United Nations
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No G20 member has climate plan that meets Paris targets: report
Climate Transparency analysis says each Canadian produces nearly three times the G20 average of eight tonnes of GHGs per person.
Trump drains oxygen from Trudeau foreign policy as PM, Freeland head for UN
Canada’s campaign to win a two-year temporary seat on the Security Council will be under scrutiny.
Halifax G7 meeting to promote ocean plastics charter: McKenna
Aiming to get other countries to sign on through both the G20 and the United Nations.
Growing gap between greenhouse gas projections and promises: report
Federal government says by 2030 Canada will be 66 megatonnes short of its commitments.
Panel on climate change opens session in Montreal to map out future reports
Assessments of research by climate scientists help with the development of climate policy.
UN report says world population will reach 9.8B by 2050
Upward trend is expected to continue even with a continuing decline in fertility rates.
China cap and trade market gives carbon pricing opponents ‘nowhere to hide’: UN
UNEP’s executive director said China’s pending national program is “of enormous significance.”
Global water demand set to increase 55% by 2050: UN
Growing requirements will strain energy resources around the world, report says.
UN climate chief urges investors to switch from fossil to renewable energy
$1 trillion a year of global investment in clean energy needed by 2050 to avoid temperature increase over 2 degrees C.
Global economy struggling to grow at 2.2%
Developed countries to show the worst performance at around 1%.
BC meeting GHG reduction targets, but setting up smokescreen for LNG
Tides Canada report concludes LNG plants will be 300% dirtier than electricity-driven operations.
Potential fracking in Gros Morne concerns UNESCO
UN heritage agency wants an environmental assessment of possible impacts of fracking.
