Climate Solutions
Conservationists ask: Will Ontarians spend $7 a year to save 88 species?
Nearly all species at risk in southern Ontario could vanish by 2050. A cost analysis of how to save them suggests the decline could be reversed if every Ontarian pitched in $7 a year.
The problem with tossing your electronics in the trash
New research shows mobile phones last about 4.5 years, while laundry appliances last the longest at nearly 10 years. Yet many devices are replaced even when they still function.
Ontario’s right-to-repair fight heads to Queen’s Park
Nearly two million Ontarian’s searched online last year for help repairing phones, appliances, vehicles and equipment instead of replacing them — a sign of growing frustration with products that are hard or too expensive to fix. But Ontario's Opposition New Democrats are looking to meet the moment with right-to-repair legislation.
Canadian athletes and fans want fossil fuel sponsors out of the Olympics, poll finds
As Canada’s teams, sponsored in part by Petro-Canada, prepare to head to Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina, Podborski is among thousands of Canadians surveyed who argue the Games should stop promoting oil and gas companies. They say it is a clear contradiction to advertise fossil fuel brands at winter sports events while climate change is shrinking the very snow and ice those sports depend on.
Canada’s oceans provide billions in value beyond fish
The federal government is beginning to tally the "invisible" benefits of oceans that don’t show up on balance sheets.
Wind energy project empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
The Yə̓yus Energy wind project will deliver clean power with less environmental impact than legacy dams while super charging First Nations rights and Vancouver Island’s energy independence, says Wei Wai Kum Chief Chris Roberts.
Japanese tree-planting technique helps combat climate change in cities
This method has become popular globally, with different organizations worldwide vouching for its effectiveness, especially as they can grow 10 times faster than normal plantings. The method employs dense planting to cause the plants to grow at a higher speed as they compete for sunlight.
Meet the director at the heart of Carleton's sustainability efforts
Scott Macdonald is Carleton University’s director of energy and sustainability. His work and open-mindedness have helped the school become increasingly sustainable and push for a net-zero goal.
Feds fund clean energy push for isolated Inuit in Labrador
remote communities along the province's northern coast, Ottawa is pushing renewable projects forward to replace power currently generated primarily by diesel.
One of Canada’s biggest private land protection efforts announced in BC
Even in a sluggish sales year, BC commands a zero-emission EV market share of 20 per cent. Experts warn that by hitching its wagon to federal targets, the province will be weighed down by targets that favour a much slower transition.
Ottawa's weak EV targets could stall BC's transition
Even in a sluggish sales year, BC commands a zero-emission EV market share of 20 per cent. Experts warn that by hitching its wagon to federal targets, the province will be weighed down by targets that favour a much slower transition.
How a Concordia business student helps kids build better communities
Michael Lecchino helps other young people see their individual climate and environmental protection actions as part of a larger whole. This business student at Concordia University in Montreal organized community-wide recycling of COVID-19 masks during the pandemic and cigarette butt clean-ups in his neighbourhood parks.
Canada's biggest battery storage project underway in Eastern Ontario
Ontario is building Canada’s largest battery storage facility in the Township of Edwardsburgh Cardinal — a project that will be able to power about 400,000 homes once completed.
Ford bulldozes cities' green building powers despite widespread support
Most Torontonians back stronger green building rules — even as the Ford government removes the city’s ability to create them.
Toronto slashes single-use waste by third
The city wants to expand its successful bylaw to large events, sports venues and restaurants. Under the next phase, these businesses could be required to use reusable dishware.
Feathered security guard patrols Toronto landfill
A bird with no name hovers daily over mountains of waste at a Toronto landfill — as flocks of gulls flee in every direction.
Toronto proposes new rules to protect trees
Toronto wants to protect hundreds of thousands of trees with tougher proposed bylaws, in a bid to expand the city’s critical green infrastructure and enhance its climate resilience.
The power give and take of electric school buses
BC's power provider, BC Hydro hopes a small-scale electric bus project in BC can demonstrate how EV batteries can store excess power and ease peak demand.
Students' last stand to protect Ontario's vanishing chestnut trees
This summer, a pair of undergraduate students from the University of Guelph are travelling through the province's forests in search of American chestnut trees — a once-dominant species in the region where less than one per cent remain.
Feds see potential for AI to transform ocean monitoring, documents show
Documents obtained under Access to Information legislation reveal Canada's plans for a G7-led initiative to craft an international blueprint using AI to protect and prosper from the world's oceans.

