[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - December 14, 2015
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Paris Agreement could allow more tar sands expansion, export pipelines
Tar sands corporations appear unfazed by the Trudeau government's support of the 1.5 degree Celsius target in the Paris Agreement.
Trudeau's support for 1.5°C target should spell the end for Energy East, investor-state provisions
At the recently concluded COP21 climate talks in Paris the Trudeau... government endorsed the inclusion of text in the agreement that commits the world to limiting global warming to "well below 2 degrees Celsius" and to "pursue efforts" to keep it below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
An initial analysis of the COP21 climate agreement
Unfortunately, despite the framing of this agreement as "ambitious and equitable", it falls well short of what is needed in terms of real commitments to emission reductions, keeping fossil fuels in the ground, adequate financing for mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage, recognition of human rights, and protection from transnational corporate lawsuits.
Trade Trumps Climate Change Action At COP21
You’ve heard of off-Broadway, the smaller plays that don’t reach blockbuster audiences. In Paris, we have a similar dynamic. While leaders inside the Paris Climate Conference do their trade-offs and political manoeuvring inside, a truly international group of activists are also gathering outside the official conference.
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