Educational institutions have a large and powerful stake in the dirty energy business. – Todd Gitlin, Mother Jones Apocalyptic climate change is upon us. For shorthand, let’s call it a slow-motion apocalypse to distinguish it from an intergalactic attack out […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Warsaw climate talks signal missed opportunity amid some small signs for hope [Warsaw, Poland. November 23, 2013]: The UN climate negotiations wrapped up in Warsaw today with mixed results, even after over 24 hours overtime. Countries have […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Canada wins ‘Lifetime Unachievement’ Fossil award at Warsaw climate talks WARSAW, Poland, November 22, 2013 – Canada was dishonoured with an inauspicious ‘Lifetime Unachievement’ Fossil award this evening during the final official day of the UN climate […]
The beginning of COP19 was overshadowed by the devastating effects of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Palau, Micronesia, the Philippines and neighbouring countries. Not only is the destruction suffered by these countries tragic, so is the fact that this is not […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WARSAW, Poland – Environment Minister Leona Agglukaq’s statement at her first UN climate conference today reiterated a federal commitment to offer nothing in the face of mounting pressure for climate leadership. While Aglukkaq indicated that “Canada is […]
Government Admits Failure on Steven Harper’s Climate Promise FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 24, 2013 Reaction by Climate Action Network Canada’s Executive Director, Christian Holz, to Environment Canada’s release of “Emissions Trends 2013” “‘Canada’s Emissions Trends 2013’, released earlier today, confirms […]
Vladimir Putin President Russian Federation RE: Greenpeace Activists Dear President Putin, Climate Action Network (CAN) is a global network of over 850 organisations from over 100 countries, working together to fight climate change. Our membership includes environmental organisations, aid and […]
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 […]
