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Climate change should be part of regular savings and investment decisions

...space in RRSPs and defined contribution pension plans for these investments and offer a “super deduction” — in other words, a taxable income deduction greater than...
Posted On 14 May 2022
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Ocean waves pack bigger and stronger punch

...global warming” Researchers from the University of Cantabria in Santander, Spain report in the journal Nature Communications that waves have been growing in height in recent decades, and satellite...
Posted On 24 Jan 2019
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Global Biodiversity Framework must advance Indigenous-led conservation

...are Indigenous-led, represent a long-term commitment to conservation and elevate Indigenous rights and responsibilities. According to the Indigenous Circle of Experts, IPCAs are Indigenous-led,...
Posted On 21 Dec 2022
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COP26 Deforestation Deal Key to Slowing Climate Change

...with more than 100 other countries, has committed at the UN climate conference in Glasgow (COP26) to halt deforestation by 2030, as a way to preserve the forests that are...
Posted On 05 Nov 2021
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Rethinking Urban Sprawl

...the various facets of urban sprawl. The report uses new datasets to compute these indicators for more than 1100 urban areas in 29 OECD countries over the period 1990-2014. It...
Posted On 13 Jul 2018
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Do we really know global warming fuels climate disasters

...been rising. U.S. Global Change Research Program. U.S. Global Change Research Program That heat also fuels wildfires. Increased evaporation removes more moisture from the ground, drying out soil, grasses...
Posted On 25 Dec 2023
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The path to net-zero emissions runs through industry

...recent paper in the journal Energy Research & Social Science, drawing from a series of deep dives on specific industries, we set out a comprehensive road map for decarbonizing industry...
Posted On 29 Nov 2023
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What does ‘moral hazard’ mean?

...they began to form, it became clear that people who bought insurance policies took risks they wouldn’t have taken without that coverage. Here are some illustrative examples: Having worker’s...
Posted On 14 Sep 2023