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Nature bill welcome, needs work to ensure Canada meets its targets
The biodiversity crisis demands immediate action, environmental advocates say
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INC-4: Greenpeace hangs a banner on Mackenzie King Bridge, urging delegates to put people over plastic
Twenty-four hours before the end of the negotiations for a Plastics Treaty at the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), Greenpeace Canada activists hung a banner on the Mackenzie King Bridge, right next to the Shaw Center, where world delegations are gathered. The fourteen meters banner read “People over polluters: Cut plastic production now!” and followed…
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Ottawa Plastic Talks: strong Global Plastics Treaty still within reach
global treaty that cuts plastic production and ends single-use plastic pollution is still within reach and governments have a duty to do all they can to secure it, said Greenpeace International and The Descendants Project at a press conference today. Campaigners and activists from impacted communities said Member States must ensure the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating…
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🚨 Live Updates from INC4: People vs Plastic
From April 23-29, Ottawa will host the fourth of five UN negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty. The first three rounds were chaotic and dominated by Big Plastic trying to…
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To be a treaty for the people, the Global Plastics Treaty must reduce plastic production
Have you ever seen a referendum that 80% of people would support? Such an event is rare, although not unprecedented. This is a remarkable result, which demonstrates broad support for…
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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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Greenpeace Canada reaction to Canada signing UN Ocean Treaty
We are pleased to see Canada make good on its commitment to secure the Ocean Treaty but now we need to see more urgency to write this historic Treaty into law.
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Why did Greenpeace put a giant inflatable owl outside Justin Trudeau’s residence?
On behalf of over 60,000 people who have asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a new federal nature law, and behalf of the 2000+ wild species in Canada which are…
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Greenpeace’s reaction to the new electric vehicle availability standard (federal)
“Governments must be bolder and speed up the transition towards electric vehicles, ending any new light-duty gasoline vehicle sales by 2030 at the latest.* Introducing an electric vehicle availability standard…
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Unveiling Greenwashing: The Urgent Need for Transparency in the Fossil Fuel Industry
As the world grapples with the pressing need for climate justice, a troubling trend has emerged within the fossil fuel industry: greenwashing. It’s time to shed light on this deceptive…
