Longer-term trends on climate change are truly ominous

We know that life on Earth will become more difficult if we fail to act with a heightened sense of urgency,  But we also know that by acting more urgently now, we could have a better future, despite some challenges. There’s a choice.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault at the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Ottawa on April 23, 2024. Guilbeault said in a 2023 report that 'Climate scientists are unequivocally telling us that we must drastically reduce our emissions by 2030 … if we are to leave a habitable world to our children.'

TORONTO—We don’t know what lies ahead. But the future could be nasty, difficult, and highly disruptive as the world experiences growing threats to the sustainability of human life on our planet. We don’t know exactly when the full costs will hit, but the world’s col...

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