Chris Hatch

Solar and wind are growing so quickly that they outpaced all the growth in electricity demand this year. Which means they started eating into fossil fuelled power, leading to a modest but significant drop in fossil generation and a small decline in global CO2 emissions from the power sector.

Pensions vs. planet

No El Niño, no relief: January sets another heat record

There’s no sugarcoating it — Donald Trump’s first hours in office were the most vicious and comprehensive assault on climate action that we’ve ever seen. What still remains to be seen is how effective rule-by-Sharpie really is and what reaction it provokes.

Pick any subcategory and you’re immediately swamped, lost in squadrons of reproachful browser tabs, disappointed bookmarks, and fanciful to-read lists.

Climate change between the covers

When conspiracy theories and climate disasters collide

Record hot summer? Meh.

The sadness for Jasper is twinned with foreboding. Fires will keep getting worse until we eliminate climate pollution. The laws of physics are unmoved by the excuses of lobbyists and lawmakers.

Many more people will admit eco-anxiety to pollsters, or their therapists, than are willing to give it voice among family and friends.

Hope. Do we deserve it?

Donald Trump’s petro-masculinity is certainly getting political oxygen from Conservative leaders in Canada.

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What do Canadians really think about climate change?

Climate correspondent Chris Hatch sorts through the kaleidoscope of news, ideas, politics and culture on climate change solutions.

Ford’s F-150 is over 100 times more polluting than Tesla’s new Cybertruck.

Although the public broadcaster has shifted its tone slightly, the original article stands and the criticism keeps mounting.

U.S. Veep Joe Biden is using his last bit of time to wedge in on the Trudeau-Obama bromance.

Carbon taxes have become such a fetish that sensible people can’t evaluate climate policy anymore.