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Climate Solutions

Reporting Project

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I-SEA and Canada's National Observer

The Climate Solutions Reporting Project is a public education initiative designed to spotlight the most effective and inspiring responses to the climate crisis. Through rigorous journalism, it tells stories of how governments, businesses, communities, and Indigenous leaders are advancing real solutions - from policy innovation and green technology to climate adaptation and nature-based approaches.

All reporting produced as part of the project is free to the public and is not behind CNO's paywall, however users are asked to create a FREE account to access the full articles.

  • I-SEA (Institute for Sustainability, Education, and Action) is a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to advancing public understanding of urgent environmental and social challenges.

    Canada's National Observer (CNO) is a leading independent media outlet known for award-winning journalism on climate, energy, and accountability.

    More than twenty Canadian foundations and hundreds of CNO subscribers.

    Leading the initiative, I-SEA provides administrative and strategic oversight of the project, while engaging CNO to carry out the journalism. CNO has full editorial control of the reporting. Founder Margery Moore has described I-SEA's mission as: "to propel forward great work in the world -and in so doing minimize the worst impacts of climate change."

  • The Climate Solutions Reporting Project brings trusted, solutions-driven journalism to a broad public audience. It informs policy, deepens public dialogue, and highlights both Canadian leadership and international innovation in the race to confront climate change. The project also amplifies community voices and underrepresented perspectives, equipping people with the information they need to take part in a just and sustainable transition.

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BC woman helps local leaders turn climate ambition into policy
BC woman helps local leaders turn climate ambition into policy

In her role as executive director of Canada’s Climate Caucus, Zoe Grams helps local leaders through network-building, resource-sharing and advocacy, including with higher levels of government. 

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Student encourages others who love their country to love the planet, too
Student encourages others who love their country to love the planet, too

Hiba Shaikh Ansari, 21, was named a 2026 Starfish Canada Climate Fellow for her work founding and promoting EcoPatriot and inspiring projects and approaches that will unify people across geographic boundaries. 

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Edmonton entrepreneur is turning salt water into affordable energy storage
Edmonton entrepreneur is turning salt water into affordable energy storage

Keith Cleland’s alchemy turns salt and water into affordable, scalable energy storage. This 31-year-old from Edmonton co-founded and runs Aqua-Cell Energy, producing affordable sustainable battery storage that can scale to stabilize the renewable grid.

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BIG GREEN BUILD

BIG GREEN BUILD

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New U of T tool gives cities a roadmap to cut construction-related emissions
New U of T tool gives cities a roadmap to cut construction-related emissions

A new open-source tool from University of Toronto researchers helps cities measure and limit the greenhouse gas emissions tied to construction materials like steel and concrete.

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“Build, build, build” needs workers — and a budget
“Build, build, build” needs workers — and a budget

If Prime Minister Mark Carney wishes to turn the page on past governments and stand up to US President Donald Trump, a green industrial strategy is serious forward-looking leadership.

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CNO lands major climate solutions reporting award
CNO lands major climate solutions reporting award

Canada’s National Observer is proud to announce business correspondent Darius Snieckus has won Canadian Journalism Foundation's annual Award for Climate Solutions Reporting.

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CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

CLIMATE  SOLUTIONS

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Turning climate science into stories people actually want to hear
Turning climate science into stories people actually want to hear

Kit Lister, a 28-year-old from Montreal, is coordinating social media for key climate events, worked with parents to enhance climate action and just completed an independent documentary about Toronto's bike lanes.

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The startups reimagining Canada’s approach to wildfires
The startups reimagining Canada’s approach to wildfires

A wave of homegrown technology, from power-line sensors to cloud-seeding aircraft, aims to prevent wildfires before they ignite and detect them earlier when they do.

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The gardening hack that could slow forest fires
The gardening hack that could slow forest fires

A new way to manage thinned-out debris both offers benefits to the forest and mitigates wildfire risk to a community. Convincing everyone to spread flammable material across the forest floor, though, is not always easy.

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FIRST NATIONS FORWARD

FIRST  NATIONS  FORWARD

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Indigenous riders try out free transit, EV use in Vancouver project
Indigenous riders try out free transit, EV use in Vancouver project

A federally funded Vancouver pilot is providing free transit passes and access to a shared EV for residents of an Indigenous housing community, aiming to reduce transportation costs and barriers.

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Indigenous nations plan customs-free trade corridor across Canada-US border
Indigenous nations plan customs-free trade corridor across Canada-US border

A First Nation in Saskatchewan is reviving centuries-old trade routes by developing an Indigenous-led corridor that could soon see trucks carrying food, furniture and critical minerals south of the border along ancestral pathways — free from taxes or tariffs.

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Summer program trains young people to tackle water crises
Summer program trains young people to tackle water crises

Across the country, First Nations youth are stepping up as the next generation of water protectors amid Canada’s ongoing drinking water advisories.

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POWER FORWARD

POWER  FORWARD

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On his first day, he got a $200 billion assignment
On his first day, he got a $200 billion assignment

From its founding in 1944, Hydro-Québec built the largest hydropower fleet in North America, becoming the biggest clean energy developer and a major power supplier to the US. But surging demand on the provincial grid — and falling reservoir levels — are forcing the utility to find new capacity.

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Harvesting rooftop rays in Canada's oil capital
Harvesting rooftop rays in Canada's oil capital

Calgary's Ayer family installed rooftop solar to cut back on natural gas, charge their hybrid car and be more sustainable. “We have all this sun, so why not use it?” says Liz Ayer. Falling equipment costs have made solar more affordable, spawning guides and calculators for what remains a significant investment.

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Alberta farmer turns bad weather into a clean power play
Alberta farmer turns bad weather into a clean power play

A farmer-led group cleared a key hurdle last month for an all-in-one renewable energy project to power a future AI data centre in southern Alberta. Now the hard work begins.

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DATA VS DEMOCRACY

DATA VERSUS DEMOCRACY

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Ford to municipalities opposing data centres: 'Either we do it, or Donald Trump's going to do it'
Ford to municipalities opposing data centres: 'Either we do it, or Donald Trump's going to do it'

Ontario's premier was in Guelph at a provincial data centre to announce the province’s framework for its Data Centre Playbook, which is open for public comment for 30 days.

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Hamilton's mysterious data centre reversal haunts other municipalities
Hamilton's mysterious data centre reversal haunts other municipalities

All but one of the 16 elected officials in the city had voted in favour of a bylaw that would put a pause on new data centres in the city for a year. Then, at a council meeting the following month where the bylaw was expected to pass, the majority of council flipped.

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One data centre or one million homes? Mapping Ontario's proposed hyperscaler boom
One data centre or one million homes? Mapping Ontario's proposed hyperscaler boom

Canada’s National Observer found and drew from multiple sources to put together a map of planned data centres in Ontario, and found at least 15 projects with a combined capacity of 2,202 MW currently proposed — equating to the annual electricity draw of around two million homes — for data centres alone.

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BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

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Australian gas giant signs deal for LNG from $30 billion Ksi Lisims BC megaproject
Australian gas giant signs deal for LNG from $30 billion Ksi Lisims BC megaproject

Adelaide-headquartered Santos has become the fifth gas importer to sign a contract – albeit a non-binding heads of agreement – for 1 million tonnes a year of supply from the planned BC LNG project. But industry observers continue to have serious concerns about the project’s viability.

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Transatlantic $30B power line linking Canada and Europe narrows route shortlist
Transatlantic $30B power line linking Canada and Europe narrows route shortlist

The developer of the North Atlantic Transmission Link megaproject has revealed the shortlist of lay routes for the 4,000-km transatlantic interconnector along with a deal with a major power technology supplier for the line's substations.

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'Techno-economics' will drive irreversible shift to clean energy, says think-tank boss
'Techno-economics' will drive irreversible shift to clean energy, says think-tank boss

Transition Accelerator CEO Moe Kabbara, in a far-ranging interview with CNO, argues the climate crisis is a "profound system transformation problem” that will be solved not by the moral imperative of decarbonization but because markets are given "a better option."

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