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Canada's pension funds possess enormous power. Critics say the speed at which they embrace a transition to a green economy “makes a difference.”

Taxes — particularly those on carbon —are the most equitable way to raise money for climate initiatives that impact poorest people and countries the most, say tax-justice advocates at the UN climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

Food activist Rayan Kassem says action on climate change shouldn't be separated from issues like hunger which will only get worse in a warming world.

The young medical students standing atop a statue plinth in Glasgow’s George Square last Friday want med schools to teach about planetary health. Nearby, 50 countries this week pledged to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems.

Indigenous leaders say nature-based solutions to climate change must include them and not make healthy forests and oceans into another commodity that can be bought and sold.

Cities do the heavy lifting when it comes to climate change mitigation and this prize money will help some disadvantaged cities move forward, Robertson said.

The popular president stated more international co-operation is needed if the world is to meet crucial climate targets. 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Monday, November 8, 2021, that it is proposing threatened status for alligator snapping turtles -- huge, spike-shelled reptiles t that lurk at the bottom of lakes and slow waterways, luring prey to their mouths by sticking out a wormlike lure.

Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are challenging a federal ombudsman's decision not to investigate the matter.

Erin O'Toole says comments about COVID-19 vaccines by some members of his caucus are not helpful and are spreading uncertainty about immunization, but he will deal with those issues privately with his team.

The issue of whether the Manitoba government thoroughly consulted with a group of First Nations in the province about ongoing work on a multimillion-dollar flood protection project is playing out in a Winnipeg courtroom this week.

Liberal House leader Mark Holland said on Monday, November 8, 2021, the government intends to collaborate with any party willing to make the minority Parliament work.

Barack Obama expressed confidence at U.N. climate talks Monday that the Biden administration will ultimately get its $555 billion climate package through Congress, and faulted U.S. rivals China and Russia for what he called a “dangerous lack of urgency” in cutting their own climate-wrecking emissions.

Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, announced plans to encourage people to buy electric vehicles weeks after his government was accused at a U.N. conference in Scotland of being a laggard in fighting climate change.

Expedia also say it will not “allow intentional physical contact with wild and exotic animals, which include but are not limited to dolphins, whales, cetaceans, elephants, big cats, bears, reptiles and primates”, and also does not sell activities involving exotic pet cafes, restaurants and travelling zoos.