Canada emerged as the skunk of the climate talks on the first day of COP17 amid rumours that the country is ready to pull out of the Kyoto Protocol. Throughout the year, Russia, Canada and Japan have shied away from […]
Canada’s international credibility came under fire Monday as Environment Minister Peter Kent skated around the prospect of a full withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol, causing confusion about the government’s official position at a two-week round of climate change negotiations under […]
Environment Minister Peter Kent refused to confirm or deny reports Canada is walking away from the 1997 agreement that bound 37 industrial countries to limit carbon emissions over a five-year period. Read more…
Environment Minister Peter Kent wouldn’t confirm or deny Monday that Canada plans to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, as talks on the accord’s future got underway in Durban, South Africa. “I won’t comment on a speculative report,” Kent said […]
(Durban, South Africa) Canada has been awarded its second first place Fossil of the Day awards on the second day of climate change negotiations in Durban, South Africa. Canada was awarded this dishonour for proposing ‘eventual solutions’ for ‘urgent problems’, […]
As we all settle in for the 17th Conference of the Parties and take advantage of all that Durban has to offer, ECO interrupts our regular programme for this special bulletin: The world’s effort to mitigate dangerous climate change cannot wait any […]
3rd place Fossil of the Day goes to the UK. The 3rd place fossil of the day is awarded to the UK, following revelations that UK Ministers have done a deal with the Canadian government to support the entry of […]
For immediate release (Durban, South Africa) The Canadian Government is planning to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol next month. As the majority of countries have arrived in Durban in good faith to negotiate a second commitment period of the […]
Greenpeace released a report singling out the Canadian government’s collusion with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and tar sands companies like Shell and their intentions of derailing clean energy legislation in the US and Europe, and ultimately discouraging international […]
In the lead up to the next round of UN climate talks, instead of taking responsibility for their own pollution problem, the Canadian Government is focusing on a full scale public relations and diplomatic campaign to ensure no door is […]
