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Groups denounce gas company’s lawsuit seeking to overturn a Quebec municipality’s partial ban on fossil gas in new buildings: Énergir wants to prevent municipalities from fighting the climate crisis
Sixteen environmental and community groups based in Quebec vigorously denounce Energir’s legal offensive against the small municipality of Prévost and are calling on the company’s owners to intervene. The Quebec gas giant is attempting to overturn a bylaw aimed at limiting the use of fossil-gas-powered equipment in buildings in order to combat the climate crisis. They say…
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Reaction to industry lobbyist access at Global Plastics Treaty talks
Response to an analysis conducted by Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and supported by Greenpeace.
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INC-3: Artists, activists call for Global Plastics Treaty to end the age of plastic
The third round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty begins today.
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Greenpeace Canada and Auriga Nusantara call on the Forest Stewardship Council to acknowledge Paper Excellence’s connection to Asia Pulp & Paper
Greenpeace Canada and Auriga Nusantara submitted a complaint to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), calling for it to recognize the connection between Paper Excellence and APP
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As deep sea mining talks end, Greenpeace calls for a mining moratorium, not regulations that allow destruction
“Each new announcement of support for a moratorium is a beacon of hope for the deep sea and the global ocean."
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Greenpeace demands for a strong Global Plastics Treaty
Greenpeace demands for a strong Global Plastics Treaty.
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Free heat pumps to cool our overheated planet and politics
The Trudeau government is being attacked from all sides over its decision to remove the carbon tax from home heating oil. Fortunately, there is a way forward that addresses the affordability and climate crises: offer free heat pumps and insulation upgrades for anyone who wants them, paid for by a tax on excess oil company…
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Companies must turn failure into effective action on the plastics crisis
Reacting to the new Ellen MacArthur Report entitled ‘The Global Commitment Five Years In: Perspective On Progress’ and 2022/23 progress report for Global Commitment signatories, Louise Edge said: ...
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Greening Ukraine’s Reconstruction: Building Back Better
Picture this. It’s a warm August evening, and you’re among a large group of like-minded people, high up in the Carpathian mountains. You’ve spent the last three days at an…
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Montreal Vote to Phase Out Gas in New Construction Reflects National Trend Toward Climate-Friendly Buildings
With its new policy aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from new buildings, Montreal joins a growing number of Canadian municipalities from Quebec to British Columbia (B.C). that have made…
