Positive signal that Canada will do its fair share on climate change OTTAWA – The appointments today of Catherine McKenna as Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Stéphane Dion as Minister of International Affairs signal the potential for Canada […]
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release OTTAWA – The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat today released an analysis of the aggregate impact of government pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions for the Paris negotiations (Intended Nationally Determined […]
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Pour diffusion immédiate OTTAWA – Québec annonçait aujourd’hui une commission parlementaire pour étudier les options de réduction de la pollution par le carbone, de 35 à 40 pourcent au-dessous des niveaux de 1990 d’ici 2030. Le leadership […]
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release OTTAWA – Québec announced today a parliamentary commission to study options for cutting carbon pollution from 35 to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. The province’s climate leadership is welcome, but it needs to […]
Vatican City, Italy – June 18, 2015 – NGOs have today welcomed Pope Francis’ strong moral case for people and leaders to tackle climate change delivered in today’s historic Papal Encyclical. In a rare open letter that will shape Catholic […]
Consensus statement says the science is clear: there can be no more oil sands development if we are to solve the global climate crisis For immediate release June 10, 2015, Ottawa – Today more than 100 prominent scientists from across […]
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Ottawa, Canada. June 3, 2015. Analysis by the New Climate Institute shows that Canada’s proposed target of 30 percent reductions in greenhouse gases below 2005 by 2030 robs the country of important co-benefits relating to reduced […]
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Pour diffusion immédiate 14 avril 2015 (Québec) – Des groupes environnementaux de partout au Canada se félicitent de voir certains premiers ministres provinciaux travailler ensemble pour faire face à la question importante des changements climatiques. Les groupes […]
National poll shows Canadians want leadership on climate protection EMBARGOED UNTIL 6 A.M. APRIL 8, 2015 Ottawa, Canada – Canadians believe climate disruption is a moral issue and that climate protection trumps development of the tarsands and pipelines. They want […]
Ottawa, Canada. April 1, 2015. Canada, as part of the ongoing United Nations climate negotiations, should have announced by the end of March its plan for contributing to global efforts to reduce carbon pollution. We’ve written Prime Minister Stephen Harper […]
