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Today, Doug Ford & the Ontario Conservatives announced the creation of the "Ontario Corps"—a volunteer program to respond to disasters & emergency situations in Ontario.
Read the full statement: goodgreenjobsforall.ca/blog/…
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In contrast, the national Youth Climate Corps campaign has been advocating for a federally-funded Youth Climate Corps that would offer paid opportunities for young people to be trained and employed in essential, in-demand jobs, including emergency response.
We express our grave disappointment with the Ontario government's establishment of a volunteer Ontario Corps program, which follows op-eds released earlier this year in a similar vein that advocated for volunteer conscription of youth.
Read the rest: goodgreenjobsforall.ca/blog/…
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Today's announcement of Canada's new 2035 climate target is a devastating blow to #climatejustice efforts around the world.
Experts have determined that 🇨🇦's fair share of the global effort is ~80% reductions from 2005 levels by 2035 + additional support to the Global South.
Despite challenges of being a federation, we need imaginative & transformative leadership from the feds to build programs & institutions for a post #fossilfuel economy.
🇨🇦 must utilize tools like #windfallprofitstax to curb the greed of Big Oil & incentivize a low-carbon future.
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The real winners of #COP29 are the fossil fuel lobbyists; the draft text on the table is nothing short of a victory of them. Gone are the pillars that would have enabled the next era of #climateaction: public, grant-based finance and adequate $ for adaptation & #LossAndDamage.
Important words from our campaigns director @AnjaliApp ⬇️
The #UNFCCC talks have lasted 30 yrs. We've had global conversations around critical demands like #LossAndDamage and #climatefinance to pay the Global North's climate debt to dvping countries. It was well-known that the current finance goal of $100bn was too low, met too late.
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Not going gently into that dark night of Trump-lite in Canada. I’m currently chained to a replica oil jack blocking Pierre Poilievre’s driveway, calling him out for protecting polluters over people
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🚨The #JustTransition Work Programme negotiations at #COP29 have been deeply concerning, and with the hours counting down, so much is at stake.
Our Executive Director @carobrouillette’s response:
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As physicians and environmental health scientists, we are calling for a new environmental assessment before a BC LNG project proceeds, write Margaret McGregor, Melissa Lem and Tim Takaro #Climate #LNG nationalobserver.com/2024/11…
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WetĘĽsuwetĘĽen land defenders are being criminally prosecuted just for defending their lands. Now they are fighting for its very survival, and the survival of our planet during a global climate crisis.
Watch this video to learn more:
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Protect Wet’suwet’en land defenders!
