Jun 23, 2025 / Climate Change

Climate Emergency? Banks Didn't Get the Memo

Last week, the 16th annual Banking on Climate Chaos report was released, and it contained some staggering details about the amount of money being…Read More


Jun 23, 2025 / Climate Change

Beyond the Cloud: What's AI's True Environmental Cost?

This blog was written by Alex Walker, Program Manager, Climate Finance and Aliénor Rougeot, Senior Program Manager, Climate and Energy Artificial Intelligence (AI) and…Read More


Jun 20, 2025 / Toxics

Let’s Get Physical: Safer Sun Protection Tips for a Healthy Summer

As the weather warms up, many of us are looking forward to another fun summer soaking up the sun in parks, on the water,…Read More


Jun 20, 2025 / Climate Change

Public backs push to shift financial institutions from fossil fuel investments

In April 2025, Environmental Defence conducted organizational wide polling with Abacus Data. Recent data show Canadians want finance to move towards clean energy instead…Read More


Jun 19, 2025 / Protecting Ontario’s environment

What’s next now that Bill 5 has become law?

A number of people are asking: what can be done now that the Ontario government’s extreme and anti-democratic Bill 5 has been passed? We…Read More


Jun 17, 2025 / Plastic Pollution

Ontario is ours NOT to waste

The Ontario government has taken the brakes off of waste reduction in the province to paint growing piles of garbage as inevitable. It is…Read More


Jun 16, 2025 / Climate Change

Ever Since Jasper

Last summer, Albertans and people from around the globe watched in horror as a massive blaze started just kilometres from the mountain town of…Read More


Jun 06, 2025 / Climate Change

We Can’t Build Canada Up While Our Communities Are Burning Down

Canada is on fire, once again. This should not be normal. As I write this, 33,000 people have been evacuated in Western Canada and…Read More


Jun 06, 2025 / Climate Change

Canada Must Keep its Promise: Finalize the Oil and Gas Emissions Cap Now

In 2021, The Government of Canada made a bold and necessary commitment to limit and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the oil and…Read More


Jun 02, 2025 / Plastic Pollution

Ontario’s Deposit System For Alcoholic Beverages is Under Threat

People who live in Ontario really appreciate a good deposit-return program. Poll after poll confirms that we’d like to see the program we have…Read More