Tag Archives: Environment
Progress slow at COP15 talks but some agreement achieved, says environment minister
MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday he's trying to light a fire under his international colleagues to pick up the pace on negotiations at an international meeting on ...
Dec 09, 2022
As nature talks unfold, here's what '30 by 30' conservation could mean in Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was unequivocal Wednesday when asked if Canada was going to meet its goal to protect one-quarter of all Canadian land and oceans by 2025. "I am happy to say that...
Dec 09, 2022
Canada to stop directly financing fossil fuel projects abroad, with narrow exceptions
OTTAWA - With weeks until an end-of-year deadline it agreed to last year, Canada has announced that it will end new direct subsidies for fossil fuel investments and projects abroad - including those o...
Dec 08, 2022
Federal environment minister certifies 14 bird-friendly cities in six provinces
MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is certifying 14 more Canadian cities as bird-friendly. Guilbeault, who's attending the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal, says cities...
Dec 08, 2022
Financial institutions, businesses see a role in preserving biodiversity at COP15
MONTREAL - A number of business groups and financial institutions say they want to play a role in promoting biodiversity and hope a new UN biodiversity treaty will require some companies to disclose t...
Dec 08, 2022
From urinal mats to unicorns, cargo from 2021 spill still washes up on B.C. shores
When Jill Laviolette started picking debris off Cape Palmerston beach on Vancouver Island following the container spill from the MV Zim Kingston freighter, the inflatable dinosaur and unicorn toys she...
Dec 08, 2022
Trudeau says 120 countries are ready to agree to '30 by 30' framework at COP15
MONTREAL - As negotiations officially began at the COP15 UN nature talks in Montreal Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said almost two-thirds of the countries at the table have already agreed t...
Dec 07, 2022
Canada commits $800 million to support Indigenous-led conservation projects
MONTREAL - Ottawa will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one million square kilometres of land and water, Prime Min...
Dec 07, 2022
Alberta, Saskatchewan chiefs call for sovereignty acts to be withdrawn
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs from Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling for their provinces to toss proposed legislation they say is inherently undemocratic, unconstitutional and infringes on Indigeno...
Dec 07, 2022
Visa issues at COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal could stem from UN delays
OTTAWA - The COP15 conference on biodiversity loss is underway in Montreal, but hundreds of delegates from developing countries are missing out due to visa issues that could stem from the United Natio...
Dec 07, 2022