Retrofitting buildings to make them more energy efficient and regulating the amount of carbon used in the construction of new buildings are among the steps to take.
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday refused to hear an appeal by a Quebec environmental group seeking to launch a class action suit against the federal government, saying Ottawa has not done enough to fight climate change.
Experts are worried that global warming could interfere in the reproduction process of egg-laying reptiles such a turtles and crocodiles since the sex of their progeny is determined by temperature.
