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How climate change is fuelling hurricanes
Waves pound the shore in Eastern Passage, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
opinion
Oil prices are tied to more than we usually think of and this makes fighting inflation more complicated
Kelly Cryderman
world
Global protests demand climate change compensation ahead of COP27
Climate change activist hold a banner reading ' Yes to climate justice for the Democratic Republic of Congo solution country. No to the hypocrisy of the international community' as they take part in a march in Kinshasa, on September 23, 2022. - Hundreds of climate activists protested in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on September 23, 2022, an AFP journalist saw, ahead a climate summit due to be held in the city next month. (Photo by Arsene Mpiana / AFP) (Photo by ARSENE MPIANA/AFP via Getty Images)
international business
World Bank’s David Malpass says no shareholders asked him to resign amid criticism over climate views
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 3, 2021 World Bank president David Malpass speaks during a panel discussion at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow. - World Bank President David Malpass said on September 23, 2022 he had no plans to stand down, as he battles charges of climate denial for dodging questions on the role of man-made emissions in global warming. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Why doesn’t Pierre Poilievre seem to care about climate change?
Gary Mason
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Climate change effect on public transportation infrastructure to cost billions: FAO
A train approaches Walkley Yard during an unveiling event in Ottawa, Ont. on Friday, July 15, 2022. Ontario's financial watchdog says the effects of climate change are projected to cost the province an extra $1.5 billion a year on average in the next few years just to maintain public transportation infrastructure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
international business
World Bank president David Malpass tries to restate views on climate change amid calls for dismissal
FILE PHOTO: David Malpass, president of the World Bank Group, arrives for a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (not in picture) at Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, Japan September 13, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Pool/File Photo
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Editor’s Note: If we plan to meet our net-zero goals, natural gas isn’t a cure-all
Dawn Calleja, editor of ROB magazine, Dec 2021
international business
Norway’s wealth fund tells firms to set net zero emission goals by 2050
Norway sovereign wealth fund CEO Nicolai Tangen speaks to reporters in Arendal, Norway August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty
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How new applications in agtech are creating investment opportunities
the concept of processing the cultivation of an agricultural field with automated machinery with a tractor based on artificial intelligence. collection and transmission of data to optimize energy costs and increase yields
international business
War in Ukraine, COVID-19 pandemic and climate change putting pressure on world’s poorest: OECD
Volunteers clear the rubble of a destroyed house as a result of shelling in village of Moshchun, Kyiv region, on September 9, 2022, amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei CHUZAVKOV / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AFP via Getty Images)
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Globe Climate: Is Canada’s largest farmland owner an optimist or pessimist?
17072022 Robert Andjelic examines blades of wheat while touring a crop of wheat belonging to one of his tenant farms south of Whitewood, Saskatchewan on July 17th. Andjelic spends much of the year in his truck touring his farm land and meeting with his tenant farmers and partners. (Tim Smith for The Globe and Mail) ***Attention Clare and Liz. For summer farming project***
politics
Trudeau, ministers to attend UN General Assembly’s 77th session next week
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
Beavers are superhero rodents in California’s fight against climate change
Sarah Beesley, a fisheries biologist with the Yurok Tribe in northern California, examines artificial beaver dams created on McGarvey Creek on Sept. 12, 2022. The Yurok have worked to restore the McGarvey watershed for beavers and salmon. Nathan VanderKlippe/The Globe and Mail
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Pacific Islands students target U.N. court as key weapon to fight climate change
Vishal Prasad, a campaigner with the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change from Fiji, poses outside the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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Artificial structures slow the destructive energy of waterways
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Pakistan delivers flood aid as displaced people wait in camps
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international business
Patagonia founder gives away $3-billion company to climate change causes
Yvon Chouinard, the founder of the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, in Wilson, Wyo., Aug. 12, 2022. Chouinard has forfeited ownership of the company he founded 49 years ago. The profits will now be used to fight climate change. (Natalie Behring/The New York Times)
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Globe Climate: As temperatures rise, so does risk to athlete health
Sep 10, 2022; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies fans cover their heads with 12th Man Towels from the heat as they watch the Aggies play against the Appalachian State Mountaineers in the third quarter at Kyle Field. Appalachian State Mountaineers won 17 to 14. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports