Permafrost degradation is quietly undermining homes, roads, airports, and fuel systems across Northern Canada, threatening daily life and essential services. Indigenous communities bear the greatest risks, making equitable, ground-temperature management a critical part of climate adaptation.
Ecosystem accounting equips communities and policymakers with data that links environmental change to human health, equity, and resilience—critical for shaping just and sustainable futures. By quantifying the value of natural assets in cities, the framework helps the social good sector advocate for policies that protect vulnerable populations and ensure equitable access to environmental benefits.
The energy transition divides Canadians along provincial, industrial, and occupational lines. This polarization hinders progress on the issue, as it does for many sensitive matters. Documentary theatre is an example of an initiative designed to foster dialogue on complex issues.
Despite having a large environmental footprint, the technology industry is one of the few industries that lacks a decarbonization strategy, said François Burra, a digital decarbonization consultant.
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Climate action often focuses on carbon dioxide, but short-lived climate pollutants like methane trap far more heat in the near term. Tackling these pollutants offers governments a powerful “emergency brake” to slow warming quickly, protecting vulnerable communities before mid-century.
