Canada's National Observer: Climate News
Dec 12, 2024 · Canada's National Observer publishes journalism in the public interest. Award-winning investigative journalism and daily news reporting on climate change, energy, the environment and politics, along with a Special Reports …
Trump says he'll drop America's commitment to the Paris climate ...
3 days ago · The White House announcement, which came as Trump was sworn in Monday to a second term, echoed Trump's actions in 2017, when he announced that the U.S. would abandon the global Paris accord. The pact is aimed at limiting long-term global warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) above pre-industrial levels or, failing that, keeping temperatures at least well below 3.6 degrees ...
Armed conflict is this year's most urgent threat to our world, …
4 days ago · This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.. Global leaders have said that escalating armed conflict is the most urgent threat in 2025 but the climate emergency is expected to cause the greatest concern over the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum.
Ontario planning for a 21st century nuclear megaproject
Jan 16, 2025 · Ontario is planning to cement itself as the nuclear powerhouse of North America with what could become Canada’s first 21st-century megaproject. The government announced its preliminary plan on Wednesday for the large-scale nuclear power plant near Port Hope.
Boosting oil exports central to Canada's charm offensive on Trump
6 days ago · “Federal government officials continue to publicly and privately float the idea of cutting off energy supply to the U.S. and imposing export tariffs on Alberta energy and other products to the United States,” Smith said in a statement, published after the country’s premiers met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Wednesday.
Court ruling could finally hold Canada's feet to the fire
Jan 14, 2025 · A November 2024 report from Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development found emissions here had declined by just 7.1 per cent since 2005, far from its target of reducing emissions by 40 per cent by 2030.. The climate change performance index 2025 ranks Canada among the worst, 62 out of 67 countries, for its overall climate change performance, which involves a ...
News | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
Published by Observer Media Group. Wilkinson spent several days in Washington, D.C. this week meeting with Congressional Republicans as Canada tries to limit the damage from Trump's promise to sign an executive order Monday to hit its North American neighbours with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on all exports to the United States.
Canada's National Observer
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Tories call for House hearings on U.S. tariff threat as Liberals ...
Dec 18, 2024 · The Conservatives are calling for Parliament to hold hearings in January on Canada-U.S. trade ahead of president-elect Donald Trump's entry to the White House, as Canadian businesses and experts seek a coherent response to the threat of tariffs. "We have a U.S. president(-elect) with a strong mandate, who is a powerful negotiator who can spot weakness from a mile away," Conservative Leader ...
We need more Canada, not less - Canada's National Observer
Apr 18, 2024 · Over at The Line, Andrew Potter suggested a return to Canada’s more elemental configuration might help. The federal government would withdraw from areas like health care, childcare and climate change and instead focus on “its core areas of concern and jurisdiction, including internal trade and security, national defence, immigration and international trade.”