Leading environmental organizations endorse new green recovery guidelines, including strict conditions on oil and gas industry July 7, 2020, Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territory (Ottawa) —As the federal government works out its COVID-19 economic recovery, the International Institute for Sustainable Development […]
A word from our Executive Director Catherine Abreu, recipient of the 2020 Jack Layton Progress Prize: “Just wanted to take a moment to thank you all for the overwhelming outpouring of celebration I’ve received after this award was announced yesterday. […]
Canadians want action on climate change. We want our government to not just commit to doing its part to fight climate change, but also to deliver on that commitment. As a nation we have missed every greenhouse gas reduction target […]
We can’t go back to business as usual after COVID19. Business as usual meant climate inaction and widespread inequality. That’s why we’re building a movement for a #JustRecoveryforAll that puts people first. Today, Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat […]
Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA], 17 April 2020: Today the Government of Canada signaled its readiness to embrace a just transition toward a cleaner, more resilient economy. As people across the country continue to grapple with a series of unprecedented […]
For Immediate Release March 24, 2020, Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA]—A large collection of health, faith, environmental, labour and social justice groups, representing one million three hundred thousand Canadians, have sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and his cabinet […]
About this Event We’ll come together to learn together, network, and call on our government to implement ambitious climate legislation – putting accountability and justice at the forefront. Mon : 4:30-6:30 Green New Deal Reception on the hill (rm 330 […]
Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA], 24 February 2020: Teck Resources’ decision to stand down its own proposal for the Frontier Oilsands Mine was both surprising and foreseeable at this historic moment when the climate emergency is transforming much of the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Climate Action Network Canada members and allies respond to COP25 outcome [Madrid, Spain] (December 15, 2019) – Statement from Catherine Abreu, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada upon the completion of UN climate negotiations (COP25) in […]
December 11, 2019 Here at the COP25 climate conference, we were heartened to hear the Canadian government reiterating important climate commitments to the global community. The commitments made in Madrid by Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, […]
