My Climate Plan
What if one of the largest drivers of climate change was also something that each of us could use to make ourselves and our communities stronger every day? And what if one of the most impactful actions we could take to improve the health of the planet would also have huge benefits for our own …
–The holiday season is ramping up in North America, which for many of us means more time spent gathered around a table full of delicious food shared with family and friends. It’s also the time of the year with some of the highest levels of food waste. According to ReFED, a US nonprofit dedicated to …
This is the question that was posed – on a much larger scale – between Australia and its neighbouring country Tuvalu. On November 10th, Australia announced that it would begin welcoming Tuvaluans fleeing from the devastating effects of rising sea levels and climate-fuelled storms on their homes and infrastructure. Under the agreement, 280 Tuvaluans will …
What if I told you that the same organization was responsible for the most popular publication in America and the biggest line items on the federal government’s budget? That organization is the AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired People), the publication is AARP The Magazine, and the federal line items are Social Security and …
Following the historic wildfire season in Canada, and with the prospect that next year could be worse, leading national experts and government officials – including My Climate Plan Co-founder Adam Lynes-Ford – met at a summit in Ottawa this week to talk about how to protect households and communities from the impacts of climate change. …
Imagine the heartbreak of facing a field of fall crops drowned by record-breaking rains, just weeks after a heat wave pulled every last drop of moisture from the soil. For sisters and first-generation farmers Jessie and Rebecca MacInnis, these were some of the many climate-fuelled challenges they faced this summer on their farm. Happily, they …
Imagine if you were one of the thousands of homeowners in California who received a letter in the mail telling you that your insurance company was cancelling your policy – not because of something you’ve done, but because of an increased risk for climate disasters in the state. This is a situation that is happening …
Climate change affects each of us across the globe – and this includes children. In addition to what they are experiencing first hand as they go through heat waves, hurricanes, and floods, children are also picking up messaging about climate change through school, social media, and their friends. As parents and caregivers, it can be …
In our Founding Year Survey, two of the most common barriers people felt to acting on climate change are that they feel overwhelmed by the size and scope of it, and unsure of how they could even begin to make a difference. When we think of ourselves as individuals in the face of something as …
I thought our first summer in Nova Scotia would be memorable for leisurely strolls on the province’s countless gorgeous beaches, and getting to know our new neighbours. Instead, it was wildfires and their toxic smoke, floods at our doorstep, and hurricanes. But amidst the chaos, my family and I found something extraordinary: the unshakeable power …
