Last Updated: January 25, 2020
2021
- TEDx Talks, January 12, 2021: Hotter, wetter, wilder… I’m not talking about a new theme park
2020
- Environment Journal, December 10, 2020: Institutional Investors Apply New Climate Risk MatricesStraight Talk – Climate Change On Your Doorstep
- Rogers TV, December 3, 2020: Straight Talk – Climate Change On Your Doorstep
- CTV, November 8, 2020: Ottawa welcomes U.S. president-elect Joe Biden as ally in climate fight
- Also featured by 150+ other media outlets
- CBC Maritime Noon, November 2020: Blair Feltmate on the Green Economy (Podcast – skip the first 10 minutes to go directly to the interview with Blair)
- Canadian Underwriter, Nov 4, 2020: What historical insured catastrophe losses really mean
- Conseiller, Nov 2, 2020: On the Agenda
- CTV News, November 2020: Ottawa welcomes U.S. president-elect Joe Biden as ally in climate fight
- Also covered by Global News, National Observer, Yahoo Finance, Times Colonist, and 140+ news and media outlets
- Insurance Business, Oct 28, 2020: Insurance leaders on the need for continued education on Nat Cat loss reduction
- Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO) Discussion Paper, Oct 19, 2020: Come Hell or High Water: Flooding, Climate Change and Municipal Responses
- Blackburn News, October 2020: Grey Bruce Virtual Climate Change Conference opens registration
- Saugeen Times, October 2020: Virtual Climate Change Conference 2020 invites participants
- Blackburn News, October 2020: Grey Bruce Virtual Climate Change Conference opens registration
- Saugeen Times, October 2020: Virtual Climate Change Conference 2020 invites participants
- Toronto Centre Podcast, June 2020: Ep. #36 – Climate Change and Extreme Weather Risks
- CBC, June 2020: Yes, we’re getting more extreme rainfall, and it’s due to climate change, study confirms
- Global News Radio, June 2020: Canadians should expect more extreme rainfall due to climate change. Here’s how to prepare.
- Radio Canada International, June 2020: Climate change: Environment Canada confirms rain and weather extremes
- CBC, June 2020: Yes, we’re getting more extreme rainfall, and it’s due to climate change, study confirms
- Novae Res Urbis, April 2020: Mitigating Risk
- Canada’s National Observer, January 2020: Newly-formed Canadian Institute for Climate Choices calls on Canada to prepare for change
- UW Faculty of Environment News, January 2020: Mike Pedersen joins the Advisory Committee for the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
2019
- Canadian Underwriter, December 2019: Executive Outlook 2020 | Louis Gagnon, Intact
- YorkRegion.com, November 2019: HFARA welcomes Aurora council’s declaration of climate emergency
- CBC Radio One 1140AM, October 2019: Dr Blair Feltmate talks about climate change and action (radio interview)
- Dalhouse University News, October 2019: Adapting to climate change is no longer somebody else’s problem
- New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, October 2019: Climate change ‘really takes a toll on you mentally’
- Scott Thompson Show, September 2019: Dr. Blair Feltmate, on the Scott Thompson Show
- iHeart Radio, September 2019: World Climate Strike (Radio Interview with Blair Feltmate)
- Wired Magazine, July 2019: The sea is consuming Jakarta, and its people aren’t prepared
- CBC News Network, July 2019: Paying the Price for Carbon
- Insurance Business, June 2019: Young scientists propose practical solutions in fight against climate change
- Toronto Life, May 2019: Hell and High Water
- CBC, May 2019: Paying some piddling carbon tax will do nothing to defend us from what lies ahead: Neil Macdonald
- CBC, May 2019: Fredericton siblings win science prize for developing model to predict flooding
- Insurance Business, May 2019: The climate change transport truck about to rear-end Canada
- CTV, May 2019: Blair Feltmate on flood management
- CBC, May 2019: Professor says flooding will get worse due to climate change
- CBC, April 2019: Back-to-back historic floods have people wondering, is this the new normal?
- Metro Morning, April 2019: Floods everywhere, and we need to get used to it
- Breakfast Television, April 2019: Will the Federal carbon tax help fight climate change?
- The Record, April 2019: University of Waterloo is part of a new Canadian climate change research group
- National Observer, April 2019: Skeptical of Trudeau’s carbon pricing? There’s an institute for that
- CBC News The National, April 2019: Climate Change and the path forward | Live Q&A
- CBC News The National, April 2019: Climate change and Climate Change and the path forward
- Artic 360, March 2019: Canadian Roundtable: Mechanisms to Advance Safe and Reliable Marine Shipping in the Arctic
- Canadian Underwriter, January 2019: Flood risk guidance for commercial brokers coming soon
2018
- CTV News, December 2018: Blair Feltmate on UN Climate Agreement
- CTV News, December 2018: U.N. climate talks reach agreement
- CTV News, December 2018: Climate Change
- Policy Opinions, October 2018: Canada’s climate adaptation deficit
- National Post, October 2018: No change to Canada’s climate plans as UN report warns of losing battle
- Also covered by Toronto Star, CTV News, Vancouver Sun,Canada News Media, ipolitics, Yahoo News, Canada News, RD News, Chek, Burnaby Now, Trendolizer , SNews, Follow News
- Global News, September 2018: Concerns over rising water escalate as rains deluge North Carolina
- CBC The National, September 2018: How climate change and extreme weather will change how we live
- Globe and Mail, September 2018: A summer of fire, heat and flood puts a focus on adapting to climate change
- CBC Maritime News, July 2018: Dog Deaths Follow, Old Homes Feedback, Climate Change Phone In
- CBC The Current, July 2018: Canada needs to brace for wave of eco-refugees in future, climate scientist says
- Government of Canada, July 2018: Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Results delivers report
- MY McMURRAY, July 2018: ‘It’s essential that Canadians act now’ on climate change: federal report
- Global News, July 2018: Federal report urges Canadians to ‘act now’ on climate change
- CBC The Current, June 2018: Is Canada prepared for climate change? Adaptation is key, say experts
- The Observer, May 2018: the costs of extreme weather
- CBC: May 2018: Dealing with the consequences of extreme weather
- Blackburn News, April 2018: Extreme Weather The ‘New Normal’
- Sault Online, January 2018: Climate Change Conscience
- ShadesofNorth CanUSA, January 2018: Climate Change Conscience: Dr. Blair Feltmate in The Sault
2017
- Cogeco TV, December 2017: Flood Prevention & Climate Change
- CBC News, December 2017: N.W.T. gov’t calls for input on new climate change strategy
- Canadian Investment Review, December 2017: Are Canadian issuers ready for Moody’s new focus on climate change risk?
- Canadian Underwriter, October 2017: Flood mitigation work between insurance industry and federal government continues, NICC hears
- Canadian Investment Review, October 2017: Extreme Weather is the New Normal
- Desmog Canada, September 2017: What Canada Needs to Do Now (But Isn’t) to Prevent the Worst Impacts of Climate Change
- BNN, September 2017: ‘Everyone is vulnerable’: Harvey, Irma a reminder flooding a risk in Canada too
- Maclean’s, September 2017: Canada’s not ready for a future of massive storms
- Insurance Business Canada, September 2017: Updated flood maps coming to Canada?
- CBC On The Money, September 2017: Insurance implications of Irma
- CBC The Current, September 2017: Is Canada prepared for climate change? Adaption is key, says experts
- CBC News, September 2017: ‘We are not well prepared’: An expert’s view of climate change and the next big storm
- CBC News, August 2017: New federal panel will assess Canada’s climate change readiness
- Radio Canada International, August 2017: Des experts mesureront l’efficacité des politiques canadiennes pour lutter contre les changements climatiques
- Water Canada, August 2017: Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Results
- Blacklock’s Reporter, August 2017: Climate Disaster Panel Struck
- Global News, August 2017: Many Harvey flood victims are uninsured and experts warn Canadians equally unprotected
- Canadian Underwriter, August 2017: Government of Canada creates expert panel on climate change adaptation
- Metroland Media, May 2017: Governments must plan for climate change’s effects
- Metroland Media, May 2017: Climate change – It’s here and not going away, so we must adapt, says expert
- Globe and Mail, May 2017: “Anatomy of a deluge” – Intact Centre interviewed by Globe and Mail
- Water Canada, May 2017: Canada Needs a National Strategy to Address Flood Risk
- Insurance Business, May 2017: Canadians need “politically toxic” flood plain maps: climate expert
- Ottawa Citizen, May 2017: ‘Water is the new fire’: National strategy needed for flooding
- reproduced in the Ottawa Sun
- National Post, May 2017: Flood response sufficient but Canadian governments need more focus on prevention, experts say
- Ici-Radio Canada, May 2017: De nombreux sinistrés ne seront pas couverts par leurs assurances
- Blacklock’s Reporter, April 2017: Disaster Aid Costs Skyrocket
- Industry and Business, April 2017: Climate Change is Here: Are We Ready?
- Daily Commercial News, February 2017: Roadbuilders Urged to Prepare Now for Climate Events
- Canadian Investment Review, February 2017: Canada Scores a C Minus for Flood Preparedness
- Assurances et gestion des risques, January 2017: Intact Centre Report Featured in French Journal
2016
- Various CTV and Canada AM Interviews
- Globe and Mail, December 2016: McKenna’s Climate Climb
- Blacklock’s Reporter, November 2016: Gov’t Will Take Care of Me
- World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, October 2016: Canada Provinces and Yukon Score a C- in Flood Disaster Mitigation; Immediate Actions Recommended.
- Globe and Mail, October 2016: Canada not ready for climate change, report warns
- Canadian Underwriter, October 2016: Barely passable grade on flood preparedness demands immediate action: report
- Radio Canada International, October 2016: Canada not prepared for climate change, report warns
- Global News, October 2016: Canada not ready for catastrophic impacts of climate change, report warns
- ICI Radio-Canada, August 2016: Des assureurs demandent de cesser les subventions aux hydrocarbures
- Insurance Business Canada, June 2016: Governments out of touch with increased climate change risk: Expert
- Calgary Herald, May 2016: Alberta government preparing for climate related disasters
- CBC News, May 2016: As climate change claims heat up, insurance industry says we need to adapt
- The Observer, April 2016: Time to embrace reality that climate change is here to stay.
- The Edmonton Journal, March 2016: Edmonton flood review looks at power grid, communication and food supply
- Globe and Mail, February 2016: Extreme weather will cost Ottawa almost $1 billion yearly: PBO report
- The Aquinian, February 2016: Blair Feltmate: a practical look at climate change
- The Millbrook Times, February 2016: Dam’s Won’t Be Enough Against Climate Change Related Flooding
- CBC Radio, February 2016: Information Morning Fredericton – Extreme weather and climate change
2015
- Renew Canada, December 2015: Plan for Change: the costs of not acting far exceed the cost of acting
- The Cord, December 2015: Handling Climate Change
- Global News, November 2015: U. of Waterloo, Intact Financial seek ways to reduce damage from severe weather
- CBC News, November 2015: Climate change research centre established at University of Waterloo
- Globe and Mail, November 2015: Insurers look for new ways to cope with climate change
- Doc Zone, May 2015: Weather Gone Wild
- Calgary Herald, March 2015: Province failing Albertans by not updating flood maps, expert says
- Calgary Herald, January 2015: Feds reduce disaster payments to provinces
2014
- CBC’s Superior Morning, July 2014: Time to think like Noah – Expert says prepare for more floods
- Globe and Mail, Feltmate, B.W. July 2014: These Manitoba floods are just the beginning. We need to prepare for worse
2013
- Globe & Mail, November 2013: Creative solutions fight flood vulnerability