Climate change
CUPE takes an active role assessing climate change, the world’s most urgent environmental issue. CUPE also takes part in international negotiations and promotes solutions.
Climate Change Fact Sheets
Feb 15, 2012 11:33 AM CUPE's National Research Branch has published three climate change fact sheets aimed at providing workers and others with background information on climate change, insights on CUPE's environmental position, and ideas on workplace action to deal with climate change. more »
CUPE disappointed in the federal government’s shameful role in Durban climate talks
Dec 13, 2011 02:46 PM The Harper Conservative government has once again been an obstructive force at the annual United Nations climate change talks. Harper’s government went to Durban determined to protect profits from Canada’s high-carbon resource economy ahead of moving the world to a green economy and a climate-stable future. more »
System Change Not Climate Change project launched
Nov 14, 2011 03:26 PM The Council of Canadians Climate Justice for People and the Planet campaign has fully launched its multi-media tool System Change Not Climate Change. more »
- Green work and climate change: a report from the Work in a Warming World Workshop 12/14/11
- Delaying climate decisions = more warming = greater costs and impacts 12/07/11
- Canada shows badly in new climate rankings 12/06/11
- Canadians want more from feds on climate change 12/01/11
- Desmond Tutu, African leaders, call out Canada on climate 12/01/11
- Canada wins “Fossil of the Day” award 11/30/11
- Environment Minister Kent says Kyoto is in “the past” 11/30/11
- Climate change negotiations need a push 11/29/11
- Just transition and climate change 02/17/11
- 2010 was the hottest year on record in Canada 01/13/11