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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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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
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Climate  Change – A Clear and Present Danger

  Climate-related disasters in low-income countries will deepen economic challenges, raise the risk of inter-communal conflict over scarce resources Climate change will increasingly exacerbate risks to U.S. national security...
Posted On 14 Jun 2023
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COP15’s Global Biodiversity Framework must advance Indigenous-led conservation

...Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Canada’s role in 30×30 Despite the concerns raised, the Global Biodiversity Framework creates opportunities to further Indigenous-led conservation. For...
Posted On 27 Feb 2023
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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

Prepare for a world 3°C warmer in 80 years

...use and production of hydrofluorocarbons – chemicals primarily used in air conditioning, refrigeration and foam insulation. “One year after the Paris Agreement entered into...
Posted On 31 Oct 2017
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Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan

...change by prescribing an end to coal” Now, a big push is on to sign up more countries, sub-national governments, cities, and businesses that have committed to low-carbon or 100%...
Posted On 17 Nov 2017
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Climate change causes killer heatwaves

...to combat global climate change instead of turning our backs on commitments we have made to the international community,” said Steven J. Davis, an earth system scientist at the University...
Posted On 14 Jun 2017
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