On October 29th, this year’s State of the Climate Report (1) was published. It’s a must read. Our situation is dire, but we can do something about it. Opening with these words, “We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet’s vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of…
Our cities still measure climate progress through frameworks that overlook how food choices and land use interact. That blind spot keeps solutions fragmented and weak. PBCM exists to challenge and update those rules — showing that municipal policies can link what we eat, how we use public land, and how we…
It’s getting scary. The global warming crisis is looking more serious than we thought even just a few years ago. Worse, it appears that it may be about to accelerate. Ominously, a big part of the reason for that is that the Earth’s terrestrial carbon sink – the net absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere…
To better understand how universities are evolving toward more sustainable, plant-based meals, the Canadian University Initiative surveyed dining leaders at the 30 largest…
Every May, tens of thousands of people around the world embark on a brave and often transformative journey to explore a meat-free lifestyle with No Meat May.
What started as a grassroots movement has…
Despite the direct correlation between food and health, as highlighted in various medical and scientific studies worldwide, our universal health care system has been slow to put this…
It may surprise you, but the prices we pay at checkout for our foods are often quite different from the actual prices we pay for them as a society. Some of those costs are paid by governments in the form of subsidies for commodity crops or animal feed…
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has positioned herself as a leading voice in urban sustainability, particularly through her bold stance on environmental policies. Below are some…
The Changing Markets Foundation recently released a new report, The New Merchants of Doubt – How Big Meat and Dairy Distract, Delay, and Derail Climate Action. The report…
Since its establishment in 1998 by the Privy Council, Horizons Canada has been at the forefront of examining issues that transcend traditional institutional boundaries. As a forward-thinking policy think tank, it is dedicated to ‘sense-making’ and forecasting, providing…