Tag: United Nations
The G7 summit and decarbonizing industry in Canada
The Group of 7 (G7) leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, together with the European Union,...
How the finance sector can help fight climate change
Could climate change spending and innovation be the greatest economic opportunity of our times? Funding of climate change mitigation and adaptation activities could, according...
Consultations launched on the development of Canada’s 2030 Biodiversity Strategy
At the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), Canada, along with 195 other countries, adopted the...
World Bank selects Wall Street CEO to address climate and sustainable...
As Ajay Banga, a former Wall Street CEO, was chosen as the World Bank's new President, it will be interesting to learn more about...
Guardians program receives support to continue environmental stewardship
With an investment of $8.9 million over three years, the Government of British Columbia is partnering with First Nations representatives to develop the first...
Global trade slows, but green products and services grow
Global trade was worth a record $32 trillion in 2022, but amid deteriorating economic conditions and rising uncertainties, growth turned negative in the last...
UN issues another climate warning and call to action
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its latest assessment of the climate crisis, following its 2021 “code red for...
Response on legal framework for responsible climate-aligned investments
Governments and investors alike increasingly recognize that long-term financial returns depend on the viability of environmental and social systems. As a result, there has...
UN initiative to address climate confusion and misinformation
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres was quite candid in his address: "We are flirting with climate...
An Agreement to Act Upon: UN Biodiversity Conference creates a...
COP15 was a historic conference, bringing close to 200 nations together to create a concrete plan to protect and restore nature.
While politicians and government...