workshops](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/workshops/)
- [connect](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/connect/)
- [University of Winnipeg](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/university-of-winnipeg/)
- [CIER](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cier/)
- [Fort Whyte Alive](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fort-whyte-alive/)
- [Government of Manitoba](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/government-of-manitoba/)
- [Green Action Centre](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/green-action-centre/)
- [IISD](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/iisd/)
- [KAP](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/kap/)
- [Manitoba Chambers of Commerce](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/manitoba-chambers-of-commerce/)
- [workshop](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/workshop/)
- [network](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/network/)
- [organizations](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/organizations/)
- [institutions](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/institutions/)
- [businesses](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/businesses/)
- [educators](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/educators/)
- [funders](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/funders/)
- [implementers](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/implementers/)
- [researchers](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/researchers/)
- [sitemap](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sitemap/)
- [MindMap](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/mindmap/)
- [targets](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/targets/)
- [Carbon revenue](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/carbon-revenue/)
- [Carbon tax](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/carbon-tax/)
- [carbon pricing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/carbon-pricing/)
- [green plan](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/green-plan/)
- [executive director](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/executive-director/)
- [polar](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/polar/)
- [north](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/north/)
- [remote](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/remote/)
- [backstop](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/backstop/)
- [environmental impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/environmental-impacts/)
- [climate change impacts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-change-impacts/)
- [social cost of carbon](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/social-cost-of-carbon/)
- [You Are What You Wear](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/you-are-what-you-wear/)
- [food print](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/food-print/)
- [subsidies](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/subsidies/)
- [subsidy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/subsidy/)
- [food](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/food/)
- [fruit](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fruit/)
- [grains](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/grains/)
- [meat](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/meat/)
- [dairy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/dairy/)
- [junk food](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/junk-food/)
- [food waste](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/food-waste/)
- [food miles](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/food-miles/)
- [quinoa](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/quinoa/)
- [whole wheat](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/whole-wheat/)
- [beans](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/beans/)
- [beef](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/beef/)
- [soy milk](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/soy-milk/)
- [milk](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/milk/)
- [cookie](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cookie/)
- [packaging](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/packaging/)
- [palm oil](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/palm-oil/)
- [food fad](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/food-fad/)
- [fads](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fads/)
- [advisory committee](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/advisory-committee/)
- [bingo](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/bingo/)
- [MakeWay](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/makeway/)
- [action](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/action/)
- [Environmentalist](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/environmentalist/)
- [idle-free](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/idle-free/)
- [battery storage](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/battery-storage/)
- [Road to resilience](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/road-to-resilience/)
- [Manitoba Climate Action Team](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/manitoba-climate-action-team/)
- [Manitoba CAT](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/manitoba-cat/)
- [climate action](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-action/)
- [Hydro](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/hydro/)
- [mitigation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/mitigation/)
- [net-zero](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/net-zero/)
- [low carbon](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/low-carbon/)
- [sustainable](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sustainable/)
- [sustainability](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sustainability/)
- [power](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/power/)
- [energy generation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/energy-generation/)
- [energy production](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/energy-production/)
- [Electricity exports](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/electricity-exports/)
- [firm contracts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/firm-contracts/)
- [spot market](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/spot-market/)
- [Exports](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/exports/)
- [contracts](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/contracts/)
- [wind production](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/wind-production/)
- [wind turbines](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/wind-turbines/)
- [wind farms](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/wind-farms/)
- [Energy storage](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/energy-storage/)
- [battery](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/battery/)
- [battery energy storage system](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/battery-energy-storage-system/)
- [BESS](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/bess/)
- [residential energy storage](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/residential-energy-storage/)
- [commercial energy storage](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/commercial-energy-storage/)
- [vehicle to grid](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/vehicle-to-grid/)
- [V2G](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/v2g/)
- [intermittent](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/intermittent/)
- [Deep retrofits](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/deep-retrofits/)
- [ground source heat pumps](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ground-source-heat-pumps/)
- [heat pumps](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/heat-pumps/)
- [retrofits](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/retrofits/)
- [alternative heating](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/alternative-heating/)
- [passive](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/passive/)
- [homes](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/homes/)
- [district energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/district-energy/)
- [photovoltaic](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/photovoltaic/)
- [commercial solar](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/commercial-solar/)
- [ground-mounted solar](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ground-mounted-solar/)
- [agrivoltaics](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/agrivoltaics/)
- [solar panels](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/solar-panels/)
- [rooftop solar](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/rooftop-solar/)
- [intermittent energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/intermittent-energy/)
- [Fossil Fuels](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fossil-fuels/)
- [River East Transcona School Division](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/river-east-transcona-school-division/)
- [depave](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/depave/)
- [The Winnipeg Foundation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/the-winnipeg-foundation/)
- [Green Communities Canada](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/green-communities-canada/)
- [The Manitoba Teachers’ Society](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/the-manitoba-teachers-society/)
- [Road to Resilence](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/road-to-resilence/)
- [Water and Waste](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/water-and-waste/)
- [Fuel Efficiency](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fuel-efficiency/)
- [storage](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/storage/)
- [Policy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/policy/)
- [CBC](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cbc/)
- [green energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/green-energy/)
- [water policy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/water-policy/)
- [CNET](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cnet/)
- [EU](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/eu/)
- [Social Justice](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/social-justice/)
- [Urban](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/urban/)
- [City](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/city/)
- [accessibility](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/accessibility/)
- [EV](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ev/)
- [Sustainable Building](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sustainable-building/)
- [Gordon Bell](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/gordon-bell/)
- [Clean Energy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/clean-energy/)
- [CTV News](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ctv-news/)
- [Renewables](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/renewables/)
- [District Geothermal](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/district-geothermal/)
- [Allergies](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/allergies/)
- [Global News](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/global-news/)
- [Conservation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/conservation/)
- [Belugas](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/belugas/)
- [Churchill](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/churchill/)
- [Hudson's Bay](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/hudsons-bay/)
- [The Narwhal](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/the-narwhal/)
- [Winnipeg Sun](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/winnipeg-sun/)
- [Stelter](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/stelter/)
- [Climate Targets](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-targets/)
- [Prairies](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/prairies/)
- [Farmers](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/farmers/)
- [Cattle](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cattle/)
- [Saskatchewan](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/saskatchewan/)
- [USA](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/usa/)
- [Indigenous](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/indigenous/)
- [Clayton Thomas Muller](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/clayton-thomas-muller/)
- [Author](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/author/)
- [Colonization](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/colonization/)
- [Climate Justice](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-justice/)
- [Earth Day](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/earth-day/)
- [Invest in our Planet](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/invest-in-our-planet/)
- [Saskatachewan](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/saskatachewan/)
- [Budget](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/budget/)
- [Farmer](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/farmer/)
- [Hudson Bay](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/hudson-bay/)
- [Mercury](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/mercury/)
- [Federal Budget](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/federal-budget/)
- [Clean Technology Tax Credits](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/clean-technology-tax-credits/)
- [Energy Grid](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/energy-grid/)
- [CBC News](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cbc-news/)
- [Government of Canada](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/government-of-canada/)
- [Poster Contest](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/poster-contest/)
- [Art](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/art/)
- [Transition](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/transition/)
- [Energy Transition](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/energy-transition/)
- [Northern Alberta](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/northern-alberta/)
- [Heat Warning](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/heat-warning/)
- [City of Winnipeg](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/city-of-winnipeg/)
- [Climate Strategy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-strategy/)
- [Building Retrofits](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/building-retrofits/)
- [Wildfires](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/wildfires/)
- [Oil and Gas](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/oil-and-gas/)
- [Russia](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/russia/)
- [Financial Times](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/financial-times/)
- [Economy](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/economy/)
- [Climate Action Plan](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-action-plan/)
- [2050](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/2050/)
- [EVs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/evs/)
- [Learning for Sustainable Futures](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/learning-for-sustainable-futures/)
- [Education](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/education/)
- [Climate Education](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-education/)
- [Report](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/report/)
- [2022](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/2022/)
- [Canada Education System](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/canada-education-system/)
- [Climate Change Education](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-change-education/)
- [Education Report](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/education-report/)
- [Downtown](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/downtown/)
- [Climate crisis](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-crisis/)
- [Columbia Climate School](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/columbia-climate-school/)
- [New York](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/new-york/)
- [Floods](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/floods/)
- [Emission Reduction](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/emission-reduction/)
- [Greenwashing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/greenwashing/)
- [Cease and Desist](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cease-and-desist/)
- [Reuters](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/reuters/)
- [Coal](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/coal/)
- [British Columbia](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/british-columbia/)
- [BC](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/bc/)
- [LNG](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/lng/)
- [Fracking](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fracking/)
- [Narwhal](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/narwhal/)
- [1.5](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/1-5/)
- [World](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/world/)
- [Global Temperature](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/global-temperature/)
- [Heatwave](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/heatwave/)
- [El Nino](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/el-nino/)
- [Building Codes](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/building-codes/)
- [Manitoba Government](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/manitoba-government/)
- [Aviation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/aviation/)
- [Renewable](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/renewable/)
- [Farms](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/farms/)
- [Soybean](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/soybean/)
- [Canola](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/canola/)
- [Selkirk](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/selkirk/)
- [NetZero](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/netzero/)
- [Associated Press](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/associated-press/)
- [Ocean Warming](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ocean-warming/)
- [Scientists](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/scientists/)
- [Regenerative farming](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/regenerative-farming/)
- [Regenerative Agriculture](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/regenerative-agriculture/)
- [Farm](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/farm/)
- [National Observer](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/national-observer/)
- [Consider Climate Manitoba](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/consider-climate-manitoba/)
- [Campaign](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/campaign/)
- [Election](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/election/)
- [Ottawa](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ottawa/)
- [Famine](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/famine/)
- [Humanity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/humanity/)
- [Prorepublica](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/prorepublica/)
- [Montreal Pledge](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/montreal-pledge/)
- [City Council](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/city-council/)
- [Vote](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/vote/)
- [Winnipeg Free Press](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/winnipeg-free-press/)
- [Climate Action Awards 2023](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-action-awards-2023/)
- [Award](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/award/)
- [Prizes](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/prizes/)
- [Middle School](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/middle-school/)
- [Research](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/research/)
- [Antarctic Sea Ice](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/antarctic-sea-ice/)
- [Europe](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/europe/)
- [BBC](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/bbc/)
- [New Normal](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/new-normal/)
- [Politico](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/politico/)
- [Wind Power](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/wind-power/)
- [Capacity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/capacity/)
- [Tipping Points](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/tipping-points/)
- [Atlantic](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/atlantic/)
- [England](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/england/)
- [France](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/france/)
- [Ocean Currents](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ocean-currents/)
- [Nature](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/nature/)
- [Canadians](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/canadians/)
- [Politicians](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/politicians/)
- [Leaders](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/leaders/)
- [Western Canda](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/western-canda/)
- [Winter](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/winter/)
- [Charging Station](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/charging-station/)
- [MB Hydro](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/mb-hydro/)
- [fossil fuel subsidies](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fossil-fuel-subsidies/)
- [Fuel](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/fuel/)
- [Carbon Capture](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/carbon-capture/)
- [Materials](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/materials/)
- [Manufacturing](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/manufacturing/)
- [Technology](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/technology/)
- [AirCarbon](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/aircarbon/)
- [Women](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/women/)
- [Activist](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/activist/)
- [Gender](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/gender/)
- [Diversity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/diversity/)
- [Clean Power](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/clean-power/)
- [Grid](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/grid/)
- [Resistance](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/resistance/)
- [Climate Change Denial](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-change-denial/)
- [Prairie Climate Centre](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/prairie-climate-centre/)
- [Danny Blair](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/danny-blair/)
- [Warming Oceans](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/warming-oceans/)
- [insurance rates](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/insurance-rates/)
- [insurance claims](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/insurance-claims/)
- [damages](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/damages/)
- [property damage](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/property-damage/)
- [North America](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/north-america/)
- [Insurance](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/insurance/)
- [Lightining](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/lightining/)
- [Calgary Sun](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/calgary-sun/)
- [UN](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/un/)
- [Climate Cheif](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/climate-cheif/)
- [World Leaders](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/world-leaders/)
- [New Scientist](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/new-scientist/)
- [Physics.org](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/physics-org/)
- [University of Queenland](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/university-of-queenland/)
- [Decarbonization](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/decarbonization/)
- [Progress](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/progress/)
- [Tracker](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/tracker/)
- [Wildfire](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/wildfire/)
- [Kamloops](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/kamloops/)
- [Kelowna](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/kelowna/)
- [Okanagan](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/okanagan/)
- [Low-interest loans](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/low-interest-loans/)
- [Raising Alarm](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/raising-alarm/)
- [Rapid Temperature Rise](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/rapid-temperature-rise/)
- [global boiling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/global-boiling/)
- [NDP](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ndp/)
- [Land Use](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/land-use/)
- [Protection](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/protection/)
- [Ocean](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ocean/)
- [MacLeans](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/macleans/)
- [China](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/china/)
- [Toronto Sun](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/toronto-sun/)
- [Oil](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/oil/)
- [Gas](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/gas/)
- [Nanaimo](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/nanaimo/)
- [home heating](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/home-heating/)
- [Oil and Gas Industry](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/oil-and-gas-industry/)
- [Scientist](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/scientist/)
- [Heating & Cooling](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/heating-cooling/)
- [Debate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/debate/)
- [Earth](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/earth/)
- [Study](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/study/)
- [the Guardina](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/the-guardina/)
- [Damage](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/damage/)
- [Elections](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/elections/)
- [Provincial Parties](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/provincial-parties/)
- [Cimate Change](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cimate-change/)
- [Inflation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/inflation/)
- [Cost of Living](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cost-of-living/)
- [Minning](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/minning/)
- [Banks](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/banks/)
- [Car Sales](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/car-sales/)
- [Financial Industry](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/financial-industry/)
- [Corporate Profit](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/corporate-profit/)
- [Provincial](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/provincial/)
- [Policy Voters](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/policy-voters/)
- [2023](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/2023/)
- [Suncor](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/suncor/)
- [Oilsands](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/oilsands/)
- [Food Rescue](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/food-rescue/)
- [Melting](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/melting/)
- [Sea Level Rise](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/sea-level-rise/)
- [Coastal Communities](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/coastal-communities/)
- [Ice Sheets](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ice-sheets/)
- [Hydrogen production](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/hydrogen-production/)
- [Wab Kinew](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/wab-kinew/)
- [GHGs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/ghgs/)
- [Greenhouse Gas](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/greenhouse-gas/)
- [Garbage Dump](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/garbage-dump/)
- [Warehouse](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/warehouse/)
- [Cold storage](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/cold-storage/)
- [freezers](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/freezers/)
- [Meal programs](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/meal-programs/)
- [Food Banks](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/food-banks/)
- [Service](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/service/)
- [Donate](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/donate/)
- [Charity](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/charity/)
- [Non-profit](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/non-profit/)
- [Give](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/give/)
- [Make a Difference](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/make-a-difference/)
- [Feed People](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/feed-people/)
- [affordability](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/affordability/)
- [Tracy Schmidt](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/tracy-schmidt/)
- [Environment and Climate Change](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/environment-and-climate-change/)
- [Minister](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/minister/)
- [Legislative](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/legislative/)
- [World Meterological Organization](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/world-meterological-organization/)
- [C02](https://climatechangeconnection.org/tag/c02/)

## Widget Types

- [Video](https://climatechangeconnection.org/widget_type/video/)
- [Featured](https://climatechangeconnection.org/widget_type/featured/)

## Fresh Categories

- [Business](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_category/business/)
- [Community](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_category/community/)
- [Individual](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_category/individual/)
- [School](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_category/school/)
- [Transportation](https://climatechangeconnection.org/fresh_category/transportation/)