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The oil and gas emissions cap is the trophy Trudeau wants. A major update...

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In an interview with Canada’s National Observer, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault said details of the oil and gas emissions cap framework...

Canada’s pension plan shouldn’t be a cheerleader for Alberta’s oil and gas industry

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By standing before the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and pledging our national pension fund’s continued support for the Alberta oil and gas industry, Canada...

Wave Devouring Propulsion: A Revolutionary Green Technology For Maritime Sustainability

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A new form of wave devouring propulsion (WDP) could power ships and help to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the ... The...

Most Canadians want their investments to align with climate action

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Are Canada’s financial institutions and large private companies aligned with climate action? Canadians want them to be. In fact, the majority of Canadians want...

New York City Prepares for Congestion Pricing ‘Revolution’

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The imminent arrival of congestion pricing has one of North America's highest-traffic cities gearing itself for a “revolution” in transportation, with one expert calling...

Quebec Stands Its Ground, Leads Other Provinces with $1.8B for Non-Market Housing

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While the Canadian and some provincial governments pitch incentives for private developers in a bid to ease the country’s affordable housing crisis, Quebec is...

Connect Climate Action to Affordable Housing, New Council Urges

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In response to Canada's concurrent affordable housing and climate crises, policy experts and community leaders are uniting in a newly-established council to develop "all-in"...

70% Chance of Emissions Reduction in 2024 Marks ‘Crucial Inflection Point’, Analysts Say

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There’s a 70% chance that 2024 will be the “crucial inflection point” when global climate pollution begins to fall—as long as clean technology growth...

FROM THE ENERGY MIX WEEKENDER

Climate Tipping Points - Some Horrific but Some Hopeful

We’re in a moment of climate tipping points, horrific and hopeful. With both sides of the story accelerating, we still get to decide which one wins out.
We’re in a moment of climate tipping points, horrific and hopeful. With both sides of the story accelerating, we still get to decide which one wins out.

Time to Seize the Narrative - It's "All Hands On Deck"

Calling out an oil for being greedy doesn’t tell anyone anything new. While we have the mic, how about calling everyone in to a climate solutions agenda?
Calling out an oil for being greedy doesn’t tell anyone anything new. While we have the mic, how about calling everyone in to a climate solutions agenda?

Climate Changes Everything. And Climate Journalism Creates Change

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Climate news coverage has improved over the last few years. But it’s “still way too calm and quiet. There is urgency of telling the climate story and getting the story right.

CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

Turning yellow school buses green - kickstart auto industry

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Nearly all buses run on diesel fuel, a potent source of emissions responsible for a broad range of health impacts and a vast amount of Canada’s GHGs.

‘A victory for us’: Ontario youth celebrates U.S. climate case win

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Young climate activists’ recent legal victory in a Montana court case shows “climate litigation is progressing in a good direction all over the continent.” Alex Neufeldt

5 system-changing ways to fight rising energy bills in heat waves

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It’s time for Ontario decision-makers – public, private, community – to make the decision to rethink and reinforce our top-down grid from the bottom up.

EU fossil fuels for electricity falls 17% to ‘record low’

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The amount of electricity generated by fossil fuels across the European Union (EU) fell to its lowest level since records began in the first six months of 2023

FINANCE, PENSIONS, BANKS

Canadian pension funds ignore rapid rise in climate dangers

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Canadian pension funds with hundreds of billions in assets are ignoring the threat to their members’ retirement security as the global climate heats up.

Banks spending trillions to finance causes of climate crisis

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With 20 times more money going to fossil fuel and industrial ag projects than climate solutions “the world’s money is flowing in the wrong direction,” says ActionAid

Now's the time for pensions must lead on phasing out fossil fuels

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The only truly responsible investing decision is to stop risking our retirement savings and our climate on oil and gas companies.

HOW SENIORS ARE RISING FOR CLIMATE

Canada Is On Fire – Letter by Seniors for Climate Action Now

Canada Is On Fire - Open Letter by Seniors for Climate Action Now, Below2C
Open Letter to Governments regarding the wildfires raging across Canada. We call on you to take emergency measures now to offset the climate impacts.

Gathering a grey brigade for climate action. Seniors Get It.

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It often feels hard to know if we are making a difference and all of us feel the urgency. Seniors get it. Our grandkids deserve a healthy planet. What will be our legacy?

Worried about grandkids' future, seniors joining the climate fight

"The level of engagement and the form of it among older people seems to be changing dramatically," according to Roland Montpellier, co-founder of Below2C.Org.
"The level of engagement and the form of it among older people seems to be changing dramatically," according to Roland Montpellier, co-founder of Below2C.Org.

It’s The Fault Of Our Generation. Grandmothers Taking Action

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We had not realized how complicit we were in the climate crisis. It really struck us that we’re part of the problem, and that we better get on to being part of the solution.

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PETITIONS, LETTERS

KEEP FOSSILS OUT OF CLEAN ENERGY RULES

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The draft Clean Electricity Regulations still allow for further gas-fired electricity generation if plants build out carbon capture infrastructure.

Send a Letter to the Editor

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The fossil fuel industry is the arsonist behind the devastating climate disasters sweeping Canada and the globe. We need bold, transformative climate action now.

Big polluters are causing climate disasters

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Send a clear message: polluters need to pay for fuelling climate change, aggravating extreme weather, and worsening wildfires.

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