Disinformation threatens climate action, UN warns
Top officials in Baku for COP29 say the spread of false climate narratives undercuts the annual climate talks.
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International biodiversity negotiations are underway, but political turmoil is bogging down Canada's response
As international biodiversity talks get underway in Colombia for COP16, political turmoil at home is jeopardizing Canada’s nature protection plans.
Federal corporate tax change could raise some Canadians' electricity, gas bills
A proposed income tax change to crack down on cross-border tax avoidance could unintentionally hike power bills and natural gas rates for consumers, Electricity Canada is warning.
Here's what you need to know about Canada's priorities and challenges at COP28
Canada’s image at the world’s signature climate negotiations could be complicated by infighting, some observers fear, as two of the federal government's ardent critics at the provincial level look to capture attention at the United Nations climate summit known as COP28.
The decade-old broken climate promise looming over COP28
New data suggest wealthy countries may belatedly be providing a promised $100 billion in climate-related aid. But they’ve eroded trust in the process.
Liberals called on to boost social housing stock in line with peer nations
If a single mother with a newborn baby starts looking for city-subsidized housing in Canada's largest urban centre today, she might see her child enter high school before they find a new home.
Stand.earth ‘names and shames’ Cargill and its heirs to keep deforestation promises
The activist group alleges that Cargill, the nation’s largest privately-held company and the world’s largest agribusiness company, has failed to keep pledges on eliminating deforestation from its supply chains.
Tech companies urge Biden to take hard line against Canada's digital tax, online laws
A high-tech industry coalition in the United States is urging President Joe Biden to take a hard line against Canada's approach to digital services.
Fossil fuel subsidies almost doubled worldwide in 2021, analysis finds
Government support for fossil fuel companies amid huge profits is a "roadblock" to tackling the climate crisis, the International Energy Agency says.
‘Perfect storm’ of crises widening inequality, UN boss says
António Guterres says growing north and south divide is ‘morally unacceptable’ and dangerous.
Heat wave, drought raise fears of wildfires in Europe
Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and high fuel costs for aircraft needed to fight wildfires have heightened concerns across Europe this summer.
Carbon pricing disproportionally hard on Indigenous groups, small biz: audit
Canada's carbon pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not hard enough on the biggest emitters, the federal environment commissioner said on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in a new audit.
G-20 leaders endorse global corporate minimum tax
Leaders of the world's biggest economies on Saturday, October 30, 2021, endorsed a global minimum tax on corporations, a linchpin of new international tax rules aimed at blunting the edge of fiscal paradises amid skyrocketing profits of some multinational businesses.
Can Canada scale up international climate financing?
Scaling up international climate financing is critical to the success of COP26 and Canada is playing a key role.
World economy will lose trillions if poor countries don't get vaccines: OECD
As the Trudeau government is forced to explain delays rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, some of the world's economic and health leaders are warning of catastrophic financial consequences if poorer countries are shortchanged on vaccinations.