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 pretty well by the following quote from Minister Kent: Our […]
THE TOCQUEVILLE REVIEW Stéphan Dion speaks about Canada’s participation in the struggle against climate change in the new issue of The Tocqueville Review (Vol. XXXII, No. 2) The Tocqueville Review is a French-American bilingual journal devoted to the comparative study […]
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Peter Kent has warned that some of the opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, which would run from Alberta’s oilsands to a new marine terminal in Kitimat, B.C., is not genuine. Read more…
“This year’s Index shows worrying results. The worldwide addiction to coal has not been stopped, but rather increased. 80 percent of the index is influenced by emissions trends and absolute emissions levels”, says Jan Burck, Author of the Index at […]
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 Durban. The proposed measure, a copy of which has been […]
Climate Action Network Canada For Immediate Release (Durban, South Africa) Canada has been awarded yet another Fossil of the Day award on the eighth day of climate change negotiations in Durban, South Africa. This “prize”, given to countries who […]
(Durban, South Africa) Today’s funding announcement for fast start financing is a late indication that Canada remains committed to delivering fast start financing to support urgent climate action in poorer countries. On the surface, the total amount pledged ($1.2bn over […]
NDP Introduces Opposition Motion on Climate Change! See it here…
DURBAN, South Africa — December 5, 2011 — Today, Environment Minister Peter Kent announced that the Government of Canada is contributing $1.2 billion to support international efforts to help developing countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts […]
Canadians have become sadly familiar with our country, or at least the government of Stephen Harper, being the skunk at the garden party when it comes to international gatherings on climate change. With Environment Minister Peter Kent all but announcing […]
The coming week in Durban, S.A., will be a crucial test of whether world leaders can reach agreement on a treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Read more…
DURBAN, South Africa — Signs of progress emerged Saturday at international climate change negotiations as thousands took to the streets urging global leaders to step up their efforts. The demonstration came one day after China indicated it was considering joining […]
“Canada’s position is “disheartening,” he said. “We’re very frustrated, we’re sad and we’re bitter and it’s a very unfortunate situation.” He took particular umbrage at Environment Minister Kent’s suggestion that poorer countries are looking for “guilt payments.” “It’s a scientific […]
The United States spent more than four times as much money on clean technology investment as it did protecting vulnerable countries from the impact of climate change, according to a new report the Obama administration released today at climate talks […]
Al Gore called it The Inconvenient Truth, and I’ll bet he’s had many sleepless nights since his film came out. We live in very troubling times, since the gravity of the looming climate crisis is being pushed out of people’s […]
