Politics
UN climate summit leader says rich countries need to pay up
Alok Sharma, the British official who will preside over an upcoming U.N. climate summit said he's losing sleep over how to get long-promised funding for poorer nations to switch to cleaner energy and cope with the worst impacts of climate change.
Confessions of an optimistic Green
As rookie and returning MPs get ready for a new Parliament, federal Green Party member Ralph Martin expresses optimism despite his party's disappointing election results.
Canada supports global pledge to slash oil and gas methane
Canada is committing to slashing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as part of a global effort to curb the powerful greenhouse gas.
Scientists says future of Middle East depends on speedy transition to renewables
A climate change conference will underscore to policy-makers in the Middle East and the east Mediterranean that the switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is needed urgently.
Pandora Papers’ bombshells have MPs calling for action
MPs and the non-profit Canadians for Tax Fairness are calling for the Canadian government to take action after the Pandora Papers investigation found hundreds of world leaders and public officials have used offshore tax havens to hide enormous fortunes.
‘The climate crisis in action’: WHO urges world leaders to avoid health disaster
The World Health Organization is calling on world leaders to phase out fossil fuels ahead of COP26 to help save millions of lives around the globe.
Enviro debate organizers holding MPs to their promises
Organizers of the GreenPAC 100 Debates for the Environment will hold the 56 candidates ultimately elected to Parliament accountable for their climate promises.