Paris climate accord

• 90% chance world will set record for hottest year by end of 2025: report

  There’s a 40 per cent chance the world will get so hot in the next five years it will temporarily push past the temperature limit the Paris climate accord is trying to prevent.

  Environment

  May 27
• Recovery from coronavirus pandemic must include ‘ambitious’ climate change plan: Trudeau

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the comments during a virtual summit with world leaders on Saturday to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate accord.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2020
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• Federal carbon tax needs to increase for Canada to meet climate goals: PBO

  The carbon tax is already set to rise to $50 per tonne of emissions by 2022 and the Liberals have not said what the path for the levy might be after that.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2020
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• European Union facing climate change, possible Brexit divorce in 2020

  December served up a warning of the massive challenges ahead for the European Union.

  World

  Jan 1, 2020
• European Union will likely miss 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target, report says

  The revelation is a blow to the bloc’s efforts to be a leader in the fight against climate change.

  World

  Dec 4, 2019
• ‘Quick wins’ needed to reduce emissions, keep climate goals within reach: UN report

  Countries have procrastinated for too long and need to begin making steep cuts to their greenhouse gas emissions immediately, or risk missing agreed targets for limiting global warming, top United Nations officials said Tuesday.

  World

  Nov 26, 2019
• If California loses its war over auto emissions, where does that leave Canada?

  The U.S. president's move could increase uncertainty for Canada's auto industry, according to experts.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2019
• UN chief warns of ‘grave climate emergency,’ says Paris Agreement goals not enough

  He lauded the Paris climate accord, but says even if its promises are fully met, the world still faces what he describes as a catastrophic three-degree temperature rise by the end of the century.

  World

  Jun 30, 2019
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• World ‘not on track’ to achieve Paris Agreement objectives: UN chief

  U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the political will to fight climate change seems to be fading at the same time as things are getting worse for those feeling the effects.

  World

  May 12, 2019
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• Shell urges CAPP to adjust emission policies to support carbon pricing

  Global energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is urging Canada's largest oil and gas organization to get off the fence and support both the Paris climate accord and the pricing of carbon to encourage greenhouse gas emission reductions.

  Environment

  Apr 3, 2019