Canada’s Climate Legacy: Global Pariah & Master of Illusion

 Wednesday, December 06, 2012

Canada’s Climate Legacy: Global Pariah & Master of Illusion

Since our dramatic finish at last year’s UN Climate Conference in Durban, we’ve seen several reports desperately

Letter: Minister Kent on Climate Finance

A letter from Environment Minister Kent to Climate Action Network Canada outlining the Canadian government’s position on international climate finance. This position has been heavily criticized and resulted in a First Place …

Weak Federal Coal Regulations Set Dangerous Precedent

Weak Federal Coal Regulations Set Dangerous Precedent
Failure to present meaningful coal regulations a reminder that government puts polluters ahead of people

 

(Ottawa) Today the federal government …

Creative Accounting, Not Climate Progress Behind Kent’s “Progress” Report

- by Christian Holz, orginally published on rabble.ca

During the press conference that accompanied yesterday’s launch of the 2012 edition of Environment Canada’s “Canada’s Emissions Trends”, Environment Minister …

2011/2012 Annual Report of Climate Action Network Canada – Réseau action climat Canada

Climate Action Network Canada – Réseau action climat Canada is an indispensable part of the Canadian climate change movement, as we make it easier and more effective for Canadian organizations to …

A tale of evidence-based policy making (and the Canadian Government’s desperate attempts to kill it)

Hannah McKinnon, Campaign Director of Climate Action Network Canada, writes while meeting with European-decision makers

March 21, 2012 – Over the past three days I have had about 10 meetings …

MP3 recording of Dirty Diplomacy Press conference

Tune in to hear great interventions from:

Reverend Canon Sally G. Bingham, Congressman Toby Moffett, Member of European Parliament Kriton Arsenis, and Climate Action Network Canada campaign director Hannah McKinnon …

Dirty Oil Diplomacy: The Canadian Government’s Global Push to Sell the Tar Sands

The new report, Dirty Oil Diplomacy – The Canadian Government’s Global Push to Sell the Tar Sands, outlines the changing domestic and international policies of the Canadian government as …

Executive Summary – Dirty Oil Diplomacy: The Canadian Government’s Global Push to Sell the Tar Sands

This is the Executive Summary of the new report, Dirty Oil Diplomacy – The Canadian Government’s Global Push to Sell the Tar Sands, which outlines the changing domestic and …

Sale diplomatie pétrolière: La campagne mondiale de promotion des sables bitumineux du gouvernement du Canada

À quoi vous fait penser le Canada? À de vastes espaces sauvages protégés? À la diversité culturelle et à la tolérance? À la réputation du Canada comme agent international pour …

Sommaire – Sale diplomatie pétrolière : La campagne mondiale de promotion des sables bitumineux du gouvernement du Canada

This is the French Version of the Executive Summary of the new report, Dirty Oil Diplomacy – The Canadian Government’s Global Push to Sell the Tar Sands, which outlines …

Canada’s performance and positions in Durban

P.J. Partington — Dec. 6, 2011

The second and final week of the UN climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa is now underway. Canada’s priorities in the talks are captured …

Maritime levy plan to tackle climate change

Money raised by curbing ships’ carbon emissions would be used to help poor countries tackle climate change, according to a draft text being negotiated at the UN climate talks in

Dan Stone: Town of East Gwillimbury

Alex Boston: Winning the War on Climate Change: Local Tools and Tactics in BC

Yvan Rheault: Gestion des changements climatiques à la Ville de Montréal

Europe denies fuel-quality rules aimed at oilsands

Europe is not discriminating against Canada with its proposed new fuel  quality legislation that would brand oilsands oil as dirtier than conventional  crude, says a member of the European Parliament …

EU parliamentarian to pay own cost for trip to Canada

OTTAWA — A Greek politician visiting Canada to talk about the EU’s climate policies will pay his own travel costs, says a spokeswoman for Climate Action Network Canada, which co-ordinated …

Who’s holding us back? How carbon-intensive industry is preventing effective climate change legislation

Greenpeace released a report singling out the Canadian government’s collusion with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and tar sands companies like Shell and their intentions of derailing clean energy …

Europe’s fuel directive none of Ottawa’s business: EU

OTTAWA – “It is valid to want to protect jobs in Canada and choose the way you want to grow, but nobody should try to stop another sovereign state from …

Joe Oliver accuse le NPD de trahison

Ottawa — Le gouvernement conservateur a accusé une fois de plus le Nouveau Parti démocratique de trahison dans le dossier des sables bitumineux. Cette fois, il reproche à l’opposition officielle …

Anne Wilkins: National Energy Code for Buildings 2011 and Building Benchmarking

David Suzuki Foundation Backgrounder: BC Carbon Tax

Presentation made by Ian Bruce of the David Suzuki Foundation on lessons learned from BC’s carbon tax (it’s not a tax, it’s a solution. Presented at the Provincial and Territorial Climate …

Energy efficiency in New Brunswick

Presentation made by David Coon of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick on energy efficiency in New Brunswick. Presented at the Provincial and Territorial Climate Leadership Conference, November 1, 2011.…

Fuel for Change: Could Europe’s fuel rules force Canada to clean up the oilsands?

The Pembina Institute: Marc Huot

Imagine you’re a toy manufacturer, shipping your product overseas. One of your customers tells you that they’re reducing the amount of lead in their toys and …