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REACTION: New GHG reduction target for Canada
In response to Justin Trudeau's announcement of Canada's new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target of 40 to 45% by 2030 (relative to 2005) at Joe Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate , Keith Stewart, Senior Energy Strategist, Greenpeace Canada, said
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2021 Federal budget analysis: how just and green will the COVID recovery be?
On Monday April 19th, Trudeau released a budget that showed you have been heard. There’s still a lot of work to be done, but here are some of the things that likely wouldn’t have been in the budget without pressure from people like you.
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Greenpeace Canada reaction to federal budget
Ottawa – In reaction to the release of the federal budget by Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, Keith Stewart, Senior Energy Strategist at Greenpeace Canada, said:
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Conservative’s climate plan
“At a time when we desperately need to do more, the Conservatives are unsurprisingly proposing we lower the bar even further. It may play well in oil company boardrooms, but it won’t prepare Canadians or the Canadian economy for the zero-carbon future.”
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Say no to a deal in palm oil deforestation
Tell Minister Ng to take this seriously and shut the door to dirty palm oil. Sign the petition to halt the trade deal.
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What Trudeau should do to save banks from themselves (and the rest of us from climate chaos)
Globally, the finance sector is having an “oh shit” moment as banks, pension funds and investors begin to recognize the threats posed by climate change.
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Climate change villains: Your weekly gossip on oil and gas industry scandals
Move over Lady Whistledown! We're spilling all on industry's anti-climate capers: This week, how the oil industry is raising fears about net zero and asking bureaucrats to be their "champions" in the federal government.
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Saving Fairy Creek and Why Ancient Forests are Worth More Standing
Guest blogger Liz Sparkes, an environmental Science student and nature advocate from Vancouver Island
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Ministerial Briefing Note Shows How Canada’s Natural Resources Ministry Is Captured by the Oil Industry
This is a revised, blog-ified and slightly expanded version of the Twitter thread here.
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The Spring budget is coming We’re sending a message in paint: Build Back Fossil Free!
While the Liberal Throne Speech last September provided some progress in their recovery plans, its lack of detail failed to make the mark. This was yet another big disappointment. Given the urgency of the crises we face right now, we need more ambitious and immediate actions in order to build back fossil free for a…
