Responding to the Harper governments reaction to today’s IPCC report, Christian Holz, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada said the following: “The Harper government’s response to today’s landmark climate science report is typical of a government that treats climate […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New IPCC report confirms: no more room for doubt on climate change, now we need urgent action. Ottawa – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first part of its Fifth Assessment Report today, Friday, […]
POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE Le nouveau rapport du GIEC confirme : pas de place au doute sur le changement climatique, il nous faut maintenant une action urgente OTTAWA – Le Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC) a publié la […]
Rich countries brought little to the table to fulfill their promises in Doha December 8, 2012 (Doha, Qatar) This year’s UN climate talks wrapped up after many hours of dramatic overtime with little to speak of in terms of progress […]
Civil society interventions Meeting with Minister Peter Kent December 6, 2012 Doha, Qatar Submitted interventions John Stone- IPCC scientist Scientists have been warning governments of the potential threat of climate change for almost half a century. The Intergovernmental Panel on […]
Environment Minister meets for first time with climate focused civil society December 6, 2012 (Doha, Qatar) Today, for the first time since taking the position of Environment Minister, Peter Kent met with climate-focused civil society groups at a UN climate […]
Canada trailed only by Kazakhstan, Iran and Saudi Arabia in 2013 climate change performance index December 3, 2012 (Doha, Qatar) Canada fell to 58th place out of 61 countries analyzed for their policies and action on climate change this year, trailed […]
Canada is awarded a Fossil of the Day award in Doha for yet another broken promise…. The text of the award was as follows: ‘Oh Canada. When will you give fossil a break? You have failed on Kyoto and you […]
Canada awarded “Fossil of the Day” for holding back on urgent financial support for climate action in poorer countries November 28, 2012 (Doha, Qatar) Canada was awarded the first place fossil of the day today in Qatar for Environment Minister […]
Weak Federal Coal Regulations Set Dangerous Precedent Failure to present meaningful coal regulations a reminder that government puts polluters ahead of people (Ottawa) Today the federal government announced the final version of their long-awaited coal regulations and in doing […]
