Project Syndicate May 21, 2015 Peter Van Den Hazel LIMA – Governments often see climate change as too costly to address. In fact, it is too costly to ignore. That is why the World Health Organization (WHO), for example, has […]
Dear friends In 2015, we’ll show world leaders that the movement for climate action is diverse and unstoppable and that they have the chance to be on the right side of history by joining us. It starts now! We hope […]
ClimateActionTracker.org May 20, 2015 Rating *Excl. LULUCF credits and debits, excl. LULUCF base year emissions accounting rules and without application of historical threshold on emissions allowances in 2020 under the Doha decision. Assessment On 15 May 2015, Canada submitted its […]
CBC News May 20, 2015 Margo McDiarmid, Environment Reporter Canada may need international emissions credits to offset increasing emissions from oilsands Greenhouse gas emissions from increasing oilsands production will rise faster than Canada’s ability to curb them, the federal government […]
by Louise Comeau Daffodils weren’t the only things blooming this May long weekend. New commitments to protecting the climate are blossoming all across the country. On May 15, the federal government announced its contribution to the United Nations negotiations on […]
Intro On Friday, Canada announced it will cut carbon pollution by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030 as part of this year’s international climate negotiations in Paris. While any action regarding Canada’s efforts to reduce its carbon emissions is an […]
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Ottawa, Canada. May 15, 2015. Canada today announced that it will cut carbon pollution by 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The proposed target would be achieved five years later than the United States, relies […]
The UNFCCC’s Structured Expert Dialogue (SED) published its technical summary last week. The summary states that using the globally-agreed warming limit of 2˚C as a “guardrail” is not safe, and that Governments should aim for 1.5˚C instead. Today, the Berlin-based […]
This week, Climate Action Network – International launched a new website, TransitionInAction.org, to tell the story of people who are driving the just transition away from fossil fuels to a world powered by 100% renewable energy. The new site is […]
Scientific American April 27 2015 Benjamin Hulac and ClimateWire Wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy could be the fastest growing power sources over the next few decades Credit: petter palander/Flickr In its forward-looking report for the year, the […]
