Darren Schuettler

2 days ago | nationalobserver.com | Darren Schuettler |Darius Snieckus

The word 'climate' has been conspicuous by its absence in the federal parties' policy platforms and leadership debates during Canada's election, overshadowed in voters' minds by questions of national economic sovereignty in the face of US tariffs, cost of living affordability and health care. Yet the climate crisis is a red thread lock-stitching these top-of-mind issues together.

Dec 16, 2024 | nationalobserver.com | Darius Snieckus |Darren Schuettler

Climate change denier Donald Trump is back as president of the United States. The president of Azerbaijan, host of this year’s UN climate summit, says planet-heating fossil fuels are a “gift from God”.  Climate policy resister Pierre Poilievre could win Canada’s next federal election. There’s no shortage of reasons for despair over the world’s progress in making the critical shift from fossil fuels to clean energy. But there’s hope — and you can help us keep it alive.