Aliénor Rougeot
Senior Program Manager, Climate and Energy
Aliénor’s interest for human and environmental rights started during her childhood in the South of France, where she became vocal on topics of biodiversity loss, women’s rights, refugee rights and climate change. These interests led her to the intersectional topic of climate justice, but it was only when she moved to Canada at the age of 17 that she truly understood the need for broad and collective mobilization for climate action. This led her to co-founding and coordinating Fridays for Future Toronto while completing a degree in Economics and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Allie’s happiness comes from being with others, and in her free time she can be found exploring Toronto’s parks and cafés with friends.
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Apr 22, 2024
Everything you Need to Know About the Sustainable Jobs Act (Bill C-50)
On June 18, 2024, Senators voted to pass the Sustainable Jobs Act, or Bill C-50….
Apr 15, 2024
Environmental Defence Celebrates Progress on the Sustainable Jobs Act
Statement by Aliénor Rougeot, Program Manager, Climate and Energy It is good news for workers…
Mar 08, 2024
Last year, one of Imperial Oil’s mines in the tar sands leaked toxic industrial waste…
Feb 26, 2024
BLUE GREEN CANADA, CANADIAN CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES, CANADIAN LABOUR CONGRESS, CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK CANADA,…
Feb 06, 2024
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, KEEPERS OF THE WATER Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg…
Jan 25, 2024
Tar Sands Companies Underreported Pollution Levels By Up To 6300 Per Cent
Statement from Aliénor Rougeot, Climate and Energy Program Manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the…
Jan 19, 2024
Time to Prepare: COP28 Outcome a Warning Sign for Canada’s Reliance on Fossil Fuels
At COP28, countries agreed to transition away from fossil fuels and accelerate action within the…
Dec 05, 2023
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, INDIGENOUS CLIMATE ACTION Indigenous nations impacted by pollution in the tar sands counter…
Nov 28, 2023
Alberta Energy Regulator Continues to Avoid Responsibility for Toxic Tailings Disaster
Statement by Aliénor Rougeot, Climate and Energy Program Manager, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories…