Paris climate agreement

• COP26 highlights clean energy, but quitting coal is not easy in some countries

  While some at COP26 conference want coal to be left in the past as the world moves towards green and sustainable energy, it is not so simple for developing countries.

  Environment

  Nov 1, 2021
  
• Trudeau to leaders at COP26: ‘What happened in Lytton can and will happen anywhere’

  It's the first time Trudeau will be at a COP meeting since the Paris agreement was signed just weeks after he first became prime minister in 2015.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2021
  
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• Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2020, UN reports

  The news came as the UN climate office warned that the world remains off target for meeting its goal of cutting emissions as part of international efforts to curb global warming.

  Environment

  Oct 25, 2021
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• Faced with wildfires 49% Canadians say urgent need to tackle climate change: poll  

  Despite a record-breaking heat wave this summer, majority of people in Canada are not keen on spending more to help fight climate change, new Ipsos poll shows.

  Environment

  Jul 28, 2021
• Canada aiming to shift to all zero-emission electric vehicles by 2035: Federal government

  The federal government announced they are planning to drive all gas-powered vehicles off the road and have electric vehicles take over by 2035.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2021
• 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, 2021
• ‘So nice to see!’ — Greta Thunberg takes parting shot at Donald Trump

  Greta Thunberg mocked Donald Trump's final moments in office on Twitter, where the outgoing president can no longer respond.

  Trending

  Jan 20, 2021
• 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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• World leaders mark 5 years of Paris climate agreement with virtual gathering

  The Paris agreement aims to cap global warming at well under 2C (3.6F), ideally no more than 1.5C (2.7F), by the end of the century.

  World

  Dec 12, 2020
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• United Nations calls on humanity to end ‘war on nature,’ go carbon free

  Antonio Guterres, the head of the United Nations, challenged world leaders to make 2021 the year that humanity ends its "war on nature."

  Environment

  Dec 2, 2020