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Buckle up, the oil industry is driving us toward disaster
We wouldn’t want a consortium of car manufacturers writing the laws on vehicle safety or an alliance of pharmaceutical companies determining the health benefits of medications. So why would we…
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As international plastics treaty negotiations conclude in Ottawa, fight over domestic regulation rages on
After a decision from the Federal Court late last year upended Canada’s efforts to regulate plastic pollution, the legal fight is set to continue.
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INC-4: Plastics talks in Ottawa end on a disappointing note under compromised Canadian leadership
Late on Monday night, the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) for a Global Plastics Treaty ended with world governments failing to agree on the inclusion of any reference to plastic production or polymers in intersessional work, despite strong support by various countries, scientists and civil society groups. While Canada supported in principle…
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INC-4: Greenpeace hangs a banner on Mackenzie King Bridge, urging delegates to put people over plastic
Twenty-four hours before the end of the negotiations for a Plastics Treaty at the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), Greenpeace Canada activists hung a banner on the Mackenzie King Bridge, right next to the Shaw Center, where world delegations are gathered. The fourteen meters banner read “People over polluters: Cut plastic production now!” and followed…
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INC-4: Greenpeace reacts to Minister Guilbeault undermining ambition during Plastics Treaty talks in Ottawa
In response to Minister Guilbeault declaring “a cap on plastic production may be too complicated” at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), Sarah King, Head of Plastics & Oceans at Greenpeace Canada, said:
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INC-4: Greenpeace reacts to Minister Guilbeault undermining ambition during Plastics Treaty talks in Ottawa
In response to Minister Guilbeault declaring “a cap on plastic production may be too complicated” at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), Sarah King, Head of Plastics & Oceans at Greenpeace Canada, said
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Ottawa Plastic Talks: strong Global Plastics Treaty still within reach
global treaty that cuts plastic production and ends single-use plastic pollution is still within reach and governments have a duty to do all they can to secure it, said Greenpeace International and The Descendants Project at a press conference today. Campaigners and activists from impacted communities said Member States must ensure the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating…
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INC-4: Greenpeace Canada’s reaction to Minister’s Guilbeault introducing a Federal Plastics Registry
In response to Minister Guilbeault announcement introducing a Federal Plastics Registry during the the High-level partnerships day’s opening Session at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), Sarah King, Head of Plastics & Oceans at Greenpeace Canada, said:
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March to End the Plastic Era, led by Indigenous Peoples and impacted community leaders, exposes how plastic poisons people across its full lifecycle
Break Free From Plastic members and allies peacefully demand a human-rights based approach to the Plastics Treaty ahead of fourth round of negotiations.
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RBC ON THE DEFENSIVE AT ITS AGM AS MOVEMENT-LED DEMANDS FOR CHANGE YIELD WINS AND FACING GROWING PRESSURE TO DO MORE ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
With testimony inside the room from Indigenous and Black land defenders, and hundreds rallying in the rain outside of Royal Bank of Canada’s annual general meeting (AGM) today, RBC conceded to some demands for Indigenous rights and climate change, as the bank nevertheless continues to pump billions of dollars into fossil fuel projects across Canada…