Electric vehicle sales keep climbing: the @iea.org expects EVs to reach 29% of all new cars sold globally this year thanks to record sales in 50 countries.⚡️📈

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Despite a challenging backdrop for the global car market, electric car sales rebounded sharply in Q2 2026. Record quarterly sales in 50 countries have lifted the outlook, with EVs now expected to account for 29% of all cars sold this year 👉 iea.li/4pPLITc

Unrelenting extreme weather driven by climate change is affecting Canadians from coast to coast to coast. The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation shares some concrete steps that can help protect our homes and communities.👇 https://ow.ly/Tjis50ZuNZo

B.C. air quality is getting worse, and wildfire smoke is a leading reason. A new report by the B.C. Lung Foundation highlights that particulate matter from wildfires contributes to the premature deaths of about 1,900 people in the province every year. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

All that wildfire smoke is making B.C.'s air quality worse, report finds | CBC News

The B.C. Lung Foundation's annual State of the Air report has found that wildfires are now the leading cause of fine particulate matter pollution in the province.

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It’s undeniable that many Canadians are now experiencing the devastating impacts of intensifying wildfires and smoke. The fact is, no amount of forest management and firefighting alone can solve these climate-driven realities. We will have to adapt. 👇 www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Climate change will test every community in Canada. It's important to ask: who are our policies designed to protect? Can everyone evacuate safely, access emergency information, and recover with dignity? Read Director of Indigenous Research Maria Shallard’s latest 🔽 https://ow.ly/5gi350ZshSF

🇨🇦📈📉 Fleet emissions intensity improvements are increasingly correlated with EV sales—when they go up, emissions intensity goes down—but more stringent standards are needed to achieve Canada's stated EV adoption goals, according to @climateinstitute.bsky.social. See their chart👇 #cdnpoli

Electric vehicle adoption will be critical for Canada to meet its new automotive strategy goals

Passenger vehicle emissions intensities have been declining in Canada due to electric vehicles and better fuel efficiency standards, but ...

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Great to see Maritime provinces working together with the federal government to improve electricity generation, transmission and demand-side management—a crucial part of building a cleaner, more electrified regional economy⚡️ https://ow.ly/JTTx50Zs2xi

Maritime Provinces, Federal Government to Explore Electricity Co-operation, System Integration

News release Maritime Provinces, Federal Government to Explore Electricity Co-operation, System Integration 23 July 2026 | 10:39 AM Premier's Office Energy Intergovernmental Affairs Download this image The Maritime provinces and Natural Resources Canada will explore greater regional co-operation on…

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Canada has a new plan to decarbonize passenger vehicles—but is it enough to hit the government's own EV adoption goals? Our latest piece digs into the data on fleet emissions intensity, EV sales trends, and what it will take to close the gap👇 https://ow.ly/Tjlc50ZrW7E

Electric vehicle adoption will be critical for Canada to meet its new automotive strategy goals

Passenger vehicle emissions intensities have been declining in Canada due to electric vehicles and better fuel efficiency standards, but ...

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The Canada-Alberta MOU on carbon pricing promised a fix for carbon markets: too many carbon credits meant low prices were undermining low-carbon investment. But the proposed solution makes this problem worse. Read more from Dale Beugin & Dave Sawyer  https://ow.ly/gg7h50ZroJH

Not all carbon market price floors are created equal

The “administrative” carbon market price floor proposed by the Alberta-Canada MOU will entrench oversupply in credit markets over time.

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How can Canada double the size of its electricity grids while keeping prices down? Partnering with coauthor Michael Liebreich, we propose a new policy idea to help deliver on those two goals. Read our our Policy Brief: https://ow.ly/XX2k50Zrmxq

New federal fund proposed to finance power grid expansion while keeping prices down

Proposed Powering Canada Forward Fund would enable Canada to double the capacity of its electricity grid by 2050 without driving up...

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B.C. just announced it's tripling its EV charging network through BC Hydro to 3,500 ports by 2035, backed by $700M. This is the kind of infrastructure investment that is needed in provinces across the country.⚡ https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0041-000855

Tripling public charging network by 2035

Provincewide expansion will deliver faster, more convenient charging for EV drivers in B.C.

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An emerging debate over how to best protect people seeking an escape from heat waves in air conditioned-indoors is degrading into a false choice between reducing emissions or adapting to climate change. Read more from Ryan Ness. https://ow.ly/MG6w50ZqTfc

The dangerous false choice in how we talk about extreme heat

Adaptation measures against heatwaves — like improving access to air conditioning — are framed as the prudent yet neglected priority.

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Ontario is having its worst wildfire season on record and it’s not even August yet. Over 7,250 km² burned so far, beating the previous record in 2021. Most of that has burned in just the last 10 days. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ontario is in the middle of its worst wildfire season, early estimates suggest | CBC News

The province's latest numbers suggest fires have burned through more than 7,250 square kilometres of Ontario's forest, surpassing the previous record set in 2021. Most of the burning has been in the p...

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The Canada-Alberta MOU on carbon pricing promised a fix for Alberta’s carbon market: too many carbon credits meant low prices were undermining investment to reduce emissions. But the proposed solution makes this problem worse. Read more from Dale Beugin https://ow.ly/1Wf050ZqR60

Not all carbon market price floors are created equal

The “administrative” carbon market price floor proposed by the Alberta-Canada MOU will entrench oversupply in credit markets over time.

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The EU has just released its electrification target and plan that would see the continent doubling the proportion of electricity used as total energy.⚡️📈 The plan would help reduce reliance on imported oil and gas while cutting energy costs. bsky.app/profile/embe...

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BREAKING | The EU is targeting 46% electrification by 2040 according to its new Electrification Action Plan ⚡ "Delivery on this plan is the bare minimum needed to unlock a more competitive future for Europe, powered by homegrown clean energy," says Ember's Chris Rosslowe.

The idea that A/C makes heat waves significantly worse is a dangerous misconception. The science doesn’t support that claim, and cooling is one of the best tools to keep people safe from deadly heat. Read more from our Adaptation Director Ryan Ness 👇 www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/17/n...

How we talk about extreme heat

There's no sense in arguing over whether to protect people from deadly heat today, or cut emissions to prevent the problem from getting worse tomorrow. We need both to fight climate change and save li...

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This week’s wildfires, smoke and sweltering heat are a glimpse into Canada’s climate future. Will Ottawa strengthen its climate adaptation efforts or will communities continue to be left unprepared for extreme weather? https://ow.ly/NgkW50ZoVCx

How Ottawa can protect Canadians from extreme weather while saving billions

As extreme heat continues, Ottawa doesn’t have a plan to renew its climate change adaptation programs. It should fix them, not cut them.

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The June storms that swept through Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montreal cost a whopping $1.1B in insured damage. And that’s only a piece of the pie—total costs including uninsured losses and public infrastructure damages are typically at least 3x higher.👇 www.ibc.ca/news-insight...

Canada’s oilsands sector is set for a big increase in greenhouse gas emissions, even with the Pathways carbon storage project moving forward. Read more from our Principal Economist Dave Sawyer ⬇️ http://cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/oilsands-emissions-pathways-reductions-9.7270114

Oilsands emissions on track to outpace reductions from Pathways project: economist | CBC News

Increased oilsands production from a new pipeline to the West Coast would lead to an average of 20 megatonnes in new emissions per year, the Canadian Climate Institute projects.

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Our hearts go out to all those in Namaygoosisagagun First Nation and others impacted by the devastating wildfires in Northern Ontario. Indigenous people are 30x more likely to be affected by wildfires than non-Indigenous Canadians. www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...

Wildfires in northern Ontario force First Nations to flee

Several wildfires are forcing members of a number of First Nations to flee their homes in northern Ontario.

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Wildfire smoke continues to engulf communities across Canada with more than 800 wildfires contributing to more than 20 air quality warnings. newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202...

Is today’s weather normal? Search for your town or city to compare it to previous years

The CBC News Climate Dashboard tracks temperature and precipitation and compares them to historical trends. Check back daily to see breaking records and the forecast for where you live.

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A severe heat wave is mixing with toxic wildfire smoke in Ontario, Quebec and the Prairies to make a dangerous combination. Canada needs to renew and strengthen its plan to protect Canadians from climate-driven impacts and reduce future damages. https://ow.ly/cJbv50ZnNE0

The country is sweltering under heat. This is how Ottawa can protect Canadians from the new reality — and save billions

Ottawa was supposed to institute adaptations to climate change but has failed to follow through on mitigating risks from things like wildfires, flooding and heat.

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As communities across Canada experience extreme events linked to a warming climate, our Climate Costs Tracker emphasizes the human and financial tolls, and highlights why building Canada’s resilience to a changing climate is crucial. https://climateinstitute.ca/map-climate-costs-tracker/

Map - Climate costs tracker

The Canadian Climate Institute’s Climate Costs Tracker maps the accelerating damages from global heating, and the Institute’s ...

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Clean, affordable energy is the path forward for Canada. But net zero isn’t a switch that can be flipped in 2045—becoming a clean-energy superpower requires steady, sustained effort. Read Rick Smith's latest oped🔽 https://climateinstitute.ca/getting-serious-about-clean-energy/

Getting serious about clean energy in Canada

Net zero isn’t a switch that can be flipped in 2045; becoming a clean energy super power requires steady, sustained effort.

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Climate-driven extreme heat is having a big impact on Canada’s infrastructure. Watch the Climate Institute’s Ryan Ness explain why investing now to adapt can save Canadians billions in the long-run. https://ow.ly/QJZI50Zn08j

Climate change is costing Canadian cities billions. Experts say there’s a better solution.

As extreme heat and other climate impacts damage roads, rail lines and public infrastructure, experts say investing in climate-proofing now could save Canadian cities billions of dollars in future repair costs.

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Recent record-shattering extreme heat in Europe led to more than 10,000 excess deaths, according to official data. The late-June heat wave would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change, according to scientists. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/europe-heat-excess-deaths-9.7267829

This is how many more people died in Europe's June heat wave | CBC News

European countries reported more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heat wave that engulfed the west of the continent in late June, official data shows.

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The Carney government wants Canada to be a "clean and conventional energy superpower." But while support for conventional energy has ramped up, the same can't yet be said for clean energy. Read Rick Smith's latest: https://ow.ly/nN4v50ZmXeU

Climate change is costly. New analysis by StatCan shows that worsening disasters like wildfires and floods are pushing up insurance premiums and hitting Canadians in the wallet. 👇https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/extreme-weather-canada-expensive-9.7261826

📣 The draft Methodology Report for Canada's Sustainable Finance Taxonomy is open for public comment until August 13. This document will shape how 🇨🇦 classifies climate-aligned investments. Share your views👇 https://ow.ly/cwcv50Zm68n

Our latest analysis digs into the growing toll of wildfire smoke in Canada: the deadly public health consequences and the billions of dollars in economic costs. 👇 https://440megatonnes.ca/insight/health-impacts-canada-new-smoky-summer-reality/