In my previous two blog posts, I have summarised current scientific understanding of the nature of the climate emergency, and the directions in which policy needs to move in order to make the necessary transition technically possible.  That only goes part of the way to a statement of what we need from our legislators; here... Continue Reading →

As I indicated in my last blog post, the recent 6th Assessment Report from Working Group 1 of the IPCC makes it clearer than ever that we are facing an emergency.  The impact of greenhouse gas emissions on the climate is already severe – we’ve had a taste of that this summer, disastrous and terrifying... Continue Reading →

“It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. Widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred.” These are the opening words of the 6th Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – the authoritative summary of the current state of understanding of the... Continue Reading →

It’s no secret that corporate power is a major obstacle to ambitious action on climate change, and the interests of communities and places we’re fighting for. The more we know about the companies we’re grappling with, the better equipped we’ll be to respond.  That’s why the Corporate Mapping Project (CMP) is inviting you to take... Continue Reading →

On March 25th, the Supreme Court of Canada declared the federal carbon pricing scheme to be constitutional: the federal government has the legal right to impose it on provinces, such as Saskatchewan, which have not developed their own scheme.  While carbon pricing is just one of the measures that we need to address the climate... Continue Reading →

Here is the text of a letter which we sent to all MLAs on March 15th: You will have received a letter from a coalition of groups expressing opposition to funding or development of small modular nuclear reactors (SMNRs) by the province of Saskatchewan. We also regard any positive consideration of SMNRs to be a... Continue Reading →

In mid-November, the government published Bill C-12, entitled “An Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada’s efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050”.  The Bill is currently (as of 2021-03-21) in Second Reading: it still has to go to Committee and to Third Reading, so amendments are still possible.   (You can... Continue Reading →

The United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons comes into force today, 22 January, 2021. Canada has not signed the treaty. There is a long history of organizing towards nuclear abolition in Canada and Saskatchewan, and we felt it important to mark this occasion by providing some background and to help garner more support... Continue Reading →