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INC-4: Greenpeace reacts to Minister Guilbeault undermining ambition during Plastics Treaty talks in Ottawa
In response to Minister Guilbeault declaring “a cap on plastic production may be too complicated” at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), Sarah King, Head of Plastics & Oceans at Greenpeace Canada, said:
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Greenpeace Canada reacts to the 2024 federal budget
In advance of today’s budget, Greenpeace Canada joined with other Canadian organizations to advocate for measures that would simultaneously address affordability and the climate crisis, and to denounce efforts by some politicians to shamelessly exploit Canadians’ very real economic pain for political gain.
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As political parties enter election-mode, let’s keep talking about climate action
What happened when a Greenpeace activist showed up with a climate action banner at a Conservative ‘Axe the Carbon Tax’ rally? I’m here to fill you in!
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Safeguarding climate policy against bad faith attacks requires stronger action to address affordability concerns
To help Canadians through this difficult time, they must adopt policies that provide tangible and immediate support to address rising costs, while tackling the long-term dependency on fossil fuels that make us poorer and more vulnerable to energy price shocks and climate disasters.
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RBC’s new climate policy means it should stop financing oil sands giants: Greenpeace report
RBC’s new corporate commitment to drop clients who lack an adequate net zero transition plan means the bank should stop financing Canada’s biggest oil sands companies, according to a report from Greenpeace Canada. Greenpeace is calling on RBC to drop oil companies like Suncor, Cenovus and CNRL whose net zero transition policies don’t meet the…
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Ahead of budget, Greenpeace activists in Minister Freeland’s office demanding climate action and banking regulations
Earlier this morning, Greenpeace Canada activists entered Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s downtown Toronto office calling on the Liberal government to stop backsliding on existing climate commitments and commit to regulating Canadian fossil banks in the 2024 federal budget. As the Liberal government delays or waters down long-promised climate policies and refuses to rein in irresponsible…
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Greenpeace Canada reacts to new Copernicus data: global heating exceeding 1.5°C threshold for 12 months
Today, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the European Union's Earth Observation Programme released new data showing that for the first time global warming has exceeded a global average of 1.5°C above the pre-industrial baseline across an entire year, from February 2023 to January 2024.
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We called out Shell’s false claims on carbon offsets
In 2020, Shell Canada made a promise it couldn’t keep.
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Greenpeace reacts to Ontario government’s plans to resuscitate obsolete Pickering nuclear power plant
Ontario’s Conservative government announced today it would resuscitate plans to spend billions to rebuild and extend the lives of four reactors at the Pickering nuclear station, which sits…
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Greenpeace Canada claims victory for Shell abandoning offset claims in face of Competition Bureau investigation
Two years after filing a complaint with the Competition Bureau alleging Shell’s “Drive carbon neutral” advertising misled the public, Greenpeace Canada is today claiming victory for the oil giant removing the advertising from its Canadian platforms.
