Elizabeth MayIt is the day after the tumultuous conclusion of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In many…
In the election campaign the Trudeau Liberals’ climate platform lacked any commitment to specific targets and lacked any climate plan. They pledged to end all fossil fuel subsidies…
By: Andrea Gunn Publication Source: Halifax Chronicle Herald January 8, 2016 Elizabeth May, leader of the Green party, is calling on Nova Scotia to halt plans to open…
(OTTAWA) January 7, 2016 – Nova Scotia Interim Green Party Leader Brynn Nheiley, and Federal Green Party of Canada Leader, Elizabeth May called on the Nova Scotia government to halt…
By Michael D. Reid December 13, 2015 Publication source: Times Colonist The 195 nations that reached a climate agreement on Saturday in Paris have moved the world closer…
The morning after 13 days- 3 all nighters… And the Paris Agreement is accepted. The COP21 decision is agreed. What does it all mean? I have been working…
By Keith Vass December 12, 2015 Publication source: CHEK News It is being hailed as a historic moment. After two weeks of negotiations, the United Nations Paris Conference…
Yesterday, December 11th, was a day of suspended animation. So forgive me for not writing my daily blog yesterday. To make up for it, you’ll likely get two…
After 5 hours of commentary, complaint and suggested possibilities for compromise, the informal round of talks called an “indaba” broke up at 5 am. If President Fabius (who…
(OTTAWA) December 9, 2015 – Green MPs meeting on the morning of December 9th (Paris time) reviewed the state of play in current negotiations. “It is clear that the…
(OTTAWA) December 9, 2015 –The Green Party of Canada group at COP21 is encouraged by the constructive atmosphere as the negotiations enter the final days. “It is critical…
Monday December 7 was the official opening of the high-level segment. In the normal rhythm of the COPs, this would have been a big day with ministers of…
A COP update is tricky at mid-point. It reminds me of days gone by when my British ex-partner and I visited his dad in Derby. When they returned…
Sunday and COP21 moved to the working groups to review cross-cutting issues. There were four groups announced by COP President Fabius last night, with another announced today –…
I am amazed. The deadline of having ADP wrap by noon Saturday and send a draft text accepted as a sufficient basis for political negotiation was met. The…
All around us, Paris is abuzz with empowering, high voltage events (run on renewable energy of course!) Today Al Gore addressed a group of young people, Leonardo de…
The cracks hiding behind the diplomatic veneer are rising to the surface. In ADP developing country negotiators spoke more clearly about why it is unfair for Industrialized countries…
If this blog were a climate text, it would look like this: [ [Inviting] [Encouraging]Green party supporters [observers] and [other interested parties] civil society actors to consider the…
This was the second day of COP, but our first day of negotiations. The leaders of nations from around the world have jetted home. (My friend New Zealand…
Publication source: McGill International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy The climate crisis is all about inequality. At its core is the matter of intergenerational equity. Do…
By Tess van Straaten November 30, 2015 Publication source: CHEK News World leaders from almost 150 nations gathered in Paris on Monday, for the start of a historic…
At the end of the first day of the 21st Conference of the Parties I feel like we must be at day 4, or 5. Why the sense…
By Mike Lloyd and Sonia Aslam November 30, 2015 Publication source: News 1130 PARIS (NEWS 1130) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined 150 other world leaders to…
By Carol Linnitt November 30, 2015 Publication source: Desmog Blog As the COP21 climate talks get underway in Paris, Canada is enjoying a newfound place in the international spotlight.…
(OTTAWA) November 29, 2015–The Green Party of Canada will work together with Facebook Canada to broadcast video updates by Elizabeth May, live from the Paris Climate Conference (COP21). May…