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The young climate activists behind Toronto’s action against fossil fuel financing kept their plans close to their chests this week, in part out of fears that their focus on the impact of climate chaos on marginalized people could be a target for those emboldened by the recent truck occupation.

Were running out of time: Teen activist says collective action needed to fight climate crisis While Earth Day is important, Hirji says its reached a point where the pursuit of climate justice must happen 365 days a year in order to make a difference.  Social Sharing

Authors statement With the realities of climate change, inequality and the pandemic, one could be forgiven for choosing despair. But the world is no better off for that, so I choose to study hope, a discipline that requires practice. Here, treat yourself to a few minutes of joy in the next instalment of my series profiling amazing — and yes, hopeful — young people contending successfully with the climate justice crisis in Canada. Get top stories in your inbox. Our award-winning journalists ...

Aliénor Author’ s statement The 1990s were personally tough for me. I spent the decade immersed in action based on climate catastrophe science, trying, and by all accounts failing, to stem the tide. Hardest of all, death and dementia came to my family. A newsletter for people who care about the climate Email * As my awareness deepened about the growing divide between young and old and rich and poor, grief had become a pretty constant companion. I could choose to go further into the abyss of ...

TORONTO - The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board is getting serious about climate change with a new commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and ensuring their portfolio is more environmentally friendly. Smoke pours from the stacks at the Portlands Energy Centre in Toronto on Thursday January 15, 2009. The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board says it is committing to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with a slew of climate-friendly promises. THE CANADIAN...

Canadian Press The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board says it is committing to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with a slew of climate-friendly promises. Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan says in the coming weeks it will establish concrete targets for portfolio emissions and ensure companies it invests in report emissions annually. The pension plan manager says it will direct proceeds from a green bond offering towards climate-friendly investment opportun...

by The Canadian Press Last Updated Jan 22, 2021 at 2:40 pm ADT TORONTO — The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board says it is committing to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with a slew of climate-friendly promises. Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan says in the coming weeks it will establish concrete targets for portfolio emissions and ensure companies it invests in report emissions annually. The pension plan manager says it will direct proceeds from a green...

OTPP to aim for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 The Canadian Press Photovoltaic panels on the Sycamore Solar Farm in Old Romney, U.K., on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. The U.K.s power supply buffer is set to shrink this winter compared to last year due to outages at power plants and the unexpected closure of two of Calon Energy Ltd.s gas-fired stations after the company went into administration. , Bloomberg TORONTO -- The Ontario Teachers P...

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (18,027.57, up 199.46 points.)Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE). Energy. Up 12 cents, or . . .

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:...