Canada’s transition to net-zero emissions in the coming decades will be disruptive on every level of society. If this country can reach its goal, it will prove to be a feat of national ingenuity and prowess on a…
Climate change poses an existential threat to human health. For much of the past decade, researchers, policymakers, and caregivers have been focusing on this threat from a physical perspective. Three recent studies show that the hidden cost of climate change…
2022 Clean50 Emerging Leader Montana Burgess shares on her motivation, and the process of persuading neighbours to prioritize climate action. I live in a small rural neighbourhood in the Slocan Valley in southeastern British Columbia. This past summer…
Climate change is a daily reality that is experienced by most First Nations. Whether it is due to extreme weather-driven events (e.g., fires, floods), or the more insidious impacts of an ecosystem in crisis (e.g., biodiversity loss, food…
The education system is complex. It has its own rules, expectations and even culture. And its workings are often opaque to outsiders, including environmental NGOs that want to work with students to promote sustainability, green jobs and a…
Ecoation is changing the way we produce and protect our food. The main reason farmers and greenhouse growers use pesticides is that their operations are massive and by the time they learn about an issue, it is already established and spreading,…
At the November COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, countries made more ambitious commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The need is clear: while the world agreed in Paris in 2015 that we need to limit global warming to…
We love seeing the growth of our past winners and want to share their sustainability journeys with you! We have been following up with our past winners by asking them a series of questions to see how their…
We love seeing the growth of our past winners and want to share their sustainability journeys with you! We have been following up with our past winners by asking them a series of questions to see how their…
Engineering’s Sustainability Superpower How can one engineering firm generate nine national Clean50 award-winning projects? I’ll let you in on our secret. Energy, water, and product waste are the intended or unintended results of a system. If anything is…
