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We, the Governments of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories, are custodians of internationally important habitats which span the globe from the Antarctic to the Caribbean, the South Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. Together with the UK we represent...

The organizations in charge of some of the largest tracts of protected landscapes and marine environments on the planet, including Parks Canada, have come together for the first time to invite world leaders to support the work of the global Protected...

From vehicles to home appliances to power sources ? Americans are starting to see a transition to more and more uses of clean, renewable energy in our everyday activities. President Biden's Build Back Better Act, coupled with additional clean energy...

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) has joined energy associations from around the world in calling for policy makers at COP26 to recognize the necessary role for natural gas and oil to meet growing global energy demand and the...

Following the appearance of Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, at the COP26 conference on Monday 1st November, Her Excellency yesterday discussed the remit of Bangladesh's first green bond and...

Storytel has joined the world's largest initiative for sustainable business, and has pledged to align operations with the ten principles of the UN Global Compact and report its progress. The new sustainability committee within Storytel's board of...

The UAE Sustainable Finance Working Group, comprised of numerous federal and local UAE regulators and exchanges chaired by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM),  has issued a High-Level Statement on Sustainable Finance detailing their commitment to...

The call for action on reducing emissions from coal-fired electricity generation has never been more urgent, with science showing that it is vital for countries do more and on a faster timeline to address climate change and keep the Paris Agreement...

Chipotle Mexican Grill today announced it has set science-based targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. The approved targets...

Media representatives at COP26 are advised that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, will announce new Canadian and international members to the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA).    Event:           ...

With many policy-makers gathered in Glasgow for COP26, the Quebec government made a big show of announcing over $5 billion in spending for the purchase of electric city buses. According to the Montreal Economic Institute's preliminary calculations,...

A new coalition will accelerate tourism's transition to net zero, audiences at COP26 heard...

Media representatives at COP26 are advised that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, will announce new Canadian and international members to the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA).    Event:           ...

Sun Life Financial Inc. today announced its goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 for both its investments and operations with interim targets to be announced in 2022....

The new Net Zero Carbon commitment, part of Grupo Bimbo's Baked for Nature sustainability effort, was developed following the Science Based Targets initiative's framework. There are three intermediate global goals defined on the path towards Net Zero...

Canada's cleantech entrepreneurs are proving their power to take on today's environmental challenges. Working in partnership with innovative companies, the Government of Canada is supporting the growth of a greener economy....

Climate finance is integral to addressing climate change and helping developing countries adapt to its worst impacts. Today at COP26 as delegates focused attention on financing a robust and sustainable effort to combat climate change, the Minister of...

The Government of Montenegro is accelerating the pace of its journey towards global net zero. This includes an increase in emission reduction targets and participation in global initiatives such as the UN's No New Coal agreement, the Global Oceans...

Environmental 360 Solutions Ltd. (E360S) is pleased to announce it has acquired Le Géant du Conteneur, based in Châteauguay, Quebec.  Founded in 1995, Le Géant du Conteneur, headquartered in the City of Châteauguay, Quebec, is vertically integrated...

Media representatives are advised that the Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and German State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth will hold a press conference and take questions from on-site media representatives on the Climate...

Climate change is a global crisis that requires global action to help those most in need. Today at the COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, attended the African Adaptation...

AMAGGI and other nine of the world's biggest global agricultural trading and processing companies have issued a joint statement committing to a sectoral roadmap by COP27 for enhanced supply chain action consistent with a 1.5°C pathway. The ten...

Facing mounting evidence that climate change will fall hardest on agriculture-dependent regions like sub-Saharan Africa, a coalition of funders at the United Nations climate summit pledged $575 million today to deliver climate-smart solutions to...

Climate change is the greatest long-term threat of our time, but it is also the greatest opportunity for our economy and workers. Over the past two days, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, participated in the 26th United Nations Climate Change...

The Linux Foundation's OS-Climate has announced that Airbus and EY have joined its cross-industry coalition seeking to accelerate the global transition to net zero through open data and open source decision-making tools for companies, investors,...

Over the next two weeks, 20,000 world leaders and delegates will meet in Glasgow to discuss solutions to the world's climate crisis. And there's a voice that we need to make sure is heard louder and clearer than ever before: nature....

3M will highlight the unique challenges and opportunities manufacturers face in combatting climate change in a candid conversation with global peers at the Conference of the Parties (COP26) on Wednesday, Nov. 10 from 2:00-3:30pm GMT. The event will...

Climate change is the greatest threat of our time. Scorching temperatures, rising sea levels and deadly storms are becoming increasingly common as the world grapples with its impact. China Media Group (CMG) is launching a special event to highlight...

At COP26 in Glasgow, a collective financial commitment of US$130 billion was announced by CEOs of Nordic and UK pension funds, to be invested in clean energy and climate investments by 2030. As part of this commitment, pension funds will also report...

Climate change is the greatest threat of our time. Scorching temperatures, rising sea levels and deadly storms are becoming increasingly common as the world grapples with its impact. China Media Group (CMG) is launching a special event to highlight...

This summer, Climate Proof Canada sent a clear message to government: Yes, we need a strong offence against climate change and we must cut carbon emissions. But, we cannot ignore defence any longer. That means acting with urgency to defend lives,...

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) today issued the following statement following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech at the COP26 summit in Glasgow: "Canadian manufacturers are committed to creating a clean and healthy environment for all...

Since signing the historic Paris Agreement in 2015, the Government of Canada has taken significant action to address climate change. As a climate leader, Canada has put in place measures to reduce pollution to work toward meeting our Paris...

The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced the declaration of a new marine reserve for the Galapagos Islands today in Glasgow, Scotland, during the most relevant climate change event in front of the most important world leaders. The...

As COP26 commences, Greta Thunberg's pillories of the COP process will reverberate in the ears of the world leaders who will be in attendance. Business and Government Ethics International's founder and Rutgers University Senior Lecturer (philosophy,...

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The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today concluded his participation at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Rome, Italy, with a focus on the urgent priorities of protecting the environment and fighting climate change and biodiversity loss. Prime Minister...

Six years ago, the world came together to sign on to the Paris Agreement. The science says that in order to keep the goals of the Paris Agreement within reach and avert the worst impacts of climate change, the world needs to do more, and on a faster...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today concluded a successful bilateral visit to the Netherlands. The visit reinforced the strong relationship between our countries ? rooted in Canada's role in the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of the...

How warm will your country be by 2100? If nothing changes by then the greenhouse gases created by human activities are expected to increase the world's annual average temperature by about 2.7°C (4.9°F), with countries such as China headed for 5°C...

The Pew Charitable Trusts expressed disappointment today after the 40th annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) ended with member governments failing to designate Southern Ocean marine...

On the eve of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Université Laval and its Foundation have announced a 42% reduction in the carbon footprint of their equity portfolio. This remarkable achievement surpasses the interim 30%...

Today the Ontario Green Party launches Roadmap to Net-Zero: The Ontario Greens' Climate and Environmental Plan. "Tackling the climate emergency is the Ontario Greens' number one priority," said Ontario Greens' Leader Mike Schreiner. "It is the most...

With the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) set to begin in a few short days, governments are expected to double down on GHG emission reduction targets. A recent MEI publication described how carbon capture, utilization, and...

Pressure is mounting on financial organisations to quickly improve their efforts in the fight against climate change. A statement from the UN's annual climate change conference (Cop26) says every company, financial firm and bank must change to meet...

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is bringing a ferocious, talking dinosaur to the United Nations' headquarters to urge more climate action from global leaders, in a short film launched today as the centerpiece of the agency's new...

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. , a company revolutionizing polypropylene recycling, announced today that Michael Dee, Chief Financial Officer, will present at "Looking Towards Glasgow ? Transitioning from a Fossil Fuel to a Renewable Energy Society", a...

University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation ("UTAM") joins more than 35 other institutional investors, managing a total of more than $5.5 trillion in assets, in signing a new Canadian Investor Statement on Climate Change, released today....

Today, the provincial government released an updated CleanBC Roadmap to achieve BC's legislated greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 40 per cent below 2007 levels by 2030. The CleanBC Roadmap reaffirms that FortisBC's gas system will continue to...