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Groups send open letter to Carney, urging forward-thinking policy to future-proof the Canadian economy
Today, climate-concerned organizations from across Canada published an open letter to Mark Carney, calling on the newly elected Prime Minister-designate to future-proof the Canadian economy by putting forward climate-aligned finance policy.
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Greenpeace reaction to Carney’s election as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
n reaction to Mark Carney being elected as the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and thus the new Prime Minister of Canada, Keith Stewart, Senior Energy Strategist at Greenpeace Canada, said
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Greenpeace organisations begin trial defense against Energy Transfer’s SLAPP
Ten years after the world watched the Indigenous-led protests at the Dakota Access Pipeline unfold, representatives from Greenpeace International (GPI) and two Greenpeace entities in the United States arrive at a Morton County courthouse to fight a meritless lawsuit brought by Energy Transfer (ET), today.
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Fossil fuel projects in Quebec are “mirages,” according to 100 organizations and representatives
Fossil fuel transportation projects including pipelines are not the way forward, according to 100 civil society organizations and stakeholders. Many people have been proposing new projects in light of the trade and economic conflict with the United States. The civil society groups emphasize that a socio-ecological transition is needed to ensure Quebec’s economic prosperity and…
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Canadian banks’ and investors’ unrestricted support for LNG is fueling a future climate bomb
Canadian banks are pouring billions of dollars into the global expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals that could potentially unleash more than 10 gigatonnes of climate-wrecking greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research.
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Greenpeace Canada blocks Poilievre’s house, calling him out for his anti-climate agenda that betrays people
Early this morning, two activists locked themselves to a replica oil pumpjack in the driveway of Stornoway, the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition in Ottawa, unveiling a strong message: Poilievre: Protecting polluters, betraying people. The oil jack, surrounded by burned forest and flames, was painted with charcoal made from wood burned in…
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Taxing Big Oil would grow UN climate loss and damage fund by more than 2000%, analysis finds
A small tax on just seven of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies could grow the UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage by more than 2000% and help address the costs of extreme weather events, according to new analysis published today by Greenpeace International and Stamp Out Poverty. The organisations are calling for a…
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Leaders must seize decisive moment for climate finance at COP29
World leaders at the UN climate change conference COP29 in Baku must respond boldly to another year of record temperatures and rising emissions by agreeing a robust new finance goal to support desperately needed climate action in developing countries.
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Civil society groups denounce the criminalization of environmental protest
Several key players from environmental and social justice groups came together to denounce the criminalization of peaceful protest. This united statement responds to the arrest and prolonged detention of three environmental activists as well as a broader wave of repression against the movement.
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Greenpeace Canada applauds the Mathur case vs Ontario Court of Appeal ruling
Today, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the seven Ontario youth allowing their appeal. The judge will have to re-consider whether Ontario failed to produce a climate plan and a target that complies with the Charter rights. In reaction to the ruling, Priyanka Vittal, Legal Counsel at Greenpeace Canada declared
