Clean Economy / Climate Change / Mar 04, 2019
Why Ontario needs to get serious about climate change
Did you know that Ontario is Canada’s second-biggest carbon polluter? This means that Ontario has the power to either accelerate Canada’s efforts to…Read More
Clean Economy / Climate Change / Movement Building / Feb 27, 2019
My trip to Florida in an electric vehicle
My partner and I took our first road trip to Florida this winter. We usually spend the cold, snowy months at home taking in…Read More
Clean Economy / Climate Change / Feb 05, 2019
Why we’re going to court over carbon pricing
Ontario and Saskatchewan are investing millions of public dollars into a legal battle to block the federal government from implementing a Nobel-prize-winning policy…Read More
Clean Economy / Climate Change / Jan 09, 2019
Four ways cars are getting more climate-friendly
Driving creates a lot more carbon pollution than you think. On top of releasing harmful emissions like nitrogen oxides that increase respiratory ailments…Read More
Clean Economy / Climate Change / Dec 03, 2018
Ontario's new climate change plan gets a failing grade
After axing most of the province’s programs that reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution, the Ontario government’s promised plan to address climate change has finally…Read More
Clean Economy / Climate Change / Nov 20, 2018
Ontario has strong tools available to act on climate change. It's time to use them.
If you could write an entirely new climate change plan from scratch, what would you include? Since Ontario’s government is cooking up a…Read More
Clean Economy / Climate Change / Nov 12, 2018
Federal funds could help shore up Ontario’s flagging climate change action
Good news arrived last week for climate change action in Ontario. Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna just announced a plan to give $420…Read More
Clean Economy / Climate Change / Aug 30, 2018
Is there a better way to cut natural gas bills in Ontario?
Ontario’s move to cut cap-and-trade costs from natural gas bills arrived with great fanfare yesterday. On closer inspection, it’s mostly hot air. This action…Read More
Clean Economy / Climate Change / Jun 20, 2018
What you need to know about Ontario’s carbon pricing drama
The following blog was written in response to events in Ontario in summer 2018. For an update on current climate change action in Ontario,…Read More
Clean Economy / Climate Change / May 24, 2018
It’s fast, healthy and fun: Why we love to bike to work
It comes as no surprise that many staff at Environmental Defence ride a bike to work. Some do it when the weather is warmer….Read More