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BREAKING: Greenpeace activists disrupt business as usual in Toronto’s financial district calling on Canadian banks to stop funding climate chaos and injustice
Greenpeace Canada activists blocked entrances to the RBC’s corporate headquarters today by suspending climbers from fifteen foot high tripods as part of a call for Canada’s big five banks to stop funding fossil fuels and to respect Indigenous rights.
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Testimonials from wildfire-affected communities around Lytton
Greenpeace went to Lytton, the Nicola Valley, and Kamloops, all areas affected by wildfires, to bear witness of what happened there and gather testimonials.
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Greenpeace Canada Statement on Throne Speech
In response to the Speech from the Throne delivered to Parliament today, Greenpeace Canada released the following statement.
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Greenpeace solidarity statement with Wet’suwet’en people
Canada should not be invading Wet’suwet’en territory for a pipeline company. Colonial violence against land and water defenders must end.
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COP26 ENDS IN GLASGOW
Glasgow was meant to deliver on firmly closing the gap to 1.5C and that didn’t happen, but in 2022 nations will now have to come back with stronger targets.
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CHINA USA STATEMENT
“It’s always welcome news when the world’s two biggest emitters cooperate on climate change, and a reset of their relationship on this crucial issue is overdue. The climate crisis will only be solved if the US and China move toward the same goal of bringing emissions down in line with a 1.5C trajectory as a…
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NEW COP26 DRAFT DECISION TEXT
“This draft deal is not a plan to solve the climate crisis, it’s an agreement that we’ll all cross our fingers and hope for the best. It’s a polite request that countries maybe, possibly, do more next year. Well that’s not good enough and the negotiators shouldn’t even think about leaving this city until they’ve…
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Climate Action Tracker update is “devastating”
The respected Climate Action Tracker today releases its annual global update – calculating the impact on the future global temperature rise of recent emissions announcements.
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Glasgow first draft text revealed: “exceptionally weak” with no mention of fossil fuel phaseout
Glasgow, Scotland – The first draft of the Glasgow final decision text at COP26 completely fails to mention fossil fuels, despite expert consensus on the need to end new coal, oil and…
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On the eve of COP26, people across the country are unhappy with canada’s largest bank, RBC, for its refusal to stop financing new fossil fuel projects
Thousands of Canadians across the country are today protesting Canada’s largest bank, RBC, which refuses to stop financing fossil fuels. RBC has invested more than $200 billion in fossil fuel projects since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed. These include projects that violate Indigenous rights, like the Coastal GasLink pipeline.