Author: David Suzuki

These are difficult times, especially for people who lack safe shelter, food and other necessities — and for those on…

Despite their crown “social distancing,” many trees communicate with each other through underground fungal networks, or “mycorrhizae.”

Rather, we should consider selective idleness. When it comes to climate activism, for example, we require more, not less.

Under Western legal systems, the concept of “personhood” includes rights, powers, duties and liabilities. In many countries, corporations are recognized as having legal “personhood” and accompanying rights as well

Our book Just Cool It!: The Climate Crisis and What We Can Do features a chapter on climate science history. We include…

Some Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and their people are defending their rights to traditional practices, clean air and water and a healthy environment. They say the Coastal GasLink pipeline threatens those rights.

Island Scallops on Vancouver Island has relied on stable ocean conditions since 1989. But CEO Rob Saunders says those started…

If we’re going to tackle the climate crisis, we have to reduce transportation emissions. Good public transit — fast, reliable,…

Climate-wise connectivity looks at a number of strategies for conservation planning amid the climate crisis, as emergent ecosystems appear.

Let’s hope 2020 marks the start of a year and decade when we finally take climate disruption as seriously as…

With easily accessible gas and oil deposits becoming depleted, companies have turned to fracking to extract it from shale formations. This involves drilling deep, often horizontal wells and pumping large amounts of pressurized water, sand and chemicals into them to fracture rock and release gas or oil.

And when bees decline, so do the plants that depend on them for reproduction.

Too many adults become complacent, unwilling to even imagine making sacrifices for their children and grandchildren — even though many changes required to bring emissions and warming under control would confer numerous benefits, from healthier diets to reduced pollution to greater employment and economic opportunities in clean energy.

Most of us rarely think about concrete, but it’s the foundation of modern society — from roads, buildings and bridges…

Energy is inextricably linked to a range of community issues, from health to housing. That was one message that emerged…

In a 1965 speech to members, American Petroleum Institute president Frank Ikard outlined the findings of a report by then-president…

An Angus Reid poll found 58 per cent of Canadians think lack of pipeline capacity is a national crisis. They…

Global warming isn’t a partisan issue — or it shouldn’t be. The many experts issuing dire warnings about the implications…

When faced with conclusive evidence of a major threat to citizens, a true leader would do everything possible to confront…

Errors in a recent ocean warming study illustrate global warming’s complexity. They also show the depths to which climate science…

Canadian climate change opinion is polarized, and research shows the divide is widening. The greatest predictor of people’s outlook is political affiliation. This means people’s climate change perceptions are being increasingly driven by divisive political agendas rather than science and concern for our collective welfare.

Canadian climate change opinion is polarized, and research shows the divide is widening. The greatest predictor of people’s outlook is political…

As the U.S. administration denies or downplays climate science, some more sensible Americans have been rewarded for developing climate solutions.

As the U.S. administration denies or downplays climate science, some more sensible Americans have been rewarded for developing climate solutions. Economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer recently won the Nobel

The U.S. president may think global warming is a hoax perpetrated by China, but his administration has concluded Earth’s average temperature will rise 4 C over pre-industrial levels by 2100 if we fail to address the causes. Overwhelming scientific evidence concludes that such a rise would be catastrophic for humanity and many other animals and plants on this small blue planet.

The U.S. president may think global warming is a hoax perpetrated by China, but his administration has concluded Earth’s average…

News that Environment and Climate Change Canada is considering “priority threat management” to assess endangered species is troubling. The method is often used to inform a “triage” approach in which some species are abandoned to focus resources on others ranked higher priority. The federal government is legally required to oversee recovery of all species at risk, not just those it chooses to prioritize.

News that Environment and Climate Change Canada is considering “priority threat management” to assess endangered species is troubling. The method…

In these turbulent political times, inspirational stories are more important than ever. Here’s one about how people power is fuelling a surprising comeback. It starts with a quiet disappearance that gradually builds to a historic wave of orange. And it may offer a balm for the seemingly endless barrage of negative news.

In these turbulent political times, inspirational stories are more important than ever. Here’s one about how people power is fuelling…

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. Geological Survey findings that “sea level rise along the portion of the East Coast between North Carolina and Massachusetts is accelerating at three to four times the global rate” and that sea level in the region “would rise up to 11.4 inches higher than the global average rise by the end of the 21st century,” according to ABC News.

In 2012, North Carolina’s Coastal Resources Commission warned that sea levels there could rise by a metre over the next…

Over the past few months, heat records have broken worldwide. In early July, the temperature in Ouargla, Algeria, reached 51.3 C, the highest ever recorded in Africa! Temperatures in the eastern and southwestern United States and southeastern Canada have also hit record highs. In Montreal, people sweltered under temperatures of 36.6 C, the highest ever recorded there, as well as record-breaking extreme midnight heat and humidity, an unpleasant experience shared by people in Ottawa. Dozens of people have died from heat-related causes in Quebec alone.

Over the past few months, heat records have broken worldwide. In early July, the temperature in Ouargla, Algeria, reached 51.3 C, the highest ever recorded in Africa! Temperatures in the eastern and southwestern United States and southeastern Canada have also hit record highs. In Montreal, people sweltered under temperatures of 36.6 C, the highest ever recorded there, as well as record-breaking extreme midnight heat and humidity, an unpleasant experience shared by people in Ottawa. Dozens of people have died from heat-related causes in Quebec alone.

The fossil fuel era must end, or it will spell humanity’s end. The threat isn’t just from pollution and accelerating climate change. Rapid, wasteful exploitation of these valuable resources has also led to a world choked in plastic. Almost all plastics are made from fossil fuels, often by the same companies that produce oil and gas.

The fossil fuel era must end, or it will spell humanity’s end. The threat isn’t just from pollution and accelerating…

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 doing its part to fight climate change through work in our forests, at our mills and through the products we make.”

To its credit, the Forest Products Association of Canada recognizes climate change is a serious threat to forests and habitat,…

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 crisis. But James Hansen understands why we’ve stalled.

One of the world’s best-known climate scientists is discouraged that almost 40 years of study and warnings haven’t convinced humanity…

By 2002, drivers in London, England, were spending as much as half their commuting time stalled in traffic, contributing to much of the city centre’s dangerous particulate pollution. To deal with a growing population, increasing gridlock and air quality concerns, the city implemented a congestion charge, using a photo-based licence-recognition system.

By 2002, drivers in London, England, were spending as much as half their commuting time stalled in traffic, contributing to…

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 implies that even when we feel insignificant and powerless, we can create a buzz. But mosquitoes and other tiny critters can literally have a huge impact.

According to an African proverb (and the Dalai Lama), “If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try…

Shortly after completing my PhD in the U.S., I taught in the University of Alberta’s genetics department. It’s also where…