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Consumption of world’s wealthiest people also making it increasingly difficult to limit global heating to 1.5C

Only about half the funds required are being provided by rich countries, according to a report by Oxfam.

The fortunes of Canada’s 59 billionaires have increased by $111 billion since March 2020, a new report finds — more than the $109 billion the Canadian government spent on income support for workers. 

Celebrities joined Prince William in London on Sunday, October 17, 2021, for the inaugural awards ceremony of his Earthshot Prize, an ambitious environmental program that aims to find new ideas and technologies around the world to tackle climate change and Earth's most pressing challenges.

Over-reliance on tree-planting to offset carbon emissions could push food prices up 80 per cent by 2050, Oxfam said.

Billionaires in Canada have increased their wealth by $20 billion over the last year, says a new Oxfam report on global inequality. Solutions? Increase public services and tax the rich more.

Finance for poor countries to help them reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and deal with climate change is lagging behind the promises of rich countries, an Oxfam report finds.

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh kicked off two days of strategy sessions with members of his caucus on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, with a message: New Democrats are ready to fight the growing gap between Canada's rich and poor.

Two people in Canada are as wealthy as the poorest 30 per cent of Canadians, a new study on income inequality from Oxfam has found.