Nov 26, 2020 / Climate Change
Accountability on climate change…but not yet
It’s been said so often now. Canada has failed to achieve every international climate target it has ever set. To reach a different outcome,…Read More
Nov 12, 2020 / Climate Change
What a terrible—and confusing—week for those of us who have been fighting for strong climate action. The government caved in to pressure from the…Read More
Sep 18, 2020 / Climate Change
Will reducing methane from oil and gas be another failed climate commitment?
Unless the federal government strengthens its methane regulations, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s commitment to reduce oil and gas methane emissions may be Canada’s next…Read More
Sep 11, 2020 / Climate Change
The federal government needs to side with First Nations and not corporate polluters
After a ten-year wait, an investigation by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation clearly validates the charge by Environmental Defence, The Natural Resources Defence Council and…Read More
Aug 12, 2020 / Climate Change
Planting trees is no substitute for reducing fossil fuels
In the last election the federal Liberals promised to plant two billion trees, a pledge that upon re-election has become a government commitment. While…Read More
Jul 16, 2020 / Climate Change
Canada’s industrial logging sector is the big climate emitter we don’t talk about
The Canadian boreal forest is an incredible ally in the fight against climate change. In addition to being rich in its diversity of animals…Read More
Jul 09, 2020 / Climate Change
No, Alberta's oil industry isn't being unfairly targeted by protesters
Opposition to oil and gas development is a worldwide phenomenon. Some Albertans, and other Canadians, may feel like their oil is being unfairly targeted…Read More
Jun 15, 2020 / Climate Change
Time to get serious: Climate accountability is the stimulus we need
The global health pandemic has exposed the social and economic vulnerabilities in society – both in Canada and around the world. It has also…Read More
Apr 17, 2020 / Climate Change
As Canada faces an unprecedented health crisis, a leaked secret memo from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) to the federal government reveals…Read More
Apr 10, 2020 / Climate Change
Seven facts Canadians should know about climate change and forests
Last year, Canada’s federal government made an important and exciting announcement – in the next decade, we will plant over 2 billion trees to…Read More