B.C. Climate News for the week of Jan. 30 to Feb 5 | Vancouver Sun

From new policies to lawsuits, there is work being done to address the inextricably linked climate and ecological crises.

The panel has issued a “code red” for humanity and last year it said the window to stop global warming from exceeding 1.5 C was closing.

The cost to repair roads damaged by landslides and washouts across B.C.

In December, delegates from around the world met in Montreal to hammer out an agreement to protect global biodiversity.

Beginning in earnest in 2018, Canada started work to hammer out a new treaty with the U.S.

The U.S.

scientists concluded that removing billions of tons of carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere, in addition to cutting current emissions, will be necessary to limit climate change.

At stake is Canada’s most commonly used method of assuring consumers that the wood and paper products they buy are harvested in accordance with modern ecological principles.

“In this parcel, we have already planted pine trees four times, since the first three times many trees died.

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