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It’s our choice: turn down the heat or cook the planet

By David Suzuki ● Latest News ● Jul 30, 2019

Many previous climatic shifts were caused by volcanic eruptions, which triggered different changes — mostly cooling — over different regions, but those don’t match the scale and speed of heating over the past few decades.

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Fossil-fuelled plastic production imperils people and planet

By David Suzuki ● Latest News ● Jul 25, 2019

Bans on single-use plastic items won’t solve everything, but they’re a good step and help raise awareness about our wasteful ways.

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Yes, we can resolve the climate crisis

By David Suzuki ● Latest News ● Jul 2, 2019

It’s time for us all to accept reality and work together to address the challenge.

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Avoiding climate chaos means zeroing in on emissions

By David Suzuki ● Latest News ● Jun 18, 2019

We have little time to get emissions under control before we lock so much CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere that temperatures will rise to catastrophic levels.

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Canada has many reasons to celebrate World Oceans Day

By David Suzuki ● Latest News ● Jun 4, 2019

We often take the oceans’ gifts for granted, underestimating their value, resulting in devastation to local economies and cultural values.

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Climate change and biodiversity should be top headline news

By David Suzuki ● Latest News ● May 29, 2019

Multiple climate reports confirm that we are in a state of crisis. Why aren’t these reports dominating front pages, financial sections and newscasts?

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Government support for electric vehicles drives down emissions

By David Suzuki ● Latest News ● May 7, 2019

A recent study shows Canada’s climate is warming at twice the global rate and that to prevent environmental catastrophe, human behaviour must change.

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Stop fiddling while the planet burns

By David Suzuki ● Latest News ● Apr 30, 2019

Wile E. Coyote has that moment of realization when he’s suspended in air, looks down and sees he’s gone too far, then plunges to the canyon bottom.

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Rapid warming deserves more than a lukewarm response

By David Suzuki ● Latest News ● Apr 12, 2019

A report commissioned by Environment and Climate Change Canada warns the country is warming at roughly twice the global average rate.

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You may not like insects, but you need them

By David Suzuki ● Latest News ● Feb 19, 2019

Some solutions can be implemented quickly and relatively easily, such as banning the worst pesticides, implementing the many available and emerging solutions to pollution and global warming, and examining better ways to grow, produce and distribute food.

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