5 things to watch for in the latest IPCC report on climate science: Over the past eight years, climate scientists have improved the
methods they use to measure different aspects of climate and to model
(or project) what might happen in the future. They’ve also been
monitoring the changes that have developed right before our eyes.

This updated assessment comes three months before world leaders
gather in Glasgow, Scotland, to find ways to avoid the worst effects of
climate change and renew their commitments to reduce greenhouse gases.
It also comes amid another year of severe heat waves, droughts, wildfires, flooding and storms.

The report will provide policy-makers with the best possible
information regarding the physical science of climate change, which is
essential for long-term planning in many sectors, from infrastructure to
energy to social welfare. Here are five things to look for in the new
report:

5 things to watch for in the latest IPCC report on climate science: Over the past eight years, climate scientists have improved the
methods they use to measure different aspects of climate and to model
(or project) what might happen in the future. They’ve also been
monitoring the changes that have developed right before our eyes. This updated assessment comes three months before world leaders
gather in Glasgow, Scotland, to find ways to avoid the worst effects of
climate change and renew their commitments to reduce greenhouse gases.
It also comes amid another year of severe heat waves, droughts, wildfires, flooding and storms. The report will provide policy-makers with the best possible
information regarding the physical science of climate change, which is
essential for long-term planning in many sectors, from infrastructure to
energy to social welfare. Here are five things to look for in the new
report:Read More

Canada’s health system ranked second last among 11 countries: report:
The report, released on Wednesday by the Commonwealth Fund,
ranked 11 high-income countries on key health-system measures,
including equity, access to care, affordability, health-care outcomes,
and administrative efficiency.

The report found that the top-performing health systems overall are in
Norway, the Netherlands, and Australia, while Switzerland, Canada and
the U.S. were the countries with the worse health-care systems,
respectively.

Canada’s health system ranked second last among 11 countries: report:
The report, released on Wednesday by the Commonwealth Fund,
ranked 11 high-income countries on key health-system measures,
including equity, access to care, affordability, health-care outcomes,
and administrative efficiency.
The report found that the top-performing health systems overall are in
Norway, the Netherlands, and Australia, while Switzerland, Canada and
the U.S. were the countries with the worse health-care systems,
respectively.Read More

‘Nothing to See Here, Folks’, as Canada Sends Updated Carbon Target to UN – The Energy Mix: “Nothing to see here, folks!” wrote Karri Munn-Venn, senior policy
analyst at Citizens for Public Justice. “In a highly anticipated
announcement about Canada’s new emissions reduction target, Environment
and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said, well, nothing.”

“The Canadian government has decided to not do its fair share of the action needed to avoid catastrophic climate change,” added
Dale Marshall, national climate program manager at Environmental
Defence Canada, in a release. “Instead, the government once again failed
to rein in oil and gas emissions by continuing to ignore the most
important measure: the phaseout of oil and gas production in Canada.”

‘Nothing to See Here, Folks’, as Canada Sends Updated Carbon Target to UN – The Energy Mix: “Nothing to see here, folks!” wrote Karri Munn-Venn, senior policy
analyst at Citizens for Public Justice. “In a highly anticipated
announcement about Canada’s new emissions reduction target, Environment
and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said, well, nothing.”“The Canadian government has decided to not do its fair share of the action needed to avoid catastrophic climate change,” added
Dale Marshall, national climate program manager at Environmental
Defence Canada, in a release. “Instead, the government once again failed
to rein in oil and gas emissions by continuing to ignore the most
important measure: the phaseout of oil and gas production in Canada.”Read More

Bill C-12: Image Over Substance – the Liberal Way: “You can and will continue to pretend but nature and physics will not fall for it…You don’t only continue business as usual as before; in many cases you’re even speeding up and scaling up the process, pretending to have the most ambitious climate policies while granting new oil licenses, exploring future oil fields, bragging about your so-called ambitious climate commitments.”

— Greta Thunberg July 1 2021

The Thunberg quotation sums up the Liberal way in a nutshell. The
Liberal Party does not seem overly concerned about the climate
emergency.  Witness the latest manipulations involving the Net-Zero
Emissions Accountability Bill C-12.  As originally
drafted last fall, it lacked the substance and accountability needed to
be effective.  This was obvious to everyone.

Bill C-12: Image Over Substance – the Liberal Way: “You can and will continue to pretend but nature and physics will not fall for it…You don’t only continue business as usual as before; in many cases you’re even speeding up and scaling up the process, pretending to have the most ambitious climate policies while granting new oil licenses, exploring future oil fields, bragging about your so-called ambitious climate commitments.” — Greta Thunberg July 1 2021 The Thunberg quotation sums up the Liberal way in a nutshell. The
Liberal Party does not seem overly concerned about the climate
emergency.  Witness the latest manipulations involving the Net-Zero
Emissions Accountability Bill C-12.  As originally
drafted last fall, it lacked the substance and accountability needed to
be effective.  This was obvious to everyone.Read More

Canada’s new fighter jets could be deployed in Arctic resource war:

Militarized responses to climate change

Despite the worsening climate crisis, the Trudeau government has
increased annual fossil fuel subsidies by 40 per cent from 2015 to $16.8 billion in 2019.

Most recently, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also affirmed at the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels last month
his interest in Canada hosting a NATO “centre of excellence” on climate
and security. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office noted:
“It would provide allies with a central location to pool their
knowledge and develop effective preparedness and responses to the
security impacts of climate change.”

This suggests a willingness to both deepen the climate crisis and prepare militarily for the resulting impacts.

Canada’s new fighter jets could be deployed in Arctic resource war: Militarized responses to climate change

Despite the worsening climate crisis, the Trudeau government has
increased annual fossil fuel subsidies by 40 per cent from 2015 to $16.8 billion in 2019.Most recently, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also affirmed at the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels last month
his interest in Canada hosting a NATO “centre of excellence” on climate
and security. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office noted:
“It would provide allies with a central location to pool their
knowledge and develop effective preparedness and responses to the
security impacts of climate change.”This suggests a willingness to both deepen the climate crisis and prepare militarily for the resulting impacts.Read More