IMMEDIATE RELEASE Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA] (October 23, 2018) – “The Government of Canada refused to bow to industry pressure and provincial politicking today by following through with its commitment to introduce nationwide carbon pricing. The latest UN climate […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Climate Action Network Canada responds to the release of the ‘Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C’ from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change On the ground as head of delegation for observer civil society organizations working with […]
September 16, 2018 The Environment and Energy Working Group of the G7 Global Task Force is a consensus-based coalition of over 40 civil society organizations from G7 nations and other countries that has come together to deliver input from civil […]
Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA] (August 30, 2018) – Once again, Canadians owe a debt of gratitude to the original people of this land. As fires fierce enough to be seen from space rage across British Columbia, First Nations have […]
August 8, 2018 Hon. Doug Ford, Premier cc. Hon. Rod Phillips, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks Legislative Building , Queen’s Park | Toronto,ON | M7A 1A1 Dear Premier Ford, Ontarians across the province are experiencing a summer of record-breaking […]
Joint statement from Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN), and Climate Action Network – Reseau action climat (CAN-Rac) on Canada and Argentina’s G20 commitment to enter into a peer review of their fossil fuel subsidies. FARN (Argentina) and CAN-Rac (Canada) […]
Preamble Global leaders met on June 8-9 in Charlevoix, Quebec, at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit, to address the challenging global issues of inclusive growth, gender equality, peace and security, jobs of the future, and climate change and the […]
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK, ÉQUITERRE, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL A large majority of Canadians are opposed to public money being used to support oil and gas companies and want to see fossil fuel subsidies phased […]
June 9, 2018 Unceded Huron-Wendat Territories [QUEBEC CITY] – In response to the outcomes of the G7 Heads of State Summit in Quebec, Climate Action Network Canada released the following statement from its Executive Director, Catherine Abreu. “Today Canada stood […]
BRIEF from the Environment and Energy Working Group of the G7 Global Task Force June 4, 2018 In this document we outline the importance of just transition, building on the work of unions and labour organizations around the world, as […]
BRIEF from the Environment and Energy Working Group of the G7 Global Task Force June 4, 2018 Covering close to 70% of the earth’s surface, oceans produce 70-80% of the world’s oxygen, provide food for animal and human populations, and […]
June 4, 2018 The climate and energy working group of the G7 global task force is a broad coalition of over 40 civil society organizations from G7 countries and around the world that has come together to deliver expectations from […]
Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA] (May 29, 2018) – It is deeply dismaying that the Government of Canada is willing to dump $4.5 billion of Canadians’ money into purchasing the floundering Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline from Kinder Morgan. This move […]
For Immediate Release May 24, 2018 , 12:30 PM Eastern Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA] – The Canadian government needs to fix its position on NAFTA to avoid payouts costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, according to environmental, labour, […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA] (May 2, 2018) — As the ongoing NAFTA renegotiations reach a pivotal moment, nearly 50 of Canada’s major labour, climate and social justice organizations have come together to call on the Canadian Government […]
