Electricity use dropped 8.7% in Toronto, a 4% drop was reported from Ottawa, and a 5% drop was reported across Ontario as a whole, the equivalent of taking Ottawa and Guelph off the grid.... Read More

Plugged In: The End of the Oil Age considers the future of a transport sector now 95 per cent dependent on liquid hydrocarbon fuels and examines the potential impacts and practicalities of electricity versus... Read More

Registration to climb in this year’s team challenge and public climb has been a huge success and has already reached maximum capacity. However, the public can still help WWF-Canada fight climate change by sponsoring... Read More

The global results of participation in Earth Hour show that Canada led the world in their commitment to personal action. Nationally, more than 150 cities and municipalities turned off the lights – the most... Read More

The new report, called Arctic Climate Impact Science – An Update Since ACIA, represents the most wide-ranging reviews of arctic climate impact science since the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) was published in 2005.... Read More

Gland, Switzerland: Eighteen young adults from nine countries will set sail next week on a 12-day Arctic voyage where they will learn more about climate change and its effects on the fragile Arctic ecosystem.... Read More

“It is disappointing that the federal government would allow these lease sales before demonstrating any capability to clean up spilled oil, thereby protecting critical habitat for polar bears, whales and other Arctic species,” said... Read More

“WWF created the Smart Gear Competition because bycatch is the leading threat to many endangered whales, dolphins, sea turtles, sea birds and non-target fish around the world,” said Mike Russill, President and CEO of... Read More

Agreement promotes forest management to world-leading Forest Stewardship Council standards Partners to encourage public adoption of FSC-certified products like the Domtar EarthChoice® line of environmentally responsible papers WWF-Canada and Domtar have taken their partnership... Read More

The Harper plan is misleading because it references today’s emissions levels rather than the internationally agreed 1990 baseline. Under this plan, Canada will not reach its 2012 Kyoto commitments until at least 2023. This... Read More

The award goes to representatives from Canada’s indigenous communities, environmental groups, forest companies and the British Columbia government, who worked for more than a decade to conserve ecologically sensitive areas of the rainforest. The... Read More

“We absolutely can avoid dangerous climate change without stunting development and reducing living standards, but not if we delay”, said Mike Russill, President and CEO WWF-Canada. WWF’s sophisticated model shows, for the first time... Read More