Sydney Ribaux

About Sydney Ribaux

Sydney Ribaux is the cofounder and executive director of Équiterre. He chaired the Board of Directors until 1998. Since then, as executive director, he has been involved in all of our activities, from development, to implementation, to funding.

His passion for urban planning led him to chair the Montreal Regional Council on the Environment from 1996 to 2003. He also participated in efforts to increase funding for public transit in Quebec, as well as in Canada's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol.

While in charge of energy intitiatives at consumer protection group Option consommateurs from 1992 to 1998, Sidney helped set up a national energy-efficiency program for people with low incomes. Sidney also spearheaded and chairs the Centre for Sustainable Development, which is one of the greenest buildings in Canada, as well as a hub for social and environmental groups.

Photo credit: Anderson Lima

2 Articles

Land defenders and water protectors gather on April 7, 2018 near an exclusion zone on the site of a proposed terminal in Burnaby, B.C., for Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion. Photo by Dylan S. Waisman

Kinder Morgan faced with uncertainty 'for years' due to challenges from First Nations

Canada’s constitution grants them many rights, and it is far from certain that these rights have been respected in the pipeline approval processes. Currently, 18 cases are before the courts in this matter. Regardless of the rulings in these cases, the parties will certainly appeal, perhaps all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, which could take years.

Letters to the Editor

Opinion, Energy, Politics | April 19th 2018

Opinion: Justin Trudeau should overhaul reviews without cheerleading for pipelines

The minister’s view that it’s time to hit the reset button flows not only from a concern for “due process”, but also from concern for the well-being of a sizeable chunk of Canadian citizenry.

Race Against Climate Change

Opinion, Energy | September 15th 2016