The National Climate League is an annual initiative that tracks the performance of municipalities on 26 climate and sustainability indicators The National Climate League is an annual initiative that tracks the performance of municipalities on 26 climate and sustainability indicators—from green space, to housing affordability, to renewable energy, to transit ridership. Every year we publish our results in the National Climate League Standings, comparing how municipalities acro

Climate Reality Canada Team Profile About me: Originally from Saskatoon, I now live in Winnipeg on Treaty 1 territory. I have a master's degree in natural resource management from the University of Manitoba, and a background in research, organizing and advocacy, and food sovereignty. Past experiences include leading community-based conversations across Canada on the connections between climate change and income insecurity with the Green Resilience Project, and contributing to

Saturday Spotlight Series About me: I grew up in Ontario, and I have been living in Nova Scotia for the last 4 years. I have a combined honours degree in Environmental Sciences and Contemporary Studies, with a minor in Sustainability. During my studies, I specialized in environmental education, mapping equitable transportation systems and analyzing the manifestation of fear and collective action during the climate crisis. For me, it is important to always figure out ways to

Report from Climate Reality Regional Engagement Coordinator, Sarah Newton, on the Indigenous Clean Energy Gathering held June 1-2, 2022, on the traditional unceded, unsurrendered Algonquin territory, known today as Ottawa, Ontario. The ICE (Indigenous Clean Energy) Gathering is the only national event that every year brings together Indigenous leaders in clean energy, experts and practitioners, partners, utilities, academics, and governments from across Canada to strengthen r

Report from Climate Reality Regional Engagement Coordinator, Sarah Newton, on the conference hosted by the Pembina Institute, April 25–28, 2022 on the Traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dun and Ta’an Kwachan Council (Whitehorse, Yukon) There is a huge opportunity for remote communities to participate in reducing Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions because so many of them rely primarily on diesel generators for electrical power production. For this opportunity to be se