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6 days ago |
nationalobserver.com | Melissa Lem |Matt Price
As a family doctor and a sustainable finance professional based in Canada, we are increasingly seeing the impact of these investments on our loved ones and the broader community. From a medical perspective, these impacts are manifesting in increased emergency room visits during heat waves, worsening lung disease from wildfire smoke and fossil fuel air pollution, and rising mental distress. We are not alone in our concern. The Lancet Health Journal has tracked these trends for almost a decade.
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3 weeks ago |
vancouversun.com | Stewart Phillip |Melissa Lem |Kai Nagata |Emiko Newman |Tracey Saxby |Kiki Wood
Advertisement 1B.C.'s latest Climate Change Accountability Report shows the province is badly off track to reach its legislated pollution targets. And it has no plan to get thereArticle contentIn December 2018, the B.C. government released its bold new plan to reduce climate pollution and build a low-carbon economy. The CleanBC plan promised a heightened level of ambition and a compelling vision for a future that prioritized green technologies, clean electricity, and decarbonization.
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1 month ago |
timescolonist.com | Melissa Lem
A commentary by a Vancouver family physician and president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. As Canada simultaneously navigates an escalating trade war with the United States and the escalating climate crisis, one clear target for action has emerged: the Port of Vancouver’s ongoing role as North America’s primary export hub for thermal coal.
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1 month ago |
theprovince.com | Melissa Lem |Jennie Milligan
Opinion: Sustainable jobs can be created in renewable energy production, building retrofits, public transportation infrastructure, and ecosystem restoration — all while reducing our carbon footprint • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
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Dec 20, 2024 |
thetyee.ca | Melissa Lem
[Editor’s note: Mandate letters are issued to cabinet ministers by the premier following their swearing-in. The letters outline the premier’s priorities and objectives for each respective ministry.
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