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National Observer is a new publication founded by Linda Solomon Wood and an award-winning team of journalists in response to the close relationship between the oil industry and media in Canada, and the urgency of climate change. National Observer focuses on news and in-depth reports on under-covered Canadian stories in the area of climate, energy, and related culture, business and politics. It was launched in May 2015 by Observer Media Group (OMG), which also owns Vancouver Observer.

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National Observer: The great Canadian climate divide

May 17, 2024
Illustration by Barry Saxifrage c/o Canada's National Observer

Illustration by Barry Saxifrage, c/o The National Observer 

Western Canada has a lot of explaining to do.

Canada’s recently released greenhouse gas inventory shows that every western province has increased its climate pollution since 1990, the international baseline year for measuring climate action.

On the other side of the country, every eastern province has reduced its emissions.

In this article, I'll cover this striking divide between Western Canada and Eastern Canada in two parts. First, I’ll present a couple of charts that illustrate just how far apart these regions are. Then, for readers wanting a deeper dive, I'll dig through the new data looking for what's driving this division.

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