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 […]
Premiers, under the auspices of the Council of the Federation, will meet in Ottawa January 30, 2015. We need premiers to make climate protection a priority for this meeting and meetings scheduled for April 14, 2015 in Quebec City and […]
Press Release For immediate release Lima, 12 December 2014 – Days before the start of the Lima Conference on climate change (COP20), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Canada to become more ambitious and visionary on the global fight […]
by Louise Comeau, Executive Director, Climate Action Network Canada – Réseau action climat canada disponible en Français aussi World leaders have been invited by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to New York on September 23rd for a Climate […]
European Union officials are at a stalemate after voting on whether to classify Canada’s oilsands crude as more harmful to the environment than other fuels — a proposal that Canada would fight. The ballot by experts from the EU’s 27 […]
28 March 2012 (Toronto/Montreal) – Today Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced the 2012-13 federal budget. Greenpeace Canada Climate and Energy Coordinator Keith Stewart responds with the following statement: “Big oil is the big winner in today’s budget, as the Harper […]
By Heather Libby In its largest capital project in history, Enbridge plans to do what Transcanada so far can’t — ship more than half a million barrels of heavy oil across the U.S. border without President Barack Obama’s direct approval. […]
By Martin Lukacs The Canadian government is increasingly worried that the growing clout of aboriginal peoples’ rights could obstruct its aggressive resource development plans, documents reveal. Since 2008, the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs has run a risk management program to […]
By Kevin Grandia A frequently used talking point from Prime Minister Stephen Harper is that Canada will only tackle the issue of climate change if countries like China agree to take action as well. Looks like that time has come. […]
