“We all recognize Canada is not ready for climate change,” Guibeault said. “We're not there yet. But we want and I think with this plan we can get there.” Since the draft plan was introduced in the fall of 2022, Guilbeault said his government has added specific and measurable targ...
How does climate change affect Canada?Impacts of climate changeAs the earth experiences the effects of a changing climate, impacts such as extreme weather events in the form of droughts or flooding, rising ocean levels, warming land temperatures, and species migration can be viewed....
doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101639Hiva VisehDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, BC, CanadaDavid N. BristowDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, BC, CanadaElsevier B.V.Urban Climate
Canada’s warming climate is continuing to strain winter tourism in the country, reducing the number of days where visitors can ski or skate. While, in theory, this would seem to benefit summer tourism, the future of warm-weather tourism in the cou...
Scientists have now quantified how much climate change has drastically reduced the number of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson Bay, the most studied group of polar bears in the world. The melting of Arctic sea ice in the Hudson Bay is significantly impacting polar ...
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst: How Canada's insurers stay a step ahead of climate change. Policy Options, 27(1), 52-57.Kovacs, P. 2006. Hope for the Best and Prepare for the Worst: How Canada's Insurers Stay a Step Ahead of Climate Change. Policy Options. December...
priming the land forfires in places like Greece, Spain, andCanada, triggering unhealthy air warnings, evacuations, and heat-related deaths. The increasingly threatening effects of the climate crisis are also felt in cities worldwide, as extreme heat proves to be a rapidly growing health risk to...
From melting ice castles at Québec’s winter carnival, to a dismal lack of snow at many Western Canada ski resorts, seemingly no part of Canada was unaffected. But the change that will likely be felt most keenly by many Canadians is the loss of a reliable outdoor sk...
Five years after signing the Paris Climate Accord, Canada is still trying to meet its obligations. It’s all about the number — the world doesn’t want to hit: a 2 percent warming by 2030. The Canadian government finallyrevealed its planto tackle this and it’s simple: make polluting ex...
Across Canada, climate cafés and climate circles are increasingly being offered to address emotional responses to climate and environmental change. Community climate action groups, university sustainability offices and committees, and chaplains are facilitating these offerings, with many being led by ...