Climate Change
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Hundreds turn out to speak as Vancouver mulls gas heating ban for new homesIn July, Vancouver city councillors narrowly voted to reverse a policy banning the use of natural gas for heat and hot water.Politics4 hours
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Nations have agreed to $300B for climate funding. How will they pay for it?To help narrow the substantial gap between what's needed and what governments can provide, there’s an increasing push to use something called blended finance to raise public funds.EnvironmentNov 24
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UN climate talks agree on $300B global funding package for poor nationsThe COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan ran into overtime as negotiators from nearly 200 countries struggled to reach consensus on the climate funding plan for the next decade.EnvironmentNov 23
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Time ‘rapidly running out’ on COP29 climate finance deal: GuilbeaultThe latest draft negotiating text released Friday pledged $250 billion by 2035, less than a quarter of what developing countries requested.EnvironmentNov 22
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Tropical Storm Sara makes landfall in Belize after drenching HondurasConcerns storm surges could raise water levels between one and three feet above ground level as Tropical Storm Sara makes landfall in Belize.WorldNov 17
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‘A masterclass in climate destruction’: UN chief urges action at COP29UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders that the world was in the 'final countdown' to limit the rise in temperatures to 1.5 C.CanadaNov 12
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As COP29 starts, what is Canada’s role in climate finance negotiations?This year's international climate talks are expected to be headlined by fraught negotiations over how wealthy countries should compensate other nations in the climate change fight.CanadaNov 11
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Canada’s emission reduction ‘painfully slow,’ off track for 2030 targetsOttawa has promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, but so far they have only fallen seven per cent, a new report says.EnvironmentNov 7
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Ottawa to require oil, gas companies to cut carbon emissions by one-thirdOil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations.CanadaNov 4
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Montreal climate protesters charged after scaling Jacques Cartier BridgeTwo environmental activists who scaled Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge early Tuesday have been charged with mischief and wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer.CrimeOct 23
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