Released: Dec. 11, 2011 Media contact: Matt Horne, PJ Partington VANCOUVER — Matt Horne, director of the Pembina Institute’s climate change program, made the following statement in response to the conclusion of the UN climate change conference in Durban, South Africa: […]
December 11, 2011 (Durban, South Africa) Following an extra day of negotiations, the UN climate change talks in Durban, South Africa have finished. Hannah McKinnon, Campaigns Director of Climate Action Network Canada has responded as follows: “The most important thing […]
Canadians in Durban hold moment of silence for the fifth Colossal Fossil in a row For Immediate Release (Durban, South Africa) Today, Canada was awarded the dubious honour of Fossil of the Year for the fifth year running at COP17 […]
This morning, members of TckTckTck and CAN joined 2000 Durban students in creating the world’s largest human lion on the beach. Their goal? Urge leaders at COP 17 to have the courage to create a breakthrough agreement that will ensure […]
DURBAN, South Africa – Canada is pushing for a new binding international climate change regime to come into effect within four years to avoid dangerous interference with the atmosphere, Environment Minister Peter Kent said Thursday. Read more…
The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) release a special report today, “Outing the Oligarchy: Billionaires Who Benefit from Today’s Climate Crisis, which identifies the world’s wealthiest 50 individuals whose investments benefit from climate change and whose influence networks block efforts […]
Montreal, 7 December 2011—North America’s 3,000 fossil fuel-burning power plants continue to produce two-thirds of the region’s electricity and, at the same time, generate the majority of certain harmful air pollutants and emit more greenhouse gases than any other industrial […]
Durban, South Africa – After nearly two weeks of stalled progress by the United States at the international climate talks, U.S. youth spoke out for a real, science-based climate treaty. Abigail Borah, a New Jersey resident, delivered a passionate speech […]
Like Canada, Manitoba admits it will fail to meet its climate change law The Manitoba government will break its own climate change law by failing to reduce greenhouses gases below its Kyoto target. Conservation Minister Dave Chomiak admitted Monday the […]
Wander through the underground parking garage where dozens of countries have their offices at the Durban climate summit, and you’ll find the doors open and the delegates friendly – except when you reach the Canadian government office. There the door […]
