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Global plastics treaty mandate: pivotal step to end plastic pollution
The United Nations Environment Assembly announced today the outcome of the UNEA 5.2 meeting adopting a mandate to open negotiations for a legally binding global plastics treaty.
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The mental load of zero waste
The mental load is a term for the constant demands which typically fall on women’s shoulders, related to the planning, management and execution of a task or set of tasks.
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5 things you need know about the new IPCC WG2 report
The world’s leading climate scientists just released their latest massive assessment on the impacts of climate change and how and to what extent those impacts can be adapted to.
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New IPCC report: we are not prepared for what is coming
In the most comprehensive assessment of climate impacts yet, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Working Group II report delivered their latest scientific assessment to world governments…
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Help make Canada’s single-use plastic ban count!
On December 25th, the federal government published the draft regulations for the much anticipated plastic ban, opening up a 70-day public consultation period.
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Look up! Another warning by IPCC climate scientists is heading our way
Remember the Code Red for Humanity? It was the warning report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is composed of the world’s leading climate scientists.
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Youth won’t be fooled: Report exposes reputational risk for banks targeting youth through sponsorship while funding fossil fuels
Canadian banks’ continued funding of fossil fuels undercuts their attempts to attract youth as customers through sponsorships and charitable giving, according to a new report from Greenpeace Canada and the youth-led organization Banking on a Better Future.
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Antarctic Sea Ice Minimum set for a record low
Data from the National Snow & Ice Data Center shows that this year Antarctic sea ice will reach the lowest extent on satellite record.
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Trans Mountain Pipeline: a climate risk no investor should take
If it weren’t such a bad idea in the first place, you could almost feel sorry for the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) pipeline. On Friday, the federal government cut it…
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Creative disruption to inspire and hack!
Find a bank branch near you and plaster the neighbourhood with stickers & posters calling on them to stop funding destructive fossil fuel projects!
