With one month to go before Canada submits its new climate plan under the Paris Agreement – our Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) – and four months before COP26, Climate Action Network Canada has released a series of benchmarks for what this new plan should include. Thirty-two environmental, labour, and development organizations have signed on to the report, entitled A People’s Plan: Benchmarks for Evaluating Canada’s International Climate Commitments Ahead of 2021 Summit.

Environmental organizations Climate Action Network-Réseau Action Climat, Ecojustice, Équiterre, David Suzuki Foundation and West Coast Environmental Law Association celebrate the final vote in the House of Commons to adopt the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (Bill C-12) and ask the Senate to prioritize passage of Bill C-12 before recessing for the summer.

Today’s announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlines $5.3 billion CAD in new and welcome spending for international climate finance. These much-needed funds will help vulnerable countries and their communities adapt to the climate crisis as they continue to respond to the health and economic crises at hand.

Statement from Catherine Abreu, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada, in response to the Canadian government’s announcement that any new or expanded thermal coal projects will be deemed to go against the public interest because of the severity of ecological impacts and the climate imperative to get rid of coal.

Environmental organizations Climate Action Network-Réseau Action Climat (CAN-Rac), Ecojustice, Équiterre, David Suzuki Foundation (DSF) and West Coast Environmental Law Association (WCELA) urge the House of Commons and Senate to move swiftly to pass the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (Bill C-12) before the summer recess.

New research released today by seven environmental organizations shows that Canada can take much more ambitious climate action between now and 2030 while maintaining a thriving economy and reducing energy costs for Canadians. The research, undertaken by renowned energy modellers from EnviroEconomics and Navius, shows that Canada can achieve 60 per cent GHG emission reductions by 2030, with a smart mix of policies and regulations.

Yesterday’s announcement of the 2021 Federal Budget by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland outlines $100+ billion dollars in new and welcome spending for measures intended to ferry Canada through the remainder of the COVID 19 pandemic, and inject the economy with funding to stimulate and support the national effort to build back better.

Today three internationally renowned experts identified how Canada can improve its climate leadership. The event highlighted the disconnect between Canada’s bold words on the world stage calling for climate action while emissions continue to rise at home.

Today’s ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada on the Government of Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA) confirms the constitutionality of the federal carbon pricing backstop. This ruling confirms that climate change is a matter of national concern and sets a precedent for the federal government to set nation-wide minimum standards when it comes to climate action.

Canada is finally joining countries representing 50% of global GDP that know strong economic policy hinges on strong environmental policy. With this plan, people and communities across Canada can see themselves joining the huge clean economy that is taking over global markets.