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WHO, 192 Global Health Associations Back Fossil Fuel Phaseout

This article was initially published in The Energy Mix on September 15, 2022. The World Health Organization and nearly 200 global health associations have endorsed the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT), calling for an end to new fossil infrastructure and a “fair and equitable” phaseout of existing production. “The modern addiction to fossil fuels is…

Not just a transition, a just transition?

This post was written by Oil Sands Divestment and published on November 19, 2021. Oftentimes in the context of a sustainable future, we hear the term ‘Just Transition’, advocated for by environmental organizations such as 350.org for years, and more recently discussed by the Canadian government. The Just Transition includes retraining workers in some of…

Completing TMX to Fund the Just Transition? Who Thought that One Up?

This post was written by Oil Sands Divestment and published on October 18, 2021. The Canadian government used to roll out two stock answers when it was criticized for continuing to exploit fossil fuels. The first was that “no country in the world would leave Canadian oil untapped”, and the second that “oil is going…

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Campaign: Just Transition Act

In 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to introduce the Just Transition Act that would ensure working Canadians would have the resources available to them, to transition to a green economy…

Canada’s Next Climate Plan Must Finally Address its Blind Spot: Oil and Gas Emissions

This article was written by Eddy Perez and originally appeared in Climate Home News on June 28, 2021. Canadian politicians, including prime minister Justin Trudeau, often imply that Canada’s environmental policies give our country social license to extract fossil fuels. But you can’t be a climate leader while championing a high-carbon industry. With Canada expected…