With hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic discarded into the environment over the past few decades, scientists are now learning that what is visible is only the tip of the plastic waste iceberg.
Former Democratic vice president Joe Biden looks set to take over the U.S presidency. If he succeeds, one of the biggest shifts in the U.S./Canada relationship will involve climate change policies.
Missing from the Conservative leader’s plan is any concrete notion of how Canada under a Conservative government would meet its Paris greenhouse-gas emission targets.
The Trudeau Liberals would hold an edge if Canadians are worried about the causes, but if they are more worried about who can best help Canadians adapt to the new reality posed by climate change, that edge disappears, writes Thomas Walkom.
Global warming will lead to great suffering: heat; hunger; drowning; wildfire; unpredictable storms; freshwater drain; dying oceans; unbreathable air; plagues; economic collapse; and climate wars.
