In a world of intersecting crises, reduce emissions for climate—and stability

Canada must reject these short-sighted, war-profiteering demands of the oil and gas lobby. We should have ended, not expanded, public financing for fossil fuels in the April 7 federal budget. Bai du Nord? Bad news.

Last month, speaking about the urgency of climate action, UN Secretary General António Guterres referred to 'a cauldron of challenges.'Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Opinion

BY SEVERN CULLIS-SUZUKI

April 14, 2022

VANCOUVER—Last month, speaking about the urgency of climate action, UN Secretary General António Guterres referred to “a cauldron of challenges.” It is a poisonous brew: climate and biodiversity crises that threaten planetary life-support systems, a global pandemic, record inflation and, over...

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