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Athletes find a fierce opponent in climate change

From extreme heat to wildfire smoke-filled skies and snowless ski hills, climate change is now a major opponent for athletes worldwide. In the lead-up to what may be the hottest Olympics ever, athletes and experts are speaking up on how a warming planet is changing the game.

The Netherlands generates way more solar power than Canada. Here's how they do it

Solar is now the cheapest option for new electricity, and the Dutch are all in. The Netherlands is known for scattered showers, abundant waterways, and actively-used agricultural land, so it took ingenuity for the small country to soar to the top of the Europe's solar pyramid.

Can we end plastic pollution? Negotiators land in Ottawa this week to work on a global treaty

A key week of negotiations kicks off Tuesday, as representatives descend on Ottawa to tackle the worldwide issue of plastic pollution. The fourth and penultimate installment of talks tees up a final session later this year in Korea, where parties hope to sign onto a binding global treaty on plastic.

New satellite will track elusive methane pollution from oil and gas industry globally

Experts say a satellite designed to track methane could be one of our best tools in the fight against climate change in the near future. MethaneSAT will spot large emitters of the greenhouse gas that is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.

'I don't have hope,' says Palestinian Canadian stuck in Gaza

Shouq Alnajjar fled south from her home in Gaza City to Khan Younis when the Israeli airstrikes started. 'Every night, we think we are going to get hit,' she says.

More political leaders are directly linking fossil fuels to climate change

The idea that fossil fuels are largely responsible for climate change made its way through New York City last week, as the United Nations General Assembly, the UN Climate Ambition Summitand NYC Climate Week collectively drew in thousands of participants. But it wasn't only written on protest placards.

Canadian climate minister's 1st full year in office was one of cred and compromise

As his first full year in office wraps, activist-turned-politician Steven Guilbeault is in the midst of hosting the world for the UN's COP15 conference in Montreal, as Canada's minister of environment and climate change.
Marketplace

CFIA targets puppy importers in at least 6 raids in Ontario

At least six puppy importers who are bringing dogs into Canada from Eastern Europe have been targeted in raids by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency this month, focusing attention on an opaque multi-million dollar business that welfare and veterinary groups have repeatedly warned about.
Marketplace

Buyer beware: Ottawa fails to track thousands of puppies, some carrying diseases, imported to Canada each year

The federal government fails to maintain a central database to track the thousands of puppies imported to Canada every year, CBCs Marketplace has learned, an issue experts have for years warned threatens animal welfare and can transport zoonotic diseases into Canada.

Why your reduced carbon footprint from lockdown won't slow climate change

Reductions in emissions during pandemic are a drop in the bucket when it comes to atmospheric CO2.