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Government of Canada releases framework for ending fossil fuel subsidies

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Canada is also committed to phasing out public financing of the fossil fuel sector. This refers to financing beyond the scope of the fossil fuel subsidies commitment. The Guidelines can be updated at any point to better reflect new policy developments and enable increased stringency and may be formally reviewed periodically.

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New Report Concludes That Real Costs of Adapting to Climate Change Will Likely Be At Least 2-3X Greater Than Current Estimates

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Representation of damage from climate change avoided by adaptation, and damage not be adapted to (‘residual damage’) over the longer term. The amount of money on the table at Copenhagen is one of the key factors that will determine whether we achieve a climate change agreement. Source: “Assessing the costs.”

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Pew Environment Report Says Melting Arctic Could Cost a Minimum of $2.4 Trillion by 2050

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trillion by 2050, according to a new report, “An Initial Estimate of the Cost of Lost Climate Services Due to Changes in the Arctic Cryosphere”, released by the Pew Environment Group. Scott Highleyman, international Arctic director for the Pew Environment Group.

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A Few Words on Eco Terrorists, Cowards and Courage

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They know that the work they do contributes every day to the wrecking of our climate and all the hell and high water that goes with that. They are so cowardly that they lie about the impacts of their business practices and they help finance the climate change denier movement. That’s what real courage looks like.

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Smith School report recommends individual governments take more national and bi-lateral actions to curb greenhouse gas emissions

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The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford recently published a report recommending that individual governments take more action to curb their own greenhouse gas emissions and put pressure on other governments to do the same. International climate negotiations can only go so far.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. KPMG International is hosting the event, in cooperation with the UN Global Compact (UNGC), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Source: KPMG.

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Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

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We have had a long debate about climate change in this country. Most Australians now agree our climate is changing, this is caused by carbon pollution, this has harmful effects on our environment and on the economy—and the Government should act.