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What's fair — a concept so fundamental that toddlers and chimpanzees have opinions about it — has been far from simple when it comes to global climate change negotiations. As COP26 begins in Glasgow on Sunday, the pressure is on to move past old stalling tactics.

British high commissioner Susannah Goshko is hoping to enlist Canada's aid at the upcoming COP26 conference, countering criticism that this country's international reputation in the area has weakened.

On this week’s show: Guest host Laura Lynch offers a primer on the negotiations and deal-making expected at COP26, the UN climate summit kicking off in Glasgow next week. Plus — Denmark’s climate ambassador maps out his country’s efforts to transition away from fossil fuels and get other nations on board, and the Maldivian foreign minister and president of the UN General Assembly discusses the biggest climate threats facing island nations and the need for rich countries to help out.

Climate tipping points are difficult to predict. In Canada and beyond, they might have already arrived Scientists have been watching extreme weather events unfold across the world this summer, seeing the many links between heatwaves, floods, droughts and climate change. But the scale of some of these events suggests that the climate is no longer changing in a gradual, predictable way. Social Sharing

Hina Alam Smoke particles from wildfires enhance the colour of a sunset as a motorist travels on Highway 97C near Logan Lake, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Above average temperatures for many parts of B.C. arent expected to ease soon and Environment Canada says there is no hint of showers until at least the weekend for some regions of southern B.C. hit hard by wildfires. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck July 26, 2021 - 3:22 PM VANCOUVER - A combination of intense h...

Fires in Western Canada creating own weather systems, experts say Poll Yes, quite significantly Smoke particles from wildfires enhance the colour of a sunset as a motorist travels on Highway 97C near Logan Lake, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Above average temperatures for many parts of B.C. arent expected to ease soon and Environment Canada says there is no hint of showers until at least the weekend for some regions of southern B.C. hit hard by wildfires. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VANC...

VANCOUVER — A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say. Michael Fromm, a meteorologist with the United States Naval Research Laboratory, said the phenomenon is known as a pyrocumulonimbus firestorm and has been tracked this year in British Columbia, Saskatchewan Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario. Scientists have been tracking the storms since May. The first one was seen this season in Manitoba, Fro...

Posted: July 18, 2021 “Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary There are three situations it’s dangerous to experience in B.C. this torrid summer – to be a senior, to be a senior living alone and to be a senior living in an apartment without air conditioning. Sad to say – tragic even – if these three conditions apply to your situation you may be departing this mortal coil sooner than you planned. According to the latest figures issued by the BC Coroner’s Office July 2, som...

Western Canada heat wave expected to break daily, all-time temperature records cbc.ca 6 hrs ago Courtney Dickson © Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouverites hit the beach on June 25, 2021, as a heat wave sets in throughout the province. A heat wave stretching across Western Canada, from B.C. into southern Saskatchewan and up through the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, is set to break daily and all-time temperature records much earlier in the year than usual. High pressure is trap...

14 people are mapping Canadas path to net-zero emissions — can they do it? In this weeks issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the committee seeking to reduce Canadas emissions to net zero by 2050 and how climate change could affect hurricanes. Social Sharing CBC News · (Sködt McNalty/CBC) Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. ( Sign up her...