More than three dozen professors at an Ontario university are calling on the federal and provincial governments to act in response to reporting published by Canada’s National Observer.
“It was always a disaster from a climate change perspective, but this is now an economic crime that has stolen $30 billion of public funds from real climate solutions," said Greenpeace Canada senior energy strategist Keith Stewart.
Environmental advocacy groups and allied investors are pushing some of Canada’s largest banks toward better climate action using a series of shareholder resolutions.
In a recent op-ed, McKenna — who serves as the UN’s greenwashing expert — said Canadian oilsands companies are greenwashing themselves and responsible public policy must address increasing emissions from the sector.
The Ford government is out of touch with the economic and environmental realities of natural gas expansion, Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner and Ontario NDP energy critic Peter Tabuns told Canada’s National Observer.
Fossil fuel giant Enbridge faces the risk of a “death spiral” as the energy transition to renewables unfolds, according to evidence the company filed with the Ontario regulator.
London-headquartered bank Barclays announced it will stop financing oilsands projects Wednesday in its annual report, marking another win for shareholder activists.