The UN’s Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, Mark Carney, has won the race to lead Canada’s Liberal Party and, therefore, become the nation’s next Prime Minister.

Environment / Canada’s prime minister–designate backs the science that says most fossil fuel can’t be burned. Mark Hertsgaard This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration cofounded by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation strengthening coverage of the climate story.

Banker-turned-politician’s rise to Canada’s highest elected office arrives at a pivotal moment for America’s northern neighbor’s economy and its relationship with the U.S.