Canada climate change

When the environment ministers of the G20 nations meet in Chennai, India on Friday, they will be capping off what’s set to be the hottest month on record for Earth. Analysts say the meeting will set the tone for the COP28 summit in…

July 2023 is set to upend previous heat benchmarks, UN Secretary-general António Guterres said on Thursday after scientists said it was on track to be the world’s hottest month on record. The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO)…

July could turn out to be a landmark month for heat as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says it is watching temperatures for new records despite weeks of record-breaking heat already. A heatwave engulfing the northern…

The entire planet sweltered to the unofficial hottest day in human recordkeeping July 3, according to University of Maine scientists at the Climate Reanalyzer project. High temperature records were surpassed July 3 and 4 in Quebec and…

By Susanna Twidale Reuters Posted May 23, 2023 8:01 am…

The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fueled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of…

Five days after Steven Guilbeault was appointed Canada’s environment minister in October 2021, he headed to Scotland for the annual United Nations climate talks being held in Glasgow. But Guilbeault, who says he prefers “trains to…

Ahead of the COP27 forum, Canada appears to rank near the bottom of 34 countries when it comes to public support for measures to help tackle climate change, a new poll suggests. When asked about support for a range of initiatives…

Canada’s critical minerals will be “key” for the world to meet its climate change goals as nations look to distance themselves from Russia and China, according to the country’s environment and climate change minister. The two nations,…

Spending money now to avoid the worst effects of climate change later will literally pay for itself, according to a new analysis. “Investing now can pay off later,” said Sean Cleary, head of the Institute for Sustainable Development…