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REPORT HIGHLIGHTS In the event of a Line 5 closure, viable alternatives exist that would address the potential crude oil shortfall to Sarnia, Ontario. With an orderly shutdown of Line…
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Climate change
About The Submission: A thriving economy that meets the challenges of climate change is possible, but we need to make sure workers and communities currently reliant on the fossil fuel industry are not left behind. Canada needs a robust legal framework to ensure the government works with affected parties to develop, implement and resource a...
Climate change
About The Backgrounder: Prepared by a collaborative group of environmental organizations, including Environmental Defence, the International Institute for Sustainable Development, and the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives with the input of the Quebec Federation of Labour and Unifor this backgrounder provides a high level summary on what a just transition is. Further addressing the work...
Climate change
About The Backgrounder: With the growing urgency to address climate change, there has been an influx of “net-zero” strategies developed by governments and companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, many of these strategies are not based on credible science and are actually used to greenwash polluters and delay climate action. To mitigate the worst...
Climate change
About the Backgrounder: This backgrounder details expectations for the federal government’s plan to phase out the sale of new gasoline powered cars by 2035. It provides policy insights as to what problems a Clean Car Standard is intended to help solve, and details key elements of the regulatory policy that are necessary to ensure that...
Safeguarding Freshwater
About The Submission: The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15 will convene governments from around the world with the objective of adopting the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. With COP15 being held in Montreal, Canada has a responsibility to demonstrate global leadership in tackling the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, both globally...
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