Minister Guilbeault heading to the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 to push for collective climate action
Press Release From: Environment and Climate Change Canada November 8, 2024 The world is in a critical decade to prevent the worst impacts from climate change. Canadians are well aware…
Environment and Climate Change Canada responds to reports tabled by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
Press Release From: Environment and Climate Change Canada November 7, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario Today, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development tabled his three fall reports on implementation…
Pathways Alliance – Federal Emissions Cap Statement
Press Release Statement on Federal Government’s Oil and Gas Emissions Cap: Kendall Dilling, President, Pathways Alliance “As Canadians we need to think about what our industries mean for us and our…
Federal departments’ contribution to achieving Canada’s 2030 clean energy targets was limited
Press Release Ottawa, 7 November 2024—A report released today by Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry V. DeMarco concluded that Natural Resources Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Crown‑Indigenous Relations…
Natural Resources Canada’s critical minerals strategy does not show overall benefits and impacts
Press Release Ottawa, 7 November 2024—A report released today by Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry V. DeMarco found that Natural Resources Canada did not do enough analysis to weigh…
Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development’s Opening Statement to the news conference
Press Release Good morning and thank you for joining me. I’m Jerry DeMarco, Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are…
IJC Fall Semi-Annual Meeting Highlights Key Diplomatic Efforts, Insights on Transboundary Watersheds
Press Release November 6, 2024 OTTAWA, ON – Commissioners, staff, board members, Indigenous experts and representatives of the Canadian and United States governments met from October 21-25 for the International…
COP16 Had Glimmers of Progress But Failed to Light the Way
Press Release November 04, 2024 COP16 left unfinished business on table Saturday morning, after an all-night session ended due to a lack of quorum. “Held against the backdrop of devastating…
We Must Safeguard Rights of Resource-Rich States ‘to Benefit from Their Minerals While Protecting Their Communities, Ecosystems’, Says Deputy Secretary-General
Press Release 4 November 2024 Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks to the Member States briefing on the outcomes of the Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals,…
Government of Yukon provides update on heap leach failure at Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold Mine
Press Release November 4, 2024 The Government of Yukon continues to provide updates to Yukoners regarding progress on the remediation work and environmental monitoring at the Eagle Gold Mine. We…
