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Environmental groups celebrate adoption of Bill C-12 in House of Commons and call for quick passage through Senate

OTTAWA, Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories — Environmental organizations Climate Action Network-Réseau Action Climat, Ecojustice, Équiterre, David Suzuki Foundation and West Coast Environmental Law Association celebrate the final vote in the House of Commons to adopt the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (Bill C-12) and ask the Senate to prioritize passage of Bill C-12 before recessing for the summer.

A Climate Accountability Law for a Safe and Brighter Future: Brief to Senate Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Bill C-12

Brief to the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources on the strengths and areas for improvement of Bill C-12, the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, submitted by West Coast Environmental Law Association, Climate Action Network Canada, Equiterre and Ecojustice.

 

Why were climate funds for local governments abruptly cut, and where do we go from here?

West Coast’s climate team was talking recently with an Environmental Coordinator with a BC local government when she mentioned – almost casually, although she was clearly upset – that most of the funding that her community has for climate change adaptation and planning had disappeared for next year.

Environmental organizations urge swift passage of amended climate bill through Parliament

Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA] - Environmental organizations Climate Action Network-Réseau Action Climat (CAN-Rac), Ecojustice, Équiterre, David Suzuki Foundation (DSF) and West Coast Environmental Law Association (WCELA) urge the House of Commons and Senate to move swiftly to pass the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (Bill C-12) before the summer recess.

Innovative project shows what’s on the menu for community climate adaptation

Climate “Cost Menu” informs BC communities about the costs of preparing for increased wildfires, flood risks

VANCOUVER, BC, Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh Territories – Communities across British Columbia will now have access to valuable information about the real-life costs and benefits of adapting to climate change, thanks to new research by master’s students at UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP).

UBC planning students tally up climate change adaptation costs for BC communities

“Could we have the bill, please?”

When you go to a restaurant, a menu helps you select what to eat and how much you might pay for it. The Cost Menu for Climate Change Adaptation Measures (Part I), released today, helps communities figure out how to keep themselves safe from two expected impacts of climate change – wildfires and extreme precipitation – and what it might cost them.

Canada’s climate bill (Bill C-12) needs work – and now’s the time to fix it

In November 2020, the federal government introduced new legislation to help ensure that Canada meets its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (Bill C-12) has been stuck in Parliament for months, but it is now before the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development – a crucial phase for amending and improving the bill. 

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