Climate urgency respects no region

At this crucial moment, when other countries are deciding to step back from their international obligations on climate finance, Canada should step up and reaffirm that backsliding is unacceptable.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured in Ottawa on June 5, 2019, announcing the government's plan to replace funding for the 50 Million Tree program recently cancelled by the Ontario government.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CATHERINE ABREU AND NICOLAS MOYER

June 17, 2019

Canada has an excellent opportunity to highlight its international commitment to climate justice following the visit of the Green Climate Fund Director on June 13. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the largest dedicated climate fund within the United Nations convention on climate change and the Paris...

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