Laser Talk

August 11, 2019
The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act in the USA
August 11, 2019
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August 6, 2019
Laser Talk: Canada’s New Food Guide and Planetary Health
August 6, 2019
To develop the Food Guide, Health Canada consulted with more than 6,000 individuals, including doctors, nurses, nutritionists, researchers, educators, and the Canadian public at large. It excluded industry-commissioned reports given the potential for conflicts of interest.

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July 22, 2019
LASER TALK: Tracking Canada’s Climate Action 2008-2018
July 22, 2019
According to data from Julie Gelfand, Canada’s Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development which is a division of Canada’s Auditor General Office, Canada’s emissions would have gone up significantly between 2008-2012 if it were not for the 2008 recession and actions of the provinces.

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July 2, 2019
LASER TALK: The Five Levers of Political will
July 2, 2019
These are the five core activities that all Citizens’ Climate Lobby chapters leverage to bring citizens into the political process and to ensure their contribution is constructive and makes more good possible. We call these activities the “levers of political will.”

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June 7, 2019
LASER TALK: The UK Climate Change Act
June 7, 2019
Learn about how the UK has set and monitored, as well as progressed towards, its carbon budgets through the UK Climate Change Act introduced in 2008.

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May 7, 2019
LASER TALK: CCL Canada and the Green New Deal
May 7, 2019
On May 6, 2019, a coalition composed of unions, Indigenous groups, environmentalists and celebrities called on Canada to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 as part of a proposed “Pact for a Green New Deal.” We share their goal of transitioning away from fossil fuels while creating…

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