Climate endgame: risk of human extinction ‘dangerously underexplored’:

The risk of global societal collapse or human
extinction has been “dangerously underexplored”, climate scientists have
warned in an analysis.

They call such a
catastrophe the “climate endgame”. Though it had a small chance of
occurring, given the uncertainties in future emissions and the climate
system, cataclysmic scenarios could not be ruled out, they said.

“Facing
a future of accelerating climate change while blind to worst-case
scenarios is naive risk management at best and fatally foolish at
worst,” the scientists said, adding that there were “ample reasons” to
suspect global heating could result in an apocalyptic disaster.

Climate endgame: risk of human extinction ‘dangerously underexplored’: The risk of global societal collapse or human
extinction has been “dangerously underexplored”, climate scientists have
warned in an analysis.They call such a
catastrophe the “climate endgame”. Though it had a small chance of
occurring, given the uncertainties in future emissions and the climate
system, cataclysmic scenarios could not be ruled out, they said.“Facing
a future of accelerating climate change while blind to worst-case
scenarios is naive risk management at best and fatally foolish at
worst,” the scientists said, adding that there were “ample reasons” to
suspect global heating could result in an apocalyptic disaster.Read More

‘People are suffering’: ICU nurse says staffing shortages at hospitals are getting worse:

“Things are worse now. And I don’t think the general public understands
how difficult it is to be a patient or a nurse right now,” Birgit
Umaigba, an intensive care unit nurse based in Toronto, told CTV News
Channel on Monday.

Several hospitals across Ontario
announced this weekend they’d be closing temporarily closing or
reducing services in their emergency rooms and ICUs due to the ongoing
staffing crunch.

Since the start of the pandemic, nurses across Canada have faced long working hours with little time for breaks and vacation.

‘People are suffering’: ICU nurse says staffing shortages at hospitals are getting worse: “Things are worse now. And I don’t think the general public understands
how difficult it is to be a patient or a nurse right now,” Birgit
Umaigba, an intensive care unit nurse based in Toronto, told CTV News
Channel on Monday.
Several hospitals across Ontario
announced this weekend they’d be closing temporarily closing or
reducing services in their emergency rooms and ICUs due to the ongoing
staffing crunch.
Since the start of the pandemic, nurses across Canada have faced long working hours with little time for breaks and vacation.Read More

How Summerside — and Prince Edward Island — are leading the energy revolution in Canada | Globalnews.ca:

On a small island, and in an even smaller city, a major energy revolution is taking form — and it’s all because of a will by the people who live there to do things a little bit differently.

From wind farms to giant solar parks, big things are happening in Summerside, PEI, a city on the East Coast of Canada with a can-do attitude, and a will to act as a case study for the rest of the country on how to unleash the renewable energy revolution.

The community’s signature project is a $69-million, 80-acre solar project that will be going online later this year.

How Summerside — and Prince Edward Island — are leading the energy revolution in Canada | Globalnews.ca: On a small island, and in an even smaller city, a major energy revolution is taking form — and it’s all because of a will by the people who live there to do things a little bit differently.

From wind farms to giant solar parks, big things are happening in Summerside, PEI, a city on the East Coast of Canada with a can-do attitude, and a will to act as a case study for the rest of the country on how to unleash the renewable energy revolution.

The community’s signature project is a $69-million, 80-acre solar project that will be going online later this year.Read More

‘You’re going to end up in the cage’ | Ricochet:

“It’s really difficult for me to talk about what happened. I don’t know
what comes next, whether it’s filing a complaint or some other action…
All I know is that far too many of us are put in this position every
day, to have to prove our innocence when we were merely trying to live
our lives in peace.”

‘You’re going to end up in the cage’ | Ricochet: “It’s really difficult for me to talk about what happened. I don’t know
what comes next, whether it’s filing a complaint or some other action…
All I know is that far too many of us are put in this position every
day, to have to prove our innocence when we were merely trying to live
our lives in peace.”Read More

Trudeau Announces $255M for Nova Scotia Wind, Battery Projects, Keeps LNG Option Open | The Energy Mix:

Do you think Canada will meet it’s climate change goals this way?

Despite repeated promises to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, Canada’s federal government dedicated $18 billion in 2020 to assist the country’s oil and gas sector, according to a new [report that outlines additional support](https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-oil-gas-pandemic-subsidies-report/) for the industry since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared last March.

Standing in a farmer’s field north of Halifax, with several wind turbines dormant in the background on a still and scorching morning, Trudeau announced C$255 million for clean energy projects, The Canadian Press reports.

Up to $125 million will go to wind projects to provide clean power to around 350,000 homes in Nova Scotia, he said. The federal government says the money will create about 500 jobs and deliver benefits to local Indigenous communities.

As well, up to $130 million will help Nova Scotia Power install batteries to store clean energy at four sites across the province. The government says the batteries will help provide reliable electricity to homes and businesses and support the shift off coal.

#hfx #environment  #climate change

Trudeau Announces $255M for Nova Scotia Wind, Battery Projects, Keeps LNG Option Open | The Energy Mix: Do you think Canada will meet it’s climate change goals this way?Despite repeated promises to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, Canada’s federal government dedicated $18 billion in 2020 to assist the country’s oil and gas sector, according to a new [report that outlines additional support](https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-oil-gas-pandemic-subsidies-report/) for the industry since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared last March.Standing in a farmer’s field north of Halifax, with several wind turbines dormant in the background on a still and scorching morning, Trudeau announced C$255 million for clean energy projects, The Canadian Press reports.Up to $125 million will go to wind projects to provide clean power to around 350,000 homes in Nova Scotia, he said. The federal government says the money will create about 500 jobs and deliver benefits to local Indigenous communities.As well, up to $130 million will help Nova Scotia Power install batteries to store clean energy at four sites across the province. The government says the batteries will help provide reliable electricity to homes and businesses and support the shift off coal.#hfx #environment  #climate changeRead More