Canada, the country furthest from meeting its commitment to cut carbon emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, may save as much as $6.7 billion by exiting the global climate change agreement and not paying for offset credits. Read more…
As Canadian negotiators meet in Durban, South Africa for COP 17, an Oil Clean-up Crew visited the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) this morning, mops and cleaning supplies in hand, to clean up the oil industry’s influence […]
WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama today announced nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades to buildings over the next 2 years. These investments will save billions in energy costs, promote energy independence, and, according to independent […]
See the David Suzuki Foundation action alert on the Canadian government, Kyoto, and the Durban climate talks. We’re already near 10,000 who have responded: http://action.davidsuzuki.org/kyoto
Keep Kyoto: Sign the Petition The Green Party’s petition demands climate change action http://keepkyoto.ca/sign
As rumors swirled about Canada’s potential withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, the nation continued its Fossil Award–winning sweep at the COP17 talks in Durban, South Africa, on November 30 as the Climate Action Network (CAN) handed […]
Another emerging economy, Brazil, has joined China in questioning the sincerity of the Canadian government’s anti-Kyoto Protocol musings at international climate change negotiations underway in Durban, South Africa. Environment Minister Peter Kent has said the agreement — the only […]
If Canadian representatives at the UN climate change summit in Durban, South Africa won’t commit to the Kyoto Protocol and contribute to global efforts to stop climate change, they should go home and stop impeding progress. Read […]
(Durban, South Africa) Canada has been awarded yet another Fossil of the Day award on the fifth day of climate change negotiations in Durban, South Africa. This “prize”, given to countries who are blocking progress at the United Nations climate […]
The Citizen Editorial says that Canada should stay home from Durban. Find out why…
