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John Woodside
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News, Politics
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November 30th 2023
With the leadup to COP28 marked by scandal after scandal and geopolitical tensions pitting the Global North and South against each other, establishing a loss and damage fund and pouring hundreds of millions into it on the first day of the UN climate conference is an unprecedented achievement, advocates say.
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More in today's news
New commitments under the Paris Agreement to slash more planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions are due in 2025, the UN's climate change executive secretary told delegates on the opening day of the annual climate change negotiations, upping the pressure on countries like Canada that remain off track.
John Woodside
News, Politics
| November 30th 2023
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Cities, towns, and regional governments outshine their national counterparts when reducing food emissions. In fact, municipalities are poised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions almost 35 per cent more than countries, say researchers.
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
News
| December 1st 2023
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Right now, Canada’s financial system isn’t on the right track to ensure kids like mine will have a green and equitable future.
Sarah Harvey
Opinion
| December 1st 2023
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The U.N. weather agency says 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record and warns of worrying trends that suggest more floods, wildfires, glacier melt and heat waves in the future.
Jamey Keaten, Bassam Hatoum
News
| November 30th 2023
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In a dark, unexplored layer of ocean, a hidden cache of fish might play an unexpected role in our climate’s future. It seems like a bad time for a new fishery.
Moira Donovan
News
| December 1st 2023
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The Liberal government is trying to get its sustainable jobs legislation through a month-long Conservative filibuster as frustration mounts among MPs and labour unions.
Natasha Bulowski
News, Politics, Ottawa Insider
| November 30th 2023
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NDP members are voting against Ottawa’s fall economic statement to protest gaps in funding for Indigenous Services in the midst of an infrastructure crisis.
Matteo Cimellaro
News, Politics, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa
| November 30th 2023
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Vancouver Island whale researchers helped the world-famous nature series explore novel humpback behaviour and how these ocean giants help mitigate climate change.
Rochelle Baker
News, Island Insider
| November 30th 2023
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Phoebe Weston
News
| September 8th 2020
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