Tag: United Nations
Policy POV: The struggle to end plastic pollution persists
The recent fifth round of negotiations toward a United Nations convention to end plastic pollution ended in failure, according to the popular press. But...
Environment Minister announces major Canadian-led climate finance platform at COP29
To kick off his participation at the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, Steven...
Investing in Climate Change Solutions: Why COP29 is focused on finding...
By Laurence Blandford
This year’s gathering at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Azerbaijan, the...
Taking climate action and delivering on decarbonization
By Colleen Connors
The initial buzz and fanfare of the first few days of Climate Week NYC has given way to deeper, more substantive discussions...
UN Global Compact Network Canada and WSP release TNFD Essentials Guide
The UN Global Compact Network Canada, in partnership with WSP in Canada, has released a new guide focused on providing a starting point for...
Reflecting on biodiversity progress leading up to COP16
By Patrick Lafrance
It’s been nearly two years since the global environment community celebrated the delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a document to...
From Ambition to Action: Navigating the path forward for progress on...
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai brought together voices from nearly every country on the planet. In the end, they agreed on a resolute...
A sensory adventure inspired by COP15 opens in Montreal
Following the historic signing of the COP15 agreements, which many have referred to as the "Montréal moment", a brand new immersive exhibition called Root for Nature,...
COP28 deal signals the beginning of the end of the fossil...
For the finale of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) climate summit in Dubai,...
Canada supports climate change adaptation at COP28
At the World Climate Action Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, COP28 is underway and major global announcements are rolling out. At the 28th...