FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Canada wins ‘Lifetime Unachievement’ Fossil award at Warsaw climate talks WARSAW, Poland, November 22, 2013 – Canada was dishonoured with an inauspicious ‘Lifetime Unachievement’ Fossil award this evening during the final official day of the UN climate […]
After being subjected to the taste of coal in the air and statements about the inevitability of continued coal use for almost two weeks, at last we have exciting news from the Canadian province of Ontario. The provincial government has […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Christian Holz, local phone: +48 795 665 642, cholz@climateactionnetwork.ca PARTS OF CIVIL SOCIETY WALK OUT OF UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE TALKS IN WARSAW Statement by Christian Holz, Executive Director, Climate Action Network Canada – Réseau action climat […]
The beginning of COP19 was overshadowed by the devastating effects of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Palau, Micronesia, the Philippines and neighbouring countries. Not only is the destruction suffered by these countries tragic, so is the fact that this is not […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WARSAW, Poland – Environment Minister Leona Agglukaq’s statement at her first UN climate conference today reiterated a federal commitment to offer nothing in the face of mounting pressure for climate leadership. While Aglukkaq indicated that “Canada is […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WARSAW, Poland – The new edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) was released by CAN Europe and Germanwatch in Warsaw at the UN climate talks today. The results show Canada to be the worst climate […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Wednesday, November 13, 2013 (WARSAW, Poland) – Canada was awarded a ‘Fossil of Disbelief’ as part of the long-running ‘Fossil of the Day’ awards series at the UN climate talks in Warsaw. The special award was […]
Technical Briefing on upcoming UN climate conference including Q&A (Phone/Webinar) Thursday, November 7 at 10am Climate Action Network Canada is pleased to invite media to a webinar-based technical briefing on the annual Conference of the Parties (COP 19) of the United Nations Framework Convention […]
Government Admits Failure on Steven Harper’s Climate Promise FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 24, 2013 Reaction by Climate Action Network Canada’s Executive Director, Christian Holz, to Environment Canada’s release of “Emissions Trends 2013” “‘Canada’s Emissions Trends 2013’, released earlier today, confirms […]
Vladimir Putin President Russian Federation RE: Greenpeace Activists Dear President Putin, Climate Action Network (CAN) is a global network of over 850 organisations from over 100 countries, working together to fight climate change. Our membership includes environmental organisations, aid and […]
Responding to the Harper governments reaction to today’s IPCC report, Christian Holz, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada said the following: “The Harper government’s response to today’s landmark climate science report is typical of a government that treats climate […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New IPCC report confirms: no more room for doubt on climate change, now we need urgent action. Ottawa – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first part of its Fifth Assessment Report today, Friday, […]
POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE Le nouveau rapport du GIEC confirme : pas de place au doute sur le changement climatique, il nous faut maintenant une action urgente OTTAWA – Le Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC) a publié la […]
Thursday, August 1, 2013 Over the past few weeks we’ve seen a series of events that put Canada’s energy file into stark perspectives. With disasters like Lac-Mégantic and the ongoing Cold Lake spill, it’s hard to fathom the potential impacts […]
Thursday, July 18, 2013 Cabinet Shuffle: New Beginning or Business as Usual? On Monday, Stephen Harper announced a cabinet shuffle that ended Peter Kent’s term as Environment Minister, and promoted Leona Aglukkaq to that portfolio, a former Health Minister and […]
