What's really behind the Ford government's push to pave protected wetland in Pickering cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act - The Supreme Court of Canada rules the federal carbon pricing law is constitutional: scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/c… #Constitution #GHG

Another huge climate victory today - the Ontario Divisional Court just dismissed Ontario's attempt to stop our youth-led lawsuit against the Ontario government for failing to take meaningful action on climate change! #GenClimateAction ecojustice.ca/gen-climate-ac…

Canada's latest GHG Inventory is out. Total GHGs in 2019 are 730 MT, up 2 MT from 2018 and 7 MT since Liberals took office in 2015. The largest (and growing) sources are: 1. Extracting and refining oil and gas. 2. Burning oil and gas in our vehicles. publications.gc.ca/collections/co…

The federal government has tabled Bill C-28 that would amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) to, amongst other changes, include a right to a healthy environment and improve the regulation of toxic substances. canada.ca/en/environment…

Bending the curve? nationalobserver.com/newsletters/ze… via @NatObserver

Current measures "violate the freedoms of the complainants, some of whom are still very young" because unacceptably delay action needed to reach Paris targets until after 2030. bbc.com/news/world-eur…

It’s easy to see why infrastructure spending would cut emissions, while creating jobs. Carbon taxes seem to do the same, writes columnist Gernot Wagner bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

How to spot the difference between a real climate policy and greenwashing guff | Damian Carrington theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

scientificamerican.com/article/exxon-… Mobil's Messaging Shifted Blame for Warming to Consumers via Scientific American

Dutch court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut 2019 carbon emission levels by 45% by 2030. Landmark case was brought by coalition of climate activist groups on behalf of 17,000 Dutch citizens who say Shell's operations threaten human rights; Shell has the right to appeal.

‘Black Wednesday’ for big oil as courtrooms and boardrooms turn on industry theguardian.com/environment/20…

Big oil and gas kept a dirty secret for decades. Now they may pay the price theguardian.com/environment/20…

Australian government must protect young people from climate crisis harm, court declares theguardian.com/environment/20…

Criminal defence lawyers sound alarm over Ford government's new justice of the peace appointees cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Toronto City Council approves strategy to reduce emissions from existing buildings to net zero by 2050, updates Toronto Green Standard toronto.ca/news/city-coun… via City of Toronto 🇨🇦

Trillions of dollars spent on Covid recovery in ways that harm the environment and public health. theguardian.com/business/2021/…

Canada reaches C$8bn clean water deal with First Nations after decades-long battle theguardian.com/world/2021/aug…

Clean environment is a human right, UN council agrees theguardian.com/world/2021/oct…

How many ways has Doug Ford’s government reshaped Ontario’s environmental landscape over the past four years? We’ve counted 32. 👇 thenarwhal.ca/doug-ford-onta… #onpoli #ONelxn