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

The historic new report from the IPCC makes it abundantly clear that the time for half measures and empty promises is over. There is a staggering gulf between the pledges of the world’s government, business, and banking leaders and the actions needed to fulfill the goals of the Paris Agreement. As the IPCC outlined, the stunningly rapid cost reductions in clean energy and sustainable technologies available to us today have put all of the solutions we need to reach net zero b

Saturday Spotlight Series I am a proud Northern queer adventurer who you can frequently find hiking mountains to board down, or paddling remote rivers, accompanied by their kids and dogs. My mother was born in Cape Town, South Africa and my father is of Western European descent. I am passionate about urban farming and seek to inspire individual actions as well as policy change to address the climate emergency. Why did you join the climate movement/what pushed you to become i