By Louise Comeau Executive Director, Climate Action Network Canada Paris Agreement a milestone but won’t get us to where we need to go until we face our consumer demons Recovering from the intensity of the two-week United Nations climate negotiations […]
National Observer By Mychaylo Prystupa Intro At 8:30 a.m. on day one of the UN climate talks in Paris—a day that would soon see Prime Minister Trudeau, President Obama and other world leaders take stage —a freshly caffeinated group of […]
The Guardian By Suzanne Goldenberg, John Vidal, Lenore Taylor, Adam Vaughan and Fiona Harvey Two decades of talks have come to this: an ambitious agreement to hold states to emissions targets – but already low-lying countries are worried Governments have […]
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Pour diffusion immédiate Paris — Aujourd’hui, le président de la 21e Conférence des parties, le ministre français Laurent Fabius, a livré ce qui pourrait devenir le premier accord international sur le climat où tous les pays du […]
Blog By Louise Comeau Executive Director Climate Action Network Canada To fully meet the requirements of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees and aim for 1.5 degrees Celsius Canada will need to: Develop a […]
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Paris – Today the President of COP21, French Minister Laurent Fabius, delivered what could become the first global climate agreement where all countries in the world agree to phasing out fossil fuels. While there are […]
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release PARIS – The world is on standby in Paris as Laurent Fabius, President of the 21st Conference of Parties to the UN climate convention, prepares the final draft of the latest international agreement on climate […]
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release PARIS – The draft climate change agreement released today in Paris still has the potential to prevent dangerous global warming of 3°C or more, says Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat Canada. To get […]
PARIS – As the Paris climate talks move into the critical second week of negotiations, Canadian civil society groups have been encouraged by the progressive attitude of the Canadian delegation here in Paris. Entering into Ministerial level talks, Canada has an […]
CBC News ‘We are not at the end of the route. Major political issues are yet to be resolved,’ says French envoy Negotiators adopted a draft climate agreement Saturday that was cluttered with brackets and competing options, leaving ministers with […]
UN News Centre 5 December 2015 – As the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) marked ‘Action Day’ with dozens of events happening throughout its sprawling venue in the north-east of Paris, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the purpose of the […]
UN News Centre 4 December 2015 – A new report by Yale University finds that the combined greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments recorded in two United Nations-backed platforms by cities, regions and companies alone surpasses the global emissions of the […]
UN News Centre 4 December 2015 – Proven innovative policies and mechanisms are unlocking investment for much-needed climate-smart infrastructure in cities, according to a new report launched today at Paris City Hall by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and international […]
UN News Centre 3 December 2015 – The halls of the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) grew livelier today as hundreds of participants gathered to mark “young and future generations day,” an opportunity for youth to remind world leaders and […]
UN News Centre 2 December 2015 – On the third day of the United Nations climate change conference (COP21), dubbed ‘Resilience Day,’ the UN and the Governments of Peru and France have announced major international partnerships that are mobilizing large-scale […]
