Author Archives: Elaine Bradbee

Largest ever UN climate survey

Largest ever climate survey also finds majority want countries to set aside differences to fight global heating Most people in the world’s biggest fossil fuel producing countries want their countries to transition quickly to clean energy to fight the climate crisis, according to the largest ever climate opinion poll, conducted by the UN. Many of […]

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on June 21, 2024

FOLLOW THIS. Green shareholders change the world

The oil industry can make or break the Paris climate agreement. But we have the power to change oil companies from within – as shareholders. Follow This unites responsible shareholders to push Big Oil to go green. Business as usual is over. Spread the word

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on January 18, 2024

EXPLORE EQUITY IN YOUR CITY

HealthyPlan.City combines built environment datasets from different sources with demographic data from the Canadian Census to present a picture of environmental equity in urban areas for 129 cities across Canada. The data used in this tool covers municipalities in Canada with a population of over 30,000 individuals. Urban boundaries are established by Statistics Canada and […]

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on December 5, 2023

More than half of world’s largest companies’ net zero pledges are false promises

The recent InfluenceMap study, assessing the climate commitments of nearly 300 of the world’s largest companies, has uncovered a troubling trend: over half are at risk of ‘net zero greenwashing.’ This finding highlights a significant disconnect between corporate pledges to support the Paris Climate Accord and actual policy actions, casting doubt on the integrity of […]

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on November 20, 2023

The cost of climate change

One of the arguments against decarbonizing the economy is that it would be too costly. It would cause economic loss and upheaval. There are other arguments against using certain decarbonization technologies like nuclear for energy generation, again based on cost. However, our new planet requires new economics. At some point, and we might be getting close, […]

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on October 9, 2023

Disaster Response Simulation

Strengthen your skills and put theory into practice with this free disaster response simulation course from Humanitarian U. Spread the word

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on July 3, 2023

Indigenous Climate Hub & Climate Action

#01. The vision of Indigenous Climate Hub is to provide a platform for Indigenous peoples across Canada to share their climate change experiences and stories. #02. Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) is an Indigenous-led organization guided by a diverse group of Indigenous knowledge keepers, water protectors and land defenders from communities and regions across the country. […]

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on May 17, 2021

World has six months to avert climate crisis

The world has only six months in which to change the course of the climate crisis and prevent a post-lockdown rebound in greenhouse gas emissions that would overwhelm efforts to stave off climate catastrophe, one of the world’s foremost energy experts has warned. Spread the word

Posted by Elaine Bradbee on June 18, 2020