| Climate Change Accountability Act
VICTORY! CLIMATE BILL PASSES SECOND READING
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| US Climate Legislation
U.S. CONGRESS MOVES FORWARD ON INDUSTRIAL CLIMATE REGULATIONS: CANADA STILL STUCK IN THE TAR SANDS
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On Tuesday, Henry Waxman, Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released draft legislation for the U.S. which he has committed to moving through his committee by late May. This draft legislation would "require sources representing an estimated 85 percent of
US emissions to reduce their emissions 20 percent below 2005 levels by
2020 (7% of 1990 levels), by 42 percent by 2030, and by 83 percent by
2050." The Bill would actually go much further than these targets when support for greenhouse gas reduction in developing countries is factored in. More>
?quiterre: communiqu? de presse: Le Canada n'a plus d'excuse pour retarder ses actions contre la lutte aux changements climatiques.
Pembina Reacts: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.
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| Countdown to Copenhagen
CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS KICK-OFF IN BONN |
The latest round of negotiations in the Countdown to Copenhagen has begun. Delegates from around the world have converged on Bonn, Germany for the next two weeks. A representative from the Marshall Islands, part of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), set the tone when he said: "We are in the uncomfortable position of negotiating for our sovereignty... our fundamental human rights... our survival. And our survival is not negotiable." Follow the negotiations>
Our News Release: Canada Needs to Show Leadership at Climate Talks>
OBAMA RE-STARTS MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM
President Obama has re-launched the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate. Leaders from the 16 major economies will have a "preparatory session" on April 27-28 in Washington to "help generate the political leadership" that the world needs during the countdown to the UN climate conference in Copenhagen. More>
SWEDISH PRESIDENCY OF THE EU WILL FOCUS ON CLIMATE DEAL
The Swedish environment minister announced last week that climate change "will be an absolute focus" of Sweden's presidency of the European Union when it begins July 1st. More>
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Climate Action
GLOBAL CLIMATE MOVEMENT SHINES IN THE DARK On March 28th, 50 million people and 371 cities dimmed their lights for World Wildlife Federation's Earth Hour. Find out what happened>
The Citizen: One Hour, No Power. More>
The Vancouver Sun shines a light on Canadian consumption. More>G20 PROTESTERS TURN OUT FOR "JOBS, JUSTICE AND CLIMATE"
35,000 people packed the streets of London for the biggest demonstration since the beginning of the economic crisis. More>
The G20 released a final communique today that reaffirmed a commitment "to address the threat of irreversible climate change, based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, and to reach agreement at the UN Climate Change conference in Copenhagen in December 2009," but environmentalists responded by arguing that the G20 needs to lead the transition to a green economy in order to truly commit to solving the climate crisis. More> |
| Justice Matters
COOPERATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE NECESSARY TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS
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The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution to continue its investigation into the relationship between human rights and climate change. The resolution, titled L30, asserts that global warming undermines the human rights of millions of people around the world and argues that the rights of people living in poor and vulnerable countries are most at risk. For these reasons, international cooperation to tackle climate change is not just desirable, but rather a legal obligation to promote and protect human rights.
Maldives Gets UN Top Human Rights Body to Study Climate Change. More>
Maldives Leads UN Climate Change Debate. More>
In January, the UN published a study that argued that global warming undermined a number of basic rights such as food, water, shelter, health, life and self-determination. More>
Ms. Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, provides an excellent summary in a blog. More>
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| Get Involved |
Stop the Tar Sands! Email Premier Ed Stelmach and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and tell them to stop fuelling the rapid expansion of tar sands projects.
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| Looking Ahead |
UNFCCC: Seventh session of the AWG-KP and fifth session of the AWG-LCA - Bonn, Germany.
May 28-29
Centre for International Sustainable Development Law co-hosts: International Legal Symposium - McGill University, Montr?al.
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