Tag: Senate of Canada
Senators for Climate Solutions launches official website
The Senators for Climate Solutions, a non-partisan group focused on informing and supporting Canadian senators who want to address climate change, launched their website...
Canada’s cornerstone environmental law delivers right to a healthy environment
After over two decades, years of study by Parliamentary Committees, and input from countless stakeholders across industry, civil society organizations, government, academia and First...
Senate tells feds to support low-carbon hydrogen for net-zero future
Low carbon intensity hydrogen is only just beginning to develop in Canada — and likely won’t expand further without additional government support. In a...
Resource Recovery: Contemplating the controversy over compostable plastic packaging systems
What happens to organic waste in Canada? With both aerobic and anaerobic digestion, the final product — compost — is sometimes sold to farms,...
Senate introduces bill to align financial and climate commitments
Senator Rosa Galvez recently introduced Bill S-243, the Climate-Aligned Finance Act, a piece of legislation to align the activities of federal financial institutions and federally-regulated...
Historic Climate Accountability Legislation for Canada Adopted
Recent and ongoing extreme weather events are putting the need for urgent climate action into focus. And new legislation promises to address the situation...
Nova Scotia Senator Urges Canada to Meet Net-Zero Carbon Emission Targets
Senator Mary Coyle recently launched a challenge to the Senate and all Canadians with the following words, “I rise today, in a spirit of...