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This is a First Person column by Andrea Johancsik, who lives in Calgary. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, see the FAQ."It is up to you," our professor said to the dozen young faces in our university seminar.She thumped…

For anyone who has flown with United Airlines over the last year or so, you've likely seen the in-flight video promoting the company's first Chief Trash Officer — Oscar the Grouch.It's all part of a marketing campaign to promote the…

What On Earth22:00Learning from Hawaii’s renewable energy transformationCanada is developing new regulations to reduce electrical emissions, but experts warn about loopholes. What can Hawaii’s experience teach us?Canada has just 13 years to…

Sparse snowpack and ongoing drought are starting to impact summer events across the province, with some organizers making changes to scheduling or cancelling their events outright.Earlier this week, the Fort St. John International Air Show…

They rappelled down the side of Germany's iconic Elbphilharmonie building. Blocked a German liquefied natural gas site. And thousands of residents from across Europe filled the streets of Hamburg, Germany, in what has been a weeklong…

The country's former top soldier says Canada is behind its allies in not having a dedicated agency that can deploy personnel to disasters nationwide.Retired Lt. Gen. Andrew Leslie, who commanded Canada's army until 2011, told CBC News the…

Friendship bracelets made out of colourful plastic beads aren't anything new, but thanks to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, they've seen a massive rise in popularity.Some claim the lyric "So make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and…

Catherine Gibson hopes she and her husband can age in place in their south Regina home.That's one of the main reasons she installed an air-source heat pump this past summer."I had been hearing … about heat pumps and how they were the thing…

Cora Young was eight years old when she learned in class that polystyrene foam, the clamshell packaging for some fast-food hamburgers, was one of the products containing chemicals responsible for eating away at the Earth's ozone layer.  "I…

In vacant lots, neglected parks and patches of land along busy stretches of road, residents are gathering to plant trees — lots of them, close together."Tiny forests," which originated in Japan, are popping up across Canada and around the…

It was the spring of 2014, and practically everyone and their grandma was dancing to Pharrel William's catchy upbeat tune Happy, so perhaps then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper could be forgiven for feeling overly optimistic.His hopeful …

Thirty-five summers ago, the late Brian Mulroney opened the world conference on a changing atmosphere in Toronto. Its participants gathered there to discuss the existing threats of acid rain and ozone depletion. It was also one of the first…

What On Earth12:57Rethinking our dependence on carsThe growing need for lithium — a mined metal used in batteries to power electric vehicles (EVs) — could have significant international environmental and social impacts if the U.S. doesn't…

Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled "Our Changing Planet" to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and…

Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled "Our Changing Planet" to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and…

Canada's environment minister hopes the next international climate summit will commit to phasing out unabated fossil fuels — oil and gas projects that don't rely on technology to capture their emissions. Steven Guilbeault outlined his…

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says provincial premiers who are calling on the government to scrap a planned increase on the carbon tax have their facts wrong.In an interview airing Sunday on Rosemary Barton Live, Wilkinson…

Canada's newest premier says that in an ideal world, Ottawa would provide his territory with a blanket exemption from the carbon tax."I mean, ideally, a complete exemption for the territory is what we would hope for," said R.J. Simpson, …

Compared to urban dwellers, rural Canadians are more vulnerable to climate change in many ways and face extra challenges to adaptation, says a new federal government report.The "Canada in a Changing Climate" synthesis report, released late…

Most of the people who come to visit Debbie Nightingale's Ontario farm are lured in by a chance to get up close and personal with her herd of friendly goats. But some visit for more practical reasons: to charge their electric vehicles."We…

Along with the massive recent manufacturing investments in electric vehicle (EV) technology and talks of a greener, decarbonized future, there are some not-so-green problems. In its latest New Energy Finance report, Bloomberg News predicts…

Residents of a new development in Ottawa-Gatineau are using industrial waste to keep their homes warm — specifically, waste heat from a local paper plant. Heat is being thrown away all around us.But it doesn't have to be — it can be…

Greg Dipple wants to turn the waste from nickel mines into large-scale carbon sinks.The idea, which he has developed over two decades, would help reduce the environmental impact of mining for metals that are highly sought after for electric…

Canada is expanding its evacuation of citizens from Haiti to include relatives and Canadian permanent residents, starting Wednesday if conditions allow.The government has also arranged for a charter flight for Canadians who pay a market…

Thousands of delegates representing 192 countries will spend the next two weeks in Montreal, hammering out a once-in-a-decade agreement that will aim to build a more sustainable relationship between humans and nature.The UN biodiversity…

When the helicopter finally left the ground from a grass field in Haiti, David Rocheleau says he finally felt a sense of relief.After making it out of the embattled island nation plagued by anarchy and gang violence, the Quebec resident…

3 days agoNewsDuration3:44Around the world, people are experiencing heat waves, some of which are setting new records. The high temperatures have contributed to more wildfires in places like Canada and Greece, and, according to officials…

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canadians should pay attention to the action on climate change being taken by the international community — not the presence of hundreds of oil and gas representatives at COP27.In light of the…