OTTAWA (March 22, 2017) – In response Canada’s 2017 Budget, Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada issued the following statements from its Executive Director, Catherine Abreu, and from CAN-Rac members: “Today’s budget provides the financial backing we need […]
OTTAWA (December 20, 2016) – True to the spirit of the season, the Canadian and United States governments have delivered an exciting package of commitments to Arctic sustainability today. Foremost of these is designating Arctic waters indefinitely off-limits to future […]
MARRAKECH, Morocco (November 16, 2016) – Citizens from global communities experiencing the impacts of climate change called on Canada to reconcile their climate ambition with their plans for energy infrastructure at COP22 today. Benson Ireri from Christian Aid Africa and Lidy Nacpil […]
MARRAKECH, Morocco (November 11, 2016) – In light of the election of Donald Trump, Canada must be a genuine leader at the international climate negotiations and work to implement every tenet of the Paris Agreement. At COP21 in Paris, Canada played […]
November 7, 2016 MARRAKECH, Morocco – The 22nd Conference of Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), popularly dubbed “the action COP”, will be critical to the implementation agenda for the historic Paris Agreement. Climate Action […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE K’JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX,NS) June 29, 2016 – Catherine Abreu, Executive Director of Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada, reacts to the joint statement from North American leaders on climate and clean energy made today: “It […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER – Catherine Abreu, Executive Director of Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada, reacts to the environmental assessment and National Energy Board review processes launched yesterday: “It is encouraging to see government kickstart the […]
Announcing CAN-Rac Canada’s New Executive Director Concluding an extensive selection process, the Board of Directors of Climate Action Network – Reseau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine Abreu as its Executive Director. Catherine joins […]
First Ministers Must Deliver Transformation and Jobs OTTAWA – First Ministers meet in Vancouver March 3 to launch climate talks aimed at finalizing a plan for Canada to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement. As the Prime Minister and […]
Doing Canada’s fair share to protect the climate requires keeping oil in the ground OTTAWA – By saying NO to approving the Keystone XL pipeline U.S. President Barak Obama has helped the world cross an important psychological threshold. Fossil fuel […]
