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Our blog is a space for ideas, stories, and solutions that move climate action forward. Here you'll find articles from the Climate Reality Canada team alongside contributions from community members and climate advocates across the country.
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TONIO SADIK, BOARD MEMBER
Saturday Spotlight Series Tonio is Senior Director of Environment, Lands and Water at the Assembly of First Nations (Canada), and is involved in a variety of related initiatives, including sitting as a board member of Climate Reality Canada, and participating as a Principle Investigator for the Food, Environment, Health and Nutrition of First Nations Children and Youth (FEHNCY) study. He has a PhD from Simon Fraser University (2008) and teaches in the Faculty of Social Scienc
Feb 25, 20211 min read


JEAN-FRANCOIS BARSOUM, BOARD CHAIR OF THE CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT CANADA
Saturday Spotlight Series Jean-François Barsoum has over 20 years of experience at IBM where his focus is on understanding and communicating the societal and environmental impacts of technology. He was part of the core team that built the smart city concepts in the early 2000s. Currently, his main objective is to communicate and popularise climate change solutions, smart city innovations, and the potential impacts of new mobility – such as the emergence of autonomous vehicles
Feb 20, 20213 min read


THE SOLUTIONS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US: SEAGRASS
Originally Published by the Climate Reality Project (US) As efforts to tackle the climate crisis become ever-more urgent, finding new ways to ratchet down emissions are becoming more and more critical. Did you know that “under the sea / under the sea / down where it’s wetter” there is a nearly invisible ecosystem that spans the ocean floor from Greenland to New Guinea? Now, this ecosystem isn’t literally invisible, not by any stretch of the imagination. But figuratively … let
Feb 18, 20214 min read


DANIEL VIVIAN, LEAD MENTOR FOR OTTAWA REGION
Saturday Spotlight Series Daniel is the Ottawa Region Lead Mentor for the Climate Reality Project Canada, He completed training in Mexico City in 2018 and has years of previous interest in energy and environmental conservation. He is the principal of the Building Science Trust (a small engineering consulting firm focused on energy conservation and conversion to renewable fuels in buildings). He is a mechanical engineer with over 35 years of experience in Net Zero Retrofit pla
Feb 13, 20212 min read


WHY I SIGNED UP TO BE A CLIMATE REALITY LEADER
By Jomay Amora-Dueck I am officially a Climate Reality Leader, and that’s some great news! Back in July, I took part in the 9-day Climate Reality Leadership Corps: Global Training. Around 10,000 participants from around the world took part in the biggest virtual climate training ever. It was indeed an incredible experience! I am so inspired to join a global community of over 21,000 formerly trained Climate Reality Leaders around the world who are working together to tackle th
Feb 10, 20214 min read
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