Our new website!

We are very happy and exited to have launched a brand new website for Climate Action Network Canada! We are a unique organization in that we can promote everything that …

October 27, 2011: Weak federal coal regulations spark outrage from Canadians

Weak federal coal regulations spark outrage from Canadians

Last year, former Environment Minister Jim Prentice announced that within a year, the government would be coming out

New coal regulations called weak

CBC news

Environmental groups say more than 5,000 people have written to the federal government demanding tougher rules for coal-fired power plants.

Wednesday marked the end of a 60-day period …

Consultations on coal regs flooded with thousands of letters urging tougher plan to reduce emissions

OTTAWA-Consultations on proposed regulations to crack down on pollution from coal-fired power plants have attracted more than 5,000 letters from Canadians urging a tougher plan, several environmental groups said Thursday.…

EU climate chief: science shows Canada oil sand risk

By Johanna Somers

BRUSSELS, Oct 27 (Reuters) – The European Commission’s plans to class fuel from oil sands, including Canada’s, as highly polluting are based on science and it will …

UK accused of stalling EU tar sands regulation

National representatives from EU member countries on Wednesday delayed a vote to tighten the EU’s Fuel Quality Directive, amid acute pressure from the Canadian government and alleged stalling attempts by …

Thousands of Canadians Demand for Canada to go Beyond Coal

For Immediate Release, October 27, 2011

(Ottawa) Over 5,000 letters demanding stricter greenhouse gas regulations for coal power in Canada were submitted during the public consultation period on federal …

Fuel for Change: Could Europe’s fuel rules force Canada to clean up the oilsands?

The Pembina Institute: Marc Huot

Imagine you’re a toy manufacturer, shipping your product overseas. One of your customers tells you that they’re reducing the amount of lead in their toys and …

Diplomats should promote fossil fuels with Alberta in response to criticism: report

OTTAWA — Facing challenges about Canada’s environmental record from the foreign business community, Canadian diplomats were urged to continue touting fossil fuels in messages crafted by the Alberta government to …

Media Advisory: Thousands of Canadians demand stricter coal regulations

When: 11:00 am, October 27th, 2011

Where: Charles Lynch press room – Centre Block, Ottawa

What: Thousands of Canadians have called on the federal government for …

Question Period on Canadian lobbying against Fuel Quality Directive

Question regarding the Canadian government lobbying against the Fuel Quality Directive in Parliament on October 24, 2011

The Environment
 (full transcript)

 

Mr. Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt, NDP)

Minister Oliver Objects to the European Union’s Discrimination of Canadian Crude Oil

In this press release you can read the letter sent to the European Union’s Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger Resources Minister Joe Oliver criticizing the Fuel Quality Directive for being ‘discriminatory’ against …

Union européenne – Ottawa défend les sables bitumineux

Le Devoir
Oct 24 2011

Ottawa — Le Canada a prévenu hier l’Union européenne qu’il n’hésiterait pas à s’adresser à l’Organisation mondiale du commerce si les sables bitumineux albertains continuent …

UK in line of fire over stance on tar sands

Financial Times
October 24, 2011

 

Britain has been blamed by environmentalists for seeking to delay attempts by the European Union to penalise oil derived from tar sands. This month the …

Q & A: Reducing transport fuel emissions

Transport & Environment briefing on the Commission’s proposal to implement the FQD. The purpose of the paper is to provide a brief overview of the proposal and also to deal …

Minister challenged by British students during pro-oilsands tour

Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver hit a bump in the road Thursday during a pro-oilsands pitch at the London School of Economics, as environmental activists and students interrupted his …

Global warming ‘confirmed’ by independent study

The Earth’s surface really is getting warmer, a new analysis by a US scientific group set up in the wake of the “Climategate” affair has concluded.

The Berkeley Earth Project

October 20, 2011: Canadian government still trying to drag Europe through the tar sands

Canadian Government still trying to drag Europe through the tar sands

The European Commission is getting ready to finalize its Fuel Quality Directive, that seeks to reduce

End tax breaks to Big Oil

Get the government to end hand-outs to big oil!

The federal government continues to give billions of dollars in tax breaks to the companies producing oil and gas in Canada. …

The Tar Sands’ Long Shadow

 

Since 2010, Climate Action Network Canada has been conducting research into the myriad ways that the Canadian government has been actively promoting tar sands oil in other countries. Never-before released …

Canada’s climate and energy policy under fire

The Harper government’s climate and energy policy derided both internally and internationallyThis week in Canada there has been a triple blow to the Harper Government’s