Environment lobby in February focused on plastics pollution, oil and gas emissions cap

Ottawa will host the fourth International Negotiating Committee in April, featuring representatives from U.N. member states to discuss a global treaty addressing plastic pollution.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said that 'the world needs to do more collectively to tackle the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution,' in an Environment press release on March 1.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

March 25, 2024

Environmental advocacy dominated in February as organizations reached out to the federal government with concerns including the strength of upcoming draft regulations for Canada’s oil and gas emissions cap, and international meetings to discuss plastic pollution.

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