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We pulled Équiterre Director, Steven Guilbeault, away from his busy schedule to give us his take on the feeling in the halls entering the last day of UNFCCC talks in Doha.
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Creative leadership being called upon Canada and Australia to end fossil fuel subsidies.
Read post →Longing for agreement on the Durban Platform work-plan; questions about the number of negotiating days before COP18; a fight over ADP chairs; Fossil of the day; perverse subsidies and more…
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Will countries positions in the climate change negotiations contribute to building a safe “house” for all? – from ECO
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Short overview of the Canadian downhill path to climate action…
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While the negotiators will try to scaffold their past agreements with a common sense of understanding on many remaining issues, our team will be on the ground to track the latest developments in the climate negotiations…
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Despite taking place on the opposite side of the planet, the COP17 was surely one of the most important event of the year for the future of the Arctic. Unfortunately for the international community, the 8 Arctic States have demonstrated once again in Durban very different levels of commitment to climate action.
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While not surprising, Canada’s Environment Minister’s latest announcement is an outstanding example of our government’s loyal service to the fossil fuel industry. Just hours after returning from Durban, Kent blamed financial cost for a Canadian pull-out from the Kyoto Protocol.
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The European Union presented a text yesterday afternoon which put off a new legal regime until 2020 and only weakly supported the continuation of the Kyoto Protocol. It was rejected by most parties other than Australia, Canada and the United States.
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Canada – you can’t have your cake and eat it too! Approving Total’s Joslyn tar sands mine during the UN climate summit in Durban is like a slap in the face for developing countries here at the international climate change negotiations.
Read post →Yesterday’s speech by Canada’s environment minister in the COP17 high levels comes amid great international disgust for the country’s climate policy. Here is a brief analysis of the speech.
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Just as Kent began his speech, six youth stood and turned away from the Minister revealing the message “Turn your back on Canada” prominently displayed on their shirts.
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