Jill English

The idea that fossil fuels are largely responsible for climate change made its way through New York City last week, as the United Nations General Assembly, the UN Climate Ambition Summit and NYC Climate Week collectively drew in thousands of participants. But it wasn’t only written on protest placards.

Experts say a satellite designed to track methane could be one of our best tools in the fight against climate change in the near future. MethaneSAT will spot large emitters of the greenhouse gas that is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.

A key week of negotiations kicks off Tuesday, as representatives descend on Ottawa to tackle the worldwide issue of plastic pollution. The fourth and penultimate installment of talks tees up a final session later this year in Korea, where parties hope to sign onto a binding global treaty on plastic.

Studies on Antarctica have documented how temperatures, glaciers, oceans and wildlife are reacting to the warming consequences of fossil fuel emissions. A place this remote and isolated makes a perfect laboratory for grasping the past, present and future of the Earth's climate, according to many scientists drawn to this fragile continent.

Mark Carney spent a decade as one of the most credible voices on climate action and the economy. Now as prime minister, he is scrapping emissions reductions policies, backing LNG projects and talking pipelines. As Canadians wait for details of his coming ‘climate competitiveness strategy,' some are wondering: does Carney still care about climate?

At the same time that Prime Minister Mark Carney was announcing a new tranche of major projects his government wants to fast-track, including a new gas export terminal, Canada’s representatives were trying to shore up the country’s climate reputation amongst the international community.