Environment

CUPE Local 2626 to host climate conference in Ottawa

Feb 7, 2012 01:42 PM Climate change in the wake of the disappointing Durban talks at COP 17 will be front and centre at CUPE Local 2626’s Climate Change Conference at the University of Ottawa on February 15.

Showing our support for green communities

Feb 7, 2012 08:16 AM CUPE will learn about municipal environmental issues and share our union's vision at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ annual Sustainable Communities conference.

Green work and climate change: a report from the Work in a Warming World Workshop

Dec 14, 2011 10:05 AM The inter-relation between green work and climate change was the focus of a recent workshop in Toronto organized by W3: Work in a Warming World, a research network between academics and community partners, including trade unions. I participated in the conference.

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.

Delaying climate decisions = more warming = greater costs and impacts

Dec 7, 2011 02:56 PM A new report launched at the climate talks in Durban shows the world is on a path to warm 3.5ºC if action on climate change is delayed until 2015 or 2020.

Canada shows badly in new climate rankings

Dec 6, 2011 10:12 AM Under the Stephen Harper government, Canada continues to perform very poorly on climate change. Canada is ranked in 54/61 countries in the 2012 Climate Change Performance Index. The annual study is published by the social research group Germanwatch and Climate Action Network – Europe.

Send a message to Environment Minister Kent: Take Action on Climate Change

Dec 2, 2011 03:33 PM Canada under Harper is not doing nearly enough on the world stage and at home to cut greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. Write to federal Environment Minister Peter Kent and tell him to negotiate a climate agreement that reflects the interests of all Canadians who want action on climate change to make the world more equitable and environmentally stable and secure.

Canadians want more from feds on climate change

Dec 1, 2011 03:24 PM A new poll from the Environics Research Group shows Canadians want Stephen Harper’s Conservative government to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem when it comes to climate change.

Desmond Tutu, African leaders, call out Canada on climate

Dec 1, 2011 01:13 PM Nobel Peace Laureate and former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu is among the signatories to a note calling on Canada to clean up its environmental act and restore its international reputation for leadership. The note was published in a full-page advertisement in The Globe and Mail.

Canada wins “Fossil of the Day” award

Nov 30, 2011 01:28 PM Canada has been given the Fossil of the Day award on the third day of climate change talks in Durban, South Africa at COP 17. The “prize” is given by a group of 700 international non-governmental organizations to the country or countries that most obstruct progress at the United Nations climate negotiations. It’s the third day in a row Canada has been given the dubious distinction.