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Find out how the government can help Canada double its public transit ridership by 2035 and reduce emissions by 65 million tons.
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Climate change
About The Backgrounder: In 2021, the Canadian government established the Sustainable Finance Action Council (SFAC) to propose parameters for a taxonomy defining projects aligning with net-zero emissions by 2050, aiming to prevent greenwashing and mobilize private investments in line with climate commitments. An interim report highlighted coal, new oil fields, and emission-heavy industrial projects as...
Climate change
About The Backgrounder: With the 2024 Federal Budget being released on April 16th, Environmental Defence is concerned that Canada’s approach to public transit in the forthcoming Permanent Public Transit Funding Program will continue to deliberately exclude operating funding. Buses don’t run without drivers. Read our backgrounder to find out why this matters and what we...
Climate change
About The Backgrounder: In 2023, as people across Canada faced a fossil fueled affordability crisis and climate disasters continued to ravage the country and the world, the Government of Canada continued providing financial support to an industry that we need to be winding down in order to avoid catastrophic levels of warming. Download the backgrounder...
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Find out how the government can help Canada double its public transit ridership by 2035 and reduce emissions by 65 million tons.
Toxics
About The Backgrounder: PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals”, contaminate our water, soils, air and food, harming our planet, people, and species. These chemicals are used in over 200 product categories, and many industrial processes, resulting in widespread contamination. In Canada, the cost to human health resulting from PFAS exposure is estimated to be upwards...
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