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Eliminate 90% of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions in 15 Years, Below2C

Eliminate 90% of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions in 15 Years

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"Technology disruptions already underway in the energy, transportation, and food sectors have extraordinary implications for climate change. These three disruptions alone, driven by just...

New Climate Rules for Canada’s Big Banks

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In late December of last year, Canada released a new policy aimed at ending international public financing for fossil fuels, (starting January 1, 2023)...
Deaths From Fossil Fuel Pollution Much Worse Than COVID, Below2C

We Are Not Building Back Better: CO2 Emissions Heading for All-Time-High in 2023

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Since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, the phrase ‘Building Back Better’ is everywhere, providing a framework for recovery from the world’s...
The Canadian Case for Border Carbon Adjustments, Below2C

The Canadian Case for Border Carbon Adjustments

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In a recent press release, highlighting the Creating Clean Prosperity -How Canada Can Reduce Its Emissions and Increase Its Competitiveness report, Michael Bernstein of Clean Prosperity...
Red Alert: Climate Pledges Falling 'Far Short' of Paris Agreement Targets, Below2C

Red Alert: Climate Pledges Falling ‘Far Short’ of Paris Agreement Targets

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A new UN analysis reveals that global emissions dropped by 2.6 billion tonnes in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is...
Rising Methane Levels A Bigger Threat Than CO2, Below2C

Rising Methane Levels A Bigger Threat Than CO2

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Carbon dioxide is commonly pictured as the bad boy of greenhouse gases. And even if methane is roughly 30 times more potent as a...
We Have Left It Too Late, Below2C

We Have Left It Too Late

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We've waited too long to get serious about climate change. For decades, warnings from scientists and the IPPC have gone unheeded. And now, we've...
Investing In Disaster, Below2C

Investing In Disaster

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A new briefing by Oil Change International, Investing in Disaster reveals that new oil and gas production approved to date in 2022 and at risk...
Is Carbon Capture a Help Or a Hindrance, Below2C

Is Carbon Capture a Help or a Hindrance?

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Will the world be able to sink the climate problem underground or under the oceans?  Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies exist but can...
Canada on Earth Day - Climate Crisis, Carbon Pricing, Clean Energy, Below2C

Canada on Earth Day – Climate Crisis, Carbon Pricing, Clean Energy

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Perhaps every day needs to be Earth Day as we begin to adapt to the era of climate crisis. The earth is heating up....