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MEDIA RELEASE: CCL Canada’s Response to the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land
Read moreThis latest IPCC report shows that better land management can contribute to tackling climate change, but is not the only solution. We must cut emissions. “We still have a lot more work to do but with the right policies, including pricing carbon as a core component of a cost-effective climate plan as well our updated Food Guide, Canada can help save lives, improve health, and conserve nature,” concludes Orlando.
Laser Talk: Canada’s New Food Guide and Planetary Health
Read moreTo 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.
LASER TALK: Tracking Canada’s Climate Action 2008-2018
Read moreAccording 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.
LASER TALK: The Five Levers of Political will
Read moreThese 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.”