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Help make Canada’s single-use plastic ban count!
On December 25th, the federal government published the draft regulations for the much anticipated plastic ban, opening up a 70-day public consultation period.
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Look up! Another warning by IPCC climate scientists is heading our way
Remember the Code Red for Humanity? It was the warning report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is composed of the world’s leading climate scientists.
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Youth won’t be fooled: Report exposes reputational risk for banks targeting youth through sponsorship while funding fossil fuels
Canadian banks’ continued funding of fossil fuels undercuts their attempts to attract youth as customers through sponsorships and charitable giving, according to a new report from Greenpeace Canada and the youth-led organization Banking on a Better Future.
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Antarctic Sea Ice Minimum set for a record low
Data from the National Snow & Ice Data Center shows that this year Antarctic sea ice will reach the lowest extent on satellite record.
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The coalition Sortons la Caisse du carbone publishes its 5th analysis of the CDPQ’s Carbon 50 Index and points out the risks associated with gas
As the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec prepares to release its annual results, the Sortons la Caisse du carbone coalition is releasing for the fifth year in a row its analysis of the stock market performance of the CDPQ's top 50 oil and gas investments (n.b. report available in French only) again showing…
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4 million people worldwide call for global ocean protection via strong UN Treaty
Today, Greenpeace delivered a petition calling for the protection of the global ocean commons to the office of Joyce Murray, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans.
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Incompetence of the Ministry of Forests: Greenpeace reiterates the need for a public inquiry
For years, the MFFP has been constantly pushing back its duty to protect and restore species at risk, including caribou. The study does not show anything new – habitat loss is the main reason for the decline of this animal.
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Scientists in Antarctic confirm climate refuge in the remote Weddell Sea
Scientists from Stony Brook University on Greenpeace's Antarctic expedition have found that vast colonies of Adélie penguins in the remote Weddell Sea have remained stable in the last decade
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Scientists discover new penguin colonies that reveal impacts of the climate crisis in the Antarctic
New penguin colonies not previously known to science have been found in the Antarctic by researchers from Stony Brook University. These include a new gentoo penguin colony never before recorded…
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The world is ditching plastics with reuse and refill laws and practices
Thanks to pressure from millions of people around the world, governments are finally beginning to acknowledge that the only way to tackle the plastic pollution crisis.