John Woodside
Senior Ottawa Reporter | Ottawa |
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About John Woodside
John Woodside was named one of Canada Clean50's emerging leaders in 2023 for his outstanding reporting on the climate and related issues. Focusing on finance, lobbying, energy policy and the climate emergency from Ottawa, Woodside brings a depth of experience to Canada's National Observer. Before joining Canada's National Observer, John reported on energy for allNewBrunswick and allNewfoundlandLabrador, and focused on Muskrat Falls, nuclear power, and the Irving group of companies.He has also worked with Cited Media and with the foreign policy news outlet OpenCanada. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Masters in Journalism.
Countries inked a 'transformative' plan to protect the planet in Montreal. Now it's on world leaders to turn those words into reality
An international deal to protect 30 per cent of nature by 2030 nearly unravelled in Montreal Monday, but ultimately COP15 landed a historic agreement.
‘We need everyone to be part of the solution,’ but corporate lobbyists seen as blight on UN biodiversity talks
As the United Nations biodiversity conference in Montreal nears its end, Canadian federal politicians are weighing in on the corporate, big-money influence that can shape negotiations.
From fossil fuels to banks, lobbyists for big companies seek sway over world’s plan to protect nature
Powerful lobby groups representing fossil fuel companies, big agriculture, banks and other industries threatening the environment are out in full force at the United Nations biodiversity conference in Montreal.
‘The entire world is watching’: Guilbeault, others push for bolder global biodiversity plan as negotiations heat up
Negotiations on a global plan to protect nature are heating up as environment ministers from the High Ambition Coalition urge countries to rally around the 30x30 goal.
China calls on Canada for help in race to reach global biodiversity deal
China is tapping Canada to help overcome the toughest negotiation hurdles at the United Nations’ COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal in a diplomatic move that signals growing trust between the two countries.
Canada launches critical minerals alliance to avoid reliance on ‘authoritarian states’
As concerns about China’s dominant economic position in the industry mount, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is unveiling a new international alliance aimed at securing the critical minerals needed to transition off fossil fuels.
Canada seeks to shore up critical minerals supply chain as geopolitical tensions rise
The 58-page strategy launched in Vancouver Friday does not name China directly, but because China is a dominant player in global critical mineral supply chains, the strategy is a clear attempt to eat into Beijing's market share.
Feds table more than $1 billion to protect biodiversity
With the United Nations biodiversity conference in Montreal underway, the federal government is putting over $1 billion on the table for conservation projects led by Indigenous Peoples in Canada and for developing countries.
Humanity has become ‘a weapon of mass extinction.’ Can the world make a peace pact with nature in Montreal?
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is clear about what he wants to see at the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal: a peace pact with nature.