Paris Climate Agreement

• Canada’s emission reduction ‘painfully slow,’ off track for 2030 targets

  Ottawa 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.

  Environment

  Nov 7, 2024
  
• COP27: Canada has made ‘tremendous progress,’ says Guilbeault as emissions grow

  Canada's carbon dioxide emissions crept back up in 2021 after falling sharply during the first year of COVID-19, and experts believe they will go up even further this year.

  Environment

  Nov 11, 2022
  
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• ‘Broken promises’: Is Canada falling short on its climate change goals?

  As world leaders look for ways to implement global climate goals at COP27, experts urge better implementation of pledges and financial support for developing countries.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2022
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• AIMCo CEO rejects fossil fuel divestment as investment strategy

  The CEO of AIMCo says divesting from fossil fuels is the opposite of what pension funds should be doing if they want to help solve the climate crisis.

  Economy

  Sep 21, 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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