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Girls carry a dying sheep in the Cconchaccota community of the Apurimac region of Peru as more than 3,000 communities in the central and southern Andes experience its driest period in half a century in November 2022. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

Advancing the rights of girls and women promotes justice and is also effective climate action

Girls bear the brunt of the climate crisis. It’s time we bring them to the centre of international climate policy.
Anti-carbon tax protesters wave signs and chant slogans as they block a westbound lane of the Trans Canada highway near Cochrane, Alta., on April 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Fossil fuel subsidies cost Canadians a lot more money than the carbon tax

Never mind the carbon tax. Tax breaks and public spending for fossil fuel companies cost taxpayers billions every year and hurt the environment.
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‘How long before climate change will destroy the Earth?’: research reveals what Australian kids want to know about our warming world

The result shows climate change education in schools must become more holistic and empowering, and children should be allowed to shape the future they will inherit.
The Supreme Court of Canada ordered the federal government back to the drawing board on its Impact Assessment Act. But the legislation got a lot of things right in an era of climate change and related issues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s Impact Assessment Act must be both Constitutional and ensure a sustainable future

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the federal Impact Assessment Act needs amendments for Constitutional compliance, but the court’s recommended approach is no longer viable.
A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton in December 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

How Canadian courts are taking on climate change

A recent Federal Court of Appeal decision opens the door for more climate cases to be brought before the courts. Will they answer the call?
Wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger – this one in China began operating in August 2023 and is 275 metres high. Lin Shanchuan / Alamy

Four good news climate stories from 2023

Including a positive way to think about tipping points.
Climate action will check air pollution in Africa. James Wakibia / Getty Images

Tackling climate change can improve public health in Africa – new report highlights how

Africa can check climate impact on health by taking 37 actions endorsed by environment ministers.
President of Kenya William Ruto (C) surrounded by other African leaders at the Africa Climate Summit 2023 in Nairobi. Photo by Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images

Climate action for Africa in 2023: three big developments

There were three important moments in Africa this year which highlight a mix of progress, priorities and potential pitfalls in the fight against climate change.

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