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6 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Curbing air pollution could prevent millions of deaths in North America over next 50 years
Curbing climate change and improving air quality could provide greater health benefits in our lifetime than previously thought, potentially preventing millions of deaths and hospitalizations in the U.S. alone during the next half-century, new research...
COP26: The Queen's message and other key moments in the global climate change conference's 1st day
Global leaders have gathered at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, to discuss urgent action to combat a rapidly warming world. Here are some memorable quotes from heads of state and government and others who are giving speeches Monday, the second day of the two-week conference in...
595 people were killed by heat in B.C. this summer, new figures from coroner show
Nearly 600 people died due to extreme temperatures in British Columbia over the summer, according to new data from the provincial coroners'...
Canada will put a cap on oil and gas sector growth, Trudeau tells COP26 summit
Canada will impose a hard cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday at the COP26 summit in...
Hope for a 'eureka' moment on climate change persists as COP26 begins in Scotland
Delayed by the pandemic for a year, the 26th UN Conference of the Parties (COP26) began in Glasgow Sunday. Though the chances of success have been described by the British hosts as "touch and go", many still hope for a breakthrough to limit the impacts of climate...
Why you should (only) talk to women about climate change
Watching the data roll in, I’m not alone in seeing an emerging and increasingly undeniable fact — the people we need to talk to most about the climate crisis are women, says climate communicator Sarah...