Environment Minister meets for first time with climate focused civil society December 6, 2012 (Doha, Qatar) Today, for the first time since taking the position of Environment Minister, Peter Kent met with climate-focused civil society groups at a UN climate […]
Canada trailed only by Kazakhstan, Iran and Saudi Arabia in 2013 climate change performance index December 3, 2012 (Doha, Qatar) Canada fell to 58th place out of 61 countries analyzed for their policies and action on climate change this year, trailed […]
Canada is awarded a Fossil of the Day award in Doha for yet another broken promise…. The text of the award was as follows: ‘Oh Canada. When will you give fossil a break? You have failed on Kyoto and you […]
Canada awarded “Fossil of the Day” for holding back on urgent financial support for climate action in poorer countries November 28, 2012 (Doha, Qatar) Canada was awarded the first place fossil of the day today in Qatar for Environment Minister […]
Weak Federal Coal Regulations Set Dangerous Precedent Failure to present meaningful coal regulations a reminder that government puts polluters ahead of people (Ottawa) Today the federal government announced the final version of their long-awaited coal regulations and in doing […]
– by Christian Holz, orginally published on rabble.ca During the press conference that accompanied yesterday’s launch of the 2012 edition of Environment Canada’s “Canada’s Emissions Trends”, Environment Minister Peter Kent claimed the report shows that Canada is now “half way […]
“The Harper government continues to overstate the federal government’s accomplishments on climate change while understating the scale of challenges remaining. “After six years in power, the federal government’s policies still leave a huge gap between where Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions […]
Climate Action Network Canada August 8, 2012 The federal government released today its updated Canada’s Emissions Trends report. Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada, Dr. Christian Holz, has responded as follows: “Amidst what is set to be the hottest […]
Climate Action Network Canada – Réseau action climat Canada is an indispensable part of the Canadian climate change movement, as we make it easier and more effective for Canadian organizations to work together to improve climate change policy. We are the […]
Where: Halifax, NS When: July 25-27th, 2012 What: Annual Council of the Federation Meeting As premiers gather at their annual meeting, energy and natural resources will be an important agenda item as the dynamic conversation around tar sands development and […]
For Immediate Release Canadian Groups Respond to Canada’s Bad Faith and Blocking Role at Rio+20 Rio de Janeiro/Ottawa – Following his statement to Canadian and international media and his address to the Rio+20 plenary, Canadians in Rio and back home […]
Highlight lack of ambition and call out Canada as major obstructor at Rio+20 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Canadian civil society groups issued joint statements in reaction to Canada and other nations approval of the text of the Rio+20 talks […]
Recognized for gutting the text in Rio and rolling back environmental regulations at home Rio de Janeiro – Canada was awarded the second ever Rio Fossil of the Day today in a surprise move that brought them out of Fossil […]
Climate Action Network Canada has been asked to present 3 asks to the all-party climate caucus on June 7th – here is what we have so far… End attacks on science and civil society organizations The increasingly hostile rhetoric towards […]
The Parliament of the European Union voted today in favour of a resolution that insists on having a separate value for tar sands oil in the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD). This is likely the first time that the European Parliament […]
