McKenna Under Fire for Dodging Energy East Questions in Paris
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McKenna Under Fire For Dodging Energy East Questions in Paris Press Briefing
At a press briefing in Paris on Wednesday Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna was asked to describe how Canada’s support of a new goal to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius squares with the government’s apparent support for the Energy East pipeline.
McKenna told a gathering of reporters that she prefers not to speak to individual projects.
“I don’t like just looking at one particular development. We are looking at how we are going to make progress towards a low-carbon economy,” she said. Read more.
Why Alberta's Climate Plan Won't Stop the Battle Over Oil Pipelines
An article published last week in the National Post that claims a “secret” deal was struck between oil companies and environmentalists has ruffled many feathers — from corporate big wigs in Calgary to environmental activists on the West Coast.
It’s hard to say who’s more outraged: environmentalists, who bristle at the idea of a secret deal and who don’t think the agreement is strong enough, or oil companies, who don’t think the new regulations will help them gain the market access they’re so desperately seeking. But let's hold our horses for a second. Read more.
Canada Pledges $150 Million of Climate Funds to African Renewable Energy Initiative
Canada will provide $150 million in support for renewable energy in Africa, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna announced at a G7 African Renewable Energy Initiative session during the COP21 climate talks in Paris on Monday.
The pledge is part of the African Renewable Energy Initiative, an ambitious plan to bring 10 GW of renewable energy to the continent by 2020 and scale that up to 300 GW by 2030.
“Here in the city of lights, it is impossible to accept the fact that millions of households in Africa are still in the dark,” McKenna said. Read more.
What We Know About Canada's Position on the Six Most Hot Button Issues at the Paris Climate Talks
Last weekend represented a major transition point in the COP21 Paris climate talks.
Negotiators who have been working away to shorten and clarify an international climate treaty have now passed on a draft text to ministers and their lead negotiators for an intense final week of high-level deliberations.
The nearly 200 countries involved in the talks hope to finalize a document by Friday. Here’s a quick overview of what we know about Canada’s view on each of the hot button points. Read more.
Exxon Under Pressure in Mock Trial in Paris
Blackmail. Deception. Public manipulation.
These are just some of the charges leveled against ExxonMobil at a mock trial that took place in Paris on Saturday to coincide with the ongoing international climate negotiations at COP21.
The trial alleged Exxon’s work at funding climate science had put the planet, people’s health and communities from Texas to Nigeria at risk. Read more.
VIDEO: Canadian Youth Delegation Demands Meeting, Not Photo Op, with Trudeau at COP21 Climate Talks
Last week on the conference grounds of the COP21 climate talks in Paris, the Canadian Youth Delegation criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for failing to meet with them, saying he only provided a photo opportunity to them and didn’t engage in the substantive climate issues that matter to youth in Canada.
The group chanted “youth want to be heard, not just seen” to a crowd of media and onlookers while holding up signs listing a number of core demands for Canadian negotiators including ending the expansion of the oilsands and implementing the recommendations of the truth and reconciliation commission.r0
