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John Woodside
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News, Energy, Politics
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December 14th 2023
In the face of accelerating natural disasters and the slow state of climate negotiations, new diplomatic efforts to rein in fossil fuels are being developed. Will it be enough to avoid catastrophe?
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More in today's news
At COP28, oil and gas companies and petrostates like Alberta made their pitch to have their climate cake and eat it too. Now that the conference is over and the world has agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, they're in for a rude awakening.
Max Fawcett
Opinion, Politics
| December 14th 2023
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The ‘UAE Consensus’ on climate change is anything but universal agreement. In fact, it reveals the deep divisions set to define the next decade of climate action.
John Woodside
News, Energy, Politics
| December 13th 2023
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While the sustainable jobs act moves through the House of commons, Canada’s largest labour organization and an Alberta-based think tank have set their sights on what comes next.
Natasha Bulowski
News, Energy, Ottawa Insider
| December 14th 2023
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For the past few months, Canadians have been banned from sharing news articles on Facebook and Instagram, places where many people turned for information.
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
Opinion
| December 13th 2023
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First Nations and community groups aiming to restore salt marshes in the Campbell River estuary, develop a modern fish trap based on ancient practices and rebuild a hatchery get $3.4 million in funding from the B.C. and federal governments.
Rochelle Baker
News, Island Insider
| December 14th 2023
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Indigenous students in Ontario still have lower attendance and graduation rates and are suspended twice as often as their non-Indigenous peers.
Matteo Cimellaro
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa
| December 14th 2023
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New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative government has released its strategy to become carbon neutral within 12 years through the use of nuclear, wind and solar energy.
Canadian Press
News
| December 13th 2023
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Alberta needs an open public inquiry into how the province ensures oilsands producers can pay to clean up after themselves, says a report released Wednesday by a group of university researchers.
Bob Weber
News
| December 13th 2023
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There's a growing conflict between ambitious climate action and retrograde investment treaties that indemnify foreign investors from government decisions that cut into their future profits.
Scott Sinclair
Opinion
| December 14th 2023
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Agricultural chemicals and insecticides, fungicides and herbicides used in tree farming have drawn remarkably little attention, partly owing to a lack of research on the risks to consumers or farm workers.
Ruby McConnell
News
| December 14th 2023
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Rochelle Baker
News, Island Insider
| December 21st 2022
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