Regulator slows Trans Mountain proposal for higher shipping fees
Canada’s energy regulator says it won’t rubber-stamp Trans Mountain’s higher shipping fees. Those fees are needed to pay off the federally owned project’s already ballooning debt.
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A Greek Zoo Is Serving up Frozen Meals to Animals to Help Them Beat Extreme Heat
The Attica Zoological Park hopes it will help combat extreme heat that has plagued Greece this summer.
Iran declares two-day holiday due to ‘unprecedented’ heat
The Iranian government has declared Wednesday and Thursday national holidays due to an “unprecedented” heatwave that has sent temperatures soaring above 40 degrees in large parts of the country, the ISNA news agency reported. Bank branches and judicia…
US Secretary of State Blinken Says Nuclear War No Worse Than Climate Change
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Image: AP
Republic World: Nuclear War Threat No Worse Than Climate Change: Antony Blinken US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a statement on the ex…
Opinion – The World Bank’s Comprehensive Climate-centric Transformation
The World Bank faces mounting pressure to prioritize climate change as its new overarching mission. Tackling climate change will require significant adjustments to its investments and institutional orientation.
Climate change is already affecting food security. How can Canadians prepare?
Experts say that while Canada is not invulnerable to extreme climate events, it can work on reducing its reliance on imported food to guard against external shocks.
Interview – Max Koffi
Max Koffi explains the aims of the Equal Trade Alliance and how the redesign of trade relations could reduce poverty and the impact of climate change on Africa.
Global heat waves could become ‘new normal’ without swift action: experts
“No more hesitancy, no more excuses, no more waiting for others to move first. There is simply no more time for that,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
G20 fails to agree on 2025 emissions cap as summit ends amid record heat
Ministers from the Group of 20 countries – who emit around 80 percent of global greenhouse gases – failed to agree on four of 68 points of discussion.
Aging infrastructure struggling to keep up with storms, wildfires, changing climate
By Hina Alam in Fredericton The torrential rain that…