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Canada could be a climate leader but we aren’t 9 out of 10 Canadians think we’re climate leaders. But Canada still hasn’t turned its good words into actual emissions reductions….
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About The Report: Buildings account for nearly one third of Ontario’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The province’s Climate Change Action Plan earmarks funding to reduce GHG emissions from buildings through retrofits and by making them more energy efficient. This funding is expected to create nearly 33,000 jobs over a five-year period. But will these jobs...
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About The Report: The federal government is overhauling the National Energy Board (NEB), Canada’s pipeline regulator. As part of the NEB Modernization process, Environmental Defence commissioned a special report on how to design a “climate test”. The climate test would ensure that major energy projects—like tar sands pipelines—fit within Canada’s climate commitments and make economic...
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About The Backgrounder: This backgrounder clears up some misconceptions about Ontario’s electricity prices and shows that renewable energy – wind, solar and bioenergy – accounts for a relatively small part of residential electricity bills. The backgrounder contains new analysis commissioned by Environmental Defence that breaks down the different factors contributing to the cost of electricity...
Toxics
About The Report: Every day, cleaning and personal care products that lack ingredient lists and warning labels expose Canadians to toxic chemicals that are linked to allergies, endocrine or hormone disruption – and even cancer. To enable consumers to reduce their exposure, Canada needs better labelling rules to inform consumers about harmful ingredients in cleaning...
Safeguarding Freshwater
About The Report: Under the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, Canada and the United States have committed to releasing action plans that outline how they will reduce toxic algal blooms on Lake Erie. This document summarizes the recommendations of seven Canadian and American authoring organizations that are working to keep Lake Erie clean, not...
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