December 17, 2025
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*Please note: This excerpt is taken from an article published by The Hill Times.
Canada is no longer seen as a leader in the international climate effort. We are not among the 35 countries globally who significantly decreased their national emissions between 2015 and 2024 while growing their economies. We were awarded a Fossil of the Day award at COP30 this year for the first time in more than a decade […].
Canadians want ambitious climate action. In April, more than 180 mayors, councillors, and other elected local officials signed an open letter calling for continued and strengthened federal climate leadership. In November, more than 500 scholars and academics from across Canada added their names to a second open letter articulating the importance of strong federal climate action and the potential to align climate policy with many other national policy priorities.
Author Damon Matthews is a professor in the department of geography, planning, and environment at Concordia University; fellow of the Academy of Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada; and interim director of Sustainability in the Digital Age and the Future Earth Canada Hub.