Canada

September 24, 2024

#ProtectWhatWeLove: Artifacts From Floods & Fires in Canada — Stories of Loss & Resilience

Presented by Sierra Club Canada during Climate Week NY, this art exhibit reflects how climate change is impacting lives in Canada and underlines the need to cap rising fossil fuel emissions. 10am - 7pm EDT.

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‘Sustainable’ Logging Clear-Cutting Canada’s Climate-Fighting Forests

"Nonprofit environment watchdogs put their stamps of approval on countless wood products that get touted as responsibly produced. But Reuters found that the timber firms these groups certify are harvesting large swaths of Canada’s older forests, which are critical to containing global warming."

Source: Reuters, 09/10/2024

"Focus: Canada's Insurance Sector Faces Climate Catastrophe Claim Deluge"

"Hotter summers in Canada that have sparked wildfires in tourist areas, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with severe flooding in major cities, all likely linked to climate change, are leading to personnel shortages and potentially claims adjustment delays, according to insurance sector insiders."

Source: Reuters, 09/04/2024

#SEJSpotlight: Katherine Cheng, Photographer and Videojournalist, Global News

Meet SEJ member Katherine Cheng! Katherine is a photographer and videojournalist at Global News, based between Canada and Hong Kong. With a background in international relations, critical development studies, and journalism, she is driven to share the most urgent stories of our time.

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