Opinion: The difficult necessity of claiming climate victories - The Globe and Mail

Climate wins are not tidy. But claiming them, even amid wildfires, is vital for building the broad consensus of support for the changes so desperately needed to limit the overheating of the planet

Open this photo in gallery: Solar panels span a field at the Michichi Solar project near Drumheller, Alta., in July. This year, more than 300 gigawatts of solar energy will be added to electricity grids across the world – more than twice the total power-generating capacity of all of Canada. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account Chris Turner’s latest book is How to Be a Climate Optimist: Blueprints for a Better World, which won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The summer of 2023 has witnessed a ha

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