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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. High-level talks to accelerate the shift from fossil fuels got underway Tuesday in Colombia’s Caribbean city …
Read More »COP30 pushes through uneasy climate deal that sidesteps fossil fuel concerns
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Brazil’s COP30 presidency pushed through a compromise climate deal on Saturday that would boost finances for poor nations coping with global warming but omitted any mention of …
Read More »Fossil fuel phaseout plan dropped from draft UN climate deal
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The COP30 climate summit was headed for a showdown on Friday over the future of fossil fuels after host Brazil dropped efforts to develop a global plan …
Read More »Arctic fossil is northern-most rhino species ever found
Millions of years ago, a pony-sized, hornless rhino wandered through the woods and munched on leaves in what is now northern Nunavut, making it the northern-most rhino ever found. A new study published on Tuesday identifies it as a new species, and offers an intriguing explanation for how it got …
Read More »Oldest fossil footprints from reptile found in Australia
Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal, dated to around 350 million years ago. The discovery suggests that after the first animals emerged from the ocean around 400 million years ago, they evolved the ability to live exclusively on land much faster than …
Read More »Canada-led proposal to end international fossil fuel financing dies with incoming Trump administration
A deal on ending public financing for foreign fossil fuel projects — which Canada co-led on the world stage — has died in the face of key holdout countries and the incoming administration of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Canada, along with the U.K and European Union, proposed in 2023 to …
Read More »This 237-million-year-old fossil from Brazil could shed light on rise of dinosaurs
Scientists in Brazil have announced the discovery of one of the world’s oldest fossils believed to belong to an ancient reptile dating back some 237 million years that could help explain the rise of the dinosaurs. Named Gondwanax paraisensis, the four-legged reptile species was roughly the size of a small …
Read More »Manitoba to encourage renewable energy while acknowledging fossil fuel use – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 20, 2024 3:19 pm Updated September 20, 2024 9:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s government says it will encourage the development of renewable energy in the province while acknowledging fossil fuels aren’t going away …
Read More »‘A really exciting find’: 83M-year-old shark tooth unearthed in Manitoba – Winnipeg
A first-of-its-kind prehistoric shark tooth is on display in Manitoba — 83 million years after the shark in question patrolled local waters. The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden, Man., says the tooth belonged to a requiem shark, at a time when the province — like much of North America …
Read More »Winnipeggers protest against RBC’s funding for fossil fuel projects – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeggers came together on Saturday to protest against the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for funding fossil fuel projects. Demonstrations were held across Canada and dubbed ‘fossil fools days’ and they also took place in Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax and Vancouver. Winnipegger …
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