Action Alert: Call to Action on Climate Change and Health
Climate Change is Harming Human Health On February 5th, CAPE, in collaboration with the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), the Urban Public Health Network (UPHN), and the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), released a Call to Action on Climate Change and Health (link to English and French versions). We are calling … Continued
Action Alert: Have your say on Ontario’s New Climate Plan
Have your say on Ontario’s New Climate Plan! Having passed Bill 4 to repeal Ontario’s Cap and Trade Program and all of the climate programs that were funded by it, the Ontario Government is now consulting on a new climate plan for Ontario. They have set up a site that allows people to offer their … Continued
Action Alert: The World is on Fire – Ontario needs an Ambitious Climate Action Plan
Prepared by Kim Perrotta MHSc, Executive Director, CAPE, August 2018 The world is on fire and we need to act quickly and decisively. North America, Africa, northern Europe, and the Arctic were hit with an intense and prolonged heat wave this summer. In Spain and Portugal, people were exposed to temperatures as high as 46 … Continued
Treating the climate with coal phase-out
*Reprinted with the permission of National Observer Op-Ed By Dr. Courtney Howard, President, CAPE December 3, 2017 Canada, the UK and partners announced a global alliance to phase-out coal power at COP23 in Bonn, Germany. It was an honour to speak on behalf of the health community at the launch, as coal-power phase-out is a key recommendation … Continued
Climate Change Health Impacts Demand Urgent Action
Prepared by Kim Perrotta, Executive Director, CAPE, November 3, 2017 “The human symptoms of climate change are unequivocal and potentially irreversible – affecting the health of populations around the world, today. Whilst these effects will disproportionately impact the most vulnerable in society, every community will be affected.” This is one of the conclusions expressed in … Continued