Climate Solutions

Peter Allan Peter Allan

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.

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Peter Allan Peter Allan

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.

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Peter Allan Peter Allan

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.

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Peter Allan Peter Allan

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.

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Peter Allan Peter Allan

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.

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Peter Allan Peter Allan

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.

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Peter Allan Peter Allan

A new island community floats in the heart of Toronto

It’s hard to overstate how much of a triumph Biidaasige Park is. Even though the Don River that flows through it was only rerouted in late 2024, this entirely artificial creation feels like it has been a part of the city forever.

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