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A bandage for biodiversity protection
The 15th UN Conference on Biodiversity, known as COP15, has ended. The final deal, known as the Kunming-Montreal Agreement, is being labelled historic but is just the beginning of the work needed to halt mass extinction.
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Greenpeace Canada reaction to HSBC’s new climate policy
In reaction to the announcement that HSBC will no longer finance new oil and gas fields, Greenpeace Canada’s senior energy strategist Keith Stewart said:
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Canada to (mostly) stop subsidizing international fossil fuel projects
Canada has joined the growing ranks of nations promising to end international financing of fossil fuels (though there are some worrisome exceptions).
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Reaction to Trudeau’s announcement of $350 million in international biodiversity funding
This announcement at the launch of the Biodiversity COP15 in Montreal increases the pressure for other developed countries to step forward and put new, not previously allocated money on the table.
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All eyes on Montreal: COP15 is the make-or-break moment for global biodiversity
COP15 is a chance to create a systematic shift in the global fight to protect biodiversity. Biodiversity is the network that supports all life, including humanity.
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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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Weeks before decade-defining UN biodiversity conference in Montreal, Canada lobbies against EU legislation to protect forests
While Canada is about to host the upcoming UN Biodiversity conference in Montreal, the government is at the same time resisting strong measures in Europe to protect the world’s remaining forests.
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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.