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Environmental groups fight greenwashing in forestry ‘sustainability’ certification scheme
Groups seek legal remedy from Competition Bureau.
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A new Plastics Treaty: How Canada can help end the age of plastic
Negotiations to create a new Global Plastics Treaty at the UN are currently underway. ‘Tis the season to help Minister Guilbeault and the federal government define what a truly ambitious, strong Global Plastics Treaty means – to turn off the plastic tap once and for all.
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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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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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Unmasking Halloween waste: is a zero waste fright night possible?
The companies preventing you from having a zero waste Halloween are the same ones trashing the oceans. Here’s how the federal government can change that.
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Habs vs. Maple Leafs: Greenpeace denounces RBC logo on Canadiens’ jersey
Greenpeace activists denounced the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for its investment in fossil fuels at the Montreal Canadiens' opening game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the first official game with the RBC logo on the Habs jersey. The activists deployed a banner saying “#NOLOGO, RBC finance la crise climatique” (#NOLOGO, RBC is financing the…
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Greenpeace investigation finds suspected human rights abuse by suppliers of major US and Taiwanese seafood company
Major US seafood brand Bumble Bee and its Taiwanese owner, tuna trader FCF, are suspected to have illegal fishing and human rights abuse in its supply chain, according...
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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.
