Cancun – The UN climate talks have ended in Cancun and leading experts from diverse organizations in Canada have responded as follows: Continue reading Leading experts respond to outcome of UN climate talks in Cancun
Cancun – Environment Minister John Baird is arriving at the UN climate talks confused about what Canada is and is not doing to combat global warming. Leading organizations from across the country are calling on the Canadian government to come clean on misleading claims that Canada has banned coal-fired electricity generation. Continue reading Minister John Baird’s coal confusion
The federal government is not keeping its commitments to take the lead in protecting the environment and moving toward sustainable development, says Scott Vaughan, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. Continue reading Lack of federal leadership hinders progress on environmental issues
On the opening day of the UN climate conference in Cancun, Environmental Defence and the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition launched “Gracias Por Nada,” a campaign by the mock Canadian Alliance of Petroleum Peddlers to thank delegates for doing nothing to tackle global warming. Continue reading Climate delegates told “gracias por nada” in mock pro tar sands message
With the Cancun Climate Summit set to begin, let’s hope that the mainstream press provides honest coverage. Continue reading Climate Change: Calling for honest media coverage in Cancun
Cancun – Led by the tiny Pacific island of the Federated States of Micronesia, a growing group of low-lying islands and other vulnerable countries are calling for fast action on the approximately 50 percent of global warming that is caused by pollutants other than carbon dioxide (CO2). Continue reading Targeting non-CO2 pollutants in Cancun
Edmonton – After two years of cross-Atlantic campaigning by Greenpeace against Statoil’s tar sands investments, Statoil today announced it is selling 40 per cent of its interests in the Alberta tar sands project in Canada. Continue reading Statoil sells interests in Alberta’s tar sands
Ottawa – Recent documents reveal that officials of the Government of Canada are systematically trying to kill clean energy and climate change policies in other countries in order to promote the interests of oil companies. The findings are contained in a new report, The Tar Sands’ Long Shadow, released by Climate Action Network Canada, a network of over 75 of Canada’s leading non-governmental organizations. Continue reading Canada’s Federal Government campaigning against climate policies: report
Ottawa – With just over a week before the next major round of UN climate negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, results of an Environics Research poll suggest that the Canadian public has far different priorities than the government when it comes to climate change. Continue reading Poll suggests Harper Government out of step with Canadians
Ottawa – The Canadian Senate recently voted 43 to 32 to kill Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act. In a short-notice vote, in which many senators were not sitting, the appointed senate stopped the passage of legislation that had been passed through the elected House of Commons. Continue reading Shady politics threatens Canada’s climate legislation
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) has collaborated with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society to … Continue reading Degrees of Change: Mapping the Effects of Climate Change in Canada
Edmonton – Environmental groups are challenging a new oil-sands project application that threatens wildlife habitat, is rife with errors and could leave Canadians facing roughly $3-billion in liability. Continue reading Environmental groups oppose Total Joslyn North mine
