SUZUKI – We must heed storm warnings to build a brighter future
IN 2012, NORTH CAROLINA’s Coastal Resources Commission warned that sea levels there could rise by a metre over the next century. The warning was based in part on U.S. [Continue]
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SUZUKI – Climate change combines with other factors to fuel wildfires
SCIENTISTS, JOURNALISTS, environmentalists and others who draw the connection between increasing wildfires and global warming often face a backlash. It’s not climate [Continue]
SUZUKI – Will energy efficiency stall climate disruption?
IN THE RACE AGAINST the increasingly widespread and devastating consequences of climate change, solutions tend to focus on products and technologies. Renewable energy, [Continue]
SUZUKI – Reconciling energy and Indigenous rights
IN 2007, CANADA WAS one of four countries to vote against the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (with New Zealand, the United States and Australia). With its [Continue]
SUZUKI – Vancouver’s ban on single-use plastics a step in the right direction
PEOPLE IN CANADA discard about 57 million plastic drinking straws every day. In my hometown of Vancouver, we toss out 2.6 million disposable cups every week. It’s a global [Continue]
SUZUKI – Caribou science denial cripples conservation efforts
TO ITS CREDIT, the Forest Products Association of Canada recognizes climate change is a serious threat to forests and habitat, and has vowed the sector it represents “is [Continue]
SUZUKI – Carbon pricing is an important tool to tackle climate change
ONE OF THE world’s best-known climate scientists is discouraged that almost 40 years of study and warnings haven’t convinced humanity to adequately address the climate [Continue]
SUZUKI – Don’t water down marine protection – celebrate Oceans Day
WILL CANADA finally inspire a wave of celebration on World Oceans Day, June 8? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to lead G7 nations on global marine protection during [Continue]
SUZUKI – Climate change drives disease-spreading bugs into new areas
ACCORDING TO an African proverb (and the Dalai Lama), “If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.” The saying [Continue]
SUZUKI – Controversy over degree sparks necessary environmental debate
SHORTLY AFTER completing my PhD in the U.S., I taught in the University of Alberta’s genetics department. It’s also where I started my broadcasting career. I’m honoured [Continue]
SUZUKI – Cutting through polluted public discourse
“WE’RE NOT GOING to get off fossil fuels overnight!” How many times have you heard that? Over the decades I’ve been hearing it, we’ve increased exploration and [Continue]
SUZUKI – Better vehicle standards drive innovation and benefit citizens
TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTS for about a quarter of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, making it the second-highest source, slightly behind the oil and gas industry. In the [Continue]
SUZUKI – Kinder Morgan pipeline controversy proves need to shift course
ON MARCH 31, an underwater pipeline carrying oil to a refinery in Balikpapan, Indonesia, broke, spreading crude over 20,000 hectares of Balikpapan Bay. Some of it ignited, [Continue]
SUZUKI – Audit exposes Canadian climate failures
SCIENTISTS, ACADEMICS, environmentalists and communicators have urged governments to take the climate crisis seriously for decades. We’ve outlined the overwhelming [Continue]
