Tag: Canada

Canada abandons the UNCCD!

Canada is leaving the UN Convention to Combat Desertification! This seems so crazy to me. We will now be the only country that is not part of the convention, at a time when desertification is a major global problem that is becoming more and more urgent. It seems surprising to me that the federal cabinet …

Canada abandons the UNCCD!

Canada is leaving the UN Convention to Combat Desertification! This seems so crazy to me. We will now be the only country that is not part of the convention, at a time when desertification is a major global problem that is becoming more and more urgent. It seems surprising to me that the federal cabinet …

The value of a Ph.D. in the House of Commons

I read Marc Jaccard’s article in the Walrus this morning, and it made me pretty sad. When I started graduate school five years ago, I thought that getting a Ph.D. would help me fight climate change. I want to help push for and enact policy changes in Canada that will result in meaningful action on …