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Canada to (mostly) stop subsidizing international fossil fuel projects
Canada has joined the growing ranks of nations promising to end international financing of fossil fuels (though there are some worrisome exceptions).
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COP27 Loss and Damage Finance Fund a down payment on climate justice
Greenpeace welcomes the COP27 agreement to establish a Loss and Damage Finance Fund as an important foundation in building towards climate justice. But, warns against politics as usual.
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COP27 establishes historic fund for loss and damage, led by the collective action of Global South leaders and allies and civil society
Climate Action Network Canada joins communities from the Global South, island states, and civil society worldwide in celebrating this global agreement after a thirty-year-long fight.
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Automakers including Toyota, General Motors auto sales to push planet beyond 1.5C heating limit: study
Automakers worldwide are on track to sell an estimated 400 million more diesel and gas vehicles than is feasible to keep global heating under 1.5°C, according to a new report published by Greenpeace Germany. The overshoot is equivalent to approximately five times the total number of cars and vans sold globally in 2021.
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How Canadian banks helped kill the UN’s net zero banking club
In a development worthy of its own true-crime podcast, the United Nations’ net zero banking alliance was murdered and Canadian banks’ fingerprints are all over the murder weapon.
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A safe and fair future for all can be delivered at COP27
The burning question at the upcoming 27th UN Climate Conference (COP27) is whether richer, historically more polluting governments are going to pay up for the loss and damage caused by climate change. With final preparations underway, Greenpeace said significant progress can be made on the justice and support countries most impacted by past, present and…
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TAKE ACTION: ‘Tis the season to scare the banks
A chill is in the air. The leaves are changing colours. And birds are flying South. This can mean only one thing: Halloween season is upon us. ??
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Report:Racing to Zero? Canadian Banks’ Dubious Net Zero Commitments
Canada’s big five banks will be forced out of the United Nations’ net zero banking club unless they present a credible plan to phase out support for fossil fuels and…
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Canadian banks will get kicked out of UN net zero club unless they up their game: Report
Canada’s big five banks will be forced out of the United Nations’ net zero banking club unless they present a credible plan to phase out support for fossil fuels and significantly increase their 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets, according to a new report from Greenpeace Canada.
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Canada-Germany Renewable Hydrogen deal again shows a fossil-fuel-free future is the way forward, leaving LNG in the dust
In a win for renewable energy and a loss for fossil fuels, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced today the Canada-Germany Hydrogen Alliance.