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12 hours ago
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Globe Climate: Keeping G7 leaders safe from grizzlies
If you're reading this on the web or someone forwarded this e-mail newsletter to you, you can sign up for Globe Climate and all Globe newsletters here. Good afternoon, and welcome to Globe Climate, a newsletter about climate change, environment and resources in Canada. A B.C. wildfire that came within metres of homes and triggered a local state of emergency in Squamish is now being held. The human-caused fire is believed to have started on a bike trail. Last week, officials were warning that prolonged heat waves and lower-than-normal precipitation could worsen fires in the coming months. Now, let's catch you up on other news. For this week's deeper dive, a closer look at Nathan VanderKlippe's reporting from the G7 summit in Alberta's Kananaskis Country. Canada is playing host to more than a dozen world leaders at the G7 Leaders' Summit, taking place in Kananaskis, Alta. The three-day event follows meetings in May between finance ministers and central bank governors belonging to G7 countries in Banff. Hosting some of the most powerful world leaders means security details are key. But when international correspondent Nathan VanderKlippe spoke to what measures are being taken by those charged with keeping world leaders safe in the Canadian Rockies, he was met with more questions than answers. One stands out: what is the exact dimensions of the fence erected to keep the bears at bay? Just how much bear fence has been installed for the G7 summit is, police told him, information too sensitive to disclose. The summit location in Alberta's Kananaskis Country offers obvious defensive advantages. Potential threats from the mountain landscape would find difficult to penetrate. A single highway bisects much of Kananaskis Country, making it simple to block the arrival of anyone unwanted. Not the grizzlies, though. An estimated 65 grizzly bears live in Kananaskis. More roam the wooded slopes of nearby Banff National Park. Their ability to slip across natural barriers that would thwart a human has made them one of the risks that are top of mind for the G7. Sheena Campbell, a spokesperson for Alberta's Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Service, says there is a 'comprehensive wildlife mitigation strategy.' Back up to the fences, thermal-imaging cameras and specially trained bear dogs will keep watch over the trees. In the skies, RCMP drones will 'monitor wildlife activity in real time.' June is a delicate month for many species. Bears are in mating season. Ungulates such as elk and moose are calving. Snow has melted in the valleys but not yet high on the slopes which means most animals are in the same lower elevations where the G7 meetings will take place. The noise of the visiting fighter jets and helicopters alone may prove the greatest wildlife deterrent at the G7. Read Nathan's full story today Tanya Talaga: As northern Canada burns, southern Canada makes climate change worse Arno Kopecky: Massive fires burning across Alberta have helped put climate change back on the G7 agenda Alexander MacDonald: Does Canada have the national will to own our future in the cosmos? Demand for energy to soar 24 per cent from now to 2050, OPEC head says There is no oil demand peak on the horizon, the head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries says, taking aim at a 'flip-flop' in policy from the International Energy Agency, which he says has undercut crucial investments in the oil and gas sector. Haitham al-Ghais, the secretary-general of OPEC, said meeting that goal will only be possible with necessary investments in the oil industry, while saying OPEC recognizes the importance of investing in clean technologies. We've launched the next chapter of The Climate Exchange, an interactive, digital hub where The Globe answers your most pressing questions about climate change. More than 300 questions were submitted as of September. The first batch of answers tackles 30 of them. They can be found with the help of a search tool developed by The Globe that makes use of artificial intelligence to match readers' questions with the closest answer drafted. We plan to answer a total of 75 questions. We want to hear from you. Email us: GlobeClimate@ Do you know someone who needs this newsletter? Send them to our Newsletters page.
Globe and Mail
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Globe and Mail
They endured Trump's first 100 days. What about the next?
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