As the planet continues to warm, climate change is posing a growing threat to human health and global insecurity, as the Newfoundland author wrote in his 2009 book Climate Wars. If current climate commitments are an indication, however, don’t expect an adequate solution in Paris this December unless countries make short-term commitments to cope with the climate crisis.
As governments around the world are undergoing a paradigm shift by decarbonizing their economies and moving into the clean renewable era, Canada is on the brink of a structural transformation in its economy and its politics.
Following a weekend of nationwide protests, and as Canadian politicians host their counterparts from the rest of the Americas in Toronto this week, people are asking: What will it take for Canada and its provinces to decarbonize their economies and join the growing global movement toward clean, renewable energy.