By 2030, Canada may only have half as many oil and gas jobs as it does today, leaving workers and communities with an uncertain future, reveals a new report co-authored by Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada and Blue Green Canada. Automation, attrition, and the rapid decarbonization that a safe planet demands all play a role in the changing job landscape.

This morning, environmental organizations representing millions of Canadians are calling on Prime Minister Trudeau to rapidly fulfill his party’s climate promises, and implement the most effective climate actions – regardless of which platform they originated in.

On Thursday, September 16th at 7:00 PM (Eastern Time), Climate Action Network Canada will host a bilingual roundtable discussion bringing together representatives from all major parties to participate in a constructive dialogue on how to advance climate action in Canada.

Climate Action Network Canada joins a growing number of civil society organizations around the world calling for the postponement of COP26, the UN climate conference scheduled to take place in Glasgow this November. Inequitable vaccine access and lack of support for delegates from Global South countries make a safe and inclusive COP impossible under the current timeline.

As the federal election unfolds, Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac) releases Real Leadership in the Climate Emergency, a series of policy recommendations defining a serious and adequate response to the climate crisis that federal parties should commit to.

Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group 1 released its report on the physical science basis of climate change. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called the report a “code red for humanity.”

Canada’s enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), submitted today to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, does not represent Canada’s highest possible ambition.

Today, the Senate passed the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (Bill C-12), confirming the first-ever climate accountability legislation in Canada. This is a historic moment for climate action in Canada.

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.