Originally published on ClimateRealityProject.org Holding global warming to the Paris Agreement best-effort target of 1.5 degrees Celsius will be a big ask and require rapid and large-scale transformations of our economies and development paths. We have a short window to hit this goal, but holding warming to about 1.5 degrees is the difference between a world we can adapt to and one threatening life planet-wide. We have to think big and act quickly if we want to keep global w

First published on climatereality.ca “The environmental threat to our world is greater than any time in human history. Just look around. We’re already seeing the impacts of climate change seared across the world.” “The environmental threat to our world is greater than any time in human history. Just look around. We’re already seeing the impacts of climate change seared across the world.” Mention Canada to anyone almost anywhere and several things spring immediately to mind.

July 4, 2018 - The following members of Canada’s Clean50 are alarmed about the recent debate surrounding carbon pricing in Ontario, and the announced cancellation of the Cap-and-Trade program now in effect. While the Clean50 understands that the new government wishes to deliver on a campaign promise, The Clean50 asks that they consider doing so in a more measured fashion that will not be so costly to Ontario taxpayers. Ontario committed to the Cap and Trade program with Calif

On January 18, 2018, The Maison du Développement Durable (MDD) hosted the 5@7 Créatif where members, partners and various organizations were invited to promote their respective upcoming initiatives and programs. The community groups and NGOs were encouraged to find creative ways to showcase their work, making the MDD’s events convivial, as usual. Knowing that half of humanity now lives in cities, and that the world’s cities occupy just 3 percent of the Earth’s land but accoun