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John Woodside
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Investigations
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December 5th 2023
"They're private sector entities for whom their priority is to do what's best for their business. And that doesn't make them evil, but it does mean they don't belong here.”
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Activists are horrified by a climate conference in one of richest petrostates on the planet. Remind me why they went?
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Opinion
| December 5th 2023
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Why I’m here with colleagues and allies at COP28? Because civil society is capable of exerting power to balance corporate interests and protect the global co-operation process — as imperfect as it is.
Caroline Brouillette
Opinion
| December 4th 2023
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Canada set a high bar globally when the country announced new standards Monday to crack down on planet-warming methane emissions, say observers.
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| December 5th 2023
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First Nations leadership from across the country will be descending on Ottawa to elect a new national chief, with questions remaining about how the new Assembly of First Nations leader will balance climate action with resource development.
Matteo Cimellaro
Analysis, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa
| December 5th 2023
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At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests registered to attend this year's United Nations climate talks in Dubai, more than three times the number found in an Associated Press analysis of last year's talks, as new rules took effect requiring attendees to disclose their employment.
Mary Katherine Wildeman, Michael Phillis
News, Politics
| December 4th 2023
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Participants at the United Nations' COP28 climate talks on Sunday found themselves greeted by the rarest sights in the United Arab Emirates — public protests.
Jon Gambrell
News
| December 4th 2023
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But there’s a disconnect between what politicians say and what the public wants.
Kate Yoder
News, Politics
| December 5th 2023
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In 2015, young voters propelled Justin Trudeau to power. But if current polls hold, they'll be the ones who sweep him out of it. Can his new communications guru do anything to turn the tide?
Max Fawcett
Opinion, Politics
| December 5th 2023
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From the archives
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Max Binks-Collier
News
| February 16th 2022
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