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Can this be called a ‘deal’?
Its midnight in Copenhagen, and at a press conference broadcast by the White House one hour ago, it was announced that an agreement to curb Greenhouse Gas emissions has been achieved. Though the agreement includes some weak GHG emissions reductions targets, only 5 countries led by the United States have signed onto this non legally [...]
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Fair, Ambitious and Binding: but what does a Canadian Response look like?
Many agree that Canada needs to step up at the talks here in Copenhagen. But what should we commit to, and more importantly, how should we achieve these commitments?
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In the context of a failed Canadian response to the Kyoto protocol, it would seem appropriate to consider the policy option that our current government has [...]
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The Road to a Successful Copenhagen
In the final days of negotiations at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, I’m challenged with defining what will make these talks a success.
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Today was another challenging day at the UNFCCC COP 15 as conference president Connie Hedegaard resigned, Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen took over, thousands rallied and protested outside, and talks [...]
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Busy afternoon at the UNFCC, and Canada now a Climate Leader?
In a press release this afternoon, the Canadian Government supposedly indicated a dramatic shift in Climate Policy, announcing ramping up their greenhouse gas mitigation target from just 3% below 1990 levels, to a globally respectable 40% emissions reductions. This policy shift would move Canada firmly from the laggard to leader category in Copenhagen. The press [...]
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New Report Shows Canada a Laggard in Climate Policy
A new report just released this morning in Copenhagen outlines Canada’s poor performance in Copenhagen when compared against the US. The report, titled “Falling Behind” and released by Power Up Canada, outlines how Canada’s target is already far behind our southern neighbour’s, and additionally that as Canada’s global warmin emissions are growing significantly, US emissions [...]
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